About Elision Publications
Elision started as an idea that our percussion group, Atlas Percussion, could start a publishing company that would better represent the compositions and composers that we knew. We were sitting in a motel pool (on break from rehearsals) talking about the publishing world. Kyle mentioned that he had an idea for a new company that would focus on works that were passed over by high-volume publishers because they likely would not generate enough sales. We know there are many unknown and underrepresented artists in the world, and we want to do our part to give them a voice. We were thrilled to welcome Nicki Roman to our team in May 2021 as our Outreach Director. She is an excellent musician and human being whom we met at UW-Milwaukee, where she and Alex are colleagues and duo partners in the Romex Duo.
Combining our mission with a desire to generate less waste has also led to our electronic-only distribution platform. By keeping overhead low, we pass a higher percentage of the proceeds to the creators while giving a fair price to the consumers, who are hard-working artists, educators, and students. We hope our model provides consumers a way to connect with composers, leading to a more collaborative experience.
Kyle Maxwell-Doherty
Kyle resides in Durham, North Carolina working as a freelance percussionist and dance musician. He performs regularly with the Radio City Rockettes Orchestra, the Grammy Award Winning cast of Hamilton: An American Musical, and has performed at esteemed venues such as Madison Square Garden, Le Poisson Rouge, and The Blue Note.He received his Doctor of Musical Arts at The University of Arizona in 2018 with his research focusing on dance choreography notation as it relates to the gestural-based percussion compositions of Wayne Siegel, Casey Cangelosi and Mark Applebaum.
Kyle performs regularly in Atlas Percussion with percussionists Scott Shinbara and Alex Wier. He has performed at the National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy (NCPP), the Society of Electro Acoustic Music In the United State (SEAMUS), the Bob McCormick Marimba Festival, the Percussive Arts Society’s International Convention (PASIC), the International Festival of Percussion at the Conservatorio de Musica in San Juan Puerto Rico, the Minnesota Day of Percussion (MNPAS), the Nebraska Day of Percussion (NEPAS), and the Omaha-Under The Radar Festival. And in 2009 he performed the North American Premier of Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Linker Augentanz at the North American Saxophone Alliance's convention.
Kyle is proud to represent and have industry support from Vic Firth, Gallant Entertainment Inc. and Alternate Mode Inc. Visit kylejmaxwelldoherty.com for more information.
One of the most decorated saxophonists of her generation, Nicki Roman has been a prize-winner at prestigious competitions such as the North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) Solo Competition, Music Teacher’s National Association Young Artist Solo Competition, William C. Byrd International Competition, Fischoff, and the Kate Neal Kinley Memorial Fellowship. She has been a featured concerto soloist with the Eastman Symphony Orchestra, Eastman Wind Ensemble, UW-Milwaukee Wind Ensemble, Illinois Wind Symphony, University of North Florida Orchestra, and the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra. Having performed across North America, Europe and Asia, Nicki has shared solo and chamber music performances at venues such as the China National Centre for the Performing Arts, Shandong University of the Arts, Zagreb Academy of Music, Krannert Center for Performing Arts, Rio All-Suite Casino in Las Vegas, Brevard Summer Music Festival, and the Zelazo Performing Arts Center. She has collaborated on several projects with Hal Leonard Publishing and has premiered over 30 works for her instrument. She is the soprano saxophonist with the award-winning Fuego Quartet.
Nicki proudly serves as the Assistant Professor of Saxophone at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She also presents clinics, recitals, and masterclasses at numerous universities throughout the year. She received her Doctor of Musical Arts Degree at the Eastman School of Music, and also holds degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of North Florida. Her former teachers include Chien-Kwan Lin, Debra Richtmeyer, Dale Underwood, Michael Bovenzi, and Bunky Green. Nicki is a Conn-Selmer and Vandoren artist, as well as a member of NASA’s Committee on the Status of Women and Competition Committee. Visit nickiroman.com for more information.
Nicki Roman
Scott Shinbara
Dr. Scott Shinbara performs a diverse repertoire, from traditional orchestral instruments to contemporary electronic percussion. He has performed concert and presented master classes across the United States and Mexico as a soloist as well as a chamber musician for various groups, including Atlas Percussion, a percussion ensemble he founded with members Kyle Maxwell-Doherty and Alex Wier. His principal teachers include Gary Cook, Tomm Roland, Janet Sturman, and Norman Weinberg.
Shinbara holds a Bachelor of Music from The University of Nebraska at Omaha and a Masters of Music and a D.M.A. in Music Performance from the University of Arizona. He held the position of Percussion Area Coodinator at The University of Nebraska at Omaha for 9 years. Currently, he works in the non-profit arts sector as the Director of Theater Operations at the JCC Omaha. In his spare time he likes to attempt things such as woodworking, cooking, and 90’s cover bands, all with varying degrees of success. His newest endeavor is running slowly and painfully for long distances.
Dr. Alex Wier has presented solo percussion recitals and clinics at numerous universities around the United States. He has also performed regularly with a number of orchestras, such as the Milwaukee Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, Arizona Opera, Tucson Symphony, and Omaha Symphony. A strong advocate of new music, Alex has commissioned several percussion works and has performed regularly with contemporary music ensembles including Fifth House Ensemble, Atlas Percussion, Present Music, Cross//Hatch, and the Arizona Contemporary Music Ensemble. He has also performed and presented his research at the Balance-Unbalance, Listen(n) Symposium, Percussive Arts Society, and The Midwest Clinic international conferences and the College Music Society National Conference.
Alex is currently the Head of the Percussion Area at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee where he teaches applied percussion lessons, percussion methods, percussion history and literature, and is the Director of the Percussion Ensemble, Steel PANthers, Marimba Band, and the Youth Percussion Ensemble Program.
Alex earned degrees from Arizona State University, Northwestern University, and the University of Arizona. He is an endorser of Marimba One marimbas and Innovative Percussion sticks and mallets, in addition to being a member of the Black Swamp Percussion Educator Network. More information can be found on his website at www.alexwier.com.
