Dr. Daniel Akira Stadnicki is an award-winning, mixed Asian-Canadian scholar, educator, and performer based in amiskwaciy-wâskahikan (Edmonton), currently serving as both a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow at McGill University and Project Manager for DIALOGUES. A former Vanier Canada Graduate Scholar at the University of Alberta, Daniel Akira is currently co-editing both The Cambridge Companion to the Drum Kit and a special issue for the Journal of Popular Music Education. To learn more, please visit www.DanielStadnicki.com.