Traces, mov. 2
by Connor D'Netto @connordnetto
performed by Ben Baker (cello) and Georgia Mills (piano)

Not strictly speaking a We Are Breathing track, but it's where it all began. Connor and I met in July 2017 at Bang On A Can's annual Summer Festival at MASS MoCA, where we were both artists-in-residence. At the Festival, one of the things we worked on together was a performance of Connor's lush cello and piano sonata "Traces", alongside the fantastic Georgia Mills. Check out this recording from the concert!
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Traces, mov. 2  –  live @ MASS MoCA, July 2018

We Are Breathing is the duo project of Australian composer/performer Connor D’Netto and American cellist Ben Baker.

Ben and Connor met in mid 2017 at Bang On A Can’s annual Summer Music Festival at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art where the two were both artists-in-residence. After, the pair sought to collaborate on a project bringing together their various musical backgrounds spanning classical, folk and electronic music, their love of diverse musical styles from minimalism, electronica, alt-rock and jazz, and their passion and drive to create and engage in art unconstrained by style or genre.

The result is We Are Breathing, a new music duo creating raw, tender and emotional sounds straddling across musical worlds. With Ben on cello and Connor on synths and live electronics, their music fuses Connor’s unique post-minimal compositional voice, Ben’s virtuosic playing, both as a contemporary classical musician and a folk musician and improviser, with live signal processing and electronics creating complexly layered immersive experiences.

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