He’s A RockStar

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andrew tholl

Andrew Tholl should be a rockstar.

Actually, honestly, he kind of already is.

I first met Andrew in my second year at CalArts when he was literally introduced to me as “The New Violinist”. I perked up instantly (violinists were…

K – V

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Kathy Carbone

Vinny Golia needs no introduction.

He’s played in Vancouver numerous times and has recorded with a lot of local talent (Check his label 9 winds for releases).

Kathy Carbone might not be as recognizable to Vancouver.

I met…

Stina on J

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J behind the Wheel

Jahangir is our Chairman. He is also one of my best friends, and has been off and on since our first day of high school.  Over the years I’ve shared a lot of crazy ideas with him, but when I…

Melon Head

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Melon

I met Paul and Cindy Douglas (heads of Melon) at a house party in Halifax a couple of summers ago and I think if I had to pick a start date for the Atrux time line, that would probably be…

Mr. Wadle

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Douglas Wadle

Stina Hanson on Douglas Wadle: Our first conversation, our time at CalArts, Douglas as composer and performer, and why Atrux is so excited about his involvement in Gridlock and hopefully many future projects.

Douglas on Douglas

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Douglas Wadle discusses his relationship to ideas of artistic “traditions” and “experimentation” as it relates to his artistic process and the very act of perceiving any sort of artistic performance or art object.

Number 1

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Dino

Janet is our number one.

When you start on a project like this, there are certain milestones and markers you find yourself looking forward to and contemplating:  The first confirmed performer, the first signed contract (for anything!), the first poster,…

ātra + lūx

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Atrux

From the Latin for Light and Dark Atrux embraces contradictions:

Art + Economics

Sustainability + Mass Production

Community + Remote Collaboration

We want to get people talking about art:  Asking the difficult questions with whatever vocabulary they have, building…