David Leikam is a SFBA based composer-performer, primarily in improvisational arts and sonic architecture. Being born with cerebral palsy has affected his body and speech, giving him a distinct view into his creative arts-music process and being largely a self-taught multi-instrumentalist.
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David has collaborated and performed with Wadada Leo Smith, Pamela Z, Eddie Gale, Kidd Jordan, Paul Wexler, John Bergamo, Doug Ellington, Muruga Booker, James Gurley, Perry Robinson, Sikiru Adepoju, Rent Romus, Jon Raskin, Timothy Orr, Patrick Cress, Sheila Bosco, amongst others over 40 years.
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Artist Partnerships
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You are the note(s) within music composition and those you select to compose-perform music with you, either live on stage or in the recording studio.
LIVE
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8 AUG 2026: Private Engagement​​​​​​​ in Mountain View, California
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12 AUG 2026: Private Engagement​​​​​​​ in San Francisco, California
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16 AUG 2026: µHausen 2026 in Boulder Creek, Santa Cruz, California
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​19 AUG 2026: TBA​​​​​​ in San Francisco, California
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20-23 AUG 2026: Private Engagement​s​​​​​​ in Pasadena, California
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12 SEP 2026: South Bay Sonic Circuits at Community of Christ SJ/Grateful Gardens, San Jose, California
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24 SEP 2026: Resident Electronic Monthly at Noisebridge, San Francisco, California