2023-2024 Resident Artist
Resident Artist: David Middleton (a.k.a. DM Hotep)
David Middleton / DM Hotep has rehearsed, toured, and recorded as a member of the Sun Ra Arkestra, under the direction of Marshall Allen since 2000.
Internationally, he has performed alongside many seminal Arkestra members such as John Ore, Juni Booth, Charles Davis, Vincent Chancey, Julian Priester, and Billy Bang; and other internationally notable musicians that include Wayne Krantz (MC5), poet John Sinclair, Bernie Worrell, DJ Spooky, avant-garde multi-instrumentalists William Parker and Kali Fasteau, Ron Miles, Tuvan throat-singing ensemble Alash, legendary Tuvan musician Kongar-ol Ondar (star of the Oscar award-winning documentary Genghis Blues), Irreversible Entanglements, Shabaka Hutchings, afro-futurist multidisciplinary artist Rashaad Newsome, and has briefly toured and filmed with Solange Knowles.
In 2018/19 he served as music director & consultant for Philadelphia Jazz Project’s Satellites Are Spinning concert series, and is currently a participating member of Philadelphia’s Arcana New Music Ensemble (beginning with resurgent performances of the works of Black avant-garde composer Julius Eastman).
Right before the global pandemic, he began developed the guitar/vocal electro/jazz duo Jupiter Blue with wife (and Arkestra vocalist) Tara, which recorded and toured briefly before the pandemic and produced mixed media content during it. In addition to teaching a course in improvisation strategies at the Curtis Institute of Music, he continues to engage with beginning and intermediate level guitar/music students online and at Maplewood music school. Locally, he performs most frequently with saxophonist Elliott Levin, and as coordinator/performer with Marshall Allen’s Ghost Horizon series for Ars Nova.
Past Residencies and Visiting Artists
Spring 2022 Resident Artist: Sam Wells (https://sllewm.as)
Fall 2021 Resident Artist: Heather Mease (https://www.hmmease.com)
Spring 2019 Resident Artist: Dan Blacksberg (https://www.danblacksberg.com)
Fall 2018 Visiting Artist: Von Hansen (http://vonhansenmusic.com)
Fall 2018 Visiting Artist: Christopher Biggs (https://christopherbiggsmusic.com)
Fall 2018 Visiting Scholar: Madeleine Le Bouteiller
Fall 2018 Visiting Artists: Scott Miller and Carla Rees (http://www.scottlmiller.net)
Spring 2018 Visiting Artist: Toshimaru Nakamura (http://www.toshimarunakamura.com)
Spring 2017 Resident Artist: Rajeev Maddela a.k.a. Currency (https://currencymusic.net)
Spring 2017 Visiting Artist: Joo Won Park (http://joowonpark.net)
Spring 2017 Visiting Artist: Andy Cavatorta (https://andycavatorta.com)
Spring 2016 Resident Artist: Michael McDermott (a.k.a. Micronesia) (http://mikronesia.com)
Spring 2016 Visiting Artist: Nicholas Isherwood (http://www.nicholasisherwood.com)
Spring 2016 Visiting Artist: Mark Snyder, Becky Brown, Paige Naylor (http://marksnyder.org)
Fall 2015 Visiting Artist: Mike Durkin (of The Renegade Company) (http://www.therenegadecompany.org)
Fall 2015 Resident Artist: Ryan Olivier (http://www.ryanolivier.com)
Fall 2015 Visiting Artist: Matthias Müller (SABRe) (http://matthias-mueller.ch/instrument-sensor-augmented-bass-clarinet-sabre/)