David Van Tieghem (born April 21, 1955) is an American composer, percussionist and sound designer, best known for his philosophy of utilizing any available object as a percussion instrument and for his collaborations with the

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Biography

David Van Tieghem was born on April 21, 1955, in

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and was raised in

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in New York City. He later attended

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as a student of the modern percussion pioneer Paul Price. He is married to artist Cate Woodruff and they have one daughter, actress and writer Zoë Van Tieghem.

Career

Van Tieghem received the 2007 Guggenheim Fellowship for Music Composition. Since 1977, he has been presenting his solo percussion-theater performances in venues throughout the world, including

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, the Composers Showcase series and the Serious Fun! Festival at

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. As a free-lance percussionist, he has worked with

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, Peter Gordon and the

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, Arthur Russell,

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of Blondie,

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and

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, Jon Gibson,

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, Tony Williams,

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and NEXUS Percussion, among others. As an actor and musician, he has appeared in music-theater with

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and Ellen Greene at the

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, in performance-art by

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, in photographs by William Wegman, and in video art by

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and Kit Fitzgerald, and

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. He also played several roles in Robert Ashley's television operas, among many other collaborations. From 1978 to 1983, he played in a number of soundtracks and scores. In 1984, he released his first solo studio album, '' These Things Happen'', on the

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label. In 1981, he released a video work named "Ear to the Ground". In 1986, he received a

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(NY Dance and Performance) for Music. In 1987 He appeared on the critically acclaimed album by

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'' which spawned the No. 7 hit on the US Mainstream Charts "Rev It Up." The song appeared in the hit movie '' Something Wild'' (1986). Three years after the release of his first album, a second studio album, ''

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'', was released in 1987 by

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. The music video for the song "Galaxy" was a minor hit. His third studio album, '' Strange Cargo'', was released in 1989. Since 1989, Van Tieghem has been composing music for Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, as well as a few film scores. In 1996, he received a

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nomination for Best Sound Design (for ''The Grey Zone''), and was awarded an

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for Sustained Excellence of Music. In 1998, ''

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'' was awarded the

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for Drama, and the play completed a run in 1999 at the

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in Los Angeles, starring

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, with the original director and design team. Van Tieghem was also nominated for a 1998 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design for ''

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''. He received two 1999 Drama Desk Award Nominations - Outstanding Music in a Play for ''

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'' and Outstanding Sound Design for ''

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''. An active musician, composer and sound designer, Van Tieghem scored and sound designed the 2010 Broadway play ''

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'', starring

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, and collaborated on new work with the choreographers

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and

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. He released his fourth studio album, ''Thrown For A Loop'', in 2009. In 2011, he was the sound designer for the

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-nominated Broadway revival of

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's ''

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''. He also composed original music and designed sound for the Broadway revivals of '' Born Yesterday'' (directed by

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) and ''

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'' (winner of the 2011 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play, directed by

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and

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). He was the sound designer, composer and percussionist for the 2013 Broadway production of ''

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'', starring Orlando Bloom and

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, directed by

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Discography

Studio albums * '' These Things Happen'' (1984) * ''

'' (1987) * '' Strange Cargo'' (1989) * ''Perfect Lives: A Opera for Television (by

)'' (1991) * ''Thrown for a Loop'' (2009) * ''Fits and Starts'' (2013) Singles * "These Things Happen – Remixes" (1984) * "

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" (1986)

Notable collaborations

: *'' Big Science'' (1982, Warner Bros.) *''

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'' (1984, Warner Bros.) *''

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'' (1984, Warner Bros.) with Adrian Belew,

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. *'' Home of the Brave'' (1986, Warner Bros.) with

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*'' Strange Angels'' (1989, Warner Bros.)

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: *''

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'' (1983, Sire/Warner Bros.) with

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: *'' My Life in the Bush of Ghosts'' (1981, Sire/Warner Bros.) with

: *''

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'' (1985, Capitol/EMI) with

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References

External links

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