music, food, love, art, nature, philosophy, conversation, literature, dance, world travel, hugging - lots of hugging
Music
Did I mention the Beatles? King Crimson, Rush, Peter Gabriel, Genesis, U2, Galaxie 500, They Might Be Giants, The Police, Prince, The Who, Yes, Bjork, Pink Floyd, Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Anita O'Day, Ella, Miles, Bartok, Brahms, Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Neilsen, Mahler, Sibelius, and for the kids: The Shins, The Flaming Lips, Radiohead, Mika
Movies
8 1/2, Fantasia, Rope, Peter Gabriel:Secret World Live, Star Wars: (especially) The Empire Strikes Back, any Marx Brothers Movie, Tampopo, The Goonies, School of Rock, The Princess Bride, High Fidelity, When Harry Met Sally, Spinal Tap, The Dark Crystal, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Breakfast Club, Pan's Labyrinth
Television
Seinfeld. European soccer. VH1 Classics. The Daily Show. Top Chef. South Park. The Office. L&O CI. Heroes. CSI. Project Runway.
Books
Tom Robbins. John Steinbeck. R.W. Emerson. Michael Chabon. Herman Hesse. J.D. Salinger. Kurt Vonnegut. Robertson Davies. Jasper Fford. Alan Watts. Jules Feifer.
Heroes
My grandpa who played for The Philadelphia Eagles! Ghandi. Every good teacher who really cares. The Beatles.
Damien Bassman's Details
Status:
In a Relationship
Here for:
Networking, Friends
Orientation:
Straight
Hometown:
Fairfax, VA
Religion:
Jewish
Zodiac Sign:
Libra
Education:
Post grad
Occupation:
musician
Damien Bassman's Schools
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Graduated: 1998
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Master's Degree
Major: Percussion/Timpani
1996 to 1999
The Juilliard School
New York, NY
Graduated: 1996
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Professional
Major: Timpani
1995 to 1996
Cleveland Institute Of Music
Cleveland, OH
Graduated: 1995
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Professional
Major: Timpani/Percussion
Clubs: Valedictorian
I played drums/perc on Next To Normal, on High Fidelity @ The Imperial Theater, played the african/latin/and classical percussion in pit for The Color Purple, and drums/perc for Mario Cantone's Laugh Whore.Currently Barry Manilow's percussio
Damien Bassman's Companies
Toca Percussion NJ US Endorser
Ziljian Cymbals MA US Endorser
The Color Purple, High Fidelity, Mario Cantone's Laugh Whore, Adam Paschal, Michael Longoria, Dan Lipton, Julia Murney, Tom Kitt Band, Kevin Cahoon and Ghetto Cowboy NY US Percussionist/Drummer
Marymount Manhattan College New York, NY US Adjunct faculty
Barry Manilow Las Vegas, NV US percussionist
April 2007 -
Absolute Ensemble International, All over the world! US Drummer/Percussionist International Cross-over Chamber Ensemble
absoluteensemble.com
Damien Bassman See me on Broadway in Next To Normal at the Both Theater!!! Nexttonormal.comPosted at 4:31 AM Mar 30 view more
About me: I play drums. I eat Indian food. I love the Beatles like they're oxygen, which really, let's be honest here, they are. I'm a knee-jerk liberal and I miss Bloom County.
Who I'd like to meet: All 4 Beatles. Buddy Rich. Alan Dershowitz. Ghandi. Tom Robbins. Martin Buber. Berkley Breathed.
I'm movin back to New York for the holiday season... I'm performing at Radio City with the Rockettes so maybe we could get together!Hope you are well!!!
Hi & thanks for the add! I like this: "Damien Bassman wonders if people are still actually interacting with other humans." More about that in an e-mail... Lisa
I might be playing at the 196 Bar 5/14 @10pm.....but it seems a bit shady, considering on their schedule online it shows someone else......but if I get it confirmed, do you want to play!!!!!!!!
