What it means
Artist : David Dramm Date : 2006.07.08
Genre : Pop / Rock Length : 21
David Dramm (b.1961) was born in Illinois, but grew up in San Diego, California. His composition studies began with Robert Erickson at University of California, San Diego and, later, at Yale University with Louis Andriessen and Earle Brown. The Volkskrant described his music as "the ground-breaking terrain between Charles Ives, Jimi Hendrix and Lou Reed". The NRC Handlesblad wrote, "As rock musician, writer and composer, Dramm is creating a furore in Holland". His performances include appearances in such diverse venues as the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the BIM-huis and Paradiso. His music has been performed regularly throughout Europe and elsewhere including Warsaw Autumn, Woch Der Niederländischen Musik in Leipzig, Darmstadt, Freunde Guter Musik in Berlin, Holland Festival, Dutch Music Days, New Music Days in Tallinn, Estonia and the Finnish 'Time of Music' Festival. Recent commissions have included works for ASKO Ensemble, Orkest de Volharding, the Albany Symphony, Tomoko Mukaiyama, Aurelia Saxophone Quartet, Frances-Marie Uitti and Scapino Ballet. He collaborates regularly with flutist Anne La Berge and filmmaker David Lammers and novelist Hafid Bouazza. Dramm's unconventional arrangements for artists such as John Cale, Ellen ten Damme and Junkie XL have been widely broadcast and recorded.Recordings of his music are available on BVHaast, Vanguard Classics, Einstein, Composer's Voice and X-OR. Dramm's music is published by MGN and voLsap Music. David Dramm lives and works in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. www.daviddramm.nl (english)
