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Martin Arnold

Born in Edmonton, Alberta in 1959, now based in Toronto. Arnold is a composer and performer who studied in Edmonton, Banff, the Hague, and Victoria, where his teachers included Frederic Rzewski, John Cage and Louis Andriessen. He is a founding member of the Drystone Orchestra and from 1995-2000 he was artistic director of The Burdocks. He also produces a variety of visual work. A multi-instrumentalist as well, he plays guitar, banjo, melodica and live electronics in numerous bands and outfits. Martin works as a gardener and teaches in the Cultural Studies Department of Trent University.