Drawing on experiences performing both improvised and composed works, Meridian approaches percussion in a way that places the exploration of sound in the foreground, in favor of a musical approach that is concerned with exploring acoustic phenomena, rather than rhythm, gesture, or technique.

In creating this music, Meridian reimagines its materials, so that an instrument like a snare drum becomes literally a cylindrical shell with an attached flexible membrane. When viewed from this perspective, traditional instruments become unique sound-making and sound-filtering objects, to be set into vibration coupled with resonant metals, dragged with scraping implements, or driven directly by fingers, bows, or feedback circuitry. In performance, each musician invents a new method for producing sound, a new aggregate instrument, in real-time.

Meridian is Tim Feeney, Sarah Hennies, and Greg Stuart.

Steve Silverstein's work in music sits on the border between new music, indie rock, and ambient music. In addition to releasing his own music, solo and in the band Christmas Decorations (who have releases on Kranky and 12k), he's recorded and mixed every style imaginable, played guitar and synthesizer for singer songwriters, and written for Tape Op and the Chicago Reader. Steve has played in prestigious venues like the Stone, Tonic, the Knitting Factory, and toured through beloved rock clubs like the Lounge Ax, Covered Dish, and Bernie's Bagels. His live shows currently feature the Dewanatron Swarmatron, a visually and sonically unique synthesizer design of which only 94 exist.