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San Francisco-based creative arts composer, designer, improviser, and producer.

Instruments
Moog Rogue analog synthesizer
Ibanez SR1300PD Soundgear Bass Series
(4-string bass-cello tuning, C2 G2 D3 G3)

LP Nada drum
MEINL Tar 18" frame drum

Effects/Pedals
Line 6 POD® X3
Ernie Ball Stereo/Pan Volume Pedal
Boss PS-3 Digital Pitch Shifter/Delay
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi with Tone Wicker
Vox Tone Bender Fuzz (being custom modified by Lorin Edwin Parker of Electric Western)

Musicians Union Local Six

Website Sponsored by Chris Roberts

 


2009.03.10: David starting to compose Camera Shudder in Palo Alto, CA.
© 2009 Jin Zhu . All Rights Reserved.

david Leikam Music Compositions: (incomplete list and some works lost)

In-Process:
Camera Shudder for string quintet (inspired by Jin Zhu) [2009-2011]

The Piano Chess Game Series 1-4 for solo piano (dedicated to Arthur Jarvinen and James Tenney). [2001 (1) 2011 (2-4)]

1 ... for Solo performance
Absence of One (live improvisation / recording, a.piano with mogue R.) [2005]

Grind Your Teeth On (studio / recording, electronics ) [2004]

She Loves Another (raw and affected mix) (studio / recording,fuzz e.bass) [2003]

Interviewing Grandpa: dedicated to George Wilhem Leikam (recording, realized audio) [2003]

Goodbye for Now (studio / recording, electronics) [2001]

Hades Descent (long play loop) (studio / recording, electronics) [2001]

Near The Lake of Consciousness, pt. 1+2 (long play loop) (studio / recording, electronics) [2001]

Adrift In The Void (long play loop) (studio / recording, electronics) [2001]

The Piano Chess Games (1 of 4) (notated, a.piano) [2001]

Asian Bells (studio / recording, electronics) [2001]

Death Crawl (studio / recording, electronics) [2001]

Tweak, Twitch, Smile (studio / recording, electronics) [2001]

A Neu-Clear Day: dedicated to George W. Bush, spring 2001 (live improvisation / recording, a.piano) [2001]

Black as AC / DC (notated / recording, harp) [2001]

"Charged By Rage, Chad!" (live improvisation / graphic notated, edited audio sequence with e.bass) [2000]

Modern Smoking (performance art / installation) [1999]

"Pierre, Is That You?" (studio / recording, edited audio sequence) [1999]

Little Elliot Stanley Walking Home (notated / recording, a.piano) [1998]

"Hello Coleman, Harry That Is!" (dual title - graphic notated / live improvisation / recording, a.piano) AND "For Those Who Have Come Before!" (dual title - graphic notated / live improvisation / recording, a.piano) [1998]

Traffic Walk (studio / recording, altered a.piano) [1997]

Mood Ladders (studio / recording, altered a.piano) [1997]

Heiwz (studio / recording, altered a.piano) [1997]

Society's Autumn (studio / recording, e. bass with Moog Rogue) [1996]

Sonic Fluid (studio / recording, e. bass with Moog Rogue) [1996]

Working In Oils (studio / recording, electronics) [1996]

Lakeside In Winter (studio / recording, electronics) [1996]

Cheese Filler (studio / recording, e.bass) [1996]

Walking On a Prairie with The Sky Up Ahead (notated, a.piano) [1994]

F.N.M. :: Opus 1 (live improvisation, a. piano) [1988]

2 ... for Duet performance
Downfall and Happiness of Falling in-Love (live improvisation / recording, a.piano and trumpet) [2006]

Fremd Soundings (live improvisation / recording, Moog Rogue and a.piano / voice) [2006]

Womb (live improvisation / recording, Moog Rogue and a.piano / voice) [2005]

Farewell To My Dear Friend, A (notated, commissioned / viola and cello) [2005]

Fish Trousers Duet (notated /snare drum and bass drum) [2005]

For Voice & Body (text notated / duet voice ) [2004]

Piano with Furniture (live improvisation / double edged axe, chair, percussive a. piano) [2000]

Death Rolling By (studio / recording, edited audio sequence) [1999]

Painting In Blue, In A Yellow Dream (notated, sketch / studio recording, for two trombones) [1998]

Sailing Towards Charybdis (notated, sketch / studio recording, for 6 tympannis, Tam Tam, bowed cymbal, and pitched bowl) [1998]

3 ... for Trio performance
3, 2, 1 ... Live (studio / recording, Moog Rogue / e. bass, drums / percussion, drumset / sampler) [2007]

Santa Cruz (live / recording, fuzz e.bass, drumset, e. guitar) [2006]

Impairment of Self (live improvisation, a.piano, choreographed with duo dance) [2001]

Done with Elbow (live improvisation, a. piano, choreographed with duo dance) [2000]

Impressions of John Cale's España (live improvisation, a. piano, choreographer / producer, modern dancers) [2000]

4 ... for Quartet performance
Beating Your Love Into Death (theatre notated / recording, conductor, trumpet, flute, e.cello) [2001]

5 ... for Quintet performance
Beating Your Love Into Death, Revised (theatre notated / recording, trumpet, flute, e.cello, dancer) [2005]

Get That Damn Music Away From Me! (live improvisation, a.piano with four assistances) [2000]

Observing the Heart (live improvisation / recording, trumpet, trumpet, alto sax, congas, K5000s) [1999]

6 ... for Sextet performance
Making Contact with Saturn (live improvisation / recording, Moog Rogue / K5000s, synthesizers, Theremin, amped violin, laptop, drumset) [2005]

Observations of a Tortured Soul (live improvisation / graphic notated / recording, string sextet with white noise) [1999]

8 ... for Octet performance
We Are Not Installing A Toilet Here (live improvisation / recording, Moog Rogue, drumset, theremin / telegraph, laptop, laptop, voice, voice processing, laptop) [2006]

9 ... for Nonet performance
ClockStringSwoB (graphic notated / conducted / recording, string nontet) [1999]

10+ ... for Large Ensemble performance
When Sleep Gets In The Way (notated, small orchestra) [2001]

Cut-Ups (inside) (text notated, recording, conductor and 21 voices) [1999]

? ... for Brap performance
(brap (v): to get together, hook up electronic instruments, get high, and record - cEvin Key)

Brap - Finale: Graduation Concerpt, Set II (brap / recording, electronics trio, violin, alto saxophone, prepared piano) [2001]

Brap - after 22 + before 24 (brap / recording, electronics quartet) [2001]

Tweak, Twitch, Smile (brap / recording, electronics solo) [2001]