Mika Posen | |
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![]() Posen performing with Timber Timber (2009) | |
Background information | |
Born | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Instrument(s) | violin, viola |
Website | mikaposen |
Mika Posen is a Canadian violinist and music instructor based in Ottawa. She is known for collaborating and performing with acts including Timber Timbre, Agnes Obel, and Forest City Lovers and performs as a solo artist under the name Merganzer.[1][2] Her first solo album, Mirror Maze was released in 2015 and was recorded over the course of several years in Berlin, Germany.[2] A second solo album, Montage was released in 2019.[3][4]
Posen grew up in Ottawa and is the daughter of Canadian singer and songwriter Shelley Posen.[1] She left at 18 and spent several years living in Guelph, Toronto, and Berlin.[1] Posen completed a double degree in music and biology at the University of Guelph and obtained a master's degree in ethnomusicology at York University.[1] She returned to Ottawa in 2017 in part due to the rising costs associated with living in Toronto.[5]
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Nick Schofield & Mika Posen - AMBIENT EMSEMBLES 5 | LIVE AT THE RECORD CENTRE
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Agnes Obel - The Curse (Berlin Live Session)
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References
- ^ a b c d Simpson, Peter (8 December 2015). "The magical music of Merganzer". ottawacitizen. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ a b Hudson, Alex (23 October 2015). "Mika Posen Emerges from the Shadows of Timber Timbre, Forest City Lovers for Debut as Merganzer". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ Muñoz, Matías (15 October 2019). "Single Premiere: Merganzer". Ottawa Showbox. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ Maxwell, Owen (25 November 2019). "Album Reviews for November 25, 2019". Ottawa Life Magazine. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ Edwards, Samantha (21 August 2019). "Squeezed out? Six musicians on why they left Toronto". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
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