WHITNEY JOHNSON + LIA KOHL + MACIE STEWART
ABOUT
Finding equilibrium in an ever evolving practice of improvisation and collective composition, the trio of Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, and Macie Stewart traverse a new sonic space in the spirit of play and intuitive experimentation. Three voices and three string instruments – viola, cello, and violin, respectively – create an organic, intertwined sound that can be both singular and astonishingly multitudinous. The trio work in a unique combination of completely free improvisation and careful production, using multiple tape machines and effects to re-imagine improvised material into meticulously crafted compositions. You could call it “new celestial music”.
WHITNEY JOHNSON
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LIA KOHL
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MACIE STEWART
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Finding equilibrium in an ever evolving practice of improvisation and collective composition, the trio of Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, and Macie Stewart traverse a new sonic space in the spirit of play and intuitive experimentation. Three voices and three string instruments – viola, cello, and violin, respectively – create an organic, intertwined sound that can be both singular and astonishingly multitudinous. The trio work in a unique combination of completely free improvisation and careful production, using multiple tape machines and effects to re-imagine improvised material into meticulously crafted compositions. You could call it “new celestial music”.
WHITNEY JOHNSON
website
LIA KOHL
website
MACIE STEWART
website
UPCOMING SHOWS
12.8.25 Fourth Presbyterian Church (opening for Andrew Bird) SOLD OUT
12.9.25 Fourth Presbyterian Church (opening for Andrew Bird) SOLD OUT
12.10.25 Fourth Presbyterian Church (opening for Andrew Bird) SOLD OUT
12.11.25 Fourth Presbyterian Church (opening for Andrew Bird) SOLD OUT
12.12.25 Fourth Presbyterian Church (opening for Andrew Bird) SOLD OUT
BOOKING
United States: Ground Control Touring (Andrew Stocker + Natasha Parish)
natasha@groundcontroltouring.com
astocker@groundcontroltouring.com
Europe: Swamp Booking (Giorgio Salmoiraghi)
giorgio.swampbooking@gmail.com
12.8.25 Fourth Presbyterian Church (opening for Andrew Bird) SOLD OUT
12.9.25 Fourth Presbyterian Church (opening for Andrew Bird) SOLD OUT
12.10.25 Fourth Presbyterian Church (opening for Andrew Bird) SOLD OUT
12.11.25 Fourth Presbyterian Church (opening for Andrew Bird) SOLD OUT
12.12.25 Fourth Presbyterian Church (opening for Andrew Bird) SOLD OUT
BOOKING
United States: Ground Control Touring (Andrew Stocker + Natasha Parish)
natasha@groundcontroltouring.com
astocker@groundcontroltouring.com
Europe: Swamp Booking (Giorgio Salmoiraghi)
giorgio.swampbooking@gmail.com
RECORDINGS
BODY SOUND [STONE PIECE]
International Anthem
BODY SOUND [STONE PIECE]
International Anthem
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