David Molina: guitars, bass, cello, flutes, electronics, drums, vocals, found objects, destroyed mother board, various instruments built by Richard Waters, field recordings.
with guests on live sets or studio sessions:
Chris Webb-guitar,
John Ingle-violin,
Gian Carlo and Eduardo of El Paso-electronics,
John Villar-bass,
Matthew Robinson of Tempest Fujit-guitar,
Scott Garopalo-drums,
Mark Williams-sax/lap-steel,
Eric Salvador-drums,
Nico Wangeman-guitar,
Nacho-guitar,
Sergio Portugal-cello
Influences
The Swans, Slowdive, Idaho, Arab Strap, Calla, Expolsions in the Sky, Brian Eno, Black Heart Procession, Einsturzende Neubauten, Franklin Delano, Labradford, Coil, Nurse with Wound, His Name Is Alive, Dirty Three, Angelo Badlamenti, Ry Cooder, Boards of Canada, Duster, Sigur Ros, Mono, Yo La Tengo, Tom Waits, Charles Mingus, Lisa Germano, Tarentel, Half Film, Cougar, Animal Collective, Jim O'rourke, The Books, Efterklang, Akron/Family, Gustavo Santaolalla, Belong, Bill Frissel, Califone, Eliotte Smith, Twilight Circus Dub Sound System, Schnieder TM, Scorn, Jesu, Bill Laswell, Gorecki, Peter Whitehead, Chris Webb
Sounds Like
What if my influences all took mushrooms and started boxing at 3 Am?
Ghosts and Strings (also known as Los Veneremos) is the long over due project by composer/musician/sound designer/recording engineer David Molina.
It truly represents the kind of music where his heart is really at: Long Epic, Cinematic, Guitar based pieces.
For the past 15 years he has been performing music,
composing scores, and designing sound for theatre, dance,
film, radio, installation, performace art, and multimedia productions.
Since the age of seven years old, Molina has been perfoming various styles of music on many instruments, in many bands and ensemble formations. He also performed and studied classical guitar for 12 years, until he discovered the art of recording and scoring music for theatre and dance.
since about 1995 molina collaborated and performed with the amazing guitarist and composer Chris Webb on numerous theatrical productions and in bands.
He has worked with numerous theater companies, and art spaces in San Francisco and frequently collaborates with Visual Artist Victor Cartagena, Film maker Ana Geyer, Performance Artist Violeta Luna, and Director Roberto Varea.
since 2001 he has been sound engineer, & resident artist for the Drum Machine Museum, and has performed many concerts with museum owner Mickey Tachibana in the electronic groups Special Patches and Collision Course.
Film credits include Barry Gifford's "Ball Lightning", the "Narc" and "Prospect"by Octavio Solis, and the documentary "The Translation Project" by Niloufar Talebi, the films of Ana Geyer, and the Cause Collective's "Along The Way" (Sundance Film Festival winner 2008)
Molina performs with the experimental, electro-acoustic band Transient which features Garret La Fever and John Ingle. together they have performed at 2005 and 2007 International Loop Festival, and at Chapel of
Chimes 2005 winter concert, and at various noise shows in SF. He also performed and recorded with free-jazz musicians Marco Eneidi, and George Cremachi.
Molina is part of the Multi/Art performance troupe Secos Y Mojados who were Invited Artists for The Hemespheric Institute's "Encuentros 2007" and have received the 2009 Creative Capital Grant.
He has collaborated and performed with La Mente (Descabellado Records), El Paso (Dorog Records), Via 149, Kyron (Black Note Music), Sur Oculto and CTX.
lol. word man. ummm. well maybe we can do that. i mean id love to, but i (joe) am moving to wa. i leave on the 31st. sooooo, shit. if we can do something before then, thatd be awesome. welcome back to the bay, man.
saludos! aqui te dejamos el primer corte de una serie de tracks proximos a editarse en una sola compilación
Primer corte de la coleccion DanceFloor Mints editado por Niño Ninja Recordings. Track original de la banda Ghosts and Strings (http://www.myspace.com/ghostsandstrings) encabezado por David molina de san francisco, remixeado por Eduardo Otayza aka Tech Vibes, en clave electro con fuertes influencias mínimal y grooves dinámicos y adictivos una auténtica descarga de energía.
Hey David, heard the show yesterday and really liked your stuff.
I'm especially glad you're into creating film scores. My best friend is planning to produce and direct a feature film within the next year or so. He's Salvadorean, and I've passed a lot of your music onto him as I think the topics you touch upon in your music could be quite similar to his ideals and the mood he's going for.
I hope to be in touch with you in the near future!
NOCHES ECLÉCTICAS, tercer disco del trio audiovisual El Paso, conformado por Eduardo Otayza (secuencias, teclados, cuerdas, scratch), Giancarlo Samamé (Secuencias, teclasdos, cuerdas) y Gustavo Gamio (mezcla de video en tiempo real), que reúne el trabajo de la banda a lo largo de 3 años luego de su primer larga duración 4000 msnm (2006). Pop electrónico de diferentes matices ahora disponible en PORTAL DISC para todo el mundo via web download. Proximamente a editarse físicamente.
