"Globe-trotting visionary"Georgia Straight,
"Very multi-instrumentalist" Folk Roots Magazine
"The Noah of musical instruments"David Greirson - CBC Radio

Randy Raine-Reusch is a composer, concert-artist and improvisor specializing in New and Experimental Music for world instruments. An innovator interested in extending the boundaries of music, he has created distinct new performance styles on a number of world instruments from his collection of 700. 

Raine-Reusch has spent over thirty years exploring the relationship of music to psychology, philosophy, and spiritual or religious practices. He studied at the Creative Music Studio in the 70's with artists such as Fred Rzewski, Jack Dejohnette and Karl Berger, before going overseas to study with master musicians in Australia, Malaysia, China, Indonesia, Thailand, Burma and the Philippines, as well as with "National Treasures" in Korea and Japan. As a result his music now contains clear influences from a variety of indigenous cultures and is heavily influenced by Taoism and Zen.

In his performances Raine-Reusch strives for a balance of virtuosity, innovation, and a contemplative depth of spirit, while retaining the essence of his instruments. His unique voice has led him to perform and/or record with the Tianjin Symphony Orchestra, Aerosmith, Yes, The Cranberries; Pauline Oliveros, Stuart Dempster, Jon Gibson; Barry Guy, Robert Dick, Frank Gratkowski, Mats Gustafsson; Sainkho Namtchylak, Jin Hi Kim, and Issui Minegishi, the Japanese Iemoto, or Hereditary Grand Master, of Seikyodo Ichigenkin. As a solo artist, with his world beat ensemble ASZA, or with Chinese zheng virtuoso Mei Han, Raine-Reusch has performed at two WOMAD festivals, three World Expos, and on tours to Australia, Germany, Spain, Czech Republic, South Africa, China, India, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines. Raine-Reusch’s performances have been broadcast nationally in China, Australia, Germany, Spain, Singapore, Canada and the United States, and he has appeared in five documentary films on music.

As a composer, Raine-Reusch has a distinctive voice, whether creating simple folk melodies or extremely experimental works that challenge both the audience and performers. He has premiered works ranging from large-scale site-specific extravaganzas, electro-acoustics, or realtime interactive computer works, to intimate chamber pieces for film, dance, and theatre in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, and Spain, including three World Expos and numerous computer music conferences.

Raine-Reusch was a consultant/founder of the Rainforest World Music Festival in Sarawak, Malaysia; the consultant for Cirque du Soleil's Quidam; and the artist director of a number of other festivals and large-scale events. He has acted as producer on numerous CDs and CD ROMs on Canadian and international labels. He is a contributing editor for Musicworks Magazine and has recently written Play the World: 101 World Instrument Primer for Mel Bay Publications. He has been a guest lecturer in the fields of composition, performance, ethnomusicology, and psychology at prominent universities and conferences worldwide. He is a member of the Canadian League of Composers and an Affiliate of the Canadian Music Centre. Raine-Reusch worked briefly as a consultant and Director of Acquisitions for the Musical Instrument Museum, to be opened in Phoenix Arizona in 2010.

Raine-Reusch is currently the Artistic Director of the Rainforest World Music Festival in Kuching, and the Miri International Jazz Festival in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Randy & Steve Tyler

Artistic Direction
Randy has assisted the Rainforest World Music Festival in Sarawak as an 'ad hoc' Artistic Director, for the international artists. He was the Artistic Director for the nationally televised Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Western Canada Summer Games 1990 and the accompanying Royal Visit of Britain's Prince Edward.  He also was the Artistic Director of the Music from the Pacific Horizon Festival series, and has assisted in the selection of artists for a number of festivals in Canada and Asia. 

Lectures
Randy has lectured internationally on the topics of Music, Acoustic Ecology, Psychology and Creativity.  These include the following presentations:  " Music in Sarawak" for the Chime Conference of Chinese and Asian music in Prague in 1999; three lectures in "World Music as an Educational Tool" for the 1999 NESA Conference in Cairo, Egypt; "World Music and the Traditions of Sarawak" at the Sarawak Museum, Kuching, Malaysia in 1997; "World Music Languages" at the Inter-cultural Music Conference, London England in 1996; "Endangered Music, Endangered Life" at the World Soundscape - Tuning of the World Conference in Banff, Alberta in 1993; "Contemporary Composition on World Instruments" at the University of the Philippines, Quezon City in 1987; and "Composition and Performance in North America" at Srinakarinwirot University, Mahasarakham, Thailand in 1985.

Artist Support
Randy has acted as a mentor and advisor for emerging artists in World Music for over 20 years. He was a founder of the World Music mentoring programme for B.C. Festival of the Arts. He continues to assist traditional musicians and instrument makers from numerous cultures to maintain and preserve their art, while providing international opportunities to market their works