David Landes

Drummer, Bassist, Guitarist, Composer, Teacher

DavidBLandes@gmail.com

TEACHING

• Private drum, bass and guitar lessons (over 250 taught)
• Group coaching for private students
• Lecture on Film and Music for UCSB’s Reel Loud Film Festival movie makers, UCSB Film Co-Op, 2-25-05, audience of 30.
• Discussion Panelist for the UC Santa Barbara Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Music’s Improvising Jazz Performance/Discussion.  Discussion of the practical, theoretical, and socio-political implications of improvisation. 6-8-06
• Guest coach for Jazz Band rhythm section, Woodside High School 4-2-07

EXPERIENCE

Current:

• CoalTown Noir, percussionist – gypsy bluegrass
• PITT Jazz Combo, drummer, September 2007 to present

Past Bands:

• Musical accompanist for UCSB’s Modern Dance department.  Hired by audition.
• UC Santa Barbara Jazz Ensemble, drummer, September 2003 to June 2007
• Top UCSB Jazz Combo, drummer, September 2003 to June 2007
• UCSB Latin Jazz Combo, timbalero, January 2004 to June 2006
• Ryan Kuczynski and The White Five - hip hop/soul
• Toboggan Monster – experimental indie
• Toy Gun Massacre – classic rock
• Rainbow Chaos – experimental/advent-garde
• Voonderhorn – improvisational rock
• Drear Banks freelance recording session - metal
• Bole Bantu – Congolese afro-pop
• The Epistrophy Trio - jazz combo
• The Epistrophy Trio – improvisational rock

High School Music Groups:

• Marching Band, section leader, percussionist, 4 years
• Pep Band, percussionist & bassist, 4 years
• Concert Band, section leader, percussionist, 4 years
• Jazz Band, co-manager, drummer, 4 years
• Pit Orchestra Percussionist:
• Guys and Dolls
• Anything Goes
• On The Town
• Oliver
• Other ad hoc rock groups on drums, bass, guitar

Performances

• San Jose Jazz Festival August 20^th 2006.  Performed with The Stanford Jazz Workshop All Stars
• Reno Jazz Festival April 28^th 2006.  Performed in UCSB’s three jazz bands.
• Percussionist for Cesar Villavicencio’s Free Improvisation Project; Amsterdam’s virtuoso MIDI contrabass recorder player, April 14 2007
• Sit-in performance with The Brubeck Institute Fellows Big Band led by J.B. Dyas
• Countless gigs around the San Francisco Bay Area and Santa Barbara area including:
• Chancellors Reception for UCSB donors (shared bill with the Julliard String Quartet)
• UCSB Convocation 2004 (audience of 4000)
• Sit in performance with the Irvin Mayfield & The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, UCSB Art’s and Lectures series, audience of 700.  4-27-07
• City of Redwood City’s Downtown Summer Music Series (2 years)
• Latin Jazz for UCSB’s Multicultural Fundraiser Show (audience of 800)
• UCSB Art Museum’s private showcase of Marsha S. Glazer’s private collection (included 2 Picassos, Pollack, Lichtenstein)
• UCSB’s Mosher Alumni House reception for Alumni Weekend 4-29-07,
• UCSB’s College of Creative Studies musical, Lo<3struck, Sub Drummer
• Composition Literary Magazine unveiling
• Dos Pueblos High School silent auction fundraiser
• Regular Café Fiore jazz gig with Rick Sharp and the Roman Glowlights
• Santa Barbara Unity Church
• Wedding rehearsal dinners
• New Years parties
• Bars
• Private parties

EDUCATION

• Drum Lessons under Troy Johnson, Jon Nathan, Scott Deal, Artie Storch, Mike Goines
• Various musical studies under: Artie Storch, Peter Thielen, Akira Tana, Michael Zisman, Julian Lage, David Yamasaki, Ray Scott, Michael Landes, Cesar Villavicencio
• Stanford Jazz Camp, 2 years.  Full scholarship 2003.

• Played in masterclasses with Chick Corea, Josh Redman, Eddie Palmieri, Robin Eubanks, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Victor Goines, Bob Sheppard, David Pulphus, Anontio Hart, Cecil Bridgewater, Yotam Silberstein, Donald Harrison
• Clinics of Victor Wooten, Jimmy Cobb, Wayne Escoffrey, Nathan East, Josh Redman, Bob Sheppard, Oliver Lake, Irvin Mayfield
• Conversations with Josh Redman, Brian Blade, Wynton Marsalis, Marcus Roberts, Jason Marsalis, Eric Harland; interviewed Branford Marsalis, Michael Brecker, Roy Hargrove, Scott Colley. 

AWARDS

• John Philip Sousa band award, 2003
• Bank Of America achievement award plaque in fine arts, 2003
• Peninsula Symphony Auxiliary music merit award, 2001 & 2002

FILM SCORING

• Composer, multi-instrumentalist performer, and recording engineer for student film scores:
• Salza For Breffis – Dir. Zach Hart. Co-lead actor.
• Can’t You See – Dir. Alexander Koehne.  Winner of the 10-10-10 Student Competitions, Santa Barbara International Film Festival.  Assigned 18 hours before due date, saw only a 10 second clip.  Good pub for film studies, local TV, newspaper, equipment of dept. DVD release
• Bingo Bus - Dir. Andrew Jurgensen. Composed and recorded in a week and a half during finals. Winner of Corwin Awards for UCSB 2004 best film (best editing?), ran in L.A. International Short Film Festival, Santa Barbara Film Festival 2004, Fitzroy Short Film Festival (Australia)
  Screened at Isla Vista Film Festival 2004, DVD release
• A Revolution Through Art – Dir. Jhizet Panosian. Done before seeing the film. DVD release
• UCSB Honors Promotional Video – Dir. Clayton Sakoda. Assigned and completed in 24 hours.  Mailed to Freshman honors applicants.
• Roadside - Dir. Zach Hart (winter of soph), entered in the 10-10-10 Student Competitions, Santa Barbara International Film Festival. DVD release
• Nuts - Dir. Clayton Sakoda (winter of soph), Film 106, DVD release
• Reel Loud Silent Film Festival 2005:
• Syndrome – Dir. Mike Duarte
• Simulacrum – Dir. Katie Jordan, drummed with Hairbrain Scheme
• Reel Loud Silent Film Festival 2007:
• Internet Girl – Dirs. Anne Wilkes, Ingrid Olsen