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​Rocket Science Room
Artistic director, 2007 (ongoing)

Rocket Science Room : a psychological, physical, and virtual space to give voice to new ideas and creations; a laboratory for all types of genius. 

Rocket Science Room is currently located in Tiohtiá:ke (Montreal, Canada) and facilitates live events, such as music, readings, lectures, workshops, screenings, and art performances, et cetera. 
 
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​music

11.10.23  ~  MidField 06 w/ MOAB, Paxillus Succubus, Augur's Wand
31.08.23  ~  MidField 05 w/ Public Reptile (Blake Hargreaves) + Fumerolles (Fred Duval) + Seulement (Mathieu A Seulemennt)
27.07.23 ~ MidField 04 w/ Rony + Émilie Mouchous + Bad Faith Actor
25.05.23 ~ MidField 03 w/ Emiddio Vasquez (CY) + Lowebrau + Ruben Kemp (NL)
27.04.23 ~ MidField 02 w/ Axiom + Audréanne Fillion and Antoine Bourgault + Orchestroll
30.03.23  ~  MidField 01 w/ Simone Provencher + Stan K + Orchid Lodge
03.04.20  ~  The Forks + Kathleen Hamilton (online) 
05.03.20  ~  Alphabets + Skeleton Zoo + Rêves Sonores + N NAO&Joni Void               
​17.02.20  ~  Greg Halpin + Ryan Stotland + Andrew Shaver
08.02.20  ~  Brontae Hunter + Jules Nominal
01.02.20  ~  Tamara Weber + La Valérie 
​25.01.20  ~  Let's Be Giants + Bud Rice
13.12.19  ~  Campbell Woods + Claude Munson
​23.11.19  ~  Graham Nicolas + Claire Morrison
14.11.19  ~  Cassie Noble w/ Blonde Wolf + Marianne Gavin
02.10.19  ~  Wax Mannequin + Hush Hush Noise 
25.05.19  ~  Shawn William Clarke + Svavar Knútur
24.05.19  ~  Adyn Townes + Val Thomas
17.05.19   ~  Ben Hermann + Rose-Erin Stokes
16.05.19   ~  Andrea Cormier + Sasha Cay + Paul Lucyk
9.05.19  ~  River of Diamonds + Michael Feuerstack
30.04.19   ~  Sherry Ryan + Bobby Dove
27.04.19  ~  Steven Lambke + Le Ren
15.04.19  ~  Jackie Rae Daniels + Gabrielle Yøda Noël Bégin
6.04.19   ~   Danielle Knibbe + Emily Rockarts + Jesse Daniel Smith
29.03.19   ~  Secret Drum Band + Jamie Woollard + LESS
9.03.19   ~   Claire Coupland + Campbell Woods + DRFTR 
28.2.19  ~   Rachel Beck + Eva Foote
9.2.19   ~   ZINNIA + In Hock
8.2.19   ~   Rube & Rake + Mike McKenna Jr
1.12.18   ~   Abigail Lapell + Anna Atkinson + ZINNIA
9.9.18   ~   Kira Sheppard + Jake Nicoll + Ilia Nicoll 
30.8.18   ~   Ben Kunder + Geneviève Racette
1.7.17   ~   Roxanne Potvin + Dana Sipos + Owen Steel + Geneviève Racette 
10.3.17   ~   Plumes Ensemble Deconstructs Grimes + Doug Tielli 
27.5.17   ~  Cedric Noel + Dan Misha Goldman + Tender Threads  
16.12.16   ~   Milo McMahon + Abigail Lapell + Heavy on the Willie 
12.10.16   ~   Rae Spoon + Echo Beach
​7.11.15   ~   The Woodshed Orchestra + Amanda Balsys + Abigail Lapell
3.5.15   ~   Dana Sipos + Ben Hermann + Fruiting Bodies
​3.4.15   ~   Heavy on the Willie + Dr. Realist's Comeback Tour + The Muted Note: Songs Based on Poems by P.K. Page
5.3.15   ~   Bobby Dove + BluesReel
13.11.14   ~   Big Mama Lele + Elana Stoodley 
11.10.14   ~   Sarah Jane Scouten + Medeline Leman + Ryan McNally
11.9.14   ~   Tamara Sandor + Jessica Moore + Abigail Lapell 
21.8.14   ~   Derek G Harrison + Max Marshall  
24.7.14   ~   Emily Millard (aka Miss Emily Brown) + ari swan  
16.5.14   ~   Abigail Lapell + Jenny Berkel + James Irwin      

comedy shows
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3.5.19 ~    Jordan Foisy in "The I'm Back on My Anti-Depressants Comedy Tour!"
w/ TBA Hosted by Steve Patrick Adams.  
5.4.19  ~    I believe there is a comedy show here 2 ...  
w/ Viveth Kanagaratnam + Jason Celin + Melina Maria Trimarchi + Michelle Dominique + Michelle Dominique + Aurora Knaut + Serag Meletian. Music by Dalec Otherland. Hosted by Steve Patrick Adams.  
1.3.19  ~ I believe there is a comedy show here ...  
w/ Rodney Ramsey + Amanda McQueen + Travis Canon + Rena Taylor + Jacob Greco. Hosted by Steve Patrick Adams.  ​
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readings
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02.05.20   ~   Vallum Magazine Launch, 17:1 "Home" (online) 
w/ Carolyn Marie Souaid + Devon Gallant + Natalie Hanna + Ellen Chang-Richardson + Frances Boyle + Jessica Bebenek + Rae Marie Taylor + Noah Zacharin + Matt Carland + Esmé Pine + Sean Sokolov + Josh Stewart + Kyla Jamieson 
29.11.19   ~   Vallum Chapbook Launch
Finding Places to Make Places by Alexei Perry Cox + Swelles by Sina Queyras
​11.10.19   ~   Death of Futurism
w/ readings and performances by Melissa Bull + Paige Cooper + Dean Garlick + James Goddard + Kaie Kellough 
05.10.19   ~   Vallum Magazine, 16:2 "Fear"
w/ Jan Conn + Jan Jorgensen + Carolyn Marie Souaid + Alex Manley + Lou Vani + emilie kneifel + Frances Boyle + Brian Campbell + Rod Kessler, on behalf of Malcolm Miller + Christian Favreau + Alexei Perry Cox + Andy McGuire + more! 
​26.09.19   ~   Poetry Book Launch
w/ Stuart Ross + Hugh Thomas + Sarah Burgoyne
​4.5.19   ~   Vallum Chapbook and Magazine Launch
Art of Surgery by A. F. Moritz + Vallum 16:1 "Connections" w/ Mary Catherine Shea + Mark Grenon + Deanna Radford + Bryan Sentes + Erin Robinsong + M. W. Jaeggle + Evan J + Joshua Levy  
​16.10.18   ~   Vallum Magazine Launch, 15:2 "The Chase"
w/ Lesley Pasquin + Eva Rodrigues + Claudia Coutu Radmore + Jessi MacEachern + Pamela Lisa  
29.4.17   ~   Vallum Magazine Launch, 15:1 "Memory and Loss"
w/ Devon Gallant + Greg Santos + Marcela Huerta + Gavin Currie + Blaine Marchand + Noah Zacharin + Brent Raycroft  
27.7.17   ~   Desert Pets Press Launch
w/ Jess Taylor + Jessica Bebenek + Jessie Jones 
25.4.17   ~   Vallum Magazine Launch, 14:2 "Evolution"
w/ Catriona Wright + Alan Reed + Kian Vaziri-Tehrani + Jeffrey Mackie + Maureen Korp + Tara Dourian + Adam Lawrence; hosted by Brad MacDonald 
30.10.15   ~   Coach House Books Launch
w/ Joshua Trotter + Andrew Battershill + Andy McGuire + Rhonda Mullins + Christian Bök + Jess Taylor 

talks
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24.11.18   ~   General Audience #15 "Musical Composition & Songwriting"
w/ Jordan Perry + Krista Muir + Tanya Davis
20.10.18   ~   General Audience #14 "Indulgence"
w/ Jeremiah Bullied + Hugo Jacques + Chrissy Durcak + Peter X
20.5.17   ~   Metatron Press, "Poetry In the Age of Surveillance"
w/ Sarah Jean Grimm + Liz Bowen + Georgia Faust; moderated by Jacob Wren + Ashley Obscura 
1.4.17   ~   General Audience #13 "Music Makers and the Music that Makes Them"
w/ Eye-shy + Briga + Woodpigeon + Michael Feuerstack + Risa Dickens + Ricky Leach + Tamara Sandor + DJ Backthrowa
11.2.17   ~   General Audience #12 "Prisons"
w/ Morgan M Page + Prisoner Correspondence Project + Sheena Hoszko + Patricia Boushel + Nika Khanjani  
19.11.16   ~   General Audience #11 "Pornography"
w/ Mark Mann + Emily Sirota + Sarah Beall 
22.10.16   ~   General Audience #10 "Fear"
w/ open audience 
10.9.16   ~   General Audience #9 "Outer Space"
w/ Kate Howells + Mathieu Vick + Rebecca Noone 
23.7.16   ~   General Audience #8 "Garbage"
w/ Dr. Nathan Curry + Jessica Bebenek + Kimberlee Clarke 
14.5.16   ~   General Audience #7 "Magic"
w/ Matt Risk + Grant McSorley 
9.4.16   ~   General Audience #6 "Dating"
w/ open audience
12.3.16   ~   General Audience #5 "Sound"
w/ Benoit Alary + Steve Bates + Kathy Kennedy 
13.2.16   ~   General Audience #4 "Taste"
​w/ Jeremiah Bullied + Erin Maguire 

workshops 
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25.11.17   ~   "Intention: Where Does the Poem Want to Go
​w/ Jami Macarty


​To read more about Rocket Science Room events, visit our website:
rocketscienceroom.weebly.com