Buffalo-based composer and guitarist Damien Simon has made a name for himself as a writer of scores for film, theater and dance productions. So perhaps it is not surprising that while SimonÕs latest musical exploration, Muddle is a distinct departure from the traditional concept of dramatic orchestration, the recording contains all of the same sensational theatricality that usually accompanies a cinematic or dramatic score. Oh yeah, and you can dance to it too!
After studying music composition at Purchase College and at The University of Dublin, Damien Simon toured the U.S. as a solo artist and recorded two independently released CDs. Those performances and recordings both earned rave reviews for their combination of classical and ambient arrangements and so impressed noted Toronto dance producers and remixers DJ Iain and 303Dreams (whose previous client list includes new spins on artists ranging from Madonna to Sloan) that they happily agreed to work the board for SimonÕs next record.