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http://www.leonmilo.com |
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| Location: | Paris, Ile-de-France |
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| Last Login: | Jul 30, 2008 (522 days back) |
About Me |
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| Leon MILO, composer and percussionist, creates music and sonic environments in which instruments, electronics, natural sounds and synthesis are unified. His works are presented the world over and include instrumental and electroacoustic music for the concert hall, dance, film, television, radio, public sound installations, galleries and museums. Commissions have included the Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Ensemble, The Borealis Festival in Bergen, Norway, New Music Los Angeles, Los Angeles Piano Spheres, The International Beethoven Festival, IRCAM (Paris), Radio France, Foro Internacional de Música Nueva Mexico City, 38éme Rugissants, (Grenoble) and the Festival Ile de France… “La Derniére Minute”, a short fiction film for Canal+ for which Leon wrote music and created sound design was chosen as an Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival, 2004 and went on to win best sound track for European short fiction in Barcelona. In September 2008, he will be presenting new works for Organ, Piano and Electronics for performances at the Bonn Cathedral in honor of Messiaen’s 100th. birthday and produced by the International Beethoven Festival. Performers are Markus Karas, Organ and Susanne Kessel, Piano. An ongoing project for an exhibition in London (The London Project") is ongoing and will integrate sound and image with fine artist Natasha Newton. Leon Milo and Susanne Kessel have recently founded the Duo “Pianowaves” which gave it’s first performances of works for Piano, electronics and percussion at the 2007 Beethoven Festival in Bonn. For more info, music and sound, please visit: http://www.leonmilo.com If you are looking for great sounds, please visit my Freesound pages Natasha Newton and I now have our own Myspace page for the London project: www.myspace.com/leonmilonatashanewton My web log You can subscribe to my podcast or just listen to playsists here. Here is my |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 3/26/2006Band Website: leonmilo.com Influences: Influence me! Natasha Newton and I have our own Myspace projects page. Have a look! Sounds Like: "Transesept" for 3 flutes, 3 percussion and electronics. An Arrangement of "I Miss You" by Bjork, for Pianist and my duo partner, Susanne Kessel. (See my top friends!). powered by ODEO Please visit our new duo page, PIANOWAVES Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Other / Experimental / Electro) |
My Blog |
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"I Miss You" |
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| Dear Friends,I would like to inform you of a new CD recorded by pianist Susanne Kessel which has just been released by OEHMS Classics. This is a unique recording (and a wonderful musical project insti... Posted by Leon Milo on Tue, 06 May 2008 04:57:00 PST |
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Meditation |
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| Here is an improvisation by Francois Daudin Clavaud, flutist and myself on electronics made on 28 April 2008. Francois and I work together as a duo called Interact-Sound. Besides playing concerts we r... Posted by Leon Milo on Sat, 03 May 2008 05:00:00 PST |
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The King of the Congas |
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| Hello,I will most likely work as a artistic producer for a new CD by a Cuban singer here in France. So I have been looking around this morning, listening to different Cuban artists and discovered that... Posted by Leon Milo on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:54:00 PST |
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Andrew Imbrie, Composer |
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| Another composer, after Stockhausen, has passed away recently. Andrew Imbrie was a highly interesting composer for his use of harmony and timbre. And a lovely man. He was a well respected teacher. I v... Posted by Leon Milo on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:40:00 PST |
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12 tone fridge magnets |
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| Well, I just wanted to share with you something which I found quite funny and brought forth some thoughts. I happened to see the bulletin from The Arnold Scoenberg Center advertising Schoenberg Fridge... Posted by Leon Milo on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:18:00 PST |
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Beautiful Percussion Instruments |
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| After Natasha Newton's blog last week about the delivery her wood panels for new paintings, I have decided to share my pride in having just ordered these beautiful Vaughncraft Woodblocks from Steve W... Posted by Leon Milo on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:40:00 PST |
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In The Air |
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| While working tonight I decided to listen to this piece which I wrote for my friend and Paris-based designer, Arik Levy.It is called "In The Air" and it was made to accompany an exhibition of Arik's l... Posted by Leon Milo on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 04:55:00 PST |
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Stellar Blue preview! |
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| Hello,Just wanted to post a follow up to the previous post.I finished the piece 'Stellar Blue" for Piano and Electronic sounds for Susanne Kessel yesterday morning. She has already rehearsed in the ha... Posted by Leon Milo on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 02:08:00 PST |
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Stellar! |
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| Hello,I'm working non-stop...started 7 days ago I'm working to get Susanne Kessel's new peice to her...Called "Stellar Blue" (Like the giant star) for Piano and electronics, it currently looks like... Posted by Leon Milo on Tue, 29 May 2007 11:04:00 PST |
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Milo_Soundcasts |
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| Here is another short one to let you know that I've started two podcasts of my music.The first one is here (click on the icon):It's a kind of changing compilation of music that I've written recently o... Posted by Leon Milo on Sat, 12 May 2007 06:31:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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natasha newton / visual artist, the london project., Susanne Kessel - Concert Pianist, Pianowaves, Dennis Kuhn {qqq}, Alex Shapiro, jacques sarasin, Mary Rowell, GéNIA, ted quinn, François Daudin Clavaud, Demetrius Spaneas, ETHEL, natasha newton photography., Michael Denhoff, Komponist & Cellist, Leon Milo Composer, Sound Designer, Happy Jo, J - Welcome to J's Place, Jeff Tifiou, bruno tait, stargirl~*, DJR400, Evelyn Glennie, µé¬ºÏz3, Susan, Drivetrain, ALLEPH, MichaelStephenWills Photography, Liquid, David C Hill, pollen JP, Lolly, Love By Cartier Italia, illàchime quartet, UP LINE PRODUCTION, Stéphane Pasquier compositeur/composer, nusuth, SubCult, Jana, António Barbosa, Alan, ~Susana~ Dancevert.org, Woodlenz Art
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