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![]() Samuel Godin is a composer, sound designer, keyboard player and producer living in New York City. His original music can be heard frequently in the pop culture landscape and beyond: from film and television soundtracks (Artisan, Mirimax, NBC, HBO, PBS, Nickelodeon), album releases and remixes (Polygram, Six Degrees, Triloka, Schanachie, Putumayo) to some of the most familiar national television advertising campaigns (Pepsi, Cheerios, Gateway). Over the past ten years has worked as a composer for some of New York and LA's top production companies (tomandandy, RK music, Dogmatic, Convergence) and ad agencies (DDB, Saatchi, D'Arcy, Bates), while also maintaing a busy schedule of performing and touring, songwriting, and working on independent projects. When working for television, film, and multimedia, his ability to craft music and sound design simultaneously can add greatly to the overall musicality of the score and also be a benefit to the producer with evolving needs. As a keyboardist, he has toured the world performing and recording with a variety of musicians in many different styles, playing in over 1200 concerts to date. With the Tribulations and John Brown's Body and had the opportunity to share stages with many top performers including Lauryn Hill, Carlos Santana, George Clinton, Dave Matthews Band, MosDef, KRS1, Jimmy Cliff, Yellowman, The Wailers, and the Marley family. In Los Angeles, the Tribulations battled to become the first-place winners of "Soundcheck" a prime-time television special on NBC which pitted the band against over 5000 other U.S. entries (Sam was also awarded "Best Keyboardist"). From 1998-2000, he had the honor of performing with Mother Mallard, the world's first all-synthesizer ensemble. Led by David Borden, and in collaboration with Bob Moog (inventor of the synthesizer), the group started in the 1960s and influenced countless other musicians including Tangerine Dream, Kraftwerk and ELP's Keith Emerson who also joined the group as a guest performer. Starting in 2002, Sam began playing keyboards, electronics and laptops with Karsh Kale and Realize Live, a group which the New York Times described as "Indian on the top, Western on the bottom, and thoroughly tangled in between." He wrote material and recorded for the album Liberation (2003, Six Degrees) which was produced by the legendary Bill Laswell and went to #1 on CMJ's college radio electronic charts in the United States. Following the album's success, the group was invited to play in many top venues worldwide, including the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles with Paul Oakenfold to a crowd of over 16,000. In addition to his work for other groups, Sam has also created many of his own recordings using the alias Dubfarm. Although he is always the central organizer, most Dubfarm tracks are collaborations with other musicians, often remixes or re-constructions of existing songs or tracks designed to support a lead vocal or instrument. Commissioned Dubfarm remixes include tracks for Tanty Records (UK), Vas (Putumayo Records), Ryukyu Underground (Respect Records, Japan) and the Krishna Das's "Breath of Heart" (Polygram/Triloka) produced by Rick Rubin. Sam's ability to craft music and sound design working seamlessly from the recording studio to the stage has led him to work on a variety of unique projects. In March 2010 he was invited by the English National Opera to perform at the London Coliseum and help to plan and create a "Live Remix" of the hit opera Satyagraha by Phillip Glass. Over the past two years, Sam has also been an active member (and keyboard player) for the musical and artistic collective Earthdriver, which has steadily been gaining praises from music critics and political activists alike. Following the 2009 self-titled release, the group was invited to perform and write music for Noam Chomsky, The World March for Peace, a benefit for Haiti, NYC Summerstage, and many other notable events (see "Select Performances" below for more info). In July 2011, Sam was featured on the FRKWYS, Volume 7 album release (presented on both CD/DVD and leather-bound 12'), playing imporvised electronic music with four other live synthesizer players: Daniel Lopatin, David Borden, Laurel Halo and James Ferarro. |
SELECT PERFORMANCES:UPCOMING
VIA Music and New Media Festival: Pittsburg, PA
London Coliseum (English National Opera): London, England.
BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music): New York, NY.
World March for Peace: New York, NY.
Central Park Summerstage: New York, NY
Harlem Riverside Church: New York, NY.
United Nations Building: New York, NY.
Smithsonian Institute: Washington, DC.
Hollywood Bowl: Los Angeles, CA
World Music Quest: Tokyo, Japan and Tsumagoi, Japan.
Marley Family Concert: Miami, FL.
Reggaesplash: Jamaica, West Indies. with Tribulations.
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