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Suki O'Kane
Percussionist, composer, instigator

Oakland-based musician, composer, improviser and instigator, Suki O’Kane works with artists from a wide array of of music, movement, expanded cinema and public art genres. She is a student of monumental and durational forms, combining Jurassic electronics, everyday objects and found sounds to create noisy, hand held miniatures. She has composed for inkBoat and Theatre of Yugen, performs the compositions of Dan Plonsey, and is a member of many creative initiatives: from the ukulele art band Special Ghosts to the Thingamajigs Performance Group with Dylan Bolles, Keith Evans and Edward Schocker. Her composition "Texture" appears in the 2022 LP/DVD Bimodal Press release Gravity Spells II.

Contact information:
Email: suki (AT) sukiokane (DOT) com
Upcoming Events:

Sunday, November 24 2024 3:00 PM
Pacific Film Archive [2155 Center St Berkeley]
clouds from a crumbling giant  More...
Wednesday, December 4 2024 8:00 PM
Luggage Store Creative Music Series [1007 Market Street SF]
In 2006, Jon Brumit‘s ensemble realized his Vendetta Retreat score (and celebrated its release on Edgetone Records) at the Luggage Store Gallery. Collective memory of it was that it cleared not only the club but the block. This review confirms aspects of that recollection. It’s time to realize the score once more with creative and non-violent alternatives to revengeful feeling. Expect a double duo of drums (Jacob Felix Heule, Suki O'Kane) and guitars (Melne Murphy, Jas Stade), with electronicist Adria Otte.  More...
Thursday, December 5 2024 7:00 PM
Shapeshifters Cinema [567 5th St. Oakland]
Suki O'Kane Presents and John Shiurba conducts Matthew Sperry's Treasure Mouth (live, improvised karaoke)  More...