EXO-TECH is New York large ensemble collective formed by vocalist and musical director SOPHIA BROUS and New Zealand pop innovator KIMBRA in 2016. The group features a revolving membership of some of New York and beyond’s most respected music luminaries, exploring the intersections of improvisation and pop song composition.

The group traverse musical worlds reminiscent of Talking Heads, Can, Gang Gang Dance, Brigitte Fontaine and the Art Ensemble of Chicago, as much influenced by modern pop and experimental rnb, as by by free jazz, avant garde improvisation, tropicalia and film music.

Created as opportunity for musician friends to play together in ecstatic, open creative settings in-the-round, each show is an musical experiment in collective presence, where an audience bares witness to a rich musical alchemy as thrilling for observers as it is for the ensemble members.

EXO members and past collaborators (alphabetical A-Z)

Musical director – Sophia Brous. Members/collaborators (alphabetical A-Z) – Stuart Bogie, Bilal, Tyondai Braxton, Sophia Brous, David Byrne, Ben Chapatea-Katz, Brian Chase,Taja Cheek,  Arrington de Dionyso, Angel Deradoorian, Trevor Dunn, Amir El-Saffer, Greg Fox, Will Graefe, Jeremy Gustin, Dave Harrington, Mike Haldeman, Miho Hatori, Yuka Honda, Lars Horntveth, Shahzad Ismaily, Kimbra, Benjamin Lazar Davis, Sarah Neufeld, Kate NV, Sean Ono Lennon, Questlove, Caroline Polachek, Mauro Refosco, Marc Ribot, Greg Saunier, Cleek Schrey, Colin Stetson, Lester St Louis, Moses Sumney, Alex Toth, Ilan Volkov, Joan Wasser (Joan As Policewoman), Kaoru Watanabe, Doug Weiselman, Kenny Wolleson, Jim White, C Spencer Yeh, Spencer Zahn