This video captures a moment from my time performing accordion while serving as Bandleader for Cirque du Soleil’s arena ice show CRYSTAL.
CRYSTAL was Cirque du Soleil’s first production created specifically for the ice, combining live music, skating, acrobatics, and large-scale touring logistics. Performing in this environment required constant musical awareness—responding to movement on the ice, syncing tightly with technology, and maintaining consistency across a fast-moving international schedule.
The accordion is woven throughout the score, supporting the show’s shifting moods and styles. From a musical standpoint, this work was less about spotlight moments and more about reliability, adaptability, and collaboration within a very large creative machine.
I’m sharing this clip as a snapshot of the kind of projects I’ve been involved in recently—long-form productions where musical leadership, flexibility, and calm execution matter just as much as performance itself.