Ambient Living Room is a project by Michaelton and Stefan O. In this performance—which will also feature Sami Knox and Joe Woodling—ambient immersion will drift like a tide, pulling listeners into improvised soundscapes that are romantic, emotional, and deeply introspective.

Saxophonist Mary Hanson Scott opens.

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Michaelton's work as a vocalist, producer, and musician stems from a core fascination: How can music and sound become tools for profound self-discovery? Blending jazz sensibilities with electronic experimentation, he leverages music technology to explore the deepest layers of human experience.

Sami Knox, aka Minneapolis-based drummer/producer/DJ Sam Enochs, pushes the boundaries of rhythm and groove within electronic music. Combining a lifetime of instrumental experience and an 18-year production career in a variety of musical genres, this project expresses the influences of dubstep, jungle/drum&bass, and 2-step/garage/breaks through the lens of a jazz/funk drummer.

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Mary Hanson Scott (she/they) is a saxophonist, composer, and educator. She has performed at Drone Not Drones in Minneapolis, International Noise Conference in Miami, and Big Ears Festival in Knoxville (with Green Ribbon), as well as many galleries, living rooms, basements, plant stores, and churches across the country. She has toured solo and with frequent collaborators Ruth Mascelli (Special Interest/Disciples) and Will Hicks (Green Ribbon). In May 2024, Mary earned a Deep Listening Certificate from the Pauline Oliveros Deep Listening Institute. Her work is dedicated to the art of listening and the interplay between sound, the body, the earth, and the cosmos.