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Radio Feature: Interview with David, broadcast on ECHOES, February 2008
Join David for four conversations, From Commune to Community: Still A Hippie After All These Years on March 6, 13, 20 and 27 from 4:00-5:30 pm at TRS, Inc., 44 E. 32nd Street, 11th Floor
(betw. Park & Madison Aves.) Fee: $100.00 for 4 Saturdays.
A red diaper baby who came of age in the halcyon days of the 1960s counter culture, David Belmont spent the 1970s active in the New York City downtown rock music and avant-garde theatre scenes. Then, in 1979, he went into social therapy, met Fred Newman…and was completely transformed. Or was he?
David will lead a conversation about the history and development of the community that includes social therapeutic, educational, cultural and political projects, and “who” it is that makes revolution in our tumultuous times. Bring yourself, your interest, and only legal substances.
DAVID BELMONT
David Belmont is a guitarist/composer/producer based in New York City. His work spans a broad range of genres from lush ambient soundscapes to jazz/rock-based world fusion to angular avant garde jazz. While focusing mainly on original instrumental compositions, David’s music has, at times, featured eclectic cover material; e.g., a New Age arrangement of the Rolling Stones classic Moonlight Mile (WindWater Excursions).
His latest album, Postmodern Panache, includes tracks stylistically dedicated to Miles Davis, Michael Bloomfield, Wayne Shorter, and George Harrison (a world fusion version of the Beatles’ Blue Jay Way). It can be purchased here. Downloads are available from iTunes and other music websites.
Vist his page on MySpace, where he is one of the top charting instrumental artists.