Casey Thomas Anderson is an artist working with sound in a number of media, including composition, improvisation, electronic music, saxophone, and installations. Anderson has composed works for the California E.A.R. Unit (Los Angeles), the CalArts New Century Players (Los Angeles), and TRANSIT (New York). He has performed with Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith, Michael Pisaro, Ulrich Krieger, Mark Trayle, Fomoudou Don Moye, the CalArts New Century Players, and as part of Michael Pisaro’s Dogstar Orchestra. Recent residencies include STEIM, Atlantic Center for the Arts, and at the Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival. Anderson holds a Bachelors degree, in Music Composition and Philosophy, from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, and a Master of Fine Arts, in Music Composition, from the California Institute of the Arts. Anderson has studied with Mark Trayle, Ulrich Krieger, Michael Pisaro, Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith, Art Jarvinen, and Vinny Golia. he currently lives in Los Angeles, California.
