David Leikam a.k.a. Bug with featured audio guests and other creative Artists. -
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VISUAL : Hieronymus Bosch, Paul Bowles, William S. Burroughs, Salvador Dalí, Albrecht Dürer, Brion Gysin, Frida Kahlo, Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Alan Watts ...
AUDIO : The Allman Brothers Band, Big Black, Björk, David Bowie, John Coltrane, John Cale, Miles Davis, Lila Downs, Duke Ellington, Diamanda Galás, Godflesh, Grateful Dead, Buddy Holly, Jefferson Airplane, cEvin Key, Thelonious S. Monk, Pink Floyd, Robert Rich,Skinny Puppy, Sun Ra, Cecil Taylor, Throbbing Gristle, The Velvet Underground, and others ...
COLLEAGUES : Areni Agbabian, John Bergamo, Steven "Muruga" Booker, Alan Chaplin, H. Lane Coleman, Michael Jon Fink, Eddie Gale, Vinny Golia, Arthur Jarvinen, David Johnson, Alfred Ladzekpo, William "Dad" Leikam, Marc Lowenstein, Mark Menzies, Thomas Meracz, Stephen L. Mosko, Zach Morris, Lorin Edwin Parker, Michael Pisaro, Vicki Ray, Robert Rich, David Rosenboom, Daniel Rothman, Barry Schrader, Wadada Leo Smith, Moe! Staiano, Brian Stearns, Morton Subotnick, James Tenney, Mark Trayle ...
Quotes: 2009.02.09: "Great sounds! Wild & cinematic, amazingly eerie. Nice to find you ..." - Paloma aka HYPERCLASH™ - 2008.10.18: "... what a joy to find your musick. Very, very nice. It put my head on right." - Ariel Nuit - 2008.09.07: "David, Your music is very good!!! Records, sound, composition, perfect!!!" - Eren Eroglu - 2007.09.22: "Fuckin' Awesome live show with z_bug. Amazingly Good!" - Soy Ricardo of KZSU 90.1FM Radio - 2007.05.16: "Your music reminds me of me. :) I'm very weird and mystical and creative with a twist." - Ellina Talian - 2007.06.21: ”The whole performance [from album, tippo :: mopus . .. ... live, 13.06.2007 at 21:00] comes across as very tightly controlled, but there's freedom within the discipline. I would push back on any attempt to pigeonhole this group in the free jazz vein, as it's light years ahead of those perspectives.” - James D. Armstrong, Jr. (jazz / classical pianist - San Jose, CA) - 2007.05.10: "... there's incredible psychedelic synthesizer space music going on in the next room courteously of z_bug (2 synths. and drums)." - Matt Davignon (San Francisco, CA, USA - sound artist) -
David Leikam a.k.a. Bug is a Sense Artist, a . v . t . s . t . ( audio . visual . taste . smell . touch . ) who primarily creates his Art in the audio and visual fields respectively but not solely. His primary musical instruments are a modified Moog Rogue synthesizer (mogue R.) by Lorin Edwin Parker and an Ibanez SR1300PD 1994 Custom electric bass although he has his foundations in the acoustic piano since 1988 when he recorded his first solo piece with Friday Night Music. Formally trained in music composition and audio improvisation with a graphic designer sense optically since birth who writes spontaneous poetry / prose too.
Early in his artistic career, David was associated with Steven "Muruga" Booker, James Gurley, Harry Coleman, and the Silicon Valley, CA based improvisational Arts group Friday Night Music that his father and creative writer, Bill Leikam introduced him to in 1986.
Some of his early audio influences came from Psychedelic Rock, Industrial / Electronic, Improvisational Jazz, and Sound Designers such as Brian Eno and Robert Rich. Some particular artists of interest include the Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Bjork, cEvin Key, Throbbing Gristle, Miles Davis, Thelonious S. Monk, William S. Burroughs, and Mark Twain to name a few. Fellow Artists have mentioned that he has aspects of Jimi Hendrix, Keith Jarrett, and Cecil Taylor within his playing styles throughout his 21 year career and is said to be a master on analog synthesizers.
He earned BFA and MFA Degrees in Music Composition / Improvisational Performance from CalArts along with Certification in Audio Engineering from the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, CA. He has studied and collaborated prominently with Wadada Leo Smith, John Bergamo, Vinny Golia, Arthur Jarvinen, Morton Subotnick, Areni Agbabian, Muruga Booker, Eddie Gale, Thomas Meracz, and Zachary Morris to name a few. He also has a strong interest in Modern Dance Collaboration and Psychology Research.
Within the last seven years, David has released 10 albums independently on his dBcL recordings label including debut EPs for his projects, z_bug and tippo in 2007. He currently has two upcoming music albums, d.L Duets: A State of I and z_bug: Passings of A Window Sil mastered by Robert Rich that will be released later in 2009. He has also been producing / hosting a regular globally broadcast live radio show on KZSU 90.1FM Stanford University called "In Your Ear ..." with Bug since October 4th, 2001 at 00:00. His latest creative venture has been the CEO / Founder / Director of the Arts Noticed Corporation, an international Arts non-profit business.
Also, two music albums released this year, both mastered by Robert Rich ...
d.L . Duets : A State of I 1. Sunrise featuring Eddie Gale 2. Womb featuring Areni Agbabian 3. Iceberg featuring Jason Shanks 4. Floating Under The Skyline featuring Thomas Meracz 5. The Downfall and Happiness of Falling In-Love featuring Wadada Leo Smith -
z_bug : Passings of A Window Sil featuring David Leikam (mogue R./ electric bass), Zachary Morris (drums(et), Eric km Clark (amped violin), William Leikam (voices) Recorded LIVE, 2007.10.31, Stanford University // Constructed by d.L and Robert Rich 1. 1st Viewing 2. 2nd Viewing 3. 3rd Viewing 4. 4th Viewing 5. 5th Viewing 6. 6th Viewing -
I know "yay" - we are happy for the smallest things...I have to look at the bright side - cuz if i look at the side that is - i don't get paid when I am not at work - I would cry...I need my book out there! Hope you had a great Hannukah...lol I tried to celebrate the Solstice by getting back to work on my mission! ;-) Love & Light ~ Gina
Thanks for requesting on myspace David - what you are doing with your music is great...As you might tell from my site, I am heavily involved in music and creative circles around here - so great to connect with you! ~Gina
