Music, Art (Kandinsky, Matta, Basquiat, and Malevich rock!), my chihuahua Muscles, studio gear, vinyl, my Columbia GP-3 portable turntable, Film Scoring, Orchestration, Arranging, riding waves...
Music
Cinematic Soul, Rare Groove, Jamaican, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, African, Hip-Hop, Indonesian, YNQ, Sly and the Family Stone, Stereolab, Willie Mitchell, Kashmere Stage Band and all the other wonderful musiques in the world. (Too many to note!)
Movies
Adaptation, Coffy, The Royal Tennenbaums, Cotton Club, Touch Of Evil, Vertigo, Crash, Giant, Motorcycle Diaries,
Television
arrested development, saturday night live, curb your enthusiasm, sopranos, six feet under, daily show, simpsons, seinfeld, chapelle's show, family guy, and BBC World News.
Books
Abyssinie Swing, Opening the Dragon Gate, The Alchemist, The Alienist, Sara, Cut 'n' Mix, Reggae Explosion &
Heroes
Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Bernard Hermann, Madlib, Cut Chemist, David Axelrad, Willie Mitchell, Quincy Jones, DJ Kool Herc, Coxonne Dodd, Dave Campbell, Eric Dolphy, Charles Mingus, Alfred Hithcock, Charlie Kauffman, James Brown, Fela Kuti and Thelonius Monk. (that's enough for now)
Todd Simon's Details
Status:
Married
Here for:
Networking, Friends
Orientation:
Straight
Hometown:
Venice, CA
Zodiac Sign:
Pisces
Children:
Someday
Education:
College graduate
Todd Simon's Schools
California Institute Of The Arts
Valencia,California
Graduated: 1999
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Jazz Trumpet
Clubs: Indonesian Gamelan
Antenteben Ensemble
The Pesach Possee
Latin Jazz
Leo Smith Ensemble
Dick Hebidge Fan Club
About me: I am a trumpeter/arranger/composer/producer/educator who loves to mesh the old with the new. Lately I have been working on projects with Ohmega Watts, Beat Pharmacy, Greyboy, The Lions, Connie Price and the Keystones and Wajeed.
Current releases are:
Big Daddy Kane and Percee P w/ Connie Price & the Keystones
ESL Remixed
Spanky Wilson and the Quantic Soul Orchestra "I'm Thankful"
OHNo "Exodus into the..." (Stones Throw)
Quantic "An Announcement to Answer" (Tru-Thoughts/Ubiquity)
OHNo "Exodus into the..." (Stones Throw)
Rhythm Roots All-Stars (Scion Promo 12")
Please give me a shout and let me know what you are up to.
Please support live musicians.
Word.
Soloing with Aloe Blacc!
THE LIONS - IN STUDIO-EXCLUSIVE!!!
THE RHYTHM ROOTS ALL STARS performing TONY ALLEN'S "JEALOUSY
EXCLUSIVE!!!
Who I'd like to meet: David Axelrad - Willie Mitchell - Hugh Masekela & Edan the Funky Dee-Jay
Hey dere TODD. "HAPPY BORNDAY KID"! Enjoy yer birfday 2-day my fellow valleyboy. LOL!! Long time no fuckin' speak yo. Let's do sumthin' bout' dat soon AIGHT? Aight den, cool...
a little feature on myspace told me it was your birthday today.. i figured it would be rude not to stop by and say HAPPY BIRTHDAY how've you been mister?
yo mister!! how's class without your favorite students?? haha i got to say man i was missing school yesterday..for about 4 seconds! but still love being done with high school let me tell you... how you doing sir?
Hey Todd, thanx for being my friend! Hope you liked my story, let's jam sometime lol! Click to add my friend Hippo Jones, spread the love & happiness please! : )
