Deep Listening Band participated on April 6, 1996 in the performance series entitled Through the Distance: Musical Connections, which was co-hosted by The Kitchen, The Electronic Café International, The New School, and Composers' Forum. For the event, Deep Listening Band performed The Saucer's Apprentice from sites across the United States, with Pauline Oliveros performing from Illinois, Stuart Dempster from Washington, and David Gamper at The Kitchen in New York.