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aria, aka Dan Driscoll, is known for his deep, immersive journeys through bass-driven electronic soundscapes. Moving between organic environments and liminal urban zones, his hardware-based sets chart sonic territory that is equal parts meditative and transportive.
Raised within a multidisciplinary arts milieu, Driscoll has long embraced collaboration as a central pillar of his work. His involvement with the audiovisual collective Telefunk Sound System led to projects with Swiss-Canadian filmmaker Peter Mettler and fellow member Steve Richman (Zumba).
Musically, aria is drawn to the tactile possibilities of analog synthesis and the emotive potential of low frequencies. His performances often evolve in real-time, navigating between ambient textures, generative rhythms, and dub-influenced sonic weight.
aria — a fine line between crises and opportunity
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aria (aka Dan Driscoll) explores sonic resilience in a fine line between crises and opportunity, a dub-rooted live performance shaped during his recovery from leg amputation. Fusing deep bass, analog FX, breakbeats, and media fragments, he transforms personal adversity into textured soundscapes inspired by dub traditions and the noise of modern disinformation.
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Dan Driscoll is a Canadian composer and live performer exploring at the crossroads of cognition, sound, and real-time visual performance.
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Driscoll composed the score for the award-winning documentary Manufactured Landscapes, which earned the Best Canadian Film award at TIFF and was screened at international festivals including Sundance and Berlinale.
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