Abstract Expression /blog Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:04:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Les Noces /blog/2011/11/les-noces/ /blog/2011/11/les-noces/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:55:07 +0000 Dominique /blog/?p=328
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    • ]]>     /blog/2011/11/les-noces/feed/ 0     WINTER EP + LES NOCES returns! /blog/2011/11/winter-ep-les-noces-returns/ /blog/2011/11/winter-ep-les-noces-returns/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:21:32 +0000 Dominique /blog/?p=318 So, I’ve got a new EP with remixes and everything! The Winter EP is out November 21 on Upcode Records, a French label started by Vincent Thierion (aka MarkLion, and formerly of DAT Politics).  The EP features two new tracks, and two utterly spiffy remixes by Max Tundra and MarkLion!

    You can listen here: Bandcamp

    You can buy here: Amazon, Boomkat, Play.com

    Winter EP

    tracklisting:
    1. It’s All Over Now Except for One Last Bit
    2. It’s All Over Now Except for One Last Bit (Max Tundra remix)
    3. Don’t Miss
    4.…

    ]]>     /blog/2011/11/winter-ep-les-noces-returns/feed/ 0     CMJ: Dominique takes Manhattan October 20! /blog/2011/09/cmj-dominique-takes-manhattan-october-20/ /blog/2011/09/cmj-dominique-takes-manhattan-october-20/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:39:52 +0000 Dominique /blog/?p=314 get ready NYC, we’re coming!

    I’ll play this year’s CMJ Music Marathon festival on October 20th at Local269 in Manhattan. And here’s the twist: joining me will be the Deviant Septet, a classical ensemble based on the instrumentation for Igor Stravinsky’s L’histoire du Soldat. Stay tuned for more info, but this is gonna be a show to remember!!!

    In other news, I am almost done mixing the live performance of Les Noces, to be included on the Kickstarter-funded CD (also including our studio recording…

    ]]>     /blog/2011/09/cmj-dominique-takes-manhattan-october-20/feed/ 0     LES NOCES gets a KICKSTARTER Campaign! /blog/2011/07/les-noces-gets-a-kickstarter-campaign/ /blog/2011/07/les-noces-gets-a-kickstarter-campaign/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:05 +0000 Dominique /blog/?p=306 Hello!

    As you may know, ten of my closest friends and I are creating a new production of Igor Stravinsky’s Les Noces (The Wedding). We have arranged the piece for a small ensemble of vocalists, pianos, percussion, and bass, and will perform it twice at the end of this month, July 29 & 30. Yay!

    And now, we have a Kickstarter campaign to help fund the project!

    This is a pretty hefty endeavor. First of all…it’s Stravinsky! The music is hard: the vocalists are required…

    ]]>     /blog/2011/07/les-noces-gets-a-kickstarter-campaign/feed/ 0     Download LES NOCES! /blog/2011/06/download-les-noces/ /blog/2011/06/download-les-noces/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:55:32 +0000 Dominique /blog/2011/06/download-les-noces/ Available for FREE download: LES NOCES (The Wedding) !

    CLICK HERE

    Produced by Dominique Leone
    Kanoko Nishi, Regina Schaffer: pianos
    Nicole Ginelli: cover art

    Les Noces (2011)

    ]]>     /blog/2011/06/download-les-noces/feed/ 0     two videos /blog/2011/06/two-videos/ /blog/2011/06/two-videos/#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:47:46 +0000 Dominique /blog/2011/06/two-videos/ Happy June! I have two new videos up, shot by Peter Varshavsky of Porto Franco Records in San Francisco. Both are with my friend and amazing vocalist Melody Ferris.

    “Abstract Expression” [watch]
    “Someone” : [watch]

    …and here is the homepage for my Les Noces recordings: http://dominiqueleone.bandcamp.com/album/les-noces

    Stay tuned!

    ]]>     /blog/2011/06/two-videos/feed/ 0     Igor Stravinsky’s LES NOCES: July 29 & 30, Berkeley, CA /blog/2011/05/igor-stravinskys-les-noces-july-29-30-berkeley-ca/ /blog/2011/05/igor-stravinskys-les-noces-july-29-30-berkeley-ca/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 17:33:21 +0000 Dominique /blog/?p=299 Announcing our production of Stravinsky’s Les Noces, July 29 & 30 at the Maybeck Studio in Berkeley, CA.  I will be working with Kanoko Nishi, Regina Schaffer, Kate McLoughlin, Diana Pray, Alexandra Buschman, Jordan Glenn, Jason Hoopes and more for our arrangement of this piece.  AND IT WILL BE AWESOME!! 

    Check our initial recording of the first movement, with me on vocals, and Kanoko and Regina on pianos at BANDCAMP.

    Stay tuned!

    ]]>     /blog/2011/05/igor-stravinskys-les-noces-july-29-30-berkeley-ca/feed/ 0     May 8: Cardiacs/Tim Smith benefit show in SF /blog/2011/04/may-8-cardiacstim-smith-benefit-show-in-sf/ /blog/2011/04/may-8-cardiacstim-smith-benefit-show-in-sf/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:55:30 +0000 Dominique /blog/2011/04/may-8-cardiacstim-smith-benefit-show-in-sf/ May 8: SF <3 Tim Smith: A Benefit
    Cafe du Nord, San Francisco

    SF <3 Tim Smith: A Benefit


    Cardiacs are an English alternative rock/psychedelic pop band formed in 1977 and led by Smith. Noted for their complex, varied and intense compositional style and for their eccentric, theatrical stage shows, they have been hailed as an influence by bands as diverse as Blur, Faith No More and Radiohead.

    In 2008, Smith suffered a stroke, and has not been able to perform or finish the new Cardiacs record. From the…

    ]]>     /blog/2011/04/may-8-cardiacstim-smith-benefit-show-in-sf/feed/ 0     spring mini-tour! +new track /blog/2011/04/spring-mini-tour-new-track/ /blog/2011/04/spring-mini-tour-new-track/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:24:00 +0000 Dominique /blog/2011/04/spring-mini-tour-new-track/ So, I’m embarking on a brief tour of the west coast, along w/my friends in Thorny Brocky (a band led by my bass-clarinettist Aaron Novik). See the itinerary below…AND check out one of the tunes we’ll be playing! “Slow Children” is in our setlist, and will be recorded by the full band this summer for my next record. Click below to check it out.

    SLOW CHILDREN

    tour dates below:
    4/16 – Machine Project, Los Angeles, CA
    4/17 – The Crepe Place, Santa Cruz, CA
    4/18 –…

    ]]>     /blog/2011/04/spring-mini-tour-new-track/feed/ 0     new mix: forward momentum /blog/2011/02/new-mix-forward-momentum/ /blog/2011/02/new-mix-forward-momentum/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:38:13 +0000 Dominique /blog/?p=281 listen/download: 2011-0209 [forward momentum]

    tracklisting below…

    stereolab – neon beanbag (atlas sound mix)
    bakey ustl – heroin
    faltydl – hip love
    oriol – solar
    acid mothers temple – OM Riff
    Blawan – Fram
    Ramadanman – Bleeper
    Oni Ayhun – 004 a
    Modern Heads – Gliding
    Paragliders – Paraglide
    Atom Heart – ltbcyb
    fennesz – perlen fur euch
    faltydl – hip love (jamie xx mix)
    squarepusher – chunks
    Ben Klock feat elif bicer – goodly sin (robert hood mix)
    black dice – cone toaster
    throbbing gristle – still walking
    hosono and yokoo – malabar hotel-upper floor

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