Vanese Smith is a sound and visual artist, mentor, and educator based in Toronto, Canada. Under the alias Pursuit Grooves, she has released over 16 albums and EPs and featured on more than 20 releases and compilations. She creates sonically adventurous electronic (mostly) instrumental music ranging from cinematic, to experimental, to uptempo, and has performed at festivals and theatres across Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia and more. She is a 2025 Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prize finalist. Vanese also creates imaginative video projection art under the moniker Mo:delic Arts.
Pursuit Grooves
