aidan baker biography Aidan Baker is a musician & writer currently based in Toronto, Canada. Classically trained in flute, he is self-taught on guitar, drums, & various other instruments. A regular performer in & around Toronto, he has also performed in New York, Montreal, Chicago, San Francisco, & such festivals as The Om Festival, Saturation Bombing, SXSW, & The Distillery Jazz Festival. He has released numerous CD's on independent labels from around the world. He is the author of two books of poetry, two poetry chapbooks, & has published poetry, fiction, & criticism in various international & scholarly journals. As a solo artist, Baker explores the deconstructive sonic possibilities of the electric guitar as a primary sound source, creating music that  ranges from experimental to post-rock to contemporary classical. He performs the experimental collective ARC & the ambient/doom metal project Nadja. He has also composed work for the The Penderecki String Quartet & The Uxbridge Chamber Choir.

releases: remixes a collection of remixes of Baker's work by: Andrea Marutti (aka Amon), Millimetrik, Building Castles Out of Matchsticks, Cordell Klier, The Blameshifter, Naw, Gruntsplatter, Wilt, Fear Falls Burning, Troum, & Pilotram. available as an online release from | reviews

live shows 04/26/06: Nadja at Threatre National, Montreal, w/ Isis & Mare 04/25/06: Gears of Sand showcase at The Ambient Ping 03/16/06: Nadja at SXSW in Austin, TX 03/07/06: ARC at The Ambient Ping 02/10/06: Nadja at The Brampton Indie Arts Festival links /contact / website www.aidanbaker.org