artist dreamSTATE

dreamSTATE is electronic musicians Scott M2 (Scott McGregor Moore) and Jamie Todd. waveforms, an ambient soundscape installation, was the first public expression of their ambient explorations. This ever-changing, multi-speaker creation played continuously for six months at The H5 Project, a holographic art gallery in Toronto. dreamSTATE's first CD release BETWEEN REALITIES (1998) captures a one hour section of the piece in a 'live microphone' recording which merges waveforms' electronic textures with the urban soundscape of the street outside.

dreamSTATE later surfaced to perform their atmospherics live with small powerful synthesizer systems. Fresh from live appearances at the World Electronic Music Festival (WEMF 1998), Interference Orange and the Junction Arts Festival, they celebrated the launch of their first CD with an ambient soundscape performance at Toronto's WEAVE nightclub. In 2000 there was an even stronger emphasis on live performance. Along with appearances at events like the OM Festival and the Alive series, each month the duo performed a chapter of the Drone Cycle 2000 - a tour through the 12 notes of the chromatic scale as foundations for ambient improvisations with a revolving series of special guests. They remain active live performers.

Their second CD, PASSAGE (2005), features dreamSTATE's soundscapes from the Bread and Water multimedia installation (inspired by poet Lynn Harrigan's book Moon Sea Crossing) which was mounted in the Huron District Historic Goal in Goderich, Ontario from August to October 2004. Scott M2 performed dreamSTATE's soundscapes live for the stage adaptation of Moon Sea Crossing at the Toronto Fringe Festival in July 2006.

OM (2006), was dreamSTATE's their first live concert CD, from an early morning chillout performance at the OM Festival in 2000. In 2009 a decade dreaming was released - featuring live soundscapes selected from a decade of performances at THE AMBiENT PiNG. Co-releases are also planned from recording sessions with James Johnson, Vir Unis and Susanna Hood. Exclusive tracks are appearing on a variety of ambient and experimental CD compilations - visit their CDs page for the latest releases.

Since 2000, Scott and Jamie have also been curating THE AMBiENT PiNG (Toronto's long running live ambient music event) as a garden for new ambient music growth in the city and a welcoming spot for touring ambient performers from across the continent.

dreamSTATE's latest CD a decade dreaming features selected soundscapes from their own AMBiENT PiNG performances 1999-2009.