TONY SILVA sings and plays acoustic, electric and bass guitars, mandolin, banjolin, Celtic harp, silver flute, hand drums and other acoustic percussion, synthesizers, samplers and drum programs. His music is produced at Silva's Chameleon Sound Studio, which he has owned and operated since 1987. - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS:
Silva has over a hundred acoustic, electric and electronic instruments that he has collected since childhood, all of which are used for recording at Chameleon Sound Studio. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Acoustic Instruments include guitars, mandolins, charango, zithers, concertina, metal and bamboo flutes, tenor recorder, ocarinas, balaphone, marimba, djembes, dumbek, congas, bongos, frame drums, udu (or ibo drum), angklung, cuica, temple blocks, chimes, Tibetan and Chinese gongs, and other percussion instruments. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ELECTRO MECHANICAL Wurlitzer 200A (Resored by Vintage Vibe) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS: Akai - S20 Phrase Sampler, Alesis - Micron Analog modeling synth, Emu - Planet Earth World instruments, KAT - DrumKat percussion controller, Korg - Karma music work station, Korg - MS2000R Analog modeling synth rack, Roland - GR30 Guitar Synthesizer, Roland - MC 303 Groove Box, Wurltizer 200A electric piano, Yamaha - TG500 Sound Module w/ 3 sound cards - For a complete listing of STUDIO EQUIPMENT, go to http://www.TonySilva.com/sound_scores.html
Influences
Electronica, African, Brazilian, East Indian, Arabic, Caribbean, Latin, Reggae, Soul, 70s Funk, Classic Rock, and Movie Sound Tracks.
Sounds Like
I try to be a musical chameleon, and sound like whatever the music needs to sound like to fit in. If you want to hear more samples of my work please go to
http://www.tonysilva.com/sound_scores.html - "All the works on (Le Minh Tam's) thoughtfully conceived program were enhanced by scores by Mr. Silva, who combined electronic sounds with music for various string and wind instruments, played by him. What one heard always strengthened the impact of what one saw."
- Jack Anderson, New York Times
Tony Silva is available for commissions for dance, theater and film. He creates original music based on the content of the production and tailored to the clients specifications. Tony Silva has been composing sound scores since 1987, and received his first commission in 1990. He earned a BFA 1994 from the University of Massachusetts where he studied music theory, history, but graduated with a BFA in Dance. While at UMass he had the privilege of studying electronic music with award winning composer Charles L. Bestor. - - - - - - - - - - - - He is an adjunct faculty member of the Five College Dance consortium, where he accompanies dance classes at Smith College and teaches Pro Tools at Amherst College. You can find out more about Tony and hear many more samples of his work at http://www.tonysilva.com/sound_scores.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Commissioned Scores for VIDEO _ 2008 - Artists of the Bahamas (Island Films), 2008 - Stone Circles _ 2006 - Tracks, Amie Dowling _ 2000 - Footage II, Sharon Marroquín _ 2000 - Once Upon A Time Tomorrow, Silvio Faccín _ 1999 - Cast Away, Silvio Faccín _ 1993 - Dancing Downtown, In Good Company _ _ _ _ ___ _Commissioned Scores for DANCE _ 2008 - A moat is a lonely ocean, Candice Salyers _ 2007 - Pieces of Home, Fania Tsakalakos _ 2007 - Spew, Kellie Lynch _ 2005 - Dance Me, Wendy Woodson _ 2005 - Hypercube, Billbob Brown _ 2004 - The Living Room, Christina Tsoules _ 2002 - Luminata, Lê Mihn Tâm _ 2000 - Unmade, B-Trk, Lê Mihn Tâm _ 1999 - Threshold Corner, B-Trk, Lê Mihn Tâm _ 1998 - Without, Lê Mihn Tâm _ 1997 - The Water Piece, In-Young Sohn _ 1996 - Canned Cherries, B-Trk,Yanira Castro _ 1995 - I Never Knew this Time, Suzie Heijari _ 1995 - Untitled, Heidi Henderson _ 1995 - Oratory, Yanira Castro _ 1993 - Yesterday y Mañana, Michelle Marroquín _ 1993 - Cake and Ice Cream, Dylan Star Berkey _ 1990 - Approaching Departure, Ed Groff _ __ _ _ __Commissioned Scores for PLAYS _ 2006 - A Warning for the King, Julie Lichtenberg _ 2005 - Walk with Me, Julie Lichtenberg _ 2004 - Falling Bodies, Mary Jo Salter _ 2004 - Counting the Minutes, Julie Lichtenberg _ Sound Design for the WEB _ 2005 - veronica’s fold, Wendy Woodson.
Mahalo for the add! I am a friend of Johnny Cruz as well as a fan, and thanks to him I can enjoy your music too! Awesome. ( I also dig you last name!! ) LOL! Aloha!!
Hey Tony- You've been a little busy since high school, eh?" sings and plays acoustic, electric and bass guitars, mandolin, banjolin, Celtic harp, silver flute, hand drums and other acoustic percussion, synthesizers, samplers and drum programs" Nice! As for me, I never left high school- I've teaching in the NY for the last 20 year!And now, I'n doing my thing again-If you happen to be in Brooklyn-drop on by!
Save the date:CD Release Party!!! June 29th, 2008 Doors open at 7:30 p.m. at the Jewish Music Cafe located at Cong. B'Nai Jacob 401 ninth st.(btwn 6th & 7th aves.) Park Slope Brooklyn~ $10 cover~ Original music by pianist, Moshe Weidenfeld with Yaaki Levi,drums Mike Savino, bass and Elie Massias,guitar. Go to- http://www. jewishmusiccafe. com/ for more details. Be there or be somewhere else!
UNCLE FUNK with Tony Levin is performing at the AWAN benefit at Keegan Ales in Kingston NY Saturday May 10th! Great music, dancing, delicious food, silent auction, special guests and much more!! For more info: www. awaninc. org (845)679-0227 RESERVE TICKETS NOW! www. keeganales. com (845)853-7354 845-331-BREW.
hey Tony, thanks for the request. hope all is well in the valley. look forward to hangin' there w/ you sometime soon. all the best to you and Mitchell. peace, J
do you know Joy Harjo's work? she's the one who's quote I used about those horses!!!! my friend Larry Mitchell plays in her band, and also with Robert Mirabal....
