Ka Baird

Ka Baird is a New York-based performer, sound artist and composer who works with extended voice, microphone techniques, electronics and woodwinds. A founding member of the Chicago-formed experimental group Spires That In The Sunset Rise, Baird has also built a solo practice since moving to New York in 2014. Baird was a music resident at Pioneer Works in summer 2018, where they converted a four-channel piece into the stereo record Respires. Baird's recordings include Sapropelic Pycnic (Drag City, 2017) and Bearings: Soundtracks for the Bardos (RVNG Intl., 2024). Their live work has been presented at venues including MoMA PS1, Issue Project Room and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago.