School of Creative Arts

Neuroscience research and voice-controlled drums: Rock drummer Satoshi Yamaguchi to deliver public lecture

Satoshi Yamaguchi at his VXD drum kitDrummer and researcher Satoshi Yamaguchi will present a public lecture at SoCA Feb. 23 (PROVIDED BY S. YAMAGUCHI/University of Windsor)

By Kate Hargreaves

For any musician, losing the ability to play their instrument sounds like a nightmare.

For Satoshi Yamaguchi, drummer for the Japanese rock band RADWIMPS, this became a reality while on a national concert tour in 2009.

Having developed musician’s dystonia, a rare neurological condition impacting his motor control, Yamaguchi continued to perform until 2015 when he made the decision to step away from drumming due to progressing symptoms.

SoCA faculty take the stage for annual jazz concert

4th annual jazz faculty concertFaculty from the School of Creative Arts will step out of the classroom and onto the stage Saturday, Feb. 7 for their fourth annual Faculty Jazz Concert at the Capitol Theatre in Windsor, Ont. (Trevor Pittman/ UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR)

Windsor’s Capitol Theatre will hum with the rhythm of jazz this Saturday as faculty from the School of Creative Arts step out of the classroom and onto the stage for their fourth annual Faculty Jazz Concert.

The concert features a varied program of instrumental and vocal jazz numbers, selected by Mike Karloff, Shahida Nurullah, Bob Fazecas, Steve Wood, Mike Palazzolo, Miles Finlayson and Vanessa Harnish.