Sam Shepherd's Floating Points exists in the liminal space between dancefloor euphoria and concert hall transcendence. A neuroscientist-turned-composer whose Ph.D. in pain research mirrors his meticulous approach to sound, he dissolves boundaries with the curiosity of a jazz obsessive and the precision of a classical composer. Whether programming Buchla synthesizers, conducting 16-piece ensembles, or collaborating with legends like Pharoah Sanders, his music moves fluidly between club culture and symphonic grandeur--always eclectically soulful, endlessly exploratory.