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The Noiseborder Ensemble creates and performs multimedia works featuring a combination of acoustic and electronic instruments as well as live processing and mixing of sound and video. Based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, the group has presented more than forty original multimedia pieces since its inception in 2008. Members include Brent Lee (saxophones, composition, sound design), Sigi Torinus (video, visual design), Trevor Pittman (clarinets, composition), Nicholas Papador (percussion, composition), Chris McNamara (video, sound design), Megumi Masaki (keyboards), Nic de Cosson (video, visual design), Owen Eric Wood (video), Martin Schiller (audiovisual design, electric bass), and Anthony Giglio (audiovisual design, trumpet). The Noiseborder Ensemble also works on an ongoing basis with collaborating artists nationally and internationally.

SUPPORT

The Noiseborder Ensemble is grateful for the direct and indirect support it has received from a number of sources.

In 2010, Brent Lee, Sigi Torinus, and Nicholas Papador received significant funding from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation (MRI) to establish the Noiseborder Multimedia Performance Laboratory at the University of Windsor. This Lab is housed within facilities operated by the Centre for Teaching and Learning and includes a development studio and shared access to a large black box performance space (Studio A). CFI and MRI funding allowed for the purchase of a range of equipment, including microphones, cameras, recording and editing hardware and software, video projectors, and a large collection of musical instruments. Donations from the School of Music, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, and private individuals have helped to increase the quality and range of use of the facility.

In 2011, the Noiseborder Ensemble was awarded a three-year research-creation grant by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada to explore the integration of sound and image in multimedia performance.