BANDS
Composer/arranger multi-instrumentalist
Dave Soldier (www.davesoldier.com) founded the seminal punk chamber group, the
Soldier String Quartet , punk Delta blues band the
Kropotkins , the first orchestra for animals, the
Thai Elephant Orchestra (Lampang, Thailand), the Andalusian dance band
The Spinozas , and
Da Hiphop Raskalz , in which 5-10 year olds in East Harlem write and play their own compositions.
MULATTA RECORDS
With Ayo Osinibi, he founded the CD label Mulatta Records (Mulatta.org).
In addition to the music for the above groups, Soldier's compositions include The People's Choice Music: The Most Wanted and Unwanted Songs , following poll results of likes and dislikes of the American population, in collaboration with the Russian expatriate artists Komar & Melamid; two CDs with Kurt Vonnegut ; repertoire for musically naïve children or performed on specially designed instruments by songbirds and pygmy chimpanzees; various song cycles/oratorios/operas ; music triggered by EEG brainwaves; arrangements for many pop groups including John Cale, David Byrne, and Guided by Voices, and TV and film soundtracks, including I Shot Andy Warhol and Sesame Street. Soldier's Symphony 1 was recently recorded by the Thai Elephant Orchestra .
Dave played violin in Western swing bands and guitar in rhythm and blues groups, including Bo Diddley and studied composition with Roscoe Mitchell before moving to New York City in the early 80's, where he studied composing privately with Otto Luening.
LOTS more of Dave Soldier's music can be heard from
www.davesoldier.com
and
www.mulatta.org
to reach Dave, send email to "[email protected]" - he doesn't follow myspace
