Stra:ta is Brandon Auger and Norm Adams, a duo of sound artists meeting in the fissure between music and noise. Strata combines cello, modular synthesis, processing, feedback and objects to communicate a rare language formed from texture, pitch, scratch and hum. The message is listening and cooperation, while the negotiation is complex and very human.

Stra:ta has performed at Rencontres des Musiques Spontanées in Rimouski QC, Open Waters Festival in Halifax and for the Halifax’s suddenlyLISTEN. Stra:ta’s sounds have been employed in dance works by Jacinte Armstrong and Sarah Coffin.

Stra:ta has released 3 recordings: I Heard Birds and cobb can be heard on Bandcamp. In 2025, Stra:ta released Late Situations on the prestigious French label falt. That can be found here.

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More on Brandon Auger: Brandon Auger is an artist, improviser and structural builder based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Working with sound as a medium, his minimalistic work promotes the amplification of electronic idiosyncrasies and vibrational nuances in both acoustic and synthetic environments. 

Along with being an active member of suddenlyLISTEN and the improvising community in Canada, Auger’s main project pnl(a), has been a 20+ year study of tape/electronic music having released 7 albums to date. Brandon is also one half of the microsound group Strata and the founder of Northern Apparatus, an improvising trio with Andrew MacKelvie and Danielle Jakubiak.  

He has also worked frequently with members of Mocean Dance and Kinetic Studios, fusing his approach to sound with various choreographers in both compositional and improvised constructs. His compositions, installations, live performances and collaborative projects have spanned across both Canada and the U.S.

Brandon’s collection of original miniature videos is housed on his Instagram page, his audio is available on his Bandcamp page.

For more information on Norm Adams, link to his bio page.