From childhood on, I’ve always been surrounded by music and musicians, and have been inspired to follow in their footsteps, both through creating my own music, and supporting others in doing likewise.
From folk music (my dad was a folk singer/songwriter), to jazz, pop, experimental/electronic, and world music, my musical explorations have involved me in many diverse aspects of music creation and production, from composing and producing my own original music, to supporting other musical artists in various capacities.
Serendipity Doo Dah
Dana McCurdy and Kim Starner
New world fusion pieces for synthesizer, guitar, percussion, and vocals.
Electronic Music
Solo pieces for synthesizer, sampler, and processed audio.
Songs
Some of my singer-songwriter tunes (self-produced).
Dinosaur Dance
Havana Nocturne
The Clifton Tribe
Improvised music for drums, mallet & wind instruments, and percussion.
Afro-Cuban Jazz Moods
(#7 Amazon best seller in Afro-Cuban Music)
Dizzy Gillespie/Machito
Livin’ for the Feelin’
NY-based pop/dance music duo DNA
Codanceco
modern dance company
live performance of a dance score by composer Scott Killian.
Circle of One
solo percussion and electronics (Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Weehawken, NJ)
Jane Ira Bloom
collaborations for sax and electronics, including performances with the NY State Council of the Arts New Music Network in 1985
None of the Above
improvisational/experimental rock band
various performances in New York and Toronto night clubs
Ear Food
synthesizer duo featuring original music by Dana McCurdy and Brian Flahive
various performances and workshops in the NY metropolitan area, including Columbia University, WKCR, the Museum of Natural History, and the Ear Inn
Various TV & Radio Commercials
including AMTRAK, Chrysler, Omni Magazine, Singer, Black & Decker, Laughing Cow, Thomas’ English Muffins, and Breeders’ Cup
Pre-production for “Saturday Night Live”
Composer: Howard Shore
“Source” music for TV soap opera “Another World”
Composer: Mike Mandel
Musical theme for PBS series “Bookends”
Composer: Scott Killian
Soundtracks for various works by video artist Rita Myers
including a major Whitney Museum installation in 1985
Various modern dance scores
Composers: Linda Fisher and Scott Killian
1988 Summer Olympics
music library for the network TV broadcast
“Best of the Beach” and the Breeders Cup
network TV sports broadcasts
M1: The Video
a series of four two-hour instructional videos on all operational aspects of the Korg M1 Synthesizer
Music for See Yourself Well
an audio series of guided meditations by Anne Beattie