david kristian & marie davidson (dkmd)

DKMD is a duo composed of David Kristian (Synths, Sequencers, and Rhythm Programming) and Marie Davidson (Vocals, Violin, and Synths).  Marie is a singer, synthesist, and violinist, best known for her work with Les Momies de Palerme on Constellation Records.
 
Inspired by Kosmische Muzik, classic Disco and Electro, DKMD have already produced several Experimental and Dance music tracks, and have released  "On the Other Side", their debut EP on Montreal's Fur Trade Recordings. Using old and new technology in order to come up with a unique, dark and sensual sound which pays homage to their predecessors without sounding pastiche, DKMD travel from soundscape to dancefloor in the realm of geometric dreams.

Here is a video of DKMD live, shot on April 7th, 2012, during the Fur Trade Recordings showcase event in Montreal.

 

DKMD will be performing some of their material on May 30th, 2012, at the Nocturne 1 event on the opening night of the 13th edition of Montreal's legendary MUTEK festival.  For more info and frequent updates regarding DKMD, See their Facebook and a Soundcloud pages.   

 

  David Kristian and Marie Davidson - 122911 - Trip & Ego in Evening Bars by DKMD

splinter cell: conviction

David is now working full-time as an Audio Artist with Ubisoft's sound team, and has provided a large number of sound effects, ambiences, and HUD sounds for the Splinter Cell: Conviction Co-op game.  This Xbox 360® title, which is now receiving great reviews, was released on April 13th, 2010, and has won IGN's Best Co-op game of 2010 award.  David Kristian and Audio Lead Olivier Girard also co-presented a talk on Co-op game strategies for sound designers at the 2011 GDC conference in San-Francisco.
 

entangled species

Entangled Species from Applied Acoustics Systems grants exclusive access to the beloved tools, inspirational encounters, and living sounds of composer David Kristian. This organic collection of arpeggiators, pads, loopers, synthesizers, keyboards, noises, and sound effects shall evolve as a natural extension of the sonic inventory of anyone into electro-acoustic, ambient, and film music arrangements. And with String Studio VS-1 as your middleman, these sounds are just a few tweaks away to become your own.

beating hearts

David Kristian's most recent film music can be heard in Matthew Garrett's Beating Hearts, a disturbing twist on the child-killer genre.  The film had its world premiere at  Fantasia 2010, it's US premiere at the NYC Horror Film Festival, and had its European premiere at Dead by Dawn in Scotland, screening in competition at the Filmhouse. Read reviews here and here,.

In addition to the music for Beating Hearts, David's soundtrack work can be heard in Morris County, an equal parts drama, horror, true-crime anthology and life-cycle piece following three sets of characters on their individual journeys into oblivion. Morris County is written and directed by Matthew Garrett and produced by Thomas R. Rondinella (Unholy, Charming Billy); the film stars Pamela Stewart (A Dog Year, 100 Proof, Amateur), Albie Selznick (TV's 24, Suddenly Susan) and newcomers Alice Cannon and Darcy Miller.  The film had its premiere at the San-Francisco Independent Film Festival  on February 6th, 2009.

sisters

David joined forces with Emmy Award winning composer Ed Dzubak to score Douglas Buck's Sisters, which stars Lou Doillon (the new face of Chanel), Chloë Sevigny (Boys Don’t Cry, Big Love, Zodiac), and Stephen Rea (The Crying Game, V for Vendetta).  Sisters is produced by Edward R. Pressman (The Cooler, American Psycho, Bad Lieutenant), who also produced the 1973 Brian DePalma original.  Some of you may remember David and Ed's previous collaboration on Douglas' Buck's Prologue, which appears on Family Portraits: A Trilogy of America.   Read a review of Sisters by Variety's John Anderson.

the abandoned

Over 70 minutes of David Kristian's unsettling music and soundscapes are  featured along with the work of legendary sound designers Glenn Freemantle and Andy Wilkinson (28 Days Later, V for Vendetta), and composer Alfons Conde (who wrote the opening titles music) in Nacho Cerdà's long awaited The Abandoned. The film stars Anastasia Hille (The Hole, RKO 281) and Karel Roden (Hellboy, Running Scared, The Bourne Supremacy), and was written by Nacho Cerdà, Karim Hussain (La Belle Bȇte, Ascension) and Richard Stanley (Hardware, Dust Devil).

The Abandoned had its World premiere screening at the Toronto International Film Festival as part of the fest's Midnight Madness program, and  was also voted audience favorite during the 8 Films to Die For After Dark Horrorfest in November 2006.  The film opened in theaters across North-America on February 23, 2007.   Read interviews with Nacho Cerda and Karim Hussain in issue #259 of Fangoria and issue #67 of Rue Morgue, which tells the whole story as to why David was called in at the 11th hour to replace most the film's score.