Elan Mehler is a pianist and composer who teamed up with Dave Douglas in 2019 on a recorded setting of Haikus called, If There Are Mountains. A full track is snuck in on this podcast! Official release date is March 24, 2023. Dave and Elan talk about composition, haikus, his collaborations with Becca Stevens, his alter ego, and his artistic direction of Newvelle Records, a vinyl only specialty record label.