The In Fuse group is a Improvisation band with musical overtones of Ephemeral Fusion and Soundscape. 
The ephemeral art term is usually used to describe a work of In Fuse art that only occurs once, 
like a happening that survives solely in documentary form,

 In Fuse music, dance and wearable art, incorporate transience in their intended purpose.  

 With Textile Art costumes by Evelyn Roth and well known dance performers such as Anna Materna and Mushimaru Fujieda,
whose performances that are bright, festive, positive, and uplifting to watch. 

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 Band members and guest artists are composers of their instruments music equally and in total harmony with each other.
 
Current list of band member names;

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Ray Fuse - vocals

Michael Blanchard - bass
Manny Allbeury - saxophone

Erkan Gencol - drum set 

James Newhouse - piano

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  Ray Fuse  interdisciplinary artist (wearable art costumes, lyrics, singer, dancer) combines dynamic vocal arrangements

with multiple media.  

Ray Fuse has displayed and sold paintings, drawings and prints and performed and displayed video /audio productions in private and public art gallery exhibits and public venues from 1975.

Ray Fuse as singer, dancer, composer, wearable artist, producer of Digital Art Works has collaborated with internationally renowned performers such as Mushimaru Fujita and costume designer Evelyn Roth in public performance events which are archived on digital formats, produced and edited by Ray Fuse through SACRED SOUND AND VISION Productions for public broadcast. These Digital Art forms are also for installations for art galleries and public spaces that are backgrounds for performance.

 Ray Fuse hopes to portray a mystical thyme in the Visionary Art Movement that out pictures Ephemeral content. (Ephemeral is an adjective that describes something lasting for a very short time, or something that is fleeting, transitory, or short-lived. )

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  Michael Blanchard-  bass, string bass. (aka Foster Grant) HiFi eclectic bass, string bass, proficient plucker and tinkerer. 
A stalwart of the 1980's Montreal music scene in bands such as Terminal Sunglasses, Bubblegum Army and Megalo,
Michael moved to Vancouver in 1996 to cause havoc in the local music scene.

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  Manny Allbeury is a dynamic, soulful saxophone player.
He studied under the renowned English tenor Don Rendell and continued his studies at the Barry School of Music in Wales.
He initially started playing in jazz groups then went on to Rock/Soul bands touring England, Europe, and Canada.
His inspiration comes from the extremes of Coltrane to Bobby Keys.

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  Erkan Gencol is a versatile musician from Turkey, now based in Vancouver, BC, Canada. With a career spanning jazz drumming, percussion, and electronic music production, Erkan has played with Turkish jazz icons Sibel Kose, Yahya Dai, and Sarp Maden. In Vancouver, he joined the rock band Rat Silo in 2018, contributing his innovative loops and live electronics to their distinctive sound, and also plays with "Istanbul the Band" (ITB) since 2023, promoting Turkish music. His work is influenced by drummers Okay Temiz, Paul Motian, and Nate Smith, blending tribal beats and Turkish rhythms with modern funk. Currently, Erkan continues his projects with Rat Silo and ITB while experimenting to return to his jazz roots.

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  James Newhouse has been playing Keyboards for more than 40 years.
Having a sense of harmony and accompaniment helps him to create unique creative piano melodies and electronic drums in a group.
As well as being an original composer, he plays with all sorts of music including Classic, Jazz, Blues, Pop, Folklore, etc.
From a young age James discovered a natural talent for piano.
Beginning to play at 4 years old. Completing grade 5 Toronto Royal Conservatory. James began playing drums at the age of 10 which inspired a journey into Jazz. At 15 years he began to play pop blues and jazz taught by Gwen Greenway.
James went to Capilano College to take the Commercial Harmony program.
James played many professional gigs and learned live sound and Music Production at the Columbia Academy in Vancouver.
He traveled to Montreal to work with a wide and diverse community of very talented musicians.
The process of interactive symbiotic feeling with various influences to express his unique musical experience,  to interact with intuition has become a hallmark of his sound.

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History of Special Guest Performers and Collaborators include;

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 Devinder Hundal

 Played sitar and Indian violin with the In Fuse group in live performances and recording sessions in 1998, Sutra Dreams and Ma Sarasvati.

In his 80s now, Devinder was only 9 years old when an accident occurred leaving him blind. However, this did not stop him from pursuing his passion for music. He arrived in Canada 40 years ago.

Through his 40 years of teaching music, he has taught thousands of students, many of them winning awards internationally. Devinder has also performed at the Bell Performing Arts Centre, Surrey Arts Centre, and at other Surrey events.

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The Late Great, Amanda Hughes singer of soul and jazz. Amanda Hughes and Ray Fuse did duets on her last album soundtrack for the Mayan Calendars - A Day Out of Time and Remember recordings by In Fuse.

 

The Late Great, Stephen Wither synthesizer keyboardist and composer for In Fuse earlier recordings. Founding member and live performer and recording artist for The In Fuse group from 1996 to 2005. 

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07/11/2025
Museum of Vancouver
1100 Chestnut St., Vancouver, BC. V6J3J9
In Fuse music live for Evelyn Roth presentation of wearable art history.

08/22/2022
Vancouver Art Gallery
750 Hornby Street Vancouver BC. V6Z 2H7
In Fuse music performance for Evelyn Roth installation
Annex Workshop and 3rd floor gallery rotunda

10/15/2021
Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival
The Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre Theatre
In Fuse group music and dance performance

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07/13/2008
The Wise Hall
1882 Adanac St.,East Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
Performance of dance and music by In Fuse group

07/16/05
Evelyn Roth Retrospective
Emily Carr Collage of Art and Design: Granville Island, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Dance ~ Ray Fuse / Yayoi Hirano / Anna Mabu Materna / Angela Brown
Wearable Art ~ Evelyn Roth / Ray Fuse /Yayoi Hirano
Inflatables ~ Evelyn Roth
Masks ~ Ray Fuse / Yayoi Hirano
Music ~ keyboard - Steve Wither

09/09/04
Fringe Festival
Spirit House: Granville Island, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Wearable Art / Masks / Dance ~ Ray Fuse
Inflatable ~ Evelyn Roth
Music ~ keyboard - Steve Wither / Voice - Fuse
Dance ~ Anna Mabu Materna

06/05/04
Roses of Fire
The Cotton Club: Granville Island ,Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Wearable Art / Masks / lyrics / Dance ~ Ray Fuse
Dance ~ Anna Mabu Materna
Music ~ keyboard - Steve Wither / Voice~Fuse

05/29/04
Journey Kathara Show
W.I.S.E. Hall: 1882 Adanac ,Vancouver,British Columbia, Canada.
Installation / Wearable Art / Lyrics / Dance ~ Ray Fuse
Inflatable / Wearable Art ~ Eveyln Roth
Dance ~ Jennifer Norquest
Music ~ keyboard - Steve Wither / flute - Leonard Eagle Cloud

03/03/04
Journey in Romance
Monas Cabaret: 1328 Hornby St., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Dance ~ Ray Fuse / Anna Mabu Materna / Rahma
Wearable Art ~ Ray Fuse / Eveyln Roth
Music ~ keyboard - Steve Wither / voice - Ray Fuse

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01/13/02
Mayan Music Dance Bohemia
The Sugar Refinery: 1115 Granville Street,Vancouver,British Columbia, Canada.
Wearable Art / Dance / Lyrics ~ Ray Fuse
Dance ~ Anna Mabu Materna / Jennifer Norquest
Music ~ keyboard - Steve Wither / saxophone - John Paul Ficket / voice - Ray Fuse

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07/23/01
Mayan Musical
Art Go Studio: 163 W. Pender St.,Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Dance / Wearable Art / Installation / Singing ~ Ray Fuse
Dance ~ Anna Mabu Materna
Music ~ Steve Wither and In Fuse Group

06/30/01
Celebration Centers Art Gallery Opening
Evelyn Roth Studios: 51 Bayview Dr., Point Roberts, Washington, U.S.A.
Dance ~ Ray Fuse / Eveyln Roth
Wearable Art ~ Evelyn Roth
Music ~ In Fuse Group

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06/15/01
Eco~Mania, Backyard Ecology
Vancouver Museum: main gallery,1100 Chestnut St.,Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Dance ~ Ray Fuse / Anna Mabu Materna
Inflatables / Wearable Art ~ Evelyn Roth
Music ~ keyboard - Steve Wither / saxophone - John Paul Ficket

12/05/99
Dance Solo Winter Tea Ritual ~ The World Tea Show
Surrey Art Gallery: 13750~88th Ave., Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.
Dance / Masks / Wearable Art ~ Ray Fuse
Music ~ keyboard - Steve Wither

11/27/99
The Mysteries of Light
Museum of Vancouver: gallery of neon, 1100 Chestnut St., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Dance ~ Ray Fuse / Mushimaru Fujieda
Wearable Art ~ Evelyn Roth / Ray Fuse
Music ~ keyboard - Steve Wither / percussion - Hide Asaoka

08/09/97
Popping of the Pearl
4th International Conference of Visual Arts
The Roundhouse Community Center: Performance Center,181 Mews, Pacific Blvd.,Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Dance / Masks / Song / Wearable Art ~ Ray Fuse
Inflatables / Wearable Art ~ Evelyn Roth
Music ~ Steve Wither and In Fuse Group

02/97
India Over The Rainbow
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Film soundtrack by In Fuse Group with Steve Wither and violin - Divinder Hundel

10/26/96
Salmon Plea
Video In Studios: 1965 Main St.,Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Dance / lyrics / Singing ~ Ray Fuse
Inflatables / installation / Wearable Art ~ Evelyn Roth
Music ~ Steve Wither and In Fuse Group


05/05/96
In Fuse and The Visionary Dance Theatre
Video In Studios: 1965 Main St.,Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.


10/04/96
In Fuse and The Visionary Dance Theatre
The Glass Slipper Hall: 2714 Prince Edward St.,Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.



 

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