To Buy + Gift: On one of the final days of the year, and during this holiday season, I want to share with you a priceless piece of music. I’m convinced that Maurice Ravel composed the single most breathtaking movement of music, when he wrote the “Adagio Assai” in his 2nd Piano Concerto. I urge you to download my theme song for beauty and struggle “Dana Leong – Adagio”. You’ll know when you hear it.
Attending APAP or ISPA in NYC this January? Come see Dana on January 14th and 16th.
Dana Leong APAP Showcase
Monday, January 14, 2013 @ 11:00am & 2:00pm
Yamaha Artist Services
689 Fifth Ave., 3rd Floor, New York, NY
Entrance is located on the north side of 54th Street, between Madison & Fifth Avenues, 3 blocks from the APAP Hilton.
Dana is endorsed by YAMAHA, who lends their support to this special event.
RSVP on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/events/434072569993949/
Dana Leong + BANDALOOP: ISPA Congress 2013
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 @ 10:00am
The Times Center
242 West 41st Street (@ Sixth Ave.), New York, NY
PITCH NEW WORKS NOW: Amelia Rudolph, Founder/Artistic Director of vertical dance company BANDALOOP, and composer/musician Dana Leong will give a presentation on their latest collaboration Bound(less).
RSVP on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/events/230032500463737/
Dana rocks out live in the studio with his partner in crime MC iLLspokinn. Click here to watch. Video by Rae Maxwell.
LEGENDS OF SHANGHAI．TOKYO．NEW YORK RELOADED
The World Premiere of ‘The Sound of Folk Tales’ was a huge success earlier this month at The New Vision Festival, Sha Tin Town Hall, Hong Kong. ‘The Sound of Folk Tales’ was created by two boundary-breaking Chinese-American musicians, Dana Leong and Dave Liang, fusing sounds from then and now on a riveting, cross-cultural journey taking in hip hop, jazz and electronic music.
Leong and Liang have individually established their commanding presence within the North American music scene in recent years, earning a sterling reputation for their postmodern eclecticism where east meets west and the old and new ignite into pioneering musical endeavors. In ‘The Sound of Folk Tales’, the two innovative musical stars teamed up for the first time live for a scintillating journey that travels from Shanghai to Tokyo and over to New York. Roaming between these three great cultural metropolises closest to their roots, Leong and Liang respond to today’s digital age by retelling legends of the cities through animation, live music and narration. The result is a refreshingly original encounter with cross-cultural fusion and multimedia mash-up.
Featuring:
Dana Leong, cello/trombone/electronics
Dave Liang, keyboard/electronics
Yonadav Halevy, drums
Yumi Kurosawa, koto
Stomu Takeishi, bass
Yi Zhou, pipa
Yuki Nakajima, video design
Miriam Crowe, lighting design
Philip Naude, Production Manager
Rika Iino, Producer
Hong Kong’s own cutting-edge culture enthusiast Ghost Style and hip hop trendsetter M.I.N.D. Studio add to the startling creativity.
(First two images created by Yuki Nakajima for ‘The Sound of Folk Tales’)
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