Miles Perkin

Miles Perkin is a Canadian double bassist, composer, improviser, singer and multi-instrumentalist born in 1980 and based in Berlin. His work crosses jazz, contemporary composition, popular song and experimental music, combining acoustic bass with electronics, unconventional tools and extended instrumental techniques.

He studied at McGill University and later at the Jazz Institut Berlin, developing numerous projects as a bandleader and collaborator. His releases include the solo album Subtones and the quartet recording The Point In Question with Tom Arthurs, Benoît Delbecq and Jim Black. He has also written and performed music for theatre and dance, and Creative Sources documents his activity in experimental ensemble music.