David Weinstein (musician)
David Weinstein (* 1954 in Chicago , Illinois ) is an American keyboardist , composer and installation artist.
Live and act
Weinstein studied composition at the University of Illinois with Ben Johnston and Salvatore Martirano . In 1978 he went to New York City , where he co-founded the New York event venue Roulette , whose productions he directed from 1978 to 1994. As a keyboard player, he moved in the New York downtown scene and was initially best known for his collaboration with John Zorn , on whose productions Cobra , The Big Gundown and Spillane he was involved. He also performed his own productions. He also played for a long time in a duo with Shelley Hirsch , with whom he also recorded several albums. Their joint production O Little Town of East New York was awarded the Prix Futura in 1993. He was also involved in productions by Elliott Sharp , Ned Rothenberg , Paul Dresher , Rhys Chatham and many others from Arto Lindsay to Zeena Parkins .
Weinstein also created plays and installations. His multimedia collaboration with video artist Doris Vila led to a prize at Ars Electronica in 2002 . Between 2004 and 2008 he was the program director of the internet radio WPS1.org; he currently holds the same position at Artonair.org internet radio.
Discographic notes
- Shelley Hirsch / David Weinstein Haiku Lingo (1989)
- David Weinstein Bicyclopedia (Avant 1993)
- Shelley Hirsch / David Weinstein O Little Town of East New York (1992)
- David Weinstein Perfume (Avant 1998)
Web links
- Portrait at Artonair.org
- David Weinstein at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Will Crutchfield: Music: David Weinstein In Avant-Garde Show . New York Times. March 16, 1986. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
- ↑ New American Radio ( Memento of the original from February 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Story Machine - Interactive multimedia installation for children
- ↑ Brief discussion
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SURNAME | Weinstein, David |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American keyboardist, composer, and installation artist |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1954 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago , Illinois |