davidleikam

male - 37 years, Palo Alto, United States

About me

David Leikam a.k.a. Bug is a Sense Artist, a. v. t. s. t. ( audio . visual . taste . smell . touch . ) who primarily creates his Art in the audio and visual fields respectively but not solely. His primary musical instruments are a modified Moog Rogue synthesizer (mogue R.) by Lorin Edwin Parker and an Ibanez SR1300PD 1994 Custom electric bass although he has his foundations in the acoustic piano since 1988 when he recorded his first solo piece with Friday Night Music. Formally trained in music composition and audio improvisation with a graphic designer sense optically since birth who writes spontaneous poetry / prose too.

Early in his artistic career, David was associated with Steven "Muruga" Booker, James Gurley, Harry Coleman, and the Silicon Valley, CA based improvisational Arts group Friday Night Music that his father and creative writer, Bill Leikam introduced him to in 1986.

Some of his early audio influences came from Psychedelic Rock, Industrial / Electronic, …

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Name

David Leikam

Location

Palo Alto (California)
United States

Native language

English

Education

Foothill College
Business: International | Business: Marketing | Business: Advertising | Music: Blues
California Institute Of The Arts
Music: Performer / Composer, Creative Music | Dance: Modern Collaboration
California Institute Of The Arts
Music: Composition | Performance: Art | Dance: Modern Collaboration
Musicians Institute
Audio: Engineering, Live and Studio | Audio: Sound Design | Audio: Electronic Music
Foothill College
Psychology: General | Psychology: Dream Research | Art: Visual

Company

the Arts Noticed Corporation, tAN.c

Profession