Israel Strom — Composer / keyboardist Calgary, AB · 51.04°N / 114.07°W Score no. 001

Israel Strom/

I build rhythms that shouldn't fit — then make them groove.

Polyrhythms, nested tuplets and non-dyadic time signatures. Toured with Louis Cole and Knower. Half of IJ & phonon. Occasionally explains the maths on YouTube.

Composer Keyboardist Music theorist Fizz

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Portrait of Israel Strom — Fig. 01 — the human 3:2 / nested

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Selected work

(01) Listen / watch / study

A / 001

Album / 2025 IJ & phonon

Fizz
Vol. 1

A flagship album for Fizz, the genre invented by phonon. Compositions and string arrangements by Ben Francis and Noa Denton.

B / 002

Program / Self-paced CA$280

Polyrhythms for Keyboardists

C / 003

Video / Explainer YouTube

6 Levels of Polyrhythms

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(02) Two of four

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(03) Calgary, AB

Israel Strom performing live with Louis Cole

Live / Louis Cole Fig. 02

Canadian composer, keyboardist, music theorist and educator — based in Calgary, Alberta.

Israel Strom has toured with Louis Cole and Knower, as well as collaborating on records with phonon, Anatole Muster and Everything Yes. Strom has cultivated a large following on social media by utilizing rhythmic concepts like polyrhythms, nested tuplets and non-dyadic time signatures.

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New music, tour dates, rhythm theory and the occasional unreasonably nested tuplet. Sent rarely, written by a human.