Mario Diaz de Leon - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Mario Diaz de LeÃ³n lives in New York City, where his activities include composing chamber music for instruments and electronics, collaborating with Jay King in the audiovisual duo King/Diaz de LeÃ³n, presenting solo performances, and performing in the band Symbol. He is currently pursuing his doctorate in composition at Columbia University, where he studies with George Lewis. His collaborative and solo work has been featured in performances and exhibitions at Roulette, PS1 Contemporary Art Center, MUSAC (LeÃ³n, Spain), Paris London New York (Brooklyn), Merkin Concert Hall, Museo Reina Sofia (Madrid), Issue Project Room, The Weisman Art Museum (Minneapolis), Franklin Art Works (Minneapolis), The Stone (NYC), Tarantula Hill (Baltimore), Rose Studio at Lincoln Center, The Juilliard School, Rice University (Houston), and many clubs and alternative art spaces around the US. He is a recipient of the 2005 Meet the Composer/Van Lier Fellowship, Columbia University's Faculty Fellowship, and a winner of ICE's 21st Century Young Composers Project.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/10/2006
Band Website: ikatmethod.com/mario.html
Band Members: mario diaz de leon + many collaborators
Influences: Maryanne Amacher, George Lewis, Paul Laffoley, Scelsi, Iasos, Iancu Dumitrescu, Ana-Maria Avram, Sun Ra, Phill Niblock, Jay King, Tim Hecker, Hermann Nitsch, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Zeljko McMullen, Neurosis, Urantia Book, GyÃ¶rgy Ligeti, Sigur Ros, Carl Sagan, Julie Mehretu, Stockhausen, Sejayno, Doron Sadja, Heino Keiji, Angels and Airwaves, Morbid Angel, Ministry, Skinny Puppy, MÃ¶torhead, Salvatore Sciarrino, Horatiu Radulescu
Record Label: Shinkoyo, Tzadik
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Seve and Mario "Still Point" CD - Out Now

Hi!In preparations since June 2006, the new CD "Still Point" by myself and Severiano Martinez is out now on Shinkoyo. Listen and donate for digital download here:http://www.shinkoyo.comclick "shinkoj...
Posted by Mario Diaz de Leon on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:26:00 PST

August 2007 East Coast Tour with Sejayno

I am doing a solo performance tour, with Baltimore/Oakland friends Sejayno, for whom I am also doing sound ! wed aug 1 - NY at the Tank, 279 Church Streetthu aug 2 - easthampton Yoga Studio 37 ...
Posted by Mario Diaz de Leon on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 09:55:00 PST

Tzadik CD in 2008

I've just signed a contract with Tzadik for a CD of my chamber music, shooting for a release sometime late Spring 2008. Still working out the details of track list, etc, but it will certainly have ve...
Posted by Mario Diaz de Leon on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:13:00 PST

Tour May/June 20007

Hello!~Severiano Martinez and I have a new CD, "Still Point" coming out in May on Shinkoyo.We are touring in late May / early June with Symble (who I also play with) :::: "Still Point" CD samples and...
Posted by Mario Diaz de Leon on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 09:05:00 PST