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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:

Thursday, May 1 2025 7:00 PM
Medicine for Nightmares [3036 24th St SF]
"A Year of Deep Listening" Book Release Concert

The Cornelius Cardew Choir, Thingamajigs Ensemble and Pet the Tiger Instrument Inventors Collective celebrate the life and work of composer Pauline Oliveros and the release of the new book of text scores inspired by her “deep listening”. Several of the artists have scores published in this volume which will be performed alongside works by Oliveros. Audience participation in the “sonic meditations” is encouraged.  More...
Saturday, May 10 2025 8:00 PM
Temescal Arts Center [511 48th Street Oakland]
mit Darm

The minus two project of Thingamajigs Performance Group with Edward Schocker on triggering glass, p’iri and shō, Suki O'Kane on contact mics and Jurassic pedals, creating that burst of wurst, as you float in a sea of narcotic noise.

Also on the bill: Matthew Daher sharing The Wisdom To Know The Difference.  More...