David Watson (born 1960) Originally from New Zealand, David Watson is
an experimental musician who has lived in New York since 1987. He generally performs
as a guitarist, or as a highland bagpiper. Watson has a long-standing project with
Lee Ranaldo, he has recorded with Christian Marclay, Ikue Mori, Chris Mann, John
Zorn and many others. He has released work on XI, Avant, Tzadik, Braille, Doctor
Jim’s, Le Station Radar, FMR, Three Lobed, Circulasione, Grapefruit and the Cafe Oto
label. He has scored music for dance (recently for Moriah Evans), for films (Martin
Lucas “Hiroshima Bound”,) directed music-theater (“The Inquisitive Musician” at The
Stedlijk Museum) and has an ongoing project using the procession tradition. Watson
also curates the experimental music series WOrK ØØ.