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'''Tim Fain''' is an American violinist, perhaps best known for his performances in the movie ''[[Black Swan (film)|Black Swan]]'' and his work with American composer [[Philip Glass]].
'''Tim Fain''' is an [[Americans|American]] violinist and composer, best known for his performances in the feature film soundtracks to ''[[Black Swan (film)|Black Swan]], [[12 Years a Slave (film)|12 Years a Slave]], and [[Moonlight (2016 film)|Moonlight]],'' and his work with American composer [[Philip Glass]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tim Fain |url=https://dworkincompany.com/site/artist/tim-fain/ |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=dworkincompany.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=TIM FAIN |url=https://www.timfain.com/ |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=TIM FAIN |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
A native of [[Santa Monica, California]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tim Fain {{!}} Biography & History|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tim-fain-mn0000561184/biography|access-date=2020-06-08|website=[[AllMusic]]|language=en-us}}</ref> Fain is the son of Gordon and Margery Fain. He began studying [[violin]] at age of seven with his father, a [[Neurophysiology|neurophysiologist]] at [[University of California, Los Angeles]], and at age of 10, he performed [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]]’s [[Violin Sonata No. 5 (Beethoven)|Spring Sonata]] for his fifth-grade classmates.
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While living with his family in [[Cambridge|Cambridge, UK]] during middle school, Fain studied under Haroutune Bedelian at the [[The Royal Conservatory of Music|Royal Conservatory of Music]] in [[London]].
A native of [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]], [[California]], violinist Tim Fain attended the [[Royal Conservatory of Music]] in London at the age of 11 and Crossrads School for the Arts and Sciences in Santa Monica. He is a graduate of the [[Curtis Institute of Music]] in Philadelphia, where he studied with Victor Danchenko,<ref name="rollmagazine1">{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.rollmagazine.com/this-weekend-jazz-at-the-maverick-featuring-the-brilliant-pianist-fred-hersch-the-annual-friends-of-the-maverick-concert/ |title=This weekend at Maverick Concerts, Jazz piano, & solo violin &#124; Roll Online |publisher=Rollmagazine.com |date=2012-08-07 |accessdate=2015-06-04}}</ref> and [[The Juilliard School]], where he worked with [[Robert Mann]].<ref name="rollmagazine1"/>


After returning to the US for high school, Fain attended [[Crossroads School (Santa Monica, California)|Crossroads School for the Arts and Sciences]] in Santa Monica. He also participated in a pre-college program for violin [[Master class|masterclasses]] and lessons at the [[Colburn School]].
==Career==


He received formal higher education in music at the [[Curtis Institute of Music]] in Philadelphia and [[Juilliard School|The Juilliard School]].<ref name="Biography - TIM FAIN">{{Cite web|title=Biography - TIM FAIN|url=https://timfain.com/biography|access-date=2020-06-08|website=timfain.com|language=en-gb}}</ref> During his education, Fain studied and collaborated under prominent musicians and pedagogues such as Victor Danchenko,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Victor Danchenko {{!}} The Royal Conservatory of Music|url=https://rcmusic.com/bios/victor-danchenko|access-date=2020-06-08|website=rcmusic.com|language=en}}</ref> [[Felix Galimir]], [[Richard Goode]] and [[Robert Mann]].
After winning the Avery Fisher Career Grant,<ref name="qa" /> Fain performed on-screen and in the soundtrack of the movie ''[[Black Swan (film)|Black Swan]]'' <ref name="latimes1">{{cite web|author= |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/01/violinist-tim-fain-talks-black-swan-and-philip-glass-collaboration.html |title=Violinist Tim Fain talks 'Black Swan' and Philip Glass collaboration &#124; Culture Monster &#124; Los Angeles Times |publisher=Latimesblogs.latimes.com |date=2011-01-18 |accessdate=2015-06-04}}</ref> as well as ghost-playing for Richard Gere in the Fox Searchlight movie ''[[Bee Season]]''. In November 2006, Fain played a recital with accompanist Richard Bishop at the [[Kosciuszko Foundation]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite news|last=Midgette|first=Anna|title=A Solo Artist Who Hits All the Notes|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/11/arts/music/11fain.html?_r=0|accessdate=November 29, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 11, 2006}}</ref> In December 2007, Fain performed with conductor [[Marin Alsop]] and the [[Baltimore Symphony Orchestra]] in [[Aaron Jay Kernis]]'s violin concerto ''Lament and Prayer''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Malone|first=Andrew|title=Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Brings Splash of Summer|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/02/AR2007120201952.html|accessdate=November 29, 2012|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=December 3, 2007}}</ref>


As a young instrumentalist, Fain launched his career with [[Young Concert Artists]] and was awarded the [[Avery Fisher Career Grant]].<ref name="Biography - TIM FAIN"/>
With pianist [[Bruce Brubaker]], Fain performed [[Philip Glass]]'s ''Pendulum'', a one-movement piece for violin and piano, at the composer's 75th birthday party concert in New York at [[(Le) Poisson Rouge]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Kozinn|first=Allan|title=A Prolific Composer Pauses, Briefly, for His Birthday|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/arts/music/early-birthday-party-for-philip-glass-at-le-poisson-rouge.html|accessdate=November 29, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 30, 2012}}</ref>


== Live performances ==
In November 2013, Fain and pianist Pei-Yao Wang performed selections from [[Richard Danielpour]]'s ''River of Light'' and [[Philip Glass]]'s ''[[Einstein on the Beach]]'' at a [[Philadelphia Chamber Music Society]] recital.<ref>{{cite news|last=Stearns|first=David Patrick|title=Violinist Tim Fain presents an unusual buffet|url=http://articles.philly.com/2013-11-05/entertainment/43661489_1_violinist-tim-fain-aaron-jay-kernis-recitals|accessdate=November 21, 2013|newspaper=Philly News|date=November 5, 2013}}</ref>
In 2007, Fain performed [[Aaron Jay Kernis]]' violin concerto Lament and Prayer with the [[Baltimore Symphony Orchestra]], conducted by [[Marin Alsop]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tim Fain|url=https://pittsburghsymphony.org/pso_home/biographies/guest-artists/tim-fain|access-date=2020-06-08|website=pittsburghsymphony.org}}</ref>


He performed Philip Glass' Concerto No. 2, "The American Four Seasons" with the [[Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra]], conducted by Christoph König.<ref>{{Cite web|title=/ccpa/|url=https://archive.triblive.com/ccpa/?page=/aande/music/conductor-konig-anticipates-poetic-powerful-turn-with-pittsburgh-symphony-orchestra-2/|access-date=2020-06-08|website=TribLIVE.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
On July 4, 2015, Fain performed for the [[14th Dalai Lama]] on his 80th Birthday at the Peak Mind Foundation Summit.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.looktothestars.org/news/13932-forest-whitaker-helps-dalai-lama-celebrate-80th-birthday-at-star-studded-event|title=Forest Whitaker Helps Dalai Lama Celebrate 80th Birthday At Star-Studded Event|date=2015-07-07|work=Look to the Stars|access-date=2017-03-16|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Tim Fain|title=Tim Fain performs for His Holiness the Dalai Lama's 80th Birthday|date=2015-10-31|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uapGGYIMBvo&feature=youtu.be|accessdate=2017-03-16}}</ref>


Fain reunited in 2006 with musicians from his alma mater, Curtis Symphony Orchestra, to perform Beethoven's [[Violin Concerto (Beethoven)|Violin Concerto in D Major]], conducted by [[Otto-Werner Mueller]] in [[Philadelphia]] at the [[Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts|Kimmel Center]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Curtis Chamber Orchestra; Otto-Werner Mueller, conductor; Tim Fain, violin|url=https://www.pcmsconcerts.org/concerts/curtis-chamber-orchestra-otto-werner-mueller-conductor-tim-fain-violin/|access-date=2020-06-08|website=Philadelphia Chamber Music Society|language=en-US}}</ref>
Fain tours worldwide with composer/pianist [[Philip Glass]] in duo recital performances.<ref>[http://events.heraldonline.com/ithaca_ny/events/show/336657523-philip-glass-with-tim-fain ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225105046/http://events.heraldonline.com/ithaca_ny/events/show/336657523-philip-glass-with-tim-fain |date=February 25, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.feastofmusic.com/feast_of_music/2012/04/philip-glass-and-tim-fain-concert-at-the-met-museum.html |title=Philip Glass and Tim Fain Concert at the Met Museum |publisher=Feastofmusic.com |date=2012-04-21 |accessdate=2015-06-04}}</ref>


Fain was a member of [[Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center]] from 2000 to 2002 and has performed with the society on multiple occasions since.
Frequently collaborating with composer/pianist [[Nicholas Britell]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vulture.com/2017/02/song-exploder-inside-moonlights-score.html|title=How Moonlight’s Composer Chopped and Screwed Classical Music|work=Vulture|access-date=2017-03-16|language=en}}</ref> Fain performed and co-arranged <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dakotastudent.com/1544/features/famed-violinist-to-visit-und/ |title=Famed violinist to visit UND |publisher=Dakotastudent.com |date= |accessdate=2015-06-04}}</ref> the onscreen music in ''[[12 Years a Slave (film)|12 Years A Slave]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Columbia Records to Release ’12 Years a Slave’ Soundtrack|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2013/10/14/columbia-records-to-release-12-years-a-slave-soundtrack/|work=Film Music Reporter|accessdate=November 21, 2013|date=October 14, 2013}}</ref> and is featured on the soundtrack album: "[[12 Years a Slave (soundtrack)|Music from and Inspired by 12 Years a Slave]]".<ref name="indiewire1">{{cite web|last=Obenson |first=Tambay A. |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/soundtrack-album-for-12-years-a-slave-to-be-released-by-columbia-records-on-11-11 |title=Soundtrack Album For '12 Years a Slave' To Be Released By &#124; Shadow and Act |publisher=Blogs.indiewire.com |date=2013-11-11 |accessdate=2015-06-04}}</ref> His playing is also heard in the soundtrack to ''[[Free State of Jones (film)|Free State of Jones]]''<ref>{{Citation|last=McConaughey|first=Matthew|title=Free State of Jones|date=2016-06-24|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1124037/soundtrack|last2=Mbatha-Raw|last3=Ali|last4=Russell|first2=Gugu|first3=Mahershala|first4=Keri|accessdate=2017-03-16}}</ref> and he also worked very closely with Britell on Oscar and Golden-Globe-winning film ''[[Moonlight (2016 film)|Moonlight]]'' performing and recording the score.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2017/02/20/516292253/song-exploder-moonlight-composer-describes-process|title=Song Exploder: 'Moonlight' Composer Describes Process|website=NPR.org|access-date=2017-03-16}}</ref> On January 10, 2017, Fain joined Britell, director [[Barry Jenkins]], and cast members [[Mahershala Ali]], [[Naomie Harris]], and [[Trevante Rhodes]] for a sold out ''Moonlight'' screening and live film score event with the Wordless Music Orchestra conducted by [[Ryan McAdams]] at the [[Million Dollar Theater]] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wordlessmusic.org/moonlight/|title=Moonlight {{!}} Wordless Music|website=www.wordlessmusic.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-03-16}}</ref>


In 2015 he performed works by [[Robert Schumann|Schumann]], [[Philip Lasser|Lasser]], and [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]] alongside [[Simone Dinnerstein]] at [[National Sawdust]]. Fain has performed several other times with Dinnerstein.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Council|first=Bitterroot Performing Arts|title=BPAC Series presents Tim Fain and Simone Dinnerstein Jan. 18|url=https://ravallirepublic.com/news/local/article_9595320f-571e-5c03-ba0b-5998a658bb01.html|access-date=2020-06-08|website=Ravalli Republic|date=January 12, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
On December 2, 2017, Fain teamed up with Nicholas Britell to premiere their multimedia film music recital program “Once Upon a Score” at the [[Ravinia Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://backstage.ravinia.org/all/2017/9/8/tim-fain-and-nicholas-britell-bring-widescreen-sounds-with-o.html|title=Ravinia Backstage: - All Posts - Tim Fain and Nicholas Britell Bring Wide(screen) sounds with "Once Upon a Score"|website=backstage.ravinia.org|language=en|access-date=2018-07-21}}</ref>


In 2015 Fain guest-conducted and performed the solo violin for [[Max Richter]]’s Vivaldi Recomposed and [[Antonio Vivaldi]]'s [[The Four Seasons (Vivaldi)|Four Seasons]] with the [[Spanish National Orchestra]] at the [[Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía|Reina Sofía Museum]] in [[Madrid]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tim Fain|url=https://www.facebook.com/timfainmusic/photos/a.10151082765139143/10152901744034143/?type=3|access-date=2020-06-08|website=Facebook.com}}</ref>
On December 8, 2017, Fain performed Philip Glass’s Violin Concerto No. 2, “The American Four Seasons" with the [[American Composers Orchestra]] at their 40th Anniversary concert at [[Carnegie Hall]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2017/12/08/AMERICAN-COMPOSERS-ORCHESTRA-0730PM|title=American Composers Orchestra|website=www.carnegiehall.org|language=en|access-date=2018-07-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/10/arts/music/review-philip-glass-american-composers-orchestra.html?_r=0|title=Review: Philip Glass, Easy to Mimic but Hard to Match|access-date=2018-07-21|language=en}}</ref>

Also in 2015, Fain performed for the [[14th Dalai Lama]] on his 80th Birthday at the Peak Mind Foundation Summit.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Tim Fain performs for His Holiness the Dalai Lama's 80th Birthday|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uapGGYIMBvo|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

Fain appeared at the 2019 KIND gala alongside [[The Daily Show|Daily Show]] host [[Trevor Noah]], performing musical accompaniment to poetry and rap performances by former refugees from [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|the Congo]] and [[El Salvador]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-18|title=Largest Yet: KIND 2019 Coming Together for Children Alone Gala Benefit Dinner|url=https://supportkind.org/largest-yet-kind-2019-coming-together-for-children-alone-gala-benefit-dinner/|access-date=2020-06-08|website=KIND|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2017, he performed [[Violin Concerto No. 2 (Glass)|Philip Glass’s Violin Concerto No. 2]], “The American Four Seasons", with the [[American Composers Orchestra]] at their 40th Anniversary concert at [[Carnegie Hall]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tim Fain with American Composers Orchestra at Carnegie Hall December 8|url=https://dworkincompany.com/site/tim-fain-carnegie-hall-aco-2017/|access-date=2020-06-08|website=dworkincompany.com}}</ref>

Also in 2017, Fain performed at the Vatican.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Facebook Video, Vatican performance |url=https://www.facebook.com/timfainmusic/videos/10155537924429143/ |website=Facebook.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ASCAP News: VERSED, The ASCAP Podcast |url=https://www.ascap.com/news-events/Podcast-Versed/episode-archive/27-tim-fain |website=ascap.com}}</ref>

In 2018, Fain performed Glass’ Double Concerto for Violin and Cello, conducted by Marin Alsop, with cellist [[Matt Haimovitz]] at the [[Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music|Cabrillo Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=April 14, 2015|title=Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music|url=http://cabrillomusic.org/performance/2015/wish/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Cabrillomusic.org}}</ref>

In 2019, Fain performed works by [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]], Glass, and [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]] with cellist [[Denise Djokic]] and pianist Andrew Armstrong at the Scotia Festival in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Scotia Festival of Music Celebrating 40th anniversary in style|url=https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/lifestyles/scotia-festival-of-music-celebrating-40th-anniversary-in-style-295808/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Thechronicleherald.ca}}</ref>

Fain made his debut with the [[San Francisco Symphony]] in April 2023, performing on the orchestra's Soundbox series curated by composer [[Nicholas Britell]] and film director [[Barry Jenkins]].

== Work in film ==
Fain did his first work in film [[Diegesis|ghost-playing]] for [[Richard Gere]] in the Fox Searchlight movie [[Bee Season (film)|Bee Season]] in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|title=from Bee Season (Richard Gere, Juliette Binoche)|url=https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2919932185|access-date=2020-06-08|website=IMDb.com}}</ref>

In 2010, Fain co-arranged the onscreen music in the movie [[Black Swan (film)|Black Swan]], and also performed featured violin on-camera alongside leading actress [[Natalie Portman]] in the film.<ref>{{Cite web|title=from Black Swan (directed by Darren Aronofsky)|url=https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1719181593|access-date=2020-06-08|website=IMDb.com}}</ref>

Fain has frequently collaborated with composer/pianist [[Nicholas Britell]]. He co-arranged and performed the on screen diegetic music in [[12 Years a Slave (film)|12 Years A Slave]] with Britell,<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Burlingame|first1=Jon|date=2013-12-13|title='12 Years' Co-composer Nicholas Britell Re-Creates Antebellum South|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/awards/12-years-co-composer-nicholas-brittell-re-creates-antebellum-south-1200950285/|access-date=2020-06-09|website=Variety|language=en}}</ref> and is featured on the soundtrack album [[12 Years a Slave (soundtrack)|Music from and Inspired by 12 Years a Slave]]. Fain and Britell also collaborated on the soundtrack to [[Free State of Jones (film)|Free State of Jones]] in 2016. Their work together includes [[A Tale of Love and Darkness (film)|Tale of Love and Darkness]], and Fain is featured in multiple episodes Season 2 of [[Succession (TV series)|Succession]].

Fain collaborated with Britell once again on the film score and soundtrack for 2016's [[Moonlight (2016 film)|Moonlight]], which won the [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Academy-Award for Best Picture]] that year. Fain also joined director and cast members for special performances with Britell at a Moonlight screening and discussion<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=TimesTalks - "Moonlight": An evening of music and conversation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1Qb7cDEH9o|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> hosted by ''[[The New York Times]]'' and performed the score live to picture for an event at the [[Million Dollar Theater]] in [[Los Angeles]].

Also in 2016, Fain featured on Jay Wadley's score to [[James Schamus]]' ''Indignation''.

Fain also contributed featured violin performances to [[West Dylan Thordson]]'s score for [[M. Night Shyamalan]]'s 2019 psychological superhero thriller, [[Glass (2019 film)|Glass]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-14|title=West Dylan Thordson Provides A Super Sonic Score For M. Night Shyamalan's GLASS|url=http://www.wearemoviegeeks.com/2019/01/west-dylan-thordson-provides-singular-sonic-score-m-night-shyamalans-glass/|access-date=2020-06-09|website=We Are Movie Geeks|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Work with Philip Glass ==
Fain has toured extensively with composer Philip Glass as a duo partner, and has frequently performed compositions by Glass including works he has written for Fain. He has collaborated with other prominent musicians in performances of Glass’ work, including [[Iggy Pop]], [[Simone Dinnerstein]], [[Sondre Lerche]], [[Lou Reed]], and [[Bryce Dessner]] of [[The National (band)|The National]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Concert with Iggy Pop and New Order - TIM FAIN|url=https://timfain.com/news/concert-with-iggy-pop-and-new-order|access-date=2020-06-08|website=timfain.com|language=en-gb}}</ref>

Fain has performed music from Glass’ opera, [[Einstein on the Beach]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Tim Fain plays Philip Glass' "EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH" violin solo|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IajsuUUIkUQ|archive-url=|archive-date=|via=Youtube}}</ref> including in 2013, with pianist Pei-Yao Wang a performance of Knee 2, in recital at the [[Philadelphia Chamber Music Society]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tim Fain, violin and Pei-Yao Wang, piano|url=https://globalphiladelphia.org/events/philadelphia-chamber-music-society-tim-fain-violin-and-pei-yao-wang-piano|access-date=2020-06-08|website=Globalphiladelphia.org|language=en}}</ref> Fain later joined the world tour cast of Einstein on the Beach as “Einstein” for a run of performances in [[Gwangju|Gwangju, South Korea]] in 2015.

Fain continues to tour a duo-recital program worldwide with Philip Glass. The recital includes music written by Glass for Fain.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Philip Glass and Tim Fain INTERVIEW Live|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6800q4DVT8|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

In 2012, Fain performed Philip Glass's Pendulum with pianist [[Bruce Brubaker]] at the composer's 75th birthday party concert in [[New York City|New York]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Raising A Glass To America's Most Famous Contemporary Composer|url=https://www.wbur.org/npr/145994321/raising-a-glass-to-americas-most-famous-contemporary-composer|access-date=2020-06-08|website=Wbur.org|date=January 31, 2012 |language=en}}</ref>

The pair toured together in 2017 on Book of Longing; a production featuring music written by Glass and words by [[Leonard Cohen]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Stasio|first=Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank|title=Violinist Tim Fain Talks Virtual Reality, 'Moonlight' And Collaborating With Philip Glass|url=https://www.wunc.org/post/violinist-tim-fain-talks-virtual-reality-moonlight-and-collaborating-philip-glass|access-date=2020-06-09|website=Wunc.org|language=en}}</ref>

== Work in music and technology ==
Fain has a strong professional interest in the intersection of music and technology and has created several [[virtual reality]] and [[multimedia]] works.

In 2011, Fain produced and premiered ''Portals''; a multimedia musical evening which explores connection in the digital age. Portals, in which Fain performs live on stage, features music by Philip Glass, [[Aaron Jay Kernis]], and [[Kevin Puts]], text by [[Leonard Cohen]], choreography by [[Benjamin Millepied]], and performances from Nicholas Britell and radio personality [[Fred Child]]. The work has been performed at venues around the world; including [[Australia]]'s [[Melbourne International Arts Festival|Melbourne Festival]], [[Le Lieu unique|Le Lieu Unique]] in [[Nantes]], Los Angeles, New York City, and [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tim Fain|url=http://dworkincompany.com/site/artist/tim-fain/|access-date=2020-06-08|website=dworkincompany.com}}</ref> and was featured in, among others, ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'', ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'', ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' and ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Portals|url=http://portalsproject.com/|access-date=2020-06-08|website=portalsproject.com}}</ref>

In 2016, Fain collaborated with [[Interdisciplinary arts|interdisciplinary]] musician Jacob Marshall of [[Mae]] and artist David Lobser to create the first ever VR experience synced to a live performance at [[Jerusalem]]’s [[Tower of David]] to close the [[Forbes 30 Under 30|Forbes’ 30 Under 30]] Summit.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jacob Marshall|url=https://www.newinc.org/year-6-mentors/jacobmarshall|access-date=2020-06-08|website=NEW INC|date=August 15, 2019 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Fain has released VR violin performances on his [[YouTube]] channel, including the Jump VR video ''Resonance''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Experience "Resonance" Tim's new Virtual Reality music video in collaboration with Google - TIM FAIN|url=https://timfain.com/news/resonance-from-googles-virtual-reality-film|access-date=2020-06-08|website=timfain.com|language=en-gb}}</ref> and a 180 VR performance of Philip Glass' "Knee Play 2" from ''[[Einstein on the Beach|Einstein on The Beach]]'' filmed on the coastline of the [[San Juan Islands]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=VR180 {{!}} Extreme Violin: Philip Glass On The Beach {{!}} Tim Fain|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5epIEKfK1Bk|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

In 2017, Fain again collaborated with Britell to premiere their multimedia film music recital program “Once Upon a Score” at the [[Ravinia Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ravinia Festival - Official Site {{!}} "Once Upon a Score"|url=https://www.ravinia.org/ShowDetails/1373/once-upon-a-score|access-date=2020-06-08|website=Ravinia.org}}</ref>

In 2018, Fain composed and performed the music for the VR series Interpretation of Dreams as part of [[Samsung]]’s VR pilot season. Each episode of the series re-imagines a case study from [[Sigmund Freud|Sigmund Freud's]] [[The Interpretation of Dreams|1899 book]] of the same name.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-13|title=The Interpretation of Dreams {{!}} Graham Sack & Sensorium {{!}} Samsung VR|url=https://www.mettle.com/the-interpretation-of-dreams-sensorium-samsung-vr/|access-date=2020-06-08|website=Mettle|language=en-US}}</ref>

Fain composed and performed the interactive musical score for Metamorphic, a social VR film experience which premiered at the 2020 [[Sundance Film Festival]].<ref name="metamorphic">{{Cite web|title=metamorphic|url=https://www.sundance.org/projects/metamorphic|access-date=2020-06-08|website=Sundance.org|language=English}}</ref>

In 2019, Fain gave a keynote speech at the [[TED (conference)|TED conference]] in Hieronymus Park in [[Montana]]. The presentation was titled "How Virtual Reality Can Help Make Our Stories (and Music!) Better," and examined the future of music and virtual reality.<ref>{{Citation|last=Fain|first=Tim|title=Tim Fain: How Virtual Reality Can Help Make Our Stories (and Music!)|date=March 23, 2019 |url=https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_fain_tim_fain_how_virtual_reality_can_help_make_our_stories_and_music|language=en|access-date=2020-06-08}}</ref>

== Compositions ==
Fain composed the score and performed on the soundtrack to the 2014 documentary ''Untouchable: Children of God'' which deals with the lives of two young girls who were rescued from working in [[India]]n brothels.<ref>{{Cite web|website=IMDb.com|title=Untouchable: Children of God|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3541976/|access-date=2020-06-08}}</ref>

In 2015, Fain composed ''Resonance'', a short work for violin and orchestra which was used for a [[Google Cardboard#Jump|Google Jump VR]] music film directed by [[Jessica Brillhart]]. The collaboration with [[Google]], recorded with [[Eric Jacobsen (conductor)|Eric Jacobsen]] conducting [[The Knights (orchestra)|The Knights]],<ref name=":0" /> marked [[YouTube]]'s release of its 360 spatial audio capabilities.

In 2016, he composed ''Freedom'' for violin and orchestra, the recording of which was released to raise awareness about [[Slavery in the 21st century|modern slavery]]. Proceeds from sales and downloads of ''Freedom'' went toward Made in a Free World, an [[Non-governmental organization|NGO]] focused on work in this area.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Freedom, by Tim Fain|url=https://timfain.bandcamp.com/track/freedom|access-date=2020-06-08|website=Tim Fain}}</ref>

Fain composed the score to Interpretation of Dreams, a 2018, 4-episode virtual reality series directed by Graham Sack, and distributed by [[Samsung]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-04-23|title=Samsung Launches New Initiative "Pilot Season" to Ignite Exclusive Episodic VR Content in Samsung VR Video|url=https://news.samsung.com/us/samsung-launches-samsung-vr-video-pilot-season-gear-vr/|access-date=2020-06-08|website=Samsung US Newsroom|language=en-US}}</ref>

Fain composed and performed the interactive musical score for ''Metamorphic'', a [[Social media|social]] VR film experience which premiered at the 2020 [[Sundance Film Festival]].<ref name="metamorphic"/>

In 2020, Fain performed a duo recital with pianist [[Simone Dinnerstein]] at the Bitterroot Performing Arts Center, and also solo recitals at Pro Musica in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Discover SMA |url=https://www.discoversma.com/news/news/pro-musica-presents-the-2019-2020-season-preview/ |website=Discover SMA website}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bitterroot Valley |url=https://www.visitbitterrootvalley.com/events/tim-fain-simone-dinnerstein/ |website=Bitterroot Valley website}}</ref>

Fain released his track ''Glacial'' in honor of [[Earth Day]] 2020, as a celebration of our planet and a call to action to [[climate change mitigation|combat climate change]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Glacial, by Tim Fain|url=https://timfain.bandcamp.com/track/glacial|access-date=2020-06-08|website=Timfain.bandcamp.com}}</ref> The track was also used in the [[Sierra Club]]'s Outdoors for All campaign in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sierra Club Artist Series |url=https://www.sierraclub.org/articles/2021/05/sierra-club-artist-series-glacial-tim-fain |website=Sierra Club}}</ref>

In 2021, Fain premiered his own violin concerto, ''Edge of A Dream'', with conductor Jacomo Bairos and the Amarillo Symphony.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amarillo Symphony Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CVAuPtxNdHc/ |website=Instagram}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Amarillo Symphony Event October 2021 |url=https://amarillosymphony.org/event/brahms/ |website=Amarillo Symphony}}</ref>

Fain collaborated with [[Sleeping at Last|Sleeping At Last]] on ''Saturn'' which was used in a [[Ralph Lauren]] ad campaign in April 2022.

==Awards and honors==
*2006: Up-and-Coming Young Musicians, ''Symphony'' magazine<ref name="qa">{{cite web|last=Haller|first=Sarah|title=Q & A with Timothy Fain|url=http://www.bsomusic.org/res/multimedia/timfaininterview.pdf|accessdate=November 29, 2012|work=Baltimore Symphony Orchestra}}</ref>
*Young Concert Artists International Award<ref name="qa" />
*2007: Avery Fisher Career Grant<ref name="qa" />
*2007: "Pick of Up and Coming Musicians", ''[[The Strad (magazine)|The Strad]]''<ref name="qa" />
*2021: Grantee of the [[Sundance Film Festival]] Institute Interdisciplinary Program.


==Discography==
==Discography==
*''Philip Glass: Book of Longing'' (Orange Mountain Music, 2007)
*''Arches: Music Then to Now'' (Image Recordings, 2008)
*''Arches: Music Then to Now'' (Image Recordings, 2008)
*''Bee Season: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'', (Nettwerk, 2009)
*''Philip Glass: The Concerto Project, Vol. IV'', (Orange Mountain Music, 2010)
*''Philip Glass: The Concerto Project, Vol. IV'', (Orange Mountain Music, 2010)
*''The Glass Chamber Players: Schoenberg* / Glass* – Verklärte Nacht Opus 4 / Sextet For Strings'', (Orange Mountain Music, 2010)
*[[Black Swan: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]] (Sony, 2011) <ref name="latimes1"/>
*''Lifeforce: The Music of Joel Harrison'', (Orange Mountain Music, 2010)
*''[[Black Swan: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'' (Sony, 2011)<ref name="latimes1">{{cite web|author=|date=2011-01-18|title=Violinist Tim Fain talks 'Black Swan' and Philip Glass collaboration &#124; Culture Monster &#124; Los Angeles Times|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/01/violinist-tim-fain-talks-black-swan-and-philip-glass-collaboration.html|accessdate=2015-06-04|publisher=Latimesblogs.latimes.com}}</ref>
*''River of Light: American Short Works for Violin and Piano'' (Naxos, 2011)
*''River of Light: American Short Works for Violin and Piano'' (Naxos, 2011)
*[[12 Years a Slave (soundtrack)|Music from and Inspired by 12 Years a Slave]] (Columbia Records, 2013) <ref name="indiewire1"/>
*[[12 Years a Slave (soundtrack)|Music from and Inspired by 12 Years a Slave]] (Columbia Records, 2013)<ref name="indiewire1">{{cite web|last=Obenson|first=Tambay A.|date=2013-11-11|title=Soundtrack Album For '12 Years a Slave' To Be Released By &#124; Shadow and Act|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/soundtrack-album-for-12-years-a-slave-to-be-released-by-columbia-records-on-11-11|accessdate=2015-06-04|publisher=Blogs.indiewire.com}}</ref>
*"Variation", Tim Fain plays Michael Shapiro's Peace Variations (Paumanok, 2014)
*''"Variation", Tim Fain plays [[Michael Jeffrey Shapiro|Michael Shapiro]]'s Peace Variations'' (Paumanok, 2014)
*''Tim Fain plays Philip Glass: Partita for solo violin'' (Orange Mountain Music, 2015)
*''Tim Fain plays Philip Glass: Partita for solo violin'' (Orange Mountain Music, 2015)
*''Resonance'' (single) (2015)
*"Resonance" (single) (2015)
*''First Loves'' (VIA Records, 2016)
*''First Loves'' (VIA Records, 2016)
*''Moonlight'' (original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2016)
*''Moonlight'' (original motion picture soundtrack) (2016)
*"Freedom" (single) (2016)
*Michael Shapiro: Second Sonata for violin and piano, Tim Fain and Steven Beck (Paumanok, 2017)
*''[[Michael Jeffrey Shapiro|Michael Shapiro]]: Second Sonata for Violin and Piano'', Tim Fain and Steven Beck (Paumanok, 2017)
*Lou Harrison: Violin Concerto, Grand Duo & Double Music (Naxos, 2017)
*''Lou Harrison:'' ''Violin Concerto, Grand Duo & Double Music'' (Naxos, 2017)

*''Club Diamond: Original Theater Soundtrack'' (Blind Bay Records, 2019)
==Awards and honors==
*"Glacial" (single) (2020)
*2006: Up-and-Coming Young Musicians, ''Symphony'' magazine<ref name="qa" />
*Young Concert Artists International Award<ref name="qa" />
*2007: Avery Fisher Career Grant<ref name="qa" />
*2007: "Pick of Up and Coming Musicians", ''[[The Strad (magazine)|The Strad]]''<ref name=qa>{{cite web|last=Haller|first=Sarah|title=Q & A with Timothy Fain|url=http://www.bsomusic.org/res/multimedia/timfaininterview.pdf|work=Baltimore Symphony Orchestra|accessdate=November 29, 2012}}</ref>


==References==
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Tim Fain
Tim Fain at Sundance New Frontier 2020
Background information
Birth nameTimothy Fain
OriginSanta Monica, California, United States
Occupation(s)Violinist, Composer, Producer
InstrumentViolin
Years active1999–present
LabelsNaxos
Websitewww.timfain.com

Tim Fain is an American violinist and composer, best known for his performances in the feature film soundtracks to Black Swan, 12 Years a Slave, and Moonlight, and his work with American composer Philip Glass.[1][2]

Early life and education

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A native of Santa Monica, California,[3] Fain is the son of Gordon and Margery Fain. He began studying violin at age of seven with his father, a neurophysiologist at University of California, Los Angeles, and at age of 10, he performed Beethoven’s Spring Sonata for his fifth-grade classmates.

While living with his family in Cambridge, UK during middle school, Fain studied under Haroutune Bedelian at the Royal Conservatory of Music in London.

After returning to the US for high school, Fain attended Crossroads School for the Arts and Sciences in Santa Monica. He also participated in a pre-college program for violin masterclasses and lessons at the Colburn School.

He received formal higher education in music at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and The Juilliard School.[4] During his education, Fain studied and collaborated under prominent musicians and pedagogues such as Victor Danchenko,[5] Felix Galimir, Richard Goode and Robert Mann.

As a young instrumentalist, Fain launched his career with Young Concert Artists and was awarded the Avery Fisher Career Grant.[4]

Live performances

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In 2007, Fain performed Aaron Jay Kernis' violin concerto Lament and Prayer with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Marin Alsop.[6]

He performed Philip Glass' Concerto No. 2, "The American Four Seasons" with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Christoph König.[7]

Fain reunited in 2006 with musicians from his alma mater, Curtis Symphony Orchestra, to perform Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D Major, conducted by Otto-Werner Mueller in Philadelphia at the Kimmel Center.[8]

Fain was a member of Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center from 2000 to 2002 and has performed with the society on multiple occasions since.

In 2015 he performed works by Schumann, Lasser, and Bach alongside Simone Dinnerstein at National Sawdust. Fain has performed several other times with Dinnerstein.[9]

In 2015 Fain guest-conducted and performed the solo violin for Max Richter’s Vivaldi Recomposed and Antonio Vivaldi's Four Seasons with the Spanish National Orchestra at the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid.[10]

Also in 2015, Fain performed for the 14th Dalai Lama on his 80th Birthday at the Peak Mind Foundation Summit.[11]

Fain appeared at the 2019 KIND gala alongside Daily Show host Trevor Noah, performing musical accompaniment to poetry and rap performances by former refugees from the Congo and El Salvador.[12]

In 2017, he performed Philip Glass’s Violin Concerto No. 2, “The American Four Seasons", with the American Composers Orchestra at their 40th Anniversary concert at Carnegie Hall.[13]

Also in 2017, Fain performed at the Vatican.[14][15]

In 2018, Fain performed Glass’ Double Concerto for Violin and Cello, conducted by Marin Alsop, with cellist Matt Haimovitz at the Cabrillo Festival.[16]

In 2019, Fain performed works by Bach, Glass, and Mozart with cellist Denise Djokic and pianist Andrew Armstrong at the Scotia Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[17]

Fain made his debut with the San Francisco Symphony in April 2023, performing on the orchestra's Soundbox series curated by composer Nicholas Britell and film director Barry Jenkins.

Work in film

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Fain did his first work in film ghost-playing for Richard Gere in the Fox Searchlight movie Bee Season in 2005.[18]

In 2010, Fain co-arranged the onscreen music in the movie Black Swan, and also performed featured violin on-camera alongside leading actress Natalie Portman in the film.[19]

Fain has frequently collaborated with composer/pianist Nicholas Britell. He co-arranged and performed the on screen diegetic music in 12 Years A Slave with Britell,[20] and is featured on the soundtrack album Music from and Inspired by 12 Years a Slave. Fain and Britell also collaborated on the soundtrack to Free State of Jones in 2016. Their work together includes Tale of Love and Darkness, and Fain is featured in multiple episodes Season 2 of Succession.

Fain collaborated with Britell once again on the film score and soundtrack for 2016's Moonlight, which won the Academy-Award for Best Picture that year. Fain also joined director and cast members for special performances with Britell at a Moonlight screening and discussion[21] hosted by The New York Times and performed the score live to picture for an event at the Million Dollar Theater in Los Angeles.

Also in 2016, Fain featured on Jay Wadley's score to James Schamus' Indignation.

Fain also contributed featured violin performances to West Dylan Thordson's score for M. Night Shyamalan's 2019 psychological superhero thriller, Glass.[22]

Work with Philip Glass

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Fain has toured extensively with composer Philip Glass as a duo partner, and has frequently performed compositions by Glass including works he has written for Fain. He has collaborated with other prominent musicians in performances of Glass’ work, including Iggy Pop, Simone Dinnerstein, Sondre Lerche, Lou Reed, and Bryce Dessner of The National.[23]

Fain has performed music from Glass’ opera, Einstein on the Beach,[24] including in 2013, with pianist Pei-Yao Wang a performance of Knee 2, in recital at the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society.[25] Fain later joined the world tour cast of Einstein on the Beach as “Einstein” for a run of performances in Gwangju, South Korea in 2015.

Fain continues to tour a duo-recital program worldwide with Philip Glass. The recital includes music written by Glass for Fain.[26]

In 2012, Fain performed Philip Glass's Pendulum with pianist Bruce Brubaker at the composer's 75th birthday party concert in New York.[27]

The pair toured together in 2017 on Book of Longing; a production featuring music written by Glass and words by Leonard Cohen.[28]

Work in music and technology

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Fain has a strong professional interest in the intersection of music and technology and has created several virtual reality and multimedia works.

In 2011, Fain produced and premiered Portals; a multimedia musical evening which explores connection in the digital age. Portals, in which Fain performs live on stage, features music by Philip Glass, Aaron Jay Kernis, and Kevin Puts, text by Leonard Cohen, choreography by Benjamin Millepied, and performances from Nicholas Britell and radio personality Fred Child. The work has been performed at venues around the world; including Australia's Melbourne Festival, Le Lieu Unique in Nantes, Los Angeles, New York City, and Omaha,[29] and was featured in, among others, Vanity Fair, Vogue, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.[30]

In 2016, Fain collaborated with interdisciplinary musician Jacob Marshall of Mae and artist David Lobser to create the first ever VR experience synced to a live performance at Jerusalem’s Tower of David to close the Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Summit.[31]

Fain has released VR violin performances on his YouTube channel, including the Jump VR video Resonance[32] and a 180 VR performance of Philip Glass' "Knee Play 2" from Einstein on The Beach filmed on the coastline of the San Juan Islands.[33]

In 2017, Fain again collaborated with Britell to premiere their multimedia film music recital program “Once Upon a Score” at the Ravinia Festival.[34]

In 2018, Fain composed and performed the music for the VR series Interpretation of Dreams as part of Samsung’s VR pilot season. Each episode of the series re-imagines a case study from Sigmund Freud's 1899 book of the same name.[35]

Fain composed and performed the interactive musical score for Metamorphic, a social VR film experience which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.[36]

In 2019, Fain gave a keynote speech at the TED conference in Hieronymus Park in Montana. The presentation was titled "How Virtual Reality Can Help Make Our Stories (and Music!) Better," and examined the future of music and virtual reality.[37]

Compositions

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Fain composed the score and performed on the soundtrack to the 2014 documentary Untouchable: Children of God which deals with the lives of two young girls who were rescued from working in Indian brothels.[38]

In 2015, Fain composed Resonance, a short work for violin and orchestra which was used for a Google Jump VR music film directed by Jessica Brillhart. The collaboration with Google, recorded with Eric Jacobsen conducting The Knights,[32] marked YouTube's release of its 360 spatial audio capabilities.

In 2016, he composed Freedom for violin and orchestra, the recording of which was released to raise awareness about modern slavery. Proceeds from sales and downloads of Freedom went toward Made in a Free World, an NGO focused on work in this area.[39]

Fain composed the score to Interpretation of Dreams, a 2018, 4-episode virtual reality series directed by Graham Sack, and distributed by Samsung.[40]

Fain composed and performed the interactive musical score for Metamorphic, a social VR film experience which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.[36]

In 2020, Fain performed a duo recital with pianist Simone Dinnerstein at the Bitterroot Performing Arts Center, and also solo recitals at Pro Musica in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.[41][42]

Fain released his track Glacial in honor of Earth Day 2020, as a celebration of our planet and a call to action to combat climate change.[43] The track was also used in the Sierra Club's Outdoors for All campaign in 2021.[44]

In 2021, Fain premiered his own violin concerto, Edge of A Dream, with conductor Jacomo Bairos and the Amarillo Symphony.[45][46]

Fain collaborated with Sleeping At Last on Saturn which was used in a Ralph Lauren ad campaign in April 2022.

Awards and honors

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  • 2006: Up-and-Coming Young Musicians, Symphony magazine[47]
  • Young Concert Artists International Award[47]
  • 2007: Avery Fisher Career Grant[47]
  • 2007: "Pick of Up and Coming Musicians", The Strad[47]
  • 2021: Grantee of the Sundance Film Festival Institute Interdisciplinary Program.

Discography

[edit]
  • Philip Glass: Book of Longing (Orange Mountain Music, 2007)
  • Arches: Music Then to Now (Image Recordings, 2008)
  • Bee Season: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, (Nettwerk, 2009)
  • Philip Glass: The Concerto Project, Vol. IV, (Orange Mountain Music, 2010)
  • The Glass Chamber Players: Schoenberg* / Glass* – Verklärte Nacht Opus 4 / Sextet For Strings, (Orange Mountain Music, 2010)
  • Lifeforce: The Music of Joel Harrison, (Orange Mountain Music, 2010)
  • Black Swan: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Sony, 2011)[48]
  • River of Light: American Short Works for Violin and Piano (Naxos, 2011)
  • Music from and Inspired by 12 Years a Slave (Columbia Records, 2013)[49]
  • "Variation", Tim Fain plays Michael Shapiro's Peace Variations (Paumanok, 2014)
  • Tim Fain plays Philip Glass: Partita for solo violin (Orange Mountain Music, 2015)
  • "Resonance" (single) (2015)
  • First Loves (VIA Records, 2016)
  • Moonlight (original motion picture soundtrack) (2016)
  • "Freedom" (single) (2016)
  • Michael Shapiro: Second Sonata for Violin and Piano, Tim Fain and Steven Beck (Paumanok, 2017)
  • Lou Harrison: Violin Concerto, Grand Duo & Double Music (Naxos, 2017)
  • Club Diamond: Original Theater Soundtrack (Blind Bay Records, 2019)
  • "Glacial" (single) (2020)

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