Leon Milo, Composer, Percussionist, Sound Artist

Sound Installation for Jean Pierre Nuel at the Salone Del Mobile, Milan 2012

Enjoy!

 

Composed by Leon Milo and Francois Daudin-Clavaud

 

Works of Olivier Messiaen and Leon Milo performed by pianist Susanne Kessel

 Tomorrow evening, the German Radio (Deutschlandfunk) will be presenting the new CD by Susanne Kessel in hommage to Olivier Messiaen on the 20th anniversary of his death. I have created soundscapes based on the life and works of Olivier Messiaen for this CD. I hope that you can listen the 28th of May at 22h.

The CD will be released by Oehms Classics this Summer.

Below is the announcement from the Deutschlandfunk:

Best to all.

You can listen to the live stream here: http://www.dradio.de/dlf/

28.04.2012 · 22:05

In memoriam O.M.

Susanne Kessel spielt Klaviermusik von Leon Milo und Olivier Messiaen

Vorgestellt von Robert Nemecek

Punktgenau zum 20. Todestag von Olivier Messiaen (1912 -1992) präsentiert die experimentierfreudige Bonner Pianistin Susanne Kessel ihr Messiaen-Projekt, das auch Kompositionen des amerikanischen Komponisten und Schlagzeugers Leon Milo (*1956) enthält. 

Die Aufnahmen aus dem Kammermusiksaal im Deutschlandfunk erscheinen im Sommer 2012 bei Oehms Classics.

Aufnahmen vom Januar 2012 aus dem Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal

Messiaen's piano works performed by pianist Susanne Kessel alternating with electronic soundscapes by Leon Milo, which are thematically and sonically based on the life and works of Olivier Messiaen.

The Bonn pianist Susanne Kessel plays piano recitals at home and abroad, she has won several competitions, including the International Schubert Competition and recorded the music for several feature filmsand short films. Their numerous CD recordings receive international recognition. In addition to classical piano music, it plays an extensiverepertoire of contemporary and heads a private piano class in Bonn.She is a jury member of several competitions, including "Young Musicians" at the state and federal level.

 

 

"Time Texture", for Piano and Electronics is now published on leonmilo.musicaneo.com

I am thrilled to announce that my composition for piano solo and electronics is avaliable for download!

The piece was written for The Piano Spheres Concert series in Los Angeles in 1997 and commissioned by Leonard Stein and Betty Freeman. The duration is 8 Minutes. Please contact me for samples of the electronic playback files. When purchased, I will send you a link to the high quality electronics files  as well as practice audio files with click tracks. 

Please don't hesitate to contat me for audio samples!!

Very best,

Leon.

via leonmilo.musicaneo.com

Setting up the Cologne recording session.

 

 

Dear Friends,

I have just returned from Cologne where I spent a fasinating 3 days working with pianist Susanne Kessel.

Here are a couple of photos of the fabulous facility at the Deutschlandfunk where we were so wonderfully received. 

In these photos we were setting up gongs for a new work called "Gongscape for Olivier Messiaen" and a peak from the booth while recording  Timetexture, for piano and electronics. 

 

 

 

We expect the CD to be released in the spring of 2012.

More news soon!

Best to all,

Leon.

Mexico

Hello Friends in Oaxaca!

http://leonmilo.com/det_mexico.html

Maison et Objet

Just wanted to post a very short note to say that I have just completed a sound design for the design agency Agence Nuel for the entrance of this year's design fair in Paris called Maison et Objet.

The show is from 20-24 January and is considered to be one of the most important of it's kind!

In other news, I will be leaving for Cologne on the 27th of January to record a new cd of music of Messiaen and my own works with Susanne Kessel for the Deutschlandfunk and Oehms Classics.

 

Time Texture for Piano and Electronics. Leon Milo

 

 

Enjoy!

Very best to all,

Leon.

 

 

Exquise Design/ Gallery Slott

Dear friends,

 

With so many various projects on the go in 2011 I have been very rare with my blogs. So to start anew, I would like to share with you all the new website of Exquise Design, the gallery with which I have been collaborating since its inception in 2010!

The gallery will be moving from it's original beautiful space near the Gare de L'Est where I had the oppertunity to collaborate directly with artists such as Arik Levy, Matali Crasset, Florence Jaffrain and numerous others to another magnificient location at Quai de Conti in the 6th arrondissement in Paris. 

To start of the New Year, I will be presenting new sound design in collaboration with video artist Gregory Abou at Art Paris

In other news, I have just finished the music and sound design for a new ten episode series for Radio, presenting a theatrical adaptation of a magical and sureal Mexican novel. It should be a fabulous production. Will have more specific info on the broadcast soon.

In the mean time, I leave you with some of the theme music from my Soundcloud pages!

 

Wishing you all a happy and health New Year, 2012!

Best,

Leon.

Interact-Son Interview for Présence Electronique 2011

Interact-Son

Leon Milo & Francoise Daudin Clavaud

Interview for Radio France Présence Electronique, 2011

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Afternoon in Auvergne

Leaving Luanda

I have just returned from a one week, three city tour in Angola. It has been an eye opening and at times shocking experience which I will write about in the coming days.
In the mean time, here is a photo taken on my iPhone just prior to our departure.

Best to all and until soon.
Leon.