Videos of performances with music and media
by David Simons

The unplayed hand (2020-2021)

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"the drumset is a grid of empty space"
from the performance Only the Impossible
at Studio 10, Brooklyn Feb 15, 2019
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Four Kotekan
A very exciting piece that we've been performing around the world since 1994.
Composed by Simons and based on Balinese counterpoint, re-arranged for homemade bamboo instruments and Philippine jawharps. Performed by Lisa Karrer and David Simons at Studio 10 in Brooklyn, 2019.
David Simons manipulating sound and video by using the theremin as a trigger and controller. Bring Your Own Projector event at City College of NY, Feb 28, 2015
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Theremin is Reading My Thoughts 
A compilation of 4 solo pieces: Air Gamelan, anti-Thesis, InnaGadda Detective, Occupational Therapy.   2013-15
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Virtual Percussion for theremin and voice at Issue Project Room    2/24/2007
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Molecular Self-Assembly
created for an Art meets Science collaboration at Cornelia St Cafe, this version performed at the Living Theater as part of Schismism:Natural Law by Lisa Karrer   2009. Vocal processing by Simons.
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Aria 3
music by David Simons; lyrics by Anita Sieff, from her play "Understanding Desire" (1995)
Lisa Karrer - Voice
David Simons - slide guitar and metal objects
 performed at The Flea Theater NYC 2009

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O Death, the folk spiritual as sung by Ralph Stanley, with movement triggered samples and  live singing by Lisa Karrer, from her production
Meeting Chen Zhen: Drum as Doorway Between Worlds with interactive programming by David Simons.
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GONG HUMPING CEREMONY, by David Simons.
Premiere performance with the Gamelan Son of Lion
at Fellowship of Reconciliation, Nyack, NY. June 7, 2009
Commissioned by the Arts Council of Rockland
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"Angklung Pelukan", embracing polyrhythms, for the Gamelan Son of Lion. Short excerpt from Simons @60 retrospective at Roulette, March 2013
Occupational Therapy, Max patch schematic
performance: Simons @60 retrospective at Roulette, 2013
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My Musical DNA, Interactive web art  2011
http://davidjsimons.xyz/DNA/dna10.html
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Ultimate Symbol, Design Elements 5   Video by Mies Hora 
music by David Simons from his Tzadik CD   "PRISMATIC HEARING"
see BIO page for more info
  • 2019 Arts Westchester commission "The Unplayed Hand"
  • 2017 NYSCA Individual Artist Award, music commission from Harvestworks NYC
          for "Motion Activated Sounds in Liminal Space"

                 Gong Culture;
                 The Abduction of Meaning;
                 Music and Evolution;
                 Radio Galaxy
  Activating
Electro-Magnetic
Life  Forms
a NY State Council on the Arts funded project. Selections from a work-in-progress showing at Harvestworks Dec 20, 2017.
Using webcam, theremin, Max programming, sound and visual projections are interactively charged in real time performance.
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