Dan Siegler | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Bennington College (B.A.) |
Occupation(s) | Composer, sound artist |
Awards | Bessie Awards |
Dan Siegler is an American composer and sound artist from New York City. [1] [2] During his career, Siegler has ventured into a number of mediums, including dance, live theater, and television. [2] Siegler is a recipient of the Bessie Awards for his work with Pam Tanowitz. [3]
Siegler was born in New York City and began playing piano at the age of four. [4] Siegler has stated that he developed a love for rock music in high school, where he was also involved in friends' theater and dance performances. [5] He attended Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont, where he received his bachelor's degree (B.A.) 1984. [6] [7]
In 1997, Siegler was a recipient of the Abe Olman Scholarship, whose recipients have included artists such as John Legend. [8] Siegler is a recipient of the New York Dance and Performance Awards, more commonly known as the Bessie Awards, having received the award for his work with Pam Tanowitz. [3] During his collaborative efforts with Tanowitz, Siegler notably employed unconventional sounds such as that of running water and "staticky buzzes" to compliment instruments such as the piano and bass. [9] According to The New York Times, Siegler produced the original score to the second half of Tanowitz's "the story progresses as if in a dream of glittering surfaces". [1]
Siegler was a 2019 resident at Art Omi and a composer-resident at Exploring the Metropolis. (EtM) [10] [11] Siegler also received a virtual commission from the Guggenheim Museum in New York, and was formerly an artist-in-residence at the UCLA Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA). [12] [13] As a lecturer, Siegler has taught at the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. [14] Additionally, Siegler has written for publications such as the New York-based Gothamist. [4]
Siegler is noted for his work of sound art Concrète Jungle, which debuted in 2019. Citing inspiration from the musique concrète method of electroacoustic music, [15] Concrète Jungle was described by The New Yorker as a piece of art that "employs urban sounds, sampled and reorganized, to evoke a bygone New York City". [16] Concrète Jungle was composed through the assemblage of recorded conversations with hundreds of New York residents, with ambient sounds complimented by improvised dancing. [17]
According to The New Yorker, Siegler's work has been influenced by the avant-garde jazz genre, hip-hop group Public Enemy, as well as No Wave. [16] In 2013, The New York Times described Siegler's work as one that "teases and goads with brass cadences, drums and the murmur of surf". [18] Siegler has cited composers Hildegard Westerkamp and Pierre Schaeffer as a major influence on his work. [5]
Siegler married Pam Tanowitz in 1998. [19] As of 2016, Siegler is a resident of Chelsea, Manhattan. [20]
Dan Siegler | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Bennington College (B.A.) |
Occupation(s) | Composer, sound artist |
Awards | Bessie Awards |
Dan Siegler is an American composer and sound artist from New York City. [1] [2] During his career, Siegler has ventured into a number of mediums, including dance, live theater, and television. [2] Siegler is a recipient of the Bessie Awards for his work with Pam Tanowitz. [3]
Siegler was born in New York City and began playing piano at the age of four. [4] Siegler has stated that he developed a love for rock music in high school, where he was also involved in friends' theater and dance performances. [5] He attended Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont, where he received his bachelor's degree (B.A.) 1984. [6] [7]
In 1997, Siegler was a recipient of the Abe Olman Scholarship, whose recipients have included artists such as John Legend. [8] Siegler is a recipient of the New York Dance and Performance Awards, more commonly known as the Bessie Awards, having received the award for his work with Pam Tanowitz. [3] During his collaborative efforts with Tanowitz, Siegler notably employed unconventional sounds such as that of running water and "staticky buzzes" to compliment instruments such as the piano and bass. [9] According to The New York Times, Siegler produced the original score to the second half of Tanowitz's "the story progresses as if in a dream of glittering surfaces". [1]
Siegler was a 2019 resident at Art Omi and a composer-resident at Exploring the Metropolis. (EtM) [10] [11] Siegler also received a virtual commission from the Guggenheim Museum in New York, and was formerly an artist-in-residence at the UCLA Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA). [12] [13] As a lecturer, Siegler has taught at the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. [14] Additionally, Siegler has written for publications such as the New York-based Gothamist. [4]
Siegler is noted for his work of sound art Concrète Jungle, which debuted in 2019. Citing inspiration from the musique concrète method of electroacoustic music, [15] Concrète Jungle was described by The New Yorker as a piece of art that "employs urban sounds, sampled and reorganized, to evoke a bygone New York City". [16] Concrète Jungle was composed through the assemblage of recorded conversations with hundreds of New York residents, with ambient sounds complimented by improvised dancing. [17]
According to The New Yorker, Siegler's work has been influenced by the avant-garde jazz genre, hip-hop group Public Enemy, as well as No Wave. [16] In 2013, The New York Times described Siegler's work as one that "teases and goads with brass cadences, drums and the murmur of surf". [18] Siegler has cited composers Hildegard Westerkamp and Pierre Schaeffer as a major influence on his work. [5]
Siegler married Pam Tanowitz in 1998. [19] As of 2016, Siegler is a resident of Chelsea, Manhattan. [20]