Composer, vocalist, multi-instrumental electronic musician, and multimedia artist
Christina Wheeler’s musical forays explore a myriad of styles and forms. She blends a mix of songs and improvised electronic music from vocals, sampler, theremin, QChord, autoharp and Array mbira. A Los Angeles native, Wheeler has performed and recorded with a variety of artists, including Ryuichi Sakamoto, Chaka Khan, John Cale, Laraaji, Roscoe Mitchell, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Matana Roberts, Marc Ribot, Murcof, and A Guy Called Gerald. Wheeler’s work with David Byrne included international tours and appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman and PBS’s Sessions at West 54th Street. MTV’s AMP featured her music. Recordings include work with Fred P, Benjamin Brunn, Shinedoe, Ripperton, Vernon Reid, DJ Logic, Mocky, and Jamie Lidell. Her duo with Nicole Mitchell, Iridescent, opened the Angel City Jazz Festival. Wheeler’s latest recordings, That Was Then, This Is Now, and Songs of S + D, are releasing on her label, Bamboula Audio. She also presents new multimedia performance works with immersive, ambisonic sound design and is currently writing for her latest instrument, the glass armonica.