Sep 21, 2018
EP 10: Steve Forman
Well established in the LA recording studios, Steve Forman has long
been recognized as one of the world’s most innovative and creative
percussionists. His professional credentials began in Arizona as a
contract member of the Phoenix Symphony, but his broader interests
in music soon led him to the recording studios in Los Angeles.
Interspersed with his early touring experience, Steve's personal
trips to Brazil and Japan were important influences on his playing;
he developed a style of "color" hand percussion and extended the
on-stage instrument collection well beyond the routine Latin
instrument group common at that time by utilizing found objects
like hubcaps and artillery shells, sculptural artifacts and odd
metal and wood constructions.
Steve’s has played on a great many recordings with some of the most
influential artists of the 20th century including John Lennon,
Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, The Beach Boys, Lee
Ritenour, and Christine Aguilara, as well as playing on a vast
array of movie soundtracks that include E.T, Flipper, Bill & Ted
II, Starship Troopers, Catch Me if You Can, Bambi II, and many
more.
Steve now lives in Glasgow, Scotland where he gained his PHD in
composition at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Steve now
lectures and teaches his popular Pulse Relational Rhythm Theory
class at the RCS which is based on insights emerging from Forman’s
research of multi-dimensional polyrhythmic systems and high
resolution synchronicity, semi-malleable forms, and non-standard
instrumentation, and more than three decades of professional
practice. He also continues to perform and record with some of the
country’s top musicians.
Links:
Steve’s profile at RCS: https://www.rcs.ac.uk/staff/steve-forman/
Steve’s Website: http://www.tambourine.net
Paul Jennings (Host) Instagram: www.instagram.com/playcajon