"Ryan J Raffa is an interdisciplinary artist based in Taipei, Taiwan. Their work is rooted in the transformative power of improvisation, informed by personal geographies, the prismatic lens of Eastern thought, and observations within our shared sonic vocabularies.

Recent solo works include Memory Field at the Mastu Biennial and the albums 4 e and a (Group Tightener) and We Have Always Existed (Aural Canyon). Collaborative projects include Out Beyond Is (Longform Editions) as Reign of Ferns and the sound installation Sound of the Beyond with Lim Giong."

"Andrew Weathers (b.1988) is a composer and improviser originally from Chapel Hill, NC and currently based in Littlefield, TX. His work engages with notions of place, tradition, repetition, and spirit, splitting the difference between folk music and Land Art. Weathers studied composition at UNC-Greensboro and electronic music at Mills College in Oakland, CA.

A consistent presence in the underground music scene over the past decade, Weathers' work covers a wide spectrum from solo acoustic guitar to electronic noise. He also performs and records regularly with Tender Crust, Wind Tide, Satin Spar, Tamarisk, Llano Estacado Monad Band, Tethers and Real Life Rock & Roll Band. Weathers also produces recordings for the Full Spectrum, Other Minds, and Rural Situationism record labels, curates the Longitudes music series at CO-OPt Research + Projects in Lubbock, TX and works as a freelance mixing and mastering engineer."