koipondcondo bio

Connor Gregory is koipondcondo, but koipondcondo is not Connor Gregory. It is dense, patient, atmospheric headphone-intensive sound in a world dominated by 30 second clips. It is an accessible slab of modern progressive music, recommended for fans of Tool or Porcupine Tree, but with a sweetness and clarity of purpose born in the unique collaborative environment of west Michigan. Debut EP, i:Know, released on Halloween 2022, was recorded with Kevin Kozel at Third Coast in Grand Haven, and mastered with Ian Gorman at La Luna in Kalamazoo. Planned as the first in a trilogy, it features a murderers' row of top players: Geoff Hansen (Melophobix, Shimmie Pearl) charting vocals, strings, and horns; also featuring Kevin Kozel, Dutcher Snedeker, Nate Hansen, Jordan Hamilton, Ashley Kooistra, Steve Harris, and in a tour de force master class of drumming, Scott Pellegrom. These epic compositions explore the nature of consciousness and understanding: what makes us...us? Connor's massive sonic ideas are made reality in these spiraling sonic tornadoes, dropping masterful instrumental interludes and vocal harmonies along their path like so many windborne Buicks. Come along for the ride: you may end up somewhere you never planned to go, but what a wild journey.