Sticks and Tones

Biography

Sticks & Tones is the instrumental duo of Dave Symington and Jim Meyer. First meeting at one of Jim’s busking sessions on Granville Island, they soon learned to combine their talents and create spacious and captivating songs that make you wonder, ‘How are there only two members?’ The “Stick” is a two-handed tapping instrument, which allows Jim to play melody and bass parts while Dave explores percussive and melodic elements with two Roland Octapads. Symington has had a disability (C5-6 quadriplegic) since a diving accident in 1975. He co-founded the Vancouver Adapted Music Society with Sam Sullivan in 1988.

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