I began playing with Andrew Cyr’s Metropolis Ensemble in the summer of 2008 for a project featuring the Ricardo Romaneiro and Ryan Francis remix of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring (an electronica treatment with brass and percussion), which we performed at (Le) Poisson Rouge, and in Prospect Park, as the opening act for Deerhoof. Andrew continually fosters young composers and emerging talents, and I’ve been honored to premier an incredible amount of music by some wonderful composers.