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Ghosts and Strings

things are not what they seem to be

About Me

Ghosts and Strings (also known as Los Veneremos) is the long over due project by composer/musician/sound designer/recording engineer David Molina. It truly represents the kind of music where his heart is really at: Long Epic, Cinematic, Guitar based pieces.For the past ten years he got stuck performing music, composing scores, and designing sound for theatre, dance, film, radio, installation, performace art, and multimedia productions. Since the age of seven years old, Molina has been perfoming various styles of music on many instruments,  in many bands and ensemble formations. He also performed and studied classical guitar for 12 years, until he discovered the art of recording and scoring music for theatre and dance.since about 1996 molina collaborated and performed with the amazing guitarist and composer Chris Webb on numerous theatrical productions and in bands.He has worked with numerous theater companies, and art spaces in San Francisco and frequently collaborates with Visual Artist Victor Cartagena, Film maker Ana Geyer, Performance Artist Violeta Luna, and Director Roberto Varea.since 2001 he has been sound engineer, & resident artist for the Drum Machine Museum, and has performed many concerts with museum owner Mickey Tachibana in the electronic groups Special Patches and Collision Course.Film credits include Barry Gifford's "Ball Lightning", the "Narc" and "Prospect"by Octavio Solis, and the documentary "The Translation Project" by Niloufar Talebi. Molina performs with the experimental, electro-acoustic band Transient which features Garret La Fever and John Ingle. together they have performed at 2005 and 2007 International Loop Festival, and at the Chapel of Chimes 2005 winter soltice concert, and at various noise shows.  He also performed and recorded with free-jazz musicians Marco Eneidi, and George Cremachi.   Molina recently returned from Peru and Argentina where He went on tour with Secos Y Mojados, and Violeta Luna.  they were Invited Artists for The Hemespheric Institute's "Encuentros 2007"While there he recorded and performed with La Mente (Descabellado Records), El Paso (Dorog Records), Via 149, and Dj Nelson, dj Fede, Sur Oculto and CTX. He is in the process of releasing his first solo album titled "Al Fin Estoy Aqui"; a ten year compilation of sound tracks titled "Passing Thoughts Scraping Red Skys"; and "Purgatories" By Transient.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/12/2007
Band Members: David Molina: guitars, bass, cello, flutes, electronics, drums, vocals, found objects, destroyed mother board, various instruments built by Richard Waters, field recordings.with guests on live sets or studio sessions:Chris Webb: Guitars;John Ingle: Violins;Garret La Fever: Electronics;Gian Carlo Samase of El Paso: Electronics.
Influences: The Swans, SlowDive, Idaho, Arab Strap, Calla, Expolsions in the Sky, Brian Eno, Black Heart Procession, Labradford, Coil, Nurse with Wound, His Name Is Alive, The Dirty Three, Angelo Badlamenti, Ry Cooder, Boards of Canada. Duster, Sigur Ros, Mono, Yo La Tengo, Tom Waits, Charles Mingus, Lisa Germano, Tarentel, Half Film, Couger, Jim O'rourke
Sounds Like: What if my influences all took mushrooms and started boxing at 3 Am?
Record Label: Mun Discos, Dorog Records, and soon Resting Bell
Type of Label: None