*MAJOR PROJECTS*

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EDUCATION
·:· Born June 9, 1961
·:· Kingswood School Cranbrook (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; 1973-1979)
·:· Experiment In International Living (Rathdown School, Dublin, Ireland; Fall, 1977)
·:· The Colorado College (Colorado Springs, Colorado; 1981-1982)
Dean's List
·:· Hampshire College (Amherst, Massachusetts; 1979-1981; 1983)
B.A. Music Composition, Performance and Improvisation Self-taught on sax, accordion, guitar, bass and voice, and other resonating objects.
·:· Jazz India Vocal Institute (Northern Indian vocal training, Bombay, India; Fall, 1997)

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SELECTED COMMISSIONS AND WORKS

·:· Amy Denio: Sonic Bench
Installation of interactive musical bench at Seattle Center; public presentation 12/09

·:· Pat Graney Dance Company (Seattle)
Commissions to record and perform soundtracks for modern dance
House of Mind. Premiere: Seattle City Light Building, Houston, Miami, NYC. (December, 2008)
Vivian Girls. Premiere: On The Boards, Seattle. (January, 2004. 10-city tour)
Tattoo. Premiere: On The Boards, Seattle. (January, 2000. 15-city tour)
Saxhouse. Premiere: Meany Hall, University of Washington, Seattle. (September, 1991)

·:· Naruwan CD (Taipei, Taiwan)
Arrange Taiwanese music to Samba & produce recording, organize samba drummers to teach in Taiwan, make a demo recording with an Amis Tribe singer, and produce a CD with 25 Amis Tribe middle school students. Commissioned by the Dream Community. (February 2006 – June 2007)

·:· sub-Rosa (Seattle)
Multi-media modern dance soundtrack commissioned by choreographer Cheronne Wong.
Premiere: Langston Hughes PAC, Seattle. (September, 2007)

·:· Loud Omission (Tacoma, WA)
Multi-media modern dance soundtrack commissioned by choreographer Carla Barragan (Seattle).
Premiere: SOTA Theater, Tacoma. (March, 2007)

·:· Mutamenti (Napoli, Italy)
Compose and perform soundtrack for French circus Les Farfaides
Commissioned by Artescena (Bologna, Italy), and directed by Paul Magid (NYC).
Premiere: Piazza del Plebiscito, Naples, Italy. (December 31, 2005)

·:· Folk (Middletown, CT)
Compose and produce music score, commissioned by choreographer Kim Root
Premiere: Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT (April 2004)

·:· A Guide for the Perplexed (Seattle/New York)
Compose musical interludes for theatrical production.
Commissioned by Flying Karamazov Brothers
Premiere: ACT Theater, Seattle. (January, 2004)

·:· Nocturnis (Bach Cello Suite No.1) (Madison, WI)
Compose, produce & perform music score
commissioned by choreographer Li Chiao-Ping, Premiere: University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. (November, 2003)

·:· Choreographer KT Niehoff (Seattle)
Commissions to record and perform soundtracks for modern dance
White Girls. Premiere: Bumbershoot Festival, Seattle. (September, 2002)
A Little Bit Off. Premiere: Composer/Choreographer Festival; Seattle. (January, 2002)

·:· TASOGARE (Twilight) (Seattle)
Modern dance soundtrack commissioned by choreographer Yoko Murao.
Premiere: Asian Art Museum, Seattle. (August, 2001)

·:· Brother Fox (New York City)
Compose a song for piano and baritone voice.
Commissioned by New York Festival of Song.
Premiere: Kaye Playhouse, Hunter College, NYC. (April 2001).

·:· Relache Ensemble (Philadelphia)
Compose and arrange music for chamber septet
3 Pieces for Relache. Premiere: Philadelphia Museum of Contemporary Art. (January, 2001)
Non Lo So, Polo and Inner Music. Premiere: Ethical House, Philadelphia. (October, 1999)

·:· David Dorfman Dance Company (New York City)
Commissions to compose, record and perform music scores
To Lie Tenderly. Premiere: Brooklyn Academy of Music Next Wave Series. (December, 2000)
Sky Down. Premiere: Dance Theatre Workshop, New York City. (May, 1996)
Approaching No Calm. Premiere: Joyce Theater, New York City. (January, 1995)

·:· Lorenzo Pickle (Seattle):
"Clown, Clown, Clown, Clown Clown Clown Clown"
Revise and perform music for a short history of shamanism with clown
Commissioned by Hong Kong Children's Festival.
Premiere: Hong Kong, China (August, 2000)

·:· Lorenzo Pickle (Seattle):
Compose & perform music for a short history of shamanism with clown.
Commissioned by Seattle International Children's Festival.
Premiere: Leo K Theater, Seattle (May, 1998)

·:· Jeff Bickford Dance (Seattle)
Compose, produce and perform music scores for modern dance
Twilight And the Grove. Premiere: Discovery Park, Seattle. (August, 1997)
Into The Tumbling Ocean. Premiere: Magnuson Park, Seattle, WA. (July, 1997)
I&I. Premiere: Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle, WA. (February, 1990)

·:· Le Serve (The Maids, by Jean Genet) (Italy)
Compose for small ensemble & record music score for play
Commissioned by Cantiere dell'Arte Festival
Premiere: Teatro Municipale, Aqua Viva, Tuscany. (June, 1997)

·:· Green Fish Symphonette (Berkeley California)
Compose children’s music for Berkeley Symphony
Commissioned by Rex Foundation. Premiere: St. John's Church, Berkeley, CA. (April, 1995)

·:· The Seattle Sound (Italy)
Compose and produce 15-minute audio composition for radio.
Commissioned by Italian National Radio (RAI 3). Premiere Broadcast: Italy. (December, 1994)

·:· Run/Remain Ensemble (Seattle)
Compose and perform music for small chamber ensemble, for theater performances
Sherman Preludes. Premiere: Walker Arts Center, Minneapolis. (February, 1994)
Sit Still. Premiere: Portland Art Museum. (April, 1992)

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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
·:· Sonic Bench (Seattle)
Installed at the Seattle Center Monorail Station, funded by 4Culture and the Seattle Mayor’s Office.
Project Director & composer in collaboration with machinist Kim David Hall. (December 2009-December 2010)

·:· The Naked Proof (Seattle)
Compose and produce film soundtrack, commissioned and directed by Jamie Hook
Premiere: Seattle International Film Festival. (June, 2003)

·:· Surveillance (Seattle)
Make and produce audio installation for 2002 Annual Cultural Enquiry.
Premiere: Victor Hugo House, Seattle. (October, 2002)

·:· Thomas Edward Productions (Seattle)
Commissions to compose & produce film soundtracks
Synchrony in Estrus. Premiere: New York Underground Film Festival. (Fall, 2001)
Pangaea's Brood. Premiere: Seattle International Film Festival. (May, 1997)

·:· Acchordream (Seattle)
Compose and produce a 20-minute piece for audio installation
Commissioned by P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center (New York City)
Premiere: Henry Art Museum, Seattle. (July, 2001)

·:· Buster Keaton: The General (New York City)
Compose and perform soundtrack to silent film
Commissioned by Knitting Factory / American Museum of the Moving Image
Premiere: American Museum of the Moving Image, New York. (October, 1994)

·:· Dishwasher (Venice, Italy)
Compose piece included on Cage/Uncaged audio CD for John Cage Retrospective
Premiere: Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy. (June, 1993)

·:· Fifth Grade Brownie Wall (San Francisco, CA)
Compose music for 4 voices, commissioned by the Exercises for Ear Festival (San Francisco)
Premiere: The Lab, San Francisco. (March 1991)

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OTHER HONORS, AWARDS AND GRANTS
·:· Golden Ear Award (Seattle, WA) awarded to Tiptons Sax Quartet by Earshot Jazz (March, 2006)

·:· Shop of Wild Dreams (Seattle, WA)
Collaborative performance with Tiptons Sax Quartet, video artist Aric Mayer, and live painting by Danijel Zezelj.
Funded by Seattle Arts Commission / King County Arts Commission.
Premiere: Consolidated Works, Seattle. (April, 2006.)

·:· Typeset & Prepare Denio Compositions for Publication (Seattle, WA)
Funded by Artist Trust. (June, 2004)

·:· Against Ending (Los Angeles, CA)
Compose & produce music score for choreographer Victoria Marks.
Funded by King County Arts Commission / Seattle Arts Commission.
Premiere: Bradley Theater, Los Angeles, CA. (February, 2002)

·:· Non Lo So, Polo (Seattle, WA)
Compose & revise music for Austrian chamber octet Die Knodel & produce concerts.
Funded by King County Arts Commission / Seattle Arts Commission.
Premiere: Nippon Kan Theater, Seattle. (July, 1998)

·:· Bessie Award for Composition (New York Dance and Performance Award)
for David Dorfman’s commissioned dance score "Sky Down" (September, 1997)

·:· Non Lo So, Polo (Seattle, WA)
Compose song cycle about Marco Polo & Kublai Khan for Young Composers’ Collective, and produce concerts.
Funded by Seattle Arts Commission / Artist Trust Artist Fellowship
Premiere: Nippon Kan Theater. (October, 1996)

·:· False Prophets or Just Dang Good Guessers (Seattle, WA)
Collaborate with Shaking Ray Levi Society and Jessica Lurie to create multi-media performance.
Funded by King County Arts Commission.
Premiere: On The Boards, Seattle. (March, 1996)

·:· Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet at MIMI Festival (St. Remy de Provence, France)
Funded by Arts International (June, 1995)

·:· Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet: New Music Composition (NYC, NY)
Funded by Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust
Premiere at Dance Theater Workshop, NYC

·:· Billy Tipton Memorial Sax Quartet: Women in Jazz (Seattle, WA)
Research, transcribe, arrange and perform compositions by women jazz composers
Funded by Artist Trust.
Premiere: Jazz Alley, Seattle. (March, 1994)

·:· Tempesta: An Urban RAPsody (Quinault, WA)
Collaborate with poet Luiz Rodriguez (LA) and children from the El Centro de la Raza Poetry Program (Seattle).
Funded by National Endowment for the Arts.
Premiere: Quinault Indian Nation, WA (September, 1993)

·:· BTMSQ Bus Horn Concerto / Hurry Up And Wait (Seattle, WA)
Compose music for sax quartet and 3 city busses / sax quartet & rapper.
Funded by Seattle METRO Artists Regional Transportation Project.
Premiere: Westlake Mall, Seattle (September, 1992)

·:· Individual Artists Award from Seattle Arts Commission (1990)

·:· Duo, TRI-O and Tiptons (Seattle, WA)
Produce concerts and collaborate with Russian jazz musicians.
Funded by Goodwill Arts Festival.
Premiere: Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle. (July, 1990)

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FELLOWSHIPS AND RESIDENCIES
·:· Costa Masnaga, Italy
Taught 5-day workshop with local musicians & played concert. (June, 2009)

·:· Cinisello Balsamo, Italy
Taught 5-day workshop with local musicians & played concert. (February, 2009)

·:· Artist Trust ‘Paul Goode Fellowship In Ireland’
4-week residency in Westport, County Mayo. (February, 2008)

·:· Civitella Ranieri Fellowship (Italy)
5-week composer residency in a castle in Umbertide, Italy (August, 2004)

·:· Washington Correctional Center for Women (Gig Harbor, Washington)
Taught vocal workshop / Solo concert (October, 2002)

·:· Centrum Arts & Creative Education (Port Townsend, Washington)
Recording Residency in an empty 2,000,000 gallon underground water cistern. (June, 2002)

·:· Constant Festival (Brussels, Belgium)
Taught vocal workshop / Solo concert / Duet with Francisco Lopez (Spring, 2002)

·:· Amy Denio, Beth Custer & The Legendary Poptones (Sofia, Bulgaria)
2-week residency to collaborate with Bulgarian musicians.
Funded by Arts Link International. (January, 2002)

·:· Mills College (Oakland, California)
Rosencranz Artist-In-Residence / Solo & chamber concerts. (April, 2001)

·:· Evergreen College (Olympia, Washington)
Taught "Big Technology" workshop (February, 2001)

·:· MassMoCA (N. Adams, Massachusetts)
Residency with David Dorfman Dance: "To Lie Tenderly" / Concerts (October, 2000)

·:· Centrum Arts & Creative Education (Port Townsend, Washington)
Recording Residency with Francisco Lopez / Duet Concert (September, 2000)

·:· New York University (New York, New York)
Tisch Dance Summer Residency Program w/David Dorfman Dance: "To Lie Tenderly" / Concerts (Summer, 2000)

·:· Venice, Italy
Taught 5-day workshop with local musicians & played concert. (June, 2000)

·:· Centrum Arts & Creative Education (Port Townsend, Washington)
Creative Residency with Pat Graney Dance Company (Autumn, 1999)

·:· Amy Denio and Kampec Dolores (Budapest, Hungary)
Collaborate on new compositions, tour Europe and produce CD with Hungarian/Czech ensemble.
Funded by Arts Link International. (February/March 1999)

·:· Jazz India Vocal Institute (Bombay India)
Vocal study with master & concert at Jazz Yatra Festival.
Sponsored by Jazz India. (September-November 1997)

·:· I Metropolizani (Italy)
Workshop/performance with Jessica Lurie, Leonid Soybelman, Danijel Zezelj & local musicians and artists. Premiere of "Icaro: Homo Volans": Teatro Municipale, Aqua Viva, Tuscany. (October, 1996)

·:· Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet & Ne Zhdali ( Tallinn, Estonia)
Collaborate on new compositions and record CD.
Funded by Arts Link International. (February, 1996)

·:· Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival (Lee, Massachusetts)
Residency with Pat Graney Dance Company: "Saxhouse" (June, 1995)

·:· I Metropolizani (Italy)
Workshop with Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet & local musicians in Montepulciano. Presentation: Teatro Municipale, Aqua Viva, Tuscany. (July, 1995)

·:· Cultur Centrum Wolkenstein (Stainach, Steiermark, Austria)
Taught music workshop with Developmentally Disabled Children (Spring 1994)

·:· Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet: Music To Dance To (Washington State)
20 concerts in schools with Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet & dancers.
Funded by Washington State Cultural Enrichment Program (1994-1995)

·:· Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio)
Residency with Pat Graney Dance Company: "Saxhouse" (Winter, 1992)

·:· DuMaurier Jazz Festival (Vancouver B.C., Canada)
Residency & performance with Visual Artist Don Ritter (Summer, 1991)

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FILM SOUNDTRACKS
Omelet (March, 2007)
(19 min.) Film written & directed by Cuneyt Havlioglu & Serkan Kutan (Seattle)
My composition 'Ambaraba Ci Ci Co Co'as performed by Die Knodel is part of soundtrack.

The Naked Proof (June, 2003)
(100 min.) Film Directed by Jamie Hook (Seattle)
*Jury Prize at Seattle International Film Festival
*Best Emerging Filmmaker Award at Minneapolis Film Festival

Planet Love: The Colour of Love (December, 2002)
(30 min.) Digital Video directed by Biljana Tanurovska (Skopje, Macedonia)

Synchrony in Estrus (May, 2002)
(35 min.) Stop-motion animated film designed & directed by Thomas Edward (Seattle)
*Film print premiere at Film Forum, New York City

Unfurled (October, 2001)
(5 min.) DV Produced & directed by Holly Taylor/911 Media Arts Center (Seattle)

Survival Skills (September, 2001)
(30 min.) TV Pilot directed by Kevin Joyce (Seattle)

Pangaea's Brood (February, 1996)
(15 min.) Stop-motion animated film designed & directed by Thomas Edward (Seattle)
*Best Animated Film Award at NY Underground Film Festival, 1997
*Museum tour in U.S.

Windows (April, 1994)
Directed by Peter Vogt (USA)
*Golden Eagle Award, Houston Texas

Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet performing their BUS HORN CONCERTO for sax quartet & 3 city busses (a METRO Artist Regional Transit Project) at Bumbershoot Festival, Seattle, September, 1993. (Denio on the right.)