Artist Detail

David Leikam a.k.a. Bug

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Biography:

David Leikam a.k.a. Bug is a master creative Arts composer, designer, improviser, and producer. He plays primarily a Moog Rogue analog synthesizer, an Ibanez SR1300PD 1994 Custom four string electric bass, acoustic piano, hand drums, and percussion. He is also the director of the quintet group Tippo and industrial jazz unit zBug since 2006. He regularly works in graphic design, live radio, and is the founder of the Arts Noticed, tAN international non-profit corporation.

Presently, David is primarily developing both the Arts Noticed, tAN as an international non-profit and booking zBug for concerts and in process on their third album release. He has been lately performing and collaborating with Eddie Gale, Kidd Jordan, William Parker, Robert Rich, Moe! Staiano, and others locally. He is also still periodically producing / hosting his live improvised radio show, KZSU 90.1FM presents: "In Your Ear ..." with David Bug broadcast globally on KZSU 90.1FM Stanford University since October 4th, 2001 at 00:00.
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"diG your music. Eclectic ain't the word. Film noir multiverse ethnic blade runner desert world. Love it."
- Ogre (ohGr/Skinny Puppy)

"Will always remember the distroying of a piano completely on stage at CalArts."
- CalArts Bob

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Work-In-Progress:

• the Arts Noticed, tAN.
a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation for worldwide Arts, the Artists who create them, and the different forms of the creative Arts.

• zBug, an industrial jazz unit isbased in San Francisco with their roots in Cecil Taylor, cEvin Key, John Coltrane, and Throbbing Gristle with ambient elements akin to Robert Rich. They are a two drummer group with Moog synthesizer, electric bass, and modular synthesizer.

• KZSU presents: "In Your Ear ..." with Bug, Global Live Radio!
The Show: A mix of audio mixed live in-studio by your host Bug with the quality of KZSU 90.1FM Stanford University broadcasting, worldwide. Highly eclectic and improvised with a taste that you will want to come back to again and again and again ...

... a descriptive catalog of musical recordings.
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Address: Earth - 94306
Email: dbcltan@yahoo.com