Dana Reason is a Canadian composer, recording artist, keyboardist, producer, arranger, and sound artist working at the intersections of contemporary musical genres and intermedia practices.
11 Facts About Dana Reason
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Dana Reason appears on more than 17 commercially released recordings, including as a member of The Space Between trio with American electronic music pioneer Pauline Oliveros.
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Dana Reason has performed with Cecil Taylor, Roscoe Mitchell, George E Lewis, Tim Berne, Fred Frith, Joelle Leandre, DJ Spooky, and Joe McPhee.
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Dana Reason has been featured on National Public Radio, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Radio Canada.
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Dana Reason continued to compose throughout her primary school years, earning by age 15 an associate degree in performance from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.
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Dana Reason started her secondary studies at Barrie Central Collegiate Institute, where she played the trombone.
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Dana Reason auditioned and was awarded a scholarship that allowed her to finish secondary school at the academy.
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Dana Reason had wanted to attend Juilliard, but instead obtained a Bachelor of Music at McGill University.
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Dana Reason both performed with other musicians and composers during her time at UCSD, including Lisle Ellis, and Philip Gelb.
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From 1998 until 2003, Dana Reason toured extensively as part of "The Space Between Trio" featuring Pauline Oliveros on the accordion and Philip Gelb on the shakuhachi.
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Dana Reason is currently the Director of Popular Music at Oregon State University.