Composer with a classical composition degree from a jazz school (Berklee) and roots in rock and roll; a longtime student of North Indian classical music (raga), including a brief time at the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael, Calif.  "World" music is a barely tolerable label, as is "electronica"; both are so vague and problematic that I'd rather not use them, but at least it points you in the right direction for understanding what I do. 

I began as a piano player; guitar and bass followed shortly thereafter. But the answer to the question "What instrument do you play?" is "The studio". Synthesizers and various other devices are my orchestra; fretless guitar, on which I study Indian music, is my personal, solo voice, but it would be a mistake to call me primarily a guitarist.

About the name: in Indian music one usually has a preferred root pitch ("Sa"); mine is C#, which is a common Sa for male vocalists (such as Shafqat Ali Khan and Sukhawat Ali Khan, sons of the late great Salamat Ali Khan from Lahore, whom I got to know during my San Francisco days.) My teacher, a sitarist, also uses C# as his Sa. I tune my fretless guitars Indian-style, root-fifth-root-fifth-root-fourth (C# G # C# G# C# F# or Sa Pa Sa Pa Sa Ma), ascending. 

Adrian Foster is a composer and organist based in Montréal, Québec. He is cofounder and co-artistic director of Earth World Collaborative, where he pursues innovative collaborations through immersive story concerts and a wide array of satellite projects, featuring music, film, literature, and art.

\\\Past gigs :
2021:
dec 16: VES Montreal Mega Party 2021
sep 18: Earthdance Peace and Love at fucking last

2020: 
NYE2020: Tesla Nights NYE Special Edition !

2019:
Dec 5: VES Montreal Mega Party 2019
sep 8: Global Beats @ La Shop
aug 29-sep 2: Timeless Festival 2019
aug 23: RU - Fresques de nuit @ Mt Royal ave, Montreal
july 10-12 : Alweezgrooven 10 anniversary
july 5-7 : Chillin’ Campout Reunion @ Whispering Pines (Ont)
jun 9: Global Beat Sundays @ La Shop
jun 1: Tesla Nights - Season finale
jan 1: Lumberjacks NYE Party

2018:
dec 6: VES Mega Party @ Théâtre Plaza 
nov 29: B2B Luv #4 (b2b Prana Papa) @ La Shop
oct 19 : Saraswati (b2b Prana Papa)
oct 7 : Sunday32 x Tesla @ Longueuil beach
sep 21 : Saraswati (b2b Sabi Non-Stop)
sep 15 : After Illusion 2018
aug 29 - sep 3 : Good Vibes Festival (b2b Galaks)
aug 18 : Private waterfront party
aug 10-12 : Illusion Festival 2018
jul 26-30 : Eclipse Festival : Transformation 2018
jul 7 : Dan Stringer's Black Therapy
jul 6-9 : Portail Festival 2018
jun 24 : Undr Groov // Sunday32 @ Örign
jun 15 : Saraswati @ Caravane Café Mtl
apr 27 : Popelay 3 (Co-Incidences)
apr 20 : Tesla 420 edition @ Studio Loco 
mar 9 : Bass Wars II 
mar 2-4 : Hope and love vortex rhythms 2
feb 9 : Tempo - Sybillin edition @ LPBN, Sherbrooke
jan 19 : Saraswati @ Caravane Café Mtl
jan 17 : Awsum Kulture (Veronika bday bash) @ Salon Daomé

2017 :
dec 31 : NYE 2018 // Convergences
dec 22 : Onomar at Laïka 
dec 9 : LABB mix @ Le LABB
dec 7 : VES Mtl Mega Party 2017 @ Théâtre Plaza
nov 15 : Sabi and Prana birthday bash @ La Shop
oct 27 : De'lloween  @ Lespacemaker
oct 21 : Tesla @ Studio Loco
oct 14-15 : Private festival afterparty
oct 07 : Saraswati @ La Shop
sep 29 : Private party
aug 27 : Caravane Café Mtl
aug 18-20 : Illusion festival
aug 12 : Tatanka @ Caravane Café Mtl
jul 28 : Dan Stringer's Black Therapy
jul 06 : Velvet w/ Othman and Kris Tin
jun 24 : Private St-Jean party 
jun 17 : Franssu housewarming loft party 
jun 10 : Private moving out party
may 20 : Hot Dog Danse
mar 19 : Soul Flight Session vol.3
feb 24 : Kaizen @ Club Unity
feb 17 : Onomar @ Laïka

Co-founder of Kaizen collective in Montreal, Franssu equally loves to make people dance and to make them discover new music. As his technique and musical tastes expanded, he found himself playing some music he wouldn't have thought about a few years ago. This is thanks to the wonderful people he had the chance to meet behind decks and on innumerable dancefloors. His genres of choice run from downtempo to progressive techno, with a special place in his heart for beats including sounds from all other the world, while always keeping a trippy and danceable feel.

Bookings : franssu@gmail.com

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