Gerard Leckey . Born in Toronto, Canada in 1958. Lives in Seoul, South Korea. Composer / performer / technician.
Cofounder of recording label STRANGE NURSERY General Director of La Bande Magnetique Inc.(Experimental music and radio productions, Montréal 1993-5)
Board of directors at Galerie OBORO (Montréal 1992-4), XIPHOTEK Artists Collective (Toronto 1985-9); BIDULE (Montréal 1993-1998);

RECORDINGS ISSUED

Automates Ki 1997 Plastique Records (USA)
Pelthead 1994 LaBandeMagnetique (Can)
The Remotes (with Philip Perkins) 1990 FUN MUSIC (USA)
Strange Nursery LP 1989 Beam 103 (Can)
An Introduction in Frost 1988 Sound of Pig (NYC)
Art Hospital 1987 Strange Nursery
Martine Matthews & Gerard Leckey 1987 XIPHOTEK
Music in the External World LP (by This Hungry Glass) 1987 Astro Records (Can)
Untitled 1986 XIPHOTEK
The Festival of the Dead 1984 XIPHOTEK

to listen to some samples go here
compilations / other: JOHN DOE RECORDINGS (Can); THREE RIO ART (Belgium); SOUND OF PIG(USA); FUN MUSIC (USA); BEAM103 (Can)

PERFORMANCE

Kiss My Cabaret regular with notorious cabaret hosted by Danette MacKay. Montreal 2001- ongoing.
TechnOboro with Andrew Brouse at the Oboro Media Laboratories, Montreal. Nov 2004.
St. Louis Jazz Festival Ki at St.Louis, Senegal. May 31-June 3 ,2000.
SKULPTURZIRKUS interactive sculpture. MAI Montreal .Apr 15, 2000/ VAV Gallery, Montreal Oct 30- Nov 4, 2000.
Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville at CEGEP de Victoriaville, Quebec. May 20, 1999.
Rencontre La Musique Actuelle at Usine C, Montreal. October 30, 1998.
Yodel & Bass with LARY 7 at PS1, Queens, New York. July 11,1998.
Festival Leonardo at X Machina, Quebec City. April 25, 1998..
TOHU BOHU "AUTOMATES Ki" at the FESTIVAL JUSTE POUR RIRE, Old Port of Montreal, July 16 - 27, 1997.
Etoiles Musique Visuelle with Maxime Rioux at Tangente, Montreal, Oct 19, 1995.
Pelthead Multimedia performances by Gerard Leckey as Gabrel Angel, Paisley, and Patrick Harrop.
Strange Nursery Le Lion d'Or, Montreal, Que. June 3, 1991.
Strange Nursery Gargoyle Mechanique, N.Y.C., U.S.A. May 4, 1991.
Celebrating Cage Celebrating Duchamp Guitarist to compositions by Udo Kasemets at the Ontario College of Art, Toronto. March 28, 1987.
The Black Museum with Mike Hoolboom, Andrew Brouse, Keith Elliott, Funnel Experimental Film Theater, Toronto. Feb. 14, 1987.
Electric Circus with Martine Matthews at The Rivoli. Toronto. Sept 12, 1986.
MR.SCIENCE with Psychic T.V. at The Diamond Club. Tor. Aug 11, 1986.
Depot of Irresolution Performance event, coordinated by Gerard Leckey and XIPHOTEK featuring 14 acts at ARC. Toronto Sept. 7, 1985.
Autumnal Equinox A CKLN-88.1 FM presentation by Peri Didaskalou of ambient and trance music at The Rivoli, Toronto. Sept 22, 1985.
Chris and Cosey with at The HeadSpace. Toronto. Sept. 28, 1985.
Graphite Electronique Music to the drawing of Douglas Stone, XIPHOTEK. Toronto. Aug 1985.
Cruisewear For The Modern Planet 40 original compositions for 40 visual artists on a runway. A XIPHOTEK presentation at the Grunwald Gallery,Toronto. Apr. 6, 1985.
Brewlai Bros A collaboration with composer Ron Karlstetter. Toronto 1980 - 1983.
Other performances have included numerous gigs with rock bands THIS HUNGRY GLASS and THE FOO.

DANCE & THEATRE

ANGELS Music for O-Vertigo at the Cinquième Salle at Place des Arts, Montreal. Feb. 7–16, 2006
zo·na pel·lu·ci·d set construction for 2 boys.tv at the MAI Montréal, Fév. 10, 11, 12, 2006
HOPSCOTCH Solo Show. An interdisciplinary performance, where the movements of a dancer control the sound output and video resulting in a dialogue between controller and instrument. With Michele Rioux at Tangente, April 11 - 14, 2002.
DERIVE SUR UNE MERDE FAUX/ BELIEVERS ON A SEA OF LIES with Michele Rioux, Tangente, Oct 26- 29, 2000.
ROUGE 100 ROUGE 20 for Michele Rioux at Le Centre Culturelle Français de Dakar, Senegal. May 5-6,2000 /at Tangente, Montreal, February 10 - 13, 2000.
BASTRINGUE BATARD (Choreographe-Michele Rioux). Live music by treating onstage action electronically/ vocals and tape with dancers. Au Monument-National, Montreal. January 16 to 31,1998.
DIRECT FROM SCENECTADY Edward Fuller and his Orchestra, Montreal Fringe Festival, June 1993.
Bus 123 Music for Domonique Banoun Dance. Various venues in Montreal, Toronto Fringe Festival, 1992.
LOUP GAROU composed and performed music for an outdoor spectacle. St. Jacques Le Majeur, Québec. July 1990.
DANCEWORKS 39 Music for IdioActs. Brigantine Room, Harbourfront, Toronto. June 1985.
LES SOIREE BIDULE Bi-monthly improvised performances in Montreal. 1993-1998.

SOUNDTRACKS

Le train où vont les choses video by Nathalie Bujold music by Gerard Leckey and Lary Seven, 2006
Pixels Et Petits Points 3 video intallation by Nathalie Bujold, 2004
XXII video by Katherine Liberovskaya, produced by Pelthead I.C.T. at Prim Video, 1993
Comic Book Confidential film by Ron Mann. Sphinx Productions, 1988
Fat Film by Mike Hoolboom, 1988

VIDEOS

The F Word 2:00 (2002)
Believers On A Sea Of Lies 23:00 (2000) Michele Rioux & Gerard Leckey screenshots/clips
Patriarche 17:40 (2000)
Coney Island 2:21 (2000) screenshots
Y2K (reggae video for Patra And The Imperial Force) (1999)
Tabletop 6min.(loop) (1999)
Exploring Synaesthesia 22 min. (1999) clips
Hide 30 min. for David McFarlane (1994) Jonathan Chung & Gerard Leckey.
Dance in Three Parks 4 min. 44 sec. (1990) Strange Nursery
XIPHOTEK Commercial 60 sec. (1987) Late Night With Fuse
Garden of Delight 30 min. (1986) XIPHOTEK

to see some videos go here

INSTALLATIONS

Les Jardins De Metis "Cat's Cradle" sound installation with Catalyse Urbain.Summer 2007-8.

Rider Project cell2Cell2CELL with Patrick Visentin. Group Show traveling through greater NYC. September 7-16, 2006
Visitation interactive television at Tangente, Montreal.December 2003.
12th Street E. Video Hole with Harriet McCaig and Sylvestre Gobart, New York, July- August 2001.
Jrum'n'Bass Weightloss interactive video installation at the VAV Gallery, Montreal, January 22 - 27, 2001
Heavenly Host with Patrick Harrop. Galerie OBORO, May 1992
GEOSONOSCOPE with Udo Kasemets. sound and visual installation, Hamilton Art Gallery 1987 and Hamilton Artists Inc. Nov 21 -Dec 20, 1986.
October Crisis Curated group show with Nicholas Stirling at XIPHOTEK, October 16-31, 1987.
Screen Memory with Bill Francis and Andrew Brouse at XIPHOTEK. Spring 1987.
Groupoem Window installation at XIPHOTEK. May 17, 1986
Misuse of the System audio installation with severely damaged equipment, Metro Convention Centre, Toronto. May 25-29, 1986.
Garden of Delight with Alexandra Z & Martine Matthews at ARC (Artculture Resource Centre) Toronto. Feb 8-29, 1986.
Exploring Synaesthesia exploring the possible relationships between colour and sound at XIPHOTEK Oct - Nov 1985.
Fountain and Music Original music with fountain by Martine Matthews at XIPHOTEK. Oct 1985.
A(b)use of the System A constructed assembly with manipulated telephone conversations(tape), and CB radio at XIPHOTEK. July 1985.
Coral An audio atmosphere created by tape using the human voice and short wave radio signals at XIPHOTEK. June 1985.
The Festival of the Dead Audio installation in group show at the Punchinello Gallery, Toronto. April 24- May 11, 1984.
XIPHOTEK independent gallery 1984-86 at 80 Spadina Ave, 1986-89 at 1040 Queen St. West, Toronto)

RADIO

Festival Leonardo with Maxime Rioux and Jacques Langirand on Radio Canada, at X Machina, Quebec City. April 25, 1998.
Journees Electro-Radio Days "SNIFF" on Radio Canada (SRC) with Christof Migone at ACREQ, Montreal, Dec 1993.
Le Phare au Bout du Monde CKUT (Mtl) Live soundtrack to televised film. Strange Nursery and Julia Locktev, Jan 1991.
Toronto Remote CIUT University of Toronto, with San Francisco artist, Philip Perkins. November 1989.
5 Artists in Search of a Manifesto A 22 part XIPHOTEK RADIO feature.
The Thin End of a Wedge on CKLN 88.1 (Toronto) Science fiction radio drama with Helder Santz 1984

IN ADDITION Gerard has lectured at the Ontario College of Art and Design(Sound Studies), and at McGill University (Dept. of Architecture). Recently completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at Concordia University (2005) majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies with a minor in Digital Image And Sound. Currently involved in the Seoul Experimental Radio Festival slated for broadcast in August 2008. Technician for Montreal's Kiss My Cabaret. Experienced with audio mixing consoles, audio and video editing / recording / duplication, film editors /cameras, electronic and acoustic music instruments, various power tools, and trapese. Yes, I took trapese lessons.

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