A little bit about myself . . .
My name is Roan, and I am a Vancouver student, who is also a musician, singer, composer, actor and visual artist. I sing both modern and classical songs, plus everything from jazz to opera, and I also play piano, ukulele and trombone.
My parents tell me I've been making music since I was about three years old, when they heard me creating a love song, while sitting on the garden swing. I've been playing piano for years, and I would always rather make up my own pieces than practice.
I have always enjoyed making music and I love classical music as well as opera. I have composed lots of songs before on piano, but now I am playing ukulele and really enjoying the freedom of expression and movement that it allows.
I busk regularly at Granville Island on the weekends, playing my ukulele and singing, under my Tiki umbrella. I play a lot of vintage songs, mainly from the 1920s to 1940s although I do have a few from the 1910s (plus one from the 1960s that I only play when it rains). I also perform at community events, and other gigs around town - once I even played on a farm! I’m still playing piano, singing opera and classical music, sometimes a little big band jazz trombone, and even violin from time to time!
Some of my muscial influences are,
Stephen Sondheim
Owen Pallett
Fred Astaire
The Decemberists
The Killers
The Cats & the Fiddle
Flaming Lips
Philip Glass
The Real Tuesday Weld
Annette Hanshaw
Paul K Joyce
Gorillaz
and many others . . .
My parents tell me I've been making music since I was about three years old, when they heard me creating a love song, while sitting on the garden swing. I've been playing piano for years, and I would always rather make up my own pieces than practice.
I have always enjoyed making music and I love classical music as well as opera. I have composed lots of songs before on piano, but now I am playing ukulele and really enjoying the freedom of expression and movement that it allows.
I busk regularly at Granville Island on the weekends, playing my ukulele and singing, under my Tiki umbrella. I play a lot of vintage songs, mainly from the 1920s to 1940s although I do have a few from the 1910s (plus one from the 1960s that I only play when it rains). I also perform at community events, and other gigs around town - once I even played on a farm! I’m still playing piano, singing opera and classical music, sometimes a little big band jazz trombone, and even violin from time to time!
Some of my muscial influences are,
Stephen Sondheim
Owen Pallett
Fred Astaire
The Decemberists
The Killers
The Cats & the Fiddle
Flaming Lips
Philip Glass
The Real Tuesday Weld
Annette Hanshaw
Paul K Joyce
Gorillaz
and many others . . .
