Kara-lis Coverdale

Canadian composer, musician, and arranger Kara-Lis Coverdale creates immersive, surreal works which blend electronic and acoustic instrumentation. She has a background in traditional modes of composition, and has worked extensively as an organist and music director at several churches. On recordings like 2014's A 480, she loops vocal samples into hypnotic, transformative patterns. 2017's Grafts expands on this technique, applying the process to keyboard arrangements. 2025's From Where You Came is a more expansive synthesis of orchestral and electronic elements. Aside from her ...