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Indian
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Music Performance
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Polymusical
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David
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| Recordings |
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| 2011 |
New World, Svara World Music Ensemble
- Original compositions and improvisations.
David Trasoff – sarod, Robert Jacobson – guitar,
John Graves – bass, Randy Gloss – tabla and percussion |
| 2010 |
Ragas for a Winter Moon, Rag Hemant, Rag Gorakh Kalyan
- Recorded live in concert at The Music Circle, Los Angeles.
- David Trasoff – sarod, Abhiman Kaushal - tabla |
| 2010 |
Hope Is A Thing, Lisbeth Scott (Hope Is A Thing) |
| 2008 |
What’s So Special ‘Bout Peace, Love And Understanding, theme to television series “Aliens In America;” recorded by Salman Ahmed and P.J. Ohlsson |
| 2007 |
Sri, Shantala (Om Namo Bhagavate) |
| 2003 |
The Love Window, Shanatala (Durge) |
| 1998 |
Music for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
- Original theater music for Shakespeare’s comedy
- Compact Disc, published by Lila Vihun Music. |
| 1998 |
“Fly High, Run Far” music for the recording Asura by the Korean recording artist, Won Il. |
| 1991 |
When Words Disappear, Ragas Puria Kalyan, Jaijaiwanti, and Kirwani
- Compact Disc/Cassette, published by Lila Vihun Music
- David Trasoff - sarod, Zakir Hussain - tabla |
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Performances
— North Indian classical music
(partial list)
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Ravi Shankar Music Circle
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Los Angeles, California
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| Embassy of India |
Berlin, Germany |
| National
University of Music (UNAM) |
Mexico City, Mexico
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| Consulate of the
United States |
Calcutta, India
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| Maritime
Hall |
San Francisco, California
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| House of Blues
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Los Angeles, California
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| The
Zee Network (Asia-wide satellite TV) |
Mumbai,
India |
| International
Conference on Indian Music & The West |
Mumbai, India
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| International
Symposium on Musical Acoustics |
Tokyo,
Japan |
| Indian Academy
of Fine Arts |
Singapore |
| Muzikacademie
Basel |
Basel,
Switzerland |
| San Diego State
University |
San Diego, California
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| University
of California |
San
Diego, California |
| University of
California |
Santa Barbara,
California |
| World
Music Institute |
New
York |
| Lotus Fine Arts
Society |
New York |
| World
Music Festival |
California
Institute of the Arts |
| Ramakrishna Mission
Institute of Culture |
Calcutta, India
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| Nehru
Centre |
Mumbai,
India |
| National Center
for the Performing Arts |
Mumbai, India
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| India
International Centre |
New
Delhi, India |
| Birla Academy
of Fine Arts |
Calcutta, India
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| Muziekschool
Amsterdam |
Amsterdam,
The Netherlands |
| University of
Maryland |
Baltimore, Maryland
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| World
Affairs Conference |
University
of Colorado, Boulder |
| University of
Arizona |
Tucson, Arizona
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| University
of Texas |
Austin,
Texas |
| Colorado College
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Colorado Springs,
Colorado |
| University
of Nebraska |
Lincoln,
Nebraska |
| Westport Town Hall |
Westport, Connecticut |
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Other
Performance Experience
(partial list)
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2002 - 2006
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Svara
- A poly-musical ensemble
combining influences of Indian music, jazz, blues, Eastern European
and creative music. Named LA Weekly Jazz Pick of the Week for February,
2002.
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| 1997 |
A Midsummer Night’s
Dream, by William Shakespeare
- Stella Adler Theater,
Los Angeles, California
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Music Director and
composer for new production directed by Michael Michetti, produced
by Farthest Step Productions.
- "Critic’s Choice,"
Los Angeles Times. Winner of 4 Ovation Awards by Los
Angeles theater critics, including Best Director and Best Play of
1997.
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| 1995 |
Wadada Leo Smith and Nda
Kulture
- Theater of Yugen and Noh Space, San Francisco, California
premiere of new commissioned compositions.
- Beverly Hills Public Library, Beverly Hills, California
sponsored by Wires Performance Center for New and Experimental
Music.
- The Jazz Bakery, Culver City, California.
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Film
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| 2006 |
Outsourced, Directed by John Jeffcoat, Music Director: BC Smith. |
| 2002 |
Leela, Directed by Somnath
Sen, produced by Lemon Tree Films. All sarod performance by on-screen
actors, incidental music. This film was widely distributed in India
and worldwide, and received numerous awards.
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| 2000 |
Discovery Channel. Special
on tigers.
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| 1997
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The Perfumed Garden. Jag
Mundhra, director,
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Related
Professional Experience
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| 1983
- 1990 |
Founded and directed: "Classical
Ragas," an organization for producing and promoting classical
Indian music and dance programs in Colorado. "Classical Ragas"
successfully staged a number of local and regional concerts, bringing
such artists as Ali Akbar Khan, Shivkumar Sharma, Zakir Hussain
and Swapan Chaudhuri to Colorado. Programs were funded by the Boulder
Arts Commission, the Cultural Events Board of the University of
Colorado, and the Program Council of Colorado State University.
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| 1986
- 2001 |
Experience in concert production,
sound reinforcement, promotion and graphic design. Computer-based
MIDI and digital audio studio; editing and production of audio projects.
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