Singer was born in
Winnipeg, Manitoba, and studied
journalism and
photography at
Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (now known as
Toronto Metropolitan University) in
Toronto. She moved to New York City in the 1980s to study film and became involved with improvisational musicians. She also trained as a
painter. Her work combines these different approaches to mediums. Since 1991 she has been doing film and music collaborations with Ranaldo. Her work has been presented in museums, galleries and concert halls worldwide.
Drift is documented in a DVD and book publication. The book includes a conversation with Ranaldo and Singer, and texts by experimental filmmaker
Jonas Mekas, artists
Sam Durant and Tom Leeser, writer and musician
Alan Licht, and curators Roland Spekle and Lea Rekow. Singer has also collaborated with
Elliott Sharp and
Ikue Mori. ==Published works==