Star Deriva

Being outside or outside of yourself in a wide open space or a wide open space that you find within Yourself~

Open Solitude

My musical Mantra.
Composition/Keys/percussion and Vocals: Mal Stein
  Bass: Paul Bluestone
  Vibes: Mary Gross
   Sax: Yolanda Argent
   Background Vocals: The Silver Sisters

So They Say

So They Say -

I wrote this song for my Friend Susie Dodge ( funny story )

Pink Unicorn

Walking Mystery

Written for Choreographer Amy Marshal. Performed at Hofstra University

The Weight Of It All -

Written for a Dance Company and I think the music stands on its own~

Desert Dancing

Finishing up work on some tunes and moods...This one will take You somewhere....You can let me know, where You went~
  All music by Mal Stein, Vocals by Gracie Ward

Iris In The Swamp

Written by Mal Stein all music recorded and played by Mal Stein

Como Te Veo How I See You

Written for the Talented Dancer/Choreographer Shoko Tamai with special guest "Hideo" playing Shakuhachi~

Seduction

I was inspired to write this music based on the Poetry of Dancer/Choreographer Shoko Tamai. Shoko ( Vocal ) Mal ( Composer, playing all music and backing voice )

Shoko's Absence Of Space

What I did on my Winter Vacation snow day, by Mal 

A Snow In The Drift

This was written for Dancer Shoko Tamai's Duet dance

Shoko's Duet  "The Nature of Us"

I like creating my own world of music, I hope you go along for the ride.

Safe Passage

This piece was written for Choreographer/Dancer Preeti Vasudevan with Spoken words written by Tishani Doshi to raise awareness for Women Refugees around the World~

Displaced Human

Dancing to a future version of the 1930s factory worker

Unsafe Factory Dancing

Hideo's Dream

A bit of paranoia and a message to our politicians ~

They're Coming For You

A piece that I was commissioned to write for Choreographer Ori Flomin. Inspired by how we feel about ourselves. This is the 2nd piece in a series of 5 songs.

Part 2 There Is Something Wrong With Me~

Part 1 in a series of 5 songs written for Choreographer Ori Flomin. Photo taken on my roof.

There Is Nothing Wrong With You

Beautiful Rainy day in the summer. No rush just let the rain wash over everything~

Lonely Umbrella

I have been playing many Modern dance classes for some Wonderful Teachers and Students. I have been asked a number of times for some of the Original music that I have played in a class. I am fortunate to be inspired almost everyday of the week by the Dancers and Teachers that I work with. This one's for YOU~ Picture taken on my roof a few weeks ago, The title of the tune is called "Skyward"

Skyward

Mid East Jazz with an Armenian presence.   Music written by Souren Baronian (Bari Sax) . Drums Mal Stein, Darbuka, Lee Baronian, Bass, Paul Brown, Oud, Adam Good. Mixed and Mastered by Derek Reese.

Taksim The Rooster Live 2019

Taken You Away

Whats Next

Something I wrote in a 10/8 time signature called TENderly  ( I am so damn cleverly )  In search of a Movie

TENderly

I wrote this during the snow storm. The storm felt cleansing and there is a definite ray of Sunlight at the end of the tunnel ~

Its All Around Us

Migration For 2

Signal Sent - Jan 6th

https://www.malstein.com/    ~Composer/Drummer/Percussionist/Keyboardist~
Adjunct Instructor at NYU, Accompanist for the Paul Taylor Dance Co. Doug Varone Dance Co. Tisch School of Dance and Marymount College, 
   Commissioned to write music for The Amelia Island Dance Festival.  Commissioned to write music for Joffrey Ballet's Winter White Show.
  Mal's written music has been performed by Modern Dancers as well as Mid East Dancers.
    He has toured Europe with Spiritual Folk/World Music band Epiphany Project in support of their new CD "Epiphany Project Live in Germany" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXbTz8m8fpw&list=PLT-m-VYS5sUMaqMKH_aBu95Zg4eFyHPpj
      Toured Finland With Rock / World Music band Mad Juana https://youtu.be/0SVV6kYMxKU. Played at the Montreal Jazz Festival with Mid East Jazz band Taksim.
 Teaches drums/percussion privately.

Mal David Stein

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