TONY SILVA'S SOUND DESIGN
Chameleon Sound Studio(CSS) is a private, fully equipped, digital home studio, owned and operated by Tony Silva since 1994. CSS is geared towards the production of sound scores for the performing arts and film.
Music by Tony Silva is created to blend-in and support the action and content of your production. With over 16 years of practical experience, Silva can help you get the sound you want, so you can set the correct tone. He is also effective in meeting deadlines and staying on budget.
Call for a free estimate (413) 584-8985
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Other services include
Pro Tools LE 8 recording and editing
voice-overs
sound for the web
tape and LP restoration
field recording
mixing sound scores using pre-existing music to add cross fades or other effects
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"All the works on (Le Minh Tam's) thoughtfully conceived program were enhanced by scores by Mr. Silva, who combined electronic sounds with music for various string and wind instruments, played by him. What one heard always strengthened the impact of what one saw."
- Jack Anderson, New York Times
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 About Tony Silva
Tony Silva, the son of a Chilean father and a mother of Bulgarian decent, was influenced by ethnic music from an early age. His father, who played jazz piano, bought him a guitar at age 11. He taught himself to play and sing by age 15, and also learned mandolin, bass, and flute. Now he can play a wide variety of instruments which he uses in his compositions. Like a chameleon, Silva can mold himself into almost any musical environment. He specializes in combining acoustic and electronic timbers to create rich and lush sonic landscapes that are full of life.
He attended UMass, Amherst where he studied music theory and history. He also studied electronic music composition under award winning composer Charles L. Bestor.
Silva began composing and producing on an analog 4 track in 1982. He created his first piece of music for dance in 1988. Silva has composed sound scores for Lê Minh Tâm, In-Young Sohn, Yanira Castro, Michelle Marroquin, Suzie Heijari, Heidi Henderson and Ed Groff (among others), as well as music for his own choreography.
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Commissioned Scores for Film
2008 - Artists of the Bahamas, Island Films
Commissioned Scores for Dance
2007 - Pieces of Home, Fania Tsakalakos
2007 - Spew, Kellie Lynch
2005 - Dance Me, Wendy Woodson
2005 - Hypercube, Billbob Brown
2004 - The Living Room, Christina Tsoules
2002 - Luminata, Lê Mihn Tâm
2000 - Unmade, B-Trk, Lê Mihn Tâm
1999 - Threshold Corner, B-Trk, Lê Mihn Tâm
1998 - Without, Lê Mihn Tâm
1997 - The Water Piece, In-Young Sohn
1996 - Canned Cherries, B-Trk,Yanira Castro
1995 - I Never Knew this Time, Suzie Heijari
1995 - Untitled, Heidi Henderson
1995 - Oratory, Yanira Castro
1993 - Yesterday y Mañana, Michelle Marroquín
1993 - Cake and Ice Cream, Dylan Star Berkey
1990 - Approaching Departure, Ed Groff
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Music for Tony Silva’s Choreography
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INSTRUMENTS
 ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS
Silva has over a hundred acoustic, electric and electronic instruments that he has collected since childhood, all of which are used for recording at Chameleon Sound Studio.
Acoustic Instruments include guitars, mandolins, charango, zithers, concertina, metal and bamboo flutes, tenor recorder, ocarinas, balaphone, marimba, djembes, dumbek, conga, bongos, frame drums, harmonium, santoor, udu (or ibo drum), angklung, cuica, Tibetan and Chinese gongs, and other percussion instruments.
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