thenlike?now (tl?n) consists of Victoria Donaldson, bassoon, & Benjamin Damann, percussion. Their shared affinity for the avant-garde & experimental, whether in the concert hall or the local metal show, have led them to explore new, creative opportunities. Together, they are committed to collaborating with living composers to realize new works involving fixed & live electronics, educating audiences about the prevalence of electronic musics, & closing the gap between popular & academic musical cultures. Whether through focused meditation or face-melting distortion, tl?n questions the law of academic norms & offers a new definition of “contemporary classical.”