Tribe.net. Local Connections Daveed http://filmscore.tribe.net/thread/8e35cc37-2692-4cb3-98ec-cf90d2b61680#7a079e0a-24e1-4f9d-845f-a7ae4f1b8239 2005-04-30T17:41:14Z 2005-04-30T17:41:14Z

Shalom... I'm Daveed. This is a wonderful place to connect with like-minded souls who are all wanting to do more with their lives that let them fly by. I am a profesional percussionist who does school programs for my main bread and butter. Drumming with kids is a real thrill. Watching them glow when you give them permission to hit a drum is maigc. My aspirations have grown since I started on this path to making music. Now I want to explore creating music for films. I've ben a student of Middle Eastern and Central Asian folk percussion for almost 20 years. My website has a bunch of mp3's that have found their way onto the stage for dance. Now it's time to take this music to new places. (www.drumfest.com) The kora is a beautiful instrument. It could be fun to fuse kora with tone drum and frame drums, even possibly Persian tombak. Being a generalist, I believe that there are no boundaries when creating music. Instruments that might never be played together in traditional music, can be brought together to create new textures and new melodies. I wish you well in your pursuits. Alechem Shalom...Daveed PS let me know what yu think of mthe music, if you have a chance to listen.

Daveed 2005-04-30T17:41:14Z Unity http://filmscore.tribe.net/thread/8e35cc37-2692-4cb3-98ec-cf90d2b61680#d318e045-70f4-43e8-be50-7ba224406d90 2004-10-23T18:10:40Z 2004-10-23T18:10:40Z

Warm greetings. I am so happy to have found this tribe! I think I have something special to offer. I am a professional musician and I am happy to connect with musicians of all levels. I love music scores for film and I feel that I have something powerfully unique to offer. Music is my prayer. I connect with Spirit in music. My love started young, learning the western traditions with piano, guitar, chorus, musical theater. Later I learned a deep and profound power when I lived in West Africa for a couple years. The West African musical tradition is rich in spiritual connection. Originally studying Djembe, I fell in love with the Kora, the 21-string harp used by the griots of the great kingdom of Mali. It is a mystical instrument that takes time to learn, but it is truly a sublime instrument of spiritual power. I also have learned to play the Dan Tranh, the 17-string zither of my own homeland, Vietnam. With the Dan Tranh I connect deeply with my ancestors and convey the indominable strength and spirit of my people. The sound of the Dan Tranh; the pentatonic major scale, the smoothly bending notes, the glissando of running over the row of strings... all this can bring the mind and heart into a meditative state as well as bring great joy. These instruments reach in and grab the listener on an emotive level and they do that in a very direct manner. I can see it working especially well in film. I frequently play these during healing sessions (I also am a practitioner of acupuncture/Chinese medicine) and it drops my client into an immediate state of open and calm joy. They can also convey the full spectrum of emotions in a very sublime manner, when played by a one who is well trained in the traditions. I have learned to play these instruments under the guidance of masters of the traditions. This teacher/student relationship itself produces profound spiritual growth. I hope to work with composers and producers for film. I love to jam, network and exchange ideas. I greet you all hands together bowing deeply. Unity Nguyen http://www.unityhealinghands.com

Unity 2004-10-23T18:10:40Z