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Dana Leong

Hybrid Sonic Architect

About Me


Pictures from the Rhythm Road Tour of Asia
Listen to The Dana Leong Band's performance on WNYC's "Soundcheck"
"The songs find their origins in hip-hop, but this is no surprise. It is actually comforting that an artist of this generation has instilled his poetry with universal vision; a vision that permeates the state of art, music, race and the world to life them up and bring them to an attention that is broad, and not simply for a select few." – All About Jazz
Multi-instrumentalist and composer Dana Leong fuses hip-hop, jazz and electronics to create a signature hybrid sound. Artfully commanding cello, trombone and laptop, the Asian-American artist of Chinese and Japanese descent is breaking down artistic and cultural boundaries, collaborating, inventing, recording, touring and garnering critical acclaim along the way
Dana’s 4-piece ensemble, The Dana Leong Band (cello/ trombone, laptop, keyboard, drumkit and rapper/ poet), is a sonic and visual representation of his cutting edge, melting-pot artistic vision. From slow, lyrical and symphonic tunes to high-energy hip-hop tunes, this electro-acoustic all-star foursome is quickly sweeping the world off its feet. The band’s recent sold out Asian tour as part of The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad (sponsored by Jazz at Lincoln Center and the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs) is a testament to his virtuosic live performances and his mission to blur the lines between art and commercialism. Read more...
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Member Since: 8/12/2005
Band Website: danaleong.com
Influences:
THE HOOPS THAT I JUMP THROUGH, PEOPLE WITH CONVICTION, ANCESTRY, LOVE, FRIENDS, THE FUTURE, EMBARRESSMENT, COMEDY, FOOLISHNESS, & MEDITATION.
(you thought i'd say sex, drugs, & rock n roll?)

Sounds Like:

ANTHEMS OF LIFE
OUT NOW
Buy the album at CD BABY

Leaving New York
featuring Christian McBride, 8x Grammy winning clarinetist Paquito D’Rivera and others
Buy the album at:
CDBABY
iTunes

Pop Quiz Answer:
C) Accordian

Click here to download Dana Leong’s official EPK (PDF 1.5mb)

Click photos for hi-res downloadable versions photo by John Walder

photo by John Walder

photo by John Walder

photo by John Walder

Promotions and Booking:
Sozo Media
[email protected]
+1 917 421 5552 T
+1 917 421 5553 F

Record Label: Tateo Sound
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Dana Leong Band featured in New York Magazine

In the current issue of New York Magazine which hits newsstands today, The Dana Leong Band is highlighted in a section entitled "Saturday Night Live". Click here to see the article. ...
Posted by Dana Leong on Tue, 13 May 2008 09:04:00 PST

Come back and Get ’em Again, Kanye, Music Industry/Labels

FYI. On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 6:07 AM, wrote:Hi Dana, Sorry, I have to tell you a bad news. I’ve just got a phone call frominsert label name here, and they decided to pass this time. The guy, M...
Posted by Dana Leong on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:46:00 PST

LIFE AFTER DARK! THE STUDIO SESSIONS 1

Happy New Year, Happy Valentines, Happy Leap Year, Happy Birthday, Happy Anniversary, Happy Happy Happy,Yesterday marked the maiden voyage of a project which till now, has really been just a dream for...
Posted by Dana Leong on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:31:00 PST

TOKYO

Picture's worth a thousand words right?Roll. ...
Posted by Dana Leong on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 01:57:00 PST

SE ASIA TOUR FINALE - MANILA

Landing in the thrila (manila) fufilled the prophecy and began the end of the tour. What an insane place. A firm mixture as SE Asia, Spain/Europe, LA/MTV, Cancun, and the third world collide. Upon ari...
Posted by Dana Leong on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 12:55:00 PST

SE ASIA TOUR - Cambodia 2

Took a 4 hour drive away from the capital to a city called Battambang. I stayed in the coolest 1920's style hotel with perhaps the largest bathtub I have ever been in. It took from 12pm-8pm to fill it...
Posted by Dana Leong on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 09:58:00 PST

SE ASIA TOUR - INTERMISSION

Intermission -Made it half way.I keep discovering that I find my enjoyment when I understand peoples personalities. As a pisces I am intuitive as to what people are thinking and what they want. Does t...
Posted by Dana Leong on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 05:38:00 PST

SE ASIA TOUR - Pure Cambodian

We just landed in Phnom Penh, Cambodia and already some different stuff is jumping off. We just drove by a mini-central park filled with monkeys hanging out in their zone, as well as elephant rides. A...
Posted by Dana Leong on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:08:00 PST

SE ASIA TOUR - VIENTIANE LAOS

"Perhaps I should just go back to New York, play about 5 or 6 more concerts, then move to Laos for the rest of my natural life."  DL Growing up in the Bay Area, I've met quite a few people from Laos,...
Posted by Dana Leong on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:59:00 PST

SE ASIA TOUR - Man down in Ho Chi Minh City pt. 2

Sometimes when you think life can't get any better, it still does. Well, it almost always can get better and with the right attitude, it probably will. Guess I owe a bit of an explanation after the la...
Posted by Dana Leong on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:42:00 PST