Ichiko Aoba
Luminescent Creatures World Tour
Join Ichiko Aoba on an ethereal journey with her latest release, Luminescent Creatures. With the power to bend space around her, Aoba pulls listeners from reality and surrounds them in the comforting fabric of her imagination.
Known for her ability to create “pockets of intimacy… that make you feel like she’s performing for you alone,” (Pitchfork) Aoba draws listeners into her deeply personal cosmos. Luminescent Creatures is an expansion of the world she built in her previous effort, the critically-acclaimed album Windswept Adan (2020), which propelled Aoba’s reputation beyond her native Japan. Singing in Japanese, her delicate voice, gentle guitar playing and orchestral expanses operate on an emotional frequency that pierce through language barriers and cultural divides.
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OPENER: Owen Pallett
Owen Pallett is one of Canada’s most prolific composers and collaborators.
As a solo artist, Owen has released a string of critically praised solo recordings, winning the Polaris Prize in 2006. Their most recent album, Island, was released in 2020 on Secret City Records and Domino Recording Co.
As a chamber music composer, Owen has been commissioned by The National Ballet of Canada, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Bang On A Can, The Barbican, among many others. Most recently, Owen worked in collaboration with Lido Pimienta in creating a new work for the New York City Ballet, “sky to hold”.
As a producer and arranger, Owen has worked with Frank Ocean, Caribou, Charlotte Gainsbourg, The National, Taylor Swift, R.E.M., Wolf Alice, Fucked Up, Keane, Pet Shop Boys, Christine And The Queens, Titus Andronicus, Julia Jacklin, The Last Shadow Puppets, Duran Duran, Banks, Snow Patrol, The Weather Station, Sigur Rós, Linkin Park. Buffy Sainte-Marie, Sharon Van Etten, The Mountain Goats, Beirut, Lana Del Rey, Superchunk, and many, many more. Owen won an “Album Of The Year” Grammy for their collaborative work on Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs.
Owen also works extensively as a film and TV composer, having worked with directors M Blash, Matt Wolf, Mary Nighy, Anton Corbijn and Jerrod Carmichael. Owen won an Emmy for their work on Solve Sundsbo’s Fourteen Actors Acting, and was nominated for an Academy award for their work on the original score of Spike Jonze’s Her. Owen currently resides in Toronto.
