Adham Shaikh released on our first compilation Northern Circuits and has been a friend right from the earliest days of the label.  He is a composer, producer and sound designer currently living in Slocan, BC and has been producing music for the past 25 years and has released 5 solo albums (re:alignment, journey to the sun, essence, fusion and collectivity); 3 collaborative full-length albums ( as drift, ekko and dreamtree project); in addition to numerous individual compositions over the course of his career.  In Feb. 2006, Fusion received a  nomination for the best world music album at the Canadian Juno music awards.

As a performer, Adham has played across Canada and internationally at festivals, film events and clubs - both solo and together with a wide variety of accompanying world musicians.  Operating from his Sonicturtle music studio, he is currently at work on a number of multimedia projects while actively recording his next albums.