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Daniel Rosen B.A., M.F.A.

Post Office Box 2963, Stateline, Nevada 89449 Phone: (775) 267-7144 Email: daniel@vpsystems.net
Background

Born in 1949 in Denver, Colorado.

Broad training and experience in music composition, music performance,
writing, photography, invention, and technology.

Recent Activities

Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives 2006

Founder of Nevada Vote Direct - Implementing direct democracy in Nevada's 2nd Congressional District.

CEO, Vox Populi Systems – Creation and maintenance of the DMS, Decision Management System™

Recent Honors

2005 Sound Track for Bormio Ski Championship Video

2004 Appointed to the faculty of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music
(Position not accepted for personal reasons.)

2004 Made Sponsoring Artist for Cubase, Pinnacle Software

2003 Awarded a Performing Arts Fellowship in Music Composition
from the State of Nevada Council on the Arts

2002 Composer in Residence at the Atlantic Center for the Arts,
New Smyrna Beach, Florida 2002

2002 Awarded 2nd U.S. Patent
#6,417,435 – Audio/Acoustic Music Proficiency Testing Device
(First Patent granted in 1996)

2002 Award Winner in the
First International Mario Nascimbene Film Music Competition in Orsogna, Italy

Education

1966-1970 B.A., Brandeis University

1970-1974 M.F. A., Brandeis University

Composer

Original musical works performed in concert in Boston, San Francisco,,
Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Reno, and Lake Tahoe.

Scores and tapes for concert, film, and dance, include:
“The Phoenix” ballet for full orchestra;
“Ode to Plutonium” for soprano with electronic accompaniment;
“Ringolevio” for music synthesizer;
“Spiritus” for full orchestra;
“Arboreal” for Piano, Violin, and Cello;
“Negative Materialism” for piano, percussion, and strings;
“Phantasy” for full orchestra

Latest CD released by WholeARTS in 2004 and available on request.

Award winner in the First International Mario Nascimbene Film Music Competition in Orsogna, Italy.

Sound Track for Bormio Ski Championship Video 2005.

Performing Arts Fellowship in Music Composition from the State of Nevada Council on the Arts.

Composer in Residence at the Atlantic Center for the Arts,
New Smyrna Beach, Florida

Sponsoring Artist for Cubase, Pinnacle Software.

Performer

1984-1998: Violinist: The Quincy Violin/Piano Duo
The Quincy Violin/Piano Duo was one of most popular performing ensembles for private engagements in Los Angeles, Hollywood, and Beverly Hills. “Quincy is superlative entertainment, and gives the gift of love.” – Sammy Davis, Jr.
Quincy performed in concert for many artist series including:
The Las Vegas Public Library Artist Series;
The Lake Tahoe Tallac Music Festival.
Quincy performed with Sammy Davis, Jr., Tony Bennet, Cleo Lane, Aretha Franklin, Lena Horne, Gladys Knight, Nancy Wilson,
George Benson, Lou Rawls, Nell Carter, Dionne Warwick,
Andy Williams, Johnny Mathis, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gourme, Michael Jackson, Donna Summer, Barry Manilow, Bernadette Peters, Neil Sedaka, Englebert Humperdinck, Peggy Lee, Connie Francis, Robert Goulet, Glen Cambell, Roy Clark, Mac Davis, Lola Falana,
Peggy Fleming, Bobby Gentry, Mickey Gilley, Loretta Lynn,
Barbara Mandrel, Bill Medley, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Jim Stafford, Tanya Tucker, Conway Twitty, Helen Reddy, Frankie Laine,
Donnie and Marie Osmond, and many others.

1984-1985: Concertmaster:
The Reno Concerto Orchestra

1980-1984: Violinist, Violist:
The Tahoe Tallac Chamber Players

1980-1987: Violinist, Violist:
Brian Farnon Orchestra, Harrahs, Lake Tahoe

1978-1980: Las Vegas String Quartet

1977-1978: Violist, The Oakland Symphony

1972-1974: Conductor, Violinist, Violist:
The Brandeis Contemporary Music Players

Teacher

2003-2004 Adjunct Faculty, University of Nevada, Reno

1999-2000 Adjunct Faculty, Lake Tahoe Community College

1994-Present Director/Teacher, The WholeARTS Online Music Conservatory
Designed and implemented the first Internet site offering a full course of interactive online study in music theory and composition for beginning, intermediate, and advanced students. Wrote all of the materials used in the online courses.

Inventor

The Harmonic Metronome (US Patent # 5,515,764)
Incorporates pitch into the normal functions of the musical metronome. Plays all standard scales, arpeggios, and other musical exercises.

Audio-Acoustic Music Proficiency Device (US Patent #6,417,435)
Provides the first objective measure of proficiency in music performance.

Author

One Hand Clapping: The Tao of Music (WholeARTS 1990)
A book-length essay on the performance of music from the perspective of Eastern philosophy and religion.

Los Angeles by Numbers (WholeARTS 1992)
Portrait of a great city drawn by making connections between numerical (statistical) measurements of its many dimensions; in 13 chapters on subjects including Population and Geography, Environment, Commerce and Industry,
The Arts, Power and Water, Government, etc..

Various articles on music and music technology published on the Internet.

Photographer
Exhibited black-and-white photography in many galleries at Lake Tahoe.