"In all situations Mr. Karagianis proved to be an exceptional colleague
and an extraordinarily gifted, multi-talented individual. He takes his work
very seriously and is an absolute perfectionist in all that he does."
-Rose Polsky, Artistic Director, Rose Polsky and Dancers
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
-Creative production development and realization. Experience as a facilitator
for interdisciplinary, intercultural collaborative forums and projects
-Composition, sound design, music direction and performance for theater, film,
dance, concert, performance art, and multi-media
-Recording studio owner/operator/design consultant
-Current music and sound related user of the following Macintosh based software
platforms:
Digital Performer 5, Waves Gold DSP Plug-ins, Peak 4, Mach 5, Recycle, Stylus
RMX 1.5, Toast 6, Jam 6, Reason, MOTU Symphonic and Ethno Instruments, and
iTunes, with additional experience on ProTools, Vision, Logic, Spark, Garage
Band, and Final Cut.
-Current music and sound related hardware expertise: Kurzweil K2600X, Roland
XV-5080, Roland HandSonic, Emu
Proteus Orchestral; ADAT, DAT, Masterlink, Tascam 32, and Marantz PMD 660
recording platforms; Various Mackie and Soundcraft analog mixers; Sprit 328
digital mixer, and Yamaha DM-2000 mixing console; AT 4050, Sony ECM 999 Electret
condenser, Rode NT 4 and NT 5, and Neumann KM 185 microphones.
-Music coordinator (hiring, supervision and scheduling of musicians, supervision
and maintenance of audio and instrumental resources, music licensing)
-Media based educational and creative resources (web resource development
for Sounddance.net and DanceMusician.org; consultant and contributor for CD-ROM
based instructional media)
-Production sound engineer and project-directed producer (including project
development, music licensing, studio and theater sound set-up and operation,
precision digital and analog editing, mastering, audio restoration, surround
sound, and field recording
-Music resources and research (extensive music, sound effect, and audio sample
libraries)
-Pianist, electronic keyboardist, and percussionist specializing in Modern
Dance and Improvisation with experience in Ballet and Creative Movement for
Children as well as Balinese, Japanese, Flamenco and Ghanaian ensembles
-Lecturer, writer, educator in Music for Dance and Sound Design experienced
in teaching music composition, sound design, choreography, and improvisation
"David’s years of experience as a collaborative artist have honed
his ability to listen to an artist’s initial vision or concept, transforming
it into a new realm. This is done with tremendous skill and taste-knowing
when less is more. His thorough knowledge of music-history, composition, performance-and
his ability to communicate with non-musicians allows him to relate essential
musical concepts in the collaborative process".
-Robert Kaplan, ASU Professor/ Music Director, author of "An Interactive
Guide To Music For Dancers"
PUBLISHED WRITINGS
"Sound Thinking" and "Performance Anxiety!". Journal
of the International Guild of Musicians in Dance Volume 6, 2000. Larry
A. Attaway, editor.
"To Comply...Or Not To Comply?". Journal of the International
Guild of Musicians in Dance Volume 4, 1995. Larry A. Attaway, editor.
"An Approach Towards The Effective Use Of Music For Choreography".
Journal of the International Guild of Musicians in Dance Volume 3,
1994. Larry A. Attaway, editor.
"Very simply, {"An Approach Towards The Effective Use Of Music For
Choreography"} was one of the best things I have ever read on music for
the dance".
-Katherine Teck author of Ear Training for the Body-A Dancer’s Guide
To Music
"I had the pleasure of hearing a new piano score {"Silent Talking"}
by David Karagianis. David once again proves to be a tireless contributor
to the Los Angeles area dance world."
-Alan Terriciano, International Guild of Musicians in Dance, Fall 1997 Newsletter
