1989
John Emch writes that he and his band, Subatomic Sound System, are in the middle of a tour of North America, Europe, and Jamaica with Grammy-winning Jamaican producer Lee “Scratch” Perry, performing Perry’s legendary 1976 studio album “Super Ape” for the first time live as part of the band’s Dub Champions Festival. John shares: “Described by Keith Richards as the ‘Salvador Dali of music,’ the famously eccentric Perry was the first producer to ever appear on an album cover as an artist, one of the first to use a sample, and is credited with inventing the genres of reggae and dub, as well as producing, cultivating, and co-writing some of the world’s most famous music with an artist the world would come to know as Bob Marley. He did this all from his simple home studio known as the Black Ark, which would serve to inspire musicians worldwide for decades … and lead to collaborations with the Clash, Paul McCartney, the Beastie Boys, and many more.” John has been working with Perry since 2007, when he collaborated on an early dubstep track with Perry creating a mix of classic reggae and electronic music. He has been Perry’s band leader and musical director for six years traveling the globe and for the Super Ape tour launched a highly publicized Kickstarter campaign to secure a giant inflatable gorilla for the stage shows. His new single with Perry called “Black Ark Vampires” hit No. 1 on various reggae and electronic charts. CNN affiliate Great Big Story just released a short online film documenting the tour with Perry and Subatomic’s innovative use of computers in redefining live music performance. John writes, “It all started at a 7th grade electronic music class at Lakeside.” You can view the film at https://youtu.be/6zzp6Hr0dXg.
1991
Allison Winn Scotch released her sixth novel, “In Twenty Years,” in early July. She and her family live in Santa Monica, Calif., where her son is in grade 6 and her daughter in grade 4. She’d love to catch up with Lakeside
both exciting and rewarding to support our troops and European allies.” Congratulations to Casey Schuchart who was selected as one of the Puget Sound Business Journal’s 2016 “40 under 40.” Casey is vice president of strategy at the construction firm Schuchart.
1997
Lea Sugimura Tiernan and her husband, Joe, welcomed son Sean Jitsuto Tiernan on April 26.
1998
See 1999 notes for an update on Andrew Laughlin.
1999
In March, Chris Greenman gave a recital of Schubert, Beethoven, and Ravel in McKay Chapel at Lakeside to raise funds for a Peruvian medical nonprofit called Sacred Valley Health. Chris recently started a fellowship in interventional cardiology at Harbor-UCLA / Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles and is hoping to return to the Pacific Northwest thereafter.
John Emch ’89 is on tour with Lee “Scratch” Perry.
Rafi Finegold ’99 with his wife, Rebecca, and their four children. friends the next time she’s in Seattle, probably next summer!
1996
Emile Pitre and his wife, Molly, welcomed Grace Olivia Pitre on May 24 in Mainz, Germany. The family lives in Wiesbaden, Germany, but Emile’s job with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers takes him all around Europe. Emile writes, “For the first two years my territory was Belgium where I had many opportunities to enjoy some of the world’s best beer and chocolate. Just recently, I was promoted to a position that has me traveling to Poland about 30 percent of the time. It is
Rafi Finegold is vice president of product at TrueMotion, a Boston-based startup that uses mobile phones to monitor and improve driving safety. Rafi’s company recently launched its first consumer app, TrueMotion Family, aimed at helping parents and teens measure and start a conversation around safe driving. Check out the app at gotruemotion.com/app. Rafi lives in Sharon, Mass., with his wife of 12½ years, Rebecca, ➢
Grace Olivia Pitre is the daughter of Emile Pitre ’96 and his wife, Molly.
Sean Jitsuto Tiernan, son of Lea Sugimura Tiernan ’97 and her husband, Joe. Alumni news
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