lane arndt--aka the specialest

The Artist: Lane Arndt (aka coeur de lane) is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, songwriter, and teacher. He has worked with some of the most beloved names of the Canadian folk, jazz and indie-rock communities. Some of the names that he has had the honour of sharing creative space with include Kathryn Calder, Shuyler Jansen, Dustin Cole, Andrew Downing, Rubim De Toledo, Mike Lent, Adam Palmer, Trevor Tchir, Terry Tran, Colin Priestner and many, many more. His list of creative collaborations is long and varied; from the twenty-odd albums he has been a part of as producer, band member, or sideman, to spear-heading the experimental improvised music collective, The Improvised Network. Lane Arndt is a musician with a mission, to make as much creative original music in one lifetime as humanly possible. With a background in Jazz guitar, and almost 30 years spent on the instrument, his path has moved from the over-the-top technical theatrics of 80s ʻshred guitarʼ into the jazz world and extreme experimental improvisation and then finally a full circle commute back to the folk-based song structures of his childhood upbringing. Not the typical journey for someone with a Masters degree in music theory and under- graduate papers in Jazz Improv. But then coeur de lane (aka the specialest) is no typical musician/ singer- songwriter/producer. Uniting his passion for eclectic and creative sounds, his songs and productions are a sonic space where the roots of acoustic instrumentation meet the contemporary horizons of electronic beats and fuzzed-out glitch. In the last year, he has been the recipient of a Rawlco grant for a solo record (re:met, in progress) and has produced albums for Adam Palmer (lights) and Kath MacLean (Seed Bone and Hammer).

Victoria, BC