Todd Simon - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I am a trumpeter/arranger/composer/producer/educator who loves to mesh the old with the new. Lately I have been working on projects with Ohmega Watts, Beat Pharmacy, Greyboy, The Lions, Connie Price and the Keystones and Wajeed.
Current releases are: Big Daddy Kane and Percee P w/ Connie Price & the Keystones ESL Remixed Spanky Wilson and the Quantic Soul Orchestra "I'm Thankful" OHNo "Exodus into the..." (Stones Throw)
Quantic "An Announcement to Answer" (Tru-Thoughts/Ubiquity) OHNo "Exodus into the..." (Stones Throw)
Rhythm Roots All-Stars (Scion Promo 12")

Please give me a shout and let me know what you are up to. Please support live musicians. Word.

Soloing with Aloe Blacc!

THE LIONS - IN STUDIO-EXCLUSIVE!!!

THE RHYTHM ROOTS ALL STARS performing TONY ALLEN'S "JEALOUSY EXCLUSIVE!!!

My Interests

Music, Art (Kandinsky, Matta, Basquiat, and Malevich rock!), my chihuahua Muscles, studio gear, vinyl, my Columbia GP-3 portable turntable, Film Scoring, Orchestration, Arranging, riding waves...

I'd like to meet:

David Axelrad - Willie Mitchell - Hugh Masekela & Edan the Funky Dee-Jay

Music:

Cinematic Soul, Rare Groove, Jamaican, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, African, Hip-Hop, Indonesian, YNQ, Sly and the Family Stone, Stereolab, Willie Mitchell, Kashmere Stage Band and all the other wonderful musiques in the world. (Too many to note!)

Movies:

Adaptation, Coffy, The Royal Tennenbaums, Cotton Club, Touch Of Evil, Vertigo, Crash, Giant, Motorcycle Diaries,

Television:

arrested development, saturday night live, curb your enthusiasm, sopranos, six feet under, daily show, simpsons, seinfeld, chapelle's show, family guy, and BBC World News.

Books:

Abyssinie Swing, Opening the Dragon Gate, The Alchemist, The Alienist, Sara, Cut 'n' Mix, Reggae Explosion &

Heroes:

Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Bernard Hermann, Madlib, Cut Chemist, David Axelrad, Willie Mitchell, Quincy Jones, DJ Kool Herc, Coxonne Dodd, Dave Campbell, Eric Dolphy, Charles Mingus, Alfred Hithcock, Charlie Kauffman, James Brown, Fela Kuti and Thelonius Monk. (that's enough for now)

My Blog

Vote for Gilles Peterson All Winners 2006!

Hook a horn bro up and vote for some of my projects for this year's Gilles Peterson All Winners 2006. Go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/gillespeterson/allwinners2006.sh tml and under Album of the Yea...
Posted by Todd Simon on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:08:00 PST

Tuesday Nov. 7th - I'm playing with LEE PERRY and DUB IS A WEAPON @ HOB Hollywood

That's right! The legend of the Black Arc - Lee Perry - returns to LA performing with Dub Is A Weapon. Dub Is A Weapon is an amazing live Dub act from Brooklyn, NY who I used to collab with. The show...
Posted by Todd Simon on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 12:38:00 PST

Musical Madness in Melbourne/RBMA

See: www.redbullmusicacademy.comIt's been a HEAVY week here in Melbourne for this year's Red Bull Music Academy so far!The moment I arrived I was immersed in an amazing studio with tons o' dream geara...
Posted by Todd Simon on Mon, 02 Oct 2006 09:03:00 PST

Fresh Soundz

Please check out The Do Over MySpace page in my top 8 and click on WILLOW and TODD SIM... I had the pleasure to make some noise with The Gaslamp Killer and Madlib last Sunday.Check it out!Lotsa goo...
Posted by Todd Simon on Wed, 31 May 2006 06:25:00 PST

THE ELCTRO-VOX STAGE BAND: HORNS and STRINGS

I am proud to announce the newest formation of SOUL EXCITEMENT! THE ELCTRO-VOX STAGE BAND I've created...
Posted by Todd Simon on Sat, 08 Apr 2006 12:22:00 PST

SXSW

So here are the details:I get in Friday (18th) - definitely won't miss Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings @ Antone's - 213 W. Fifth Street.Playing Saturday (19th) w/ the Rhythm Roots All Stars opening for F...
Posted by Todd Simon on Thu, 09 Mar 2006 03:27:00 PST

I'm Lovin' It...

Finally, LA has some decent amount of rain! Its been nice to cuddle up in some PJ's after working in the new home studio.Quantic was out here finishing up a new Spanky Wilson album. Damn!This album is...
Posted by Todd Simon on Tue, 07 Mar 2006 08:36:00 PST