Ethan Rose is an experimental ambient music producer from Portland, OR, who is influenced by musiquè concrete and whose interests include music boxes and player pianos. Affiliated with the Chicago-based independent label Locust, Rose made his full-length album debut in 2006 with Ceiling Songs. His second full-length album on Locust, Spinning Pieces (2007), is a compilation of three limited-edition releases on the label: Miniature & Sea (2003), ...the Dot & the Line... (2004), and Singing Tower (2007). In addition to his production work on Locust, Rose performs live in concert and showcases his work in art gallery installations. His music has been featured in films including Gus Van Zant's Paranoid Park (2007). ~ Jason Birchmeier