ABOUT Will Calhoun

SESSION TITLE: PULSE – The Interaction Relationship Between Sound, Rhythm, and Improvisation

Will Calhoun is a Bronx-Born two-time Grammy winner from the iconic genre bending Rock band LIVING COLOUR; who has been inducted into National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C. Will also Graduated from the Berklee College of Music, where he received his Bachelor’s degree in Recording and Engineering.

RECORDING/PRODUCTION/TOURING: Will has Produced/toured with Harry Belafonte, Pharoah Sanders, Wayne Shorter, McCoy Tyner, Ron Carter, Buster Williams, Bobby Watson, Mike Stern, Public Enemy, Lauryn Hill, Marcus Miller, Yassin Bey (aka Mos Def) Herb Alpert, Mic Jagger, Oumou Sangare and many others.

EDUCATION: During Will’s limited downtime he’s recently become an adjunct Professor at New York University (NYU) teaching in the electronic music composing department. Will has lectured at: The Simons foundation- lecture with Jim Simons, Chapman University, Brown University’s Watson Institute, Columbia University’s Teachers College, Yoshi’s Jazz club in Jack London Square, Berklee College of Music, Haverford College, The Museum of Mathematics, The Brooklyn Academy of Music, and The New School.

Will has invested over 25 years of personal research in the Outback of Australia, Mali, Morocco, Senegal, Belize, and Northern Brazil to document and study the true History of the drums, rhythm, sonic vibrations and their impact on modern music. Will is an inventor and avid user of technology and its unique role in creating music.

On April 24th, 2023 Will received the “Cultural Vangaurd Award” from The Bronx Museum for outstanding performance, interdisciplinary cultural research, and reinvesting his talents/knowledge in the Bronx.

Will is presently touring with Living Colour and recording songs for a new release.