Miya Masaoka, a long-time Bay Area resident, recently relocated to New York, joins an ever-expanding group of stellar local improvisors including: Liz Allbee (trumpet/electronics), John Ingle (saxophones), Kjell Nordeson (percussion), and Tim Perkis (electronics). Miya Masaoka musician, composer, sound artist has created works for koto and electronics, Laser Koto, field recordings, laptop, video and written scores for ensembles, chamber orchestras and mixed choirs. In her pieces she has investigated the sound and movement of insects, as well as the physiological response of plants, the human brain and her own body. Within these varied contexts her performance work investigates the interactive, collaborative aspects of sound, improvisation, nature and society.