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Sharp CV.Pdf dean sharp drummersoundscapistREmixerlooperproducer 845.464.0515 [email protected] Tours/Sideman/Live Work (selected) Moby, David Torn, Rachael Sage, Jane Siberry, Brad Mehldau, Liz Gorill (kazzrie jaxon), Cameron Brown, Joe Lovano, Hugh Brodie, Michael Bisio, Shunzo Ono, Steve Swallow, Marc Ribot, Avram Fefer, Todd Sickafoose, Russ Johnson, Michael Bisio, Tony Levin, Elliott Sharp, Mario Pavone, Hermeto Pascoal, Greg Brown, Jill Sobule, John Hall, Rick Danko, Ellis Paul, Fish Love That, Curtis Bahn, Louise Taylor, Christina Wheeler’s Blowout, Zoe B Zak, White Boys on Swing, Francis Dunnery, Scott Weiss Band, Lunch- meat, Donna Lewis, Stephen Vitiello, Defiant Ones (Bad Brains), Nona Hendryx, MACHAN, Leslie Ritter, Happy Rhodes, Artie Traum, Robbie Dupree, Josh Colow, Gwen Laster/Damon Banks, Eugene Ruffolo, Daryl Hall, Billy Ocean, Saphire, Latoya Jackson, Brenda Starr, PUC, ARI UP Discography (•....denotes production/writing credits) Bond Berglund - “Unearth” - Pathfinder Records • Elliott Sharp/ David Fulton - “State of the Union” - Atavistic • “Real Estate” - Ear Rational Records Dawntown(CharlElie Cotour) - Crysalis Records/ France • Lunchmeat - “Woodstock ‘94 Vol.II” - A&M Records Happy Rhodes - “The Keep” - Aural Gratification Records Artie Traum - “The View from Here” - Shanachie Records “Meetings With Remarkable Friends” - Narada Records “The Last Romantic” - Narada Records “South of Lafayette” - Roaring Stream Music Eric Garrison - “Looking For Egypt” - China Moon Music Robbie Dupree - “Smoke and Mirrors” - Miramar Records Mellissa Holland - “Moving Away” - M Rose Music Louise Taylor - “Ride” - Signature Sounds “Written in Red” - Signature Sounds “Wonderland” - Signature Sounds • “Velvet Town” - Signature Sounds • Ben Murray/Siobhan Quinn - “Two Rivers” - Rosewood Records Anne Hills - “Tribute to Phil Ochs” - Sliced Bread/ Polygram Records “Bittersweet Street” - Redwing Records Peter Spink - “All There Is” - News Records “Road Show” - News Records • Leslie Ritter/ Scott Petito - “In The Silence” - Hudson Valley Records Donna Lewis - “Now, in a Minute” - Atlantic Records • “Without Love” B sides (live at Bearsville Theater, Woodstock, NY) Jane Siberry - “Amazing Grace” (various artists)- Island Records “Open Letter to Allen Rock; Songs for Leonard Peltier” (compilation) - Warner Music/ Canada “Lounge....Mountain Stage Live” (compilation) - Blue Plate Music “Child” - Sheba Records “Lips” - Sheba Records “Trees” - Sheba Records “Love Is Everything: The Anthology” - Sheba Records Kinny Starr - “Tidy” - Mercury Records • Josh Colow - “For Your Pleasure” - EMI Records/ New Music International (Italy) John Smith - “Hole in the Clouds” - Blue Pine Music “To The Four Directions” - Blue Pine Music Jack Donahue - “Lighthouse” - LML Records Michael Franks - “Jazz Noel” (compilation) - Windham Hill Records Eugene Ruffolo - “When We Were Kings” - Continental/ Song City Records Peter Gallway - “Redemption” - Gadfly Records “Freedom Is” - Gadfly Records “Harlem Nocturne” - Gadfly Records Diane Zeigler - “These Are The Roots” - Philo/ Rounder Records Ken Batts - “Grow Wild and High” - Signature Sounds • Angelyna Martinez - “Labor of Love” - Mexiscott Music Jerree Small - “Mobius” - Righteous Babe Records • Stoneboat - “Stoneboat” - Sony 550 • “Saturnine” - Minor Bird Records M2M - “The Big Room” - Atlantic Records B sides (Asia, Australia, Europe) - Atlantic Records Lennie Galant - “Lifetime” - Force Ten Records./ Sony Canada Carter Burwell - “3 Kings” (soundtrack) - Warner Bros.Film/Records Cliff Eberhardt - “School For Love” - Redhouse Records Stephen Vitiello - “Scratchy Marimba Meets the Low Pass Shrew” - Sulpher Records/ Beggars Banquet • VitielloMooReSharp - “O” - New Albion Records Earmight - “Monk(squared)” - Sawdust Records • “Cashing Out....an avante gardist’s tribute to Johnny Cash” - Sawdust Records • NAIL - “Galvanized” - 75 Ark • Trio LocO - “Live at The Deep Listening Space” - Deep Listening Records• “Jass” - Soluna Records • Steve Gorn/Dean Sharp/ZoeBZak - “Conference of The Birds” - Sister Z Records • ZoeBZak - “In The Direction” - Sister Z Records • David Torn/ Splattercell - “OAH” - CellDivision/ Screwgun Records• “Remiksis” (w/ NIN, Automator, Ryuichi Sakamoto, others) - CellDivision/ Screwgun Records • Holly Figueroa - “Live in NYC” - Cake Records Richard McGraw - “Song and Void” - NonUtopian Records Ben Saddock - “You Are The Beneficiary of Us” - How About That Records Rachael Sage - “Illusion’s Carnival” - MPress Records “Public Record” - MPress Records “Blistering Sun” - MPress Records “Chandelier” - MPress Records Fish Love That - “Fish Love That” - Deep Listening Sandwich - “Bagged, live...” - Intakt Records • Michael Bisio - “Collar City Creatology” - CDBaby (downlaod only) • Musician/Programmer/Tech Consultant Garrett Prods. (Grover Washington, Nancy Wilson), Nile Rodgers, Russ Kunkell/Carly Simon, Clubhouse Studio, Make Believe Ballroom (Karen Mantler, Amy Fradon), Chris Boti, Capitol Recs, Ani Difranco, T Bone Wolk Band Leader/Musical Director ZoeBZak, Louise Taylor, sharpEND, Sandwich, Trio LocO, Stoneboat, SONic 150, Earmight, WBoS (white boys on swing), ARI UP, Donna Lewis, Jill Sobule, laToya Jackson, Saphire 1:2:1 (solo/duo/solo....sharp held a month long residence in Deep Listening’s New Vanguard Series) “...what dreams these....” 5 works based on biblical readings for Deep Listening’s DREAM FEST Television/Radio (selected) Billy Ocean & various artists - Sport Aid/Live Aid (Trinidad/London) ABC Sports - Winter Olympics Themes (‘89 - ‘94) Nona Hendryx - Arsenio Hall Show, Michelob’s Sunday Night, Hit Studio International (London/Tokyo) John Cale - work on numerous film scores Moby - MTV News Special (interviews & Lollapalooza ‘95 coverage), Feile TV Special (Ireland) Jane Siberry - Mountain Stage live concert & recording, World Cafe interview/live concert & recording Jill Sobule - The Conan O’Brien Show, The RuPaul Show/ VH-1, “Morning Becomes Eclectic” KCRW Los Angeles MIMI (Mimi Goese & band) - “Morning Becomes Eclectic” KCRW Los Angeles, MuchMusic Portugal, “The Gift” video documentary Patty Larkin, Artie Traum, John Hall ( & others) - PBS Christmas Specials (‘00-’04) Steve Gorn,Dean Sharp, ZoeBZak (Conference of the Birds) - WAMC’s Dancing on the Air • Earth Shuttle Kids (‘95 - ‘99) Make A Wish Foundation (‘98 - 2001 national campaign) Rachael Sage - Sirius Satellite Radio, OUt Q Radio, Clear Channel Radio numerous EPK documentaries, “Wildflower” video (Blistering Sun) Nickelodeon, Sony Video, Avis, TMC, MTV, Disney Film Dance/Video/Film/Composition (selected) Carter Burwell - “3 Kings” - percussion feature - Warner Films Karole Armitage (choreographer/videography) - source music for various dance pieces Nam June Paik - “Tiger Lives” (Electronic Rituals for the 21st Century) Dean Sharp, ZoeBZak w/ Stephanie Winters - “from Hudu to Kush” - Jewish Heritage Foundation Ursula Hodel (choreographer/performance artist)- “Picasso’s Model”....performances and video Art After Science - “Venician Kiss”, “Everyday Events” - Helsinki Museum of Contemporary Art - London Art Fair - Valencia Electronic Arts Festival Maria Simpson/Bard College Dance Dept - musician/composer in residence Salena Braun (choreographer) - “The Doll’s Cage” - Fisher PAC, Bard College “Dream Catcher” - Fisher PAC, Bard College Susan Osberg (choreographer/dancer) - “Rhinoceros” - Beacon Studios/salon performances - Dance Across Borders Festival/ Goteburg, Sweden - “Broken Words” - DVD....DCAC grant Gun Lund (choreographer/dancer) - Dance Across Borders Festival/ Goteburg, Sweden Alexander Leslie Thompson (choreographer/composer/playwright) - “Still Seeing the Beautiful Light” - Old Gym, Bard College Leah Cox/Bill T Jones Company (choreographer) - assorted works and improvisations - Bard College residency....’09 - ‘11 Benjamin Wolk (choreographer/dancer) - “Building a House to Live In” - Fisher PAC, Bard College Education/ Private Studies Sarah Lawrence College - major studies in music for theater/film/dance and electronic music.... work with Wilford Leech (Public Theater), John Braswell (The Kitchen) Creative Music Studio - studies in percussion, improvisation and contemporary form with teachers such as Jack DeJohnette, NANA Vasconcelos, Colin Walcot, Karl Berger Elvin Jones - private studies....drumset Tony Williams - private studies....drumset & composition Bob Moses - private studies....drumset Barry Altschul - private studies....drumset Michael Carvin - private studies....drumset & composition Montego Joe - private studies....percussion Endorsements/ Affiliations FIDOCK Handcrafted Drums - acoustic drums & advanced design AGOP istanbul - turkish cymbals & sounds XITS amplifiers - amazing english inspired PTP tube amps RICE custom guitars - beautiful handcrafted bodies and necks, great design DAKING Audio - studio gear and custom components AEA audio/microphones - studio ribbon mics, preamps Keplinger - stainless steel, brass & bronze creations, custom snare drums ProMark - sticks, brushes, sound accessories Redco cables & electronics - cables and studio gear XL Specialities - cases.
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