| Style | Tune | Band |
| Slightly Funky Jazz | Coming Home | Matt Roberts (2006) |
| Contemporary Irish Ballad | Hermes' Walk | Damanta (2007) |
| Various Percussion | Bollywood Calypso | Kiran Sachdev (2006) |
| Instrumental Jazz | Nothing Personal | just jamming with some friends (2005) |
| Improvised Jazz | Consequence | Matt Roberts (2006) |
| Folk Country Shuffle | Head Over Heels | Humble (2001) |
| New Orleans Shuffle | Stonebone | Apparatus (2006) |
| Blues Shuffle | Consequence | Maria in the Shower (2007) |
Here are some of my own tunes from the past that I particularly enjoyed recording:
Three tunes from experimental improvisation ensemble Apparatus:Please Hold (6.9MB)
By exposing the absurdity of automated telephone directory systems, this piece takes issue with the notion that technology necessarily improves quality of life.
Todd Biffard (drums), Tyler Emond (bass), Kiran Sachdev (guitar), Nick Buligan (trumpet),
Mike Glendon (sax)
Yellow (9.6MB)
Completely improvised, this piece is the band's interpretation of the colour yellow. Unbeknownst to the musicians, I used essential oils to emit a lemon scent into the studio while recording.
Todd Biffard (drums), Tyler Emond (bass), Kiran Sachdev (guitar), Nick Buligan (trumpet),
Mike Glendon (sax)
Stonebone (5.5MB)
This tune is a groove-oriented improvisation, where the musicians are given a series of rhythm patterns without pitch. Responsibility for calling the next rhythm goes around the room as the band plays. Each player makes his own pitch choices. I don't know what "Stonebone" actually means; I heard the expression on a Steve Coleman recording and thought it sounded cool.
Todd Biffard (drums), Tyler Emond (bass), Kiran Sachdev (guitar), Nick Buligan (trumpet),
Mike Glendon (sax), Adam Teixeira (percussion), Dan Corbett (trombone)
Starlab (13.3MB)
In September 2004 I participated in an improvised session inside the planetarium at the Ontario Science Centre. We recorded over 2 hours of music in the dark while the stars orbited our heads. On our way out, I sampled the voice from a moon display, and when we mixed the session down, the voice ended up making the cut!
Todd Biffard (drums & percussion), Adam Teixeira (drums & percussion), Kiran Sachdev (guitar),
Kevin Braun (bass), Daniel Walsh (sax)