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COLE SCHMIDT
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Cole Schmidt: composer.
guitarist. programmer. from Vancouver - unceded territory of the
Coast Salish peoples–Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō and
Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm
(Musqueam) Nations.
Cole composes music for
multi-genre band PUGS & CROWS, improvising psychedelic chamber
jazz ensemble SICK BOSS, and post-noise soul loopers I THINK I SAW
YOU SEE ME.
As a guitarist, he performs
regularly with Marin Patenaude, Kids Tables’ 4tet, and Peggy Lee’s
Echo Painting.
Cole has been curating
DIY shows in Vancouver for over 10 years. He is part of the
multidisciplinary outfit Sawdust Collector, and works as a
programmer for the Vancouver International Jazz Festival. He is also the Artistic Director for Barking Sphinx Performing Society.
Recently, Cole released SICK BOSS’ second album “BUSINESSLESS” (November 2023), and I THINK I SAW YOU SEE ME’s debut album (July 2023).
Videos:
SUPERIMPOSER 2
Isolation
Commissions #20
Sick Boss Mondays
Selected
Discography
As composer:
SICK
BOSS
I THINK I SAW YOU SEE ME
Pugs
& Crows
As
performer, with other projects:
Marin
Patenaude
Peggy
Lee’s Echo Painting
Karen
Foster
Cortez
The Killer
Copilots
Debra-Jean
and the Means
Press quotes:
“Sick Boss represents the current wave of North American avant-rock. Influenced by decades-ago innovators from across the pond (i.e., Henry Cow), this outfit still manages to sound uniquely strange and compelling.” - Avant Music News*
“SICK BOSS consistently delves deep beyond musical boundaries, blurring borders between genres, and scenes.” - Discorder
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"Rejuvenating, visceral and absolutely stunning." - CBC / Pugs & Crows
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"The album is a bold work that melds jazz, post-rock, folk and pure ad lib spontaneity." - Ride The Tempo / SICK BOSS