Shire and Horowitz Ride Again!
March 06, 2019
San Francisco State University, Launches it's brand new music for visual media program by welcoming Oscar- and-Grammy-winning composer David Shire (left) to perform his music in a program that includes a piece by Steve Horowitz inspired by one of Shire’s movie scores. Steve Horowitz had just finished writing the score to “Super Size Me,” Morgan Spurlock’s sensational 2004 documentary about eating nothing but McDonald’s fare for a month, when he came across a CD of David Shire’s score to “The Taking of Pelham One Two Three” in a Manhattan record shop...- Jesse Hamlin, San Francisco Chronicle
Game on: School of Music maestros create soundtracks for interactive media
February 15, 2018
New SF State classes focus on scoring and sound for video games
By Jamie Oppenheim
Alexander String Quartet musicians play songs composed by students in the music for video games class created by Steve Horowitz
Child of Amerika-Chamber Music CD Review by New Music Connoisseur
July 13, 2017
"These Three Pieces for ensemble are from the late 1980's. Scores are downloadable and worth a look. These are oddly original sound collages-eclectic, funny and smart."
The Musical Universe of Steve Horowitz-KPFA 94.1fm career restrospective interview- With Derk Richardson
September 09, 2010
The Musical Universe of Steve Horowitz, click to listen to the KPFA 94.1fm career restrospective interview
The brilliantly eclectic (eclectically brilliant?) composer/musician Steve Horowitz talks with host Derk Richardson and shares examples of the "odd but highly accessible sounds" he has created over the past 15 years for experimental jazz ensembles, chamber groups, film, video games, and more.
Stations of the Breath-Review in Sequenza 21- by Jay Batzner
February 18, 2010
When I first received this disc of Steve Horowitz’s music for Disklavier, my initial assumption was that the music would be thick and heavy, taking advantage of the complexity that human performers cannot readily achieve but a Disklavier can manage quite easily. Much to my surprise, the music on the disc is much more meditative, expansive, and considerably less dense than I assumed. The end result is music that defies its mechanical creation. -Jay Batzner
Steve Horowitz - Super Sized Score- By Erik Philbrook
June 01, 2004
Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock’s hit documentary, Super Size Me, is one of the most-talked about films of the year. A tongue-in-cheek look at the legal, financial and physical costs of America’s hunger for fast food, the film deals with a somewhat serious topic in a very comical way. Creating music for such a project would seem a challenge. How do you convey seriousness while also keeping the tone light and entertaining? Spurlock didn’t have to search far for the right composer for the job. His longtime collaborator, composer Steve Horowitz, was just a phone call away. -Erik Philbrook
No Fear of the Disklavier: Steve Horowitz, Robot Pianos and “Breath”-by David Weiss
January 13, 2010
At turns engrossingly complex, subtly subtle, and harrowingly haunting, Breath is a musical journey where Horowitz – whose deep portfolio includes everything from video games to live sound-to-picture orchestrations to film soundtracks (Super-Size Me) – takes us along for an astounding ride.-David Weiss
ASCAP Audio Portrait: Steve Horowitz
September 16, 2007
Steve Horowitz is an innovative bassist and composer who has long been involved in experimental and concert music. After many solo recordings and projects with his group, The Code International, his latest recording is a series of bass and drum duets with nature sounds. Horowitz has a lush, intuitive touch on bass. His ensemble pieces are striking in their melodic clarity, minimalist sensibility and mood.
DMN Podcast – Ep. 16 – Interview with Composer Steve Horowitz-by Dale Crowley
June 06, 2016
Steve Horowitz needs no introduction. He is one of the foremost figures in the field, and has pioneered not only music, but is also dedicated to education and music organizations. Steve is a multi-tool athlete – he composes for film, games and is the leader of several bands and personal projects. It is hard to put in a box this creative genius that some have described as a force of nature!- Dale Crowley
Composers and Schools in Concert - Berkeley High School, with Steve Horowitz and Fred Frith- by Alison-Cecile-Johns
September 12, 2011
MMMOG on KPFA
Click the image to listen to this fantastic piece by Alison-Cecile-Johns on KPFA, all about Steve's world premire concert of his piece "Massive Multiplayer Musical Offline Game" written for the Berkeley High Chamber Orchestra conducted by Karen Wells and featuring special guest soloist Fred Frith!
California Report-New Monsters, Best of 2012 by Andy Gilbert
December 16, 2012
Inspired by rigorous but playful musical searchers like Sun Ra and Anthony Braxton, the dauntingly prolific East Bay saxophonist/composer Daniel Plonsey has a knack for writing tuneful, mercurial, and strangely affecting material. Bassist Steve Horowitz decided to reconfigure some of Plonsey’s music as post-bop jazz, resulting in “New Monsters,” a quintet session featuring Plonsey himself, ROVA saxophonist Steve Adams, pianist Scott Looney and drummer Jim Bove.-
STEVE HOROWITZ “NEW MONSTERS” -By Glenn Astarita
March 21, 2012
Simply stated “New Monsters” is an unanticipated surprise that should theoretically find its way on many best-of lists for 2012. Thankfully, Horowitz and associates tender a modern jazz refresh of sorts, providing a much needed contrast to the rolling waves of ho hum, kiddie bop. – Glenn Astarita
Redcat venue attracts avant-garde- by David Mermelstein
November 16, 2009
Redcat delivers one of its most ambitious efforts in this deconstructivist genre, when Steve Horowitz and his Code Ensemble present “The Re-Taking of Pelham One Two Three,” a reimagining of David Shire’s great crime-jazz score from the 1974 movie.
CHILD OF AMERIKA: A MUSICAL MANIFESTO on New Music Box Now!- by Steve Horowitz
March 10, 2010
Nobody really wants to talk about the American musician. Or the real American musical experience. It is messy, ugly, discouraging, filled with wrong sounds and bad writing. Warning: Contains references to sex and drugs and may be harmful to those who don’t own a copy of Burnt Weeny Sandwich.
Improvisation and Danceability: Steve Horowitz' Mousetrap, 14 February, Paradox, Tilburg.
February 04, 2001
" Band leader Steve Horowitz met Amsterdam-based trombonist Joost Buis during a previous Dutch tour, Together they make clear what was so intriguing about the early records of the bandleader and composer Sun Ra. Horowitz gave a funky groove to the dense harmonies, extremely low tempos and other musical blow-ups. Mousetrap fully realizes a connection between danceability and free improvisation, without relying on traditionalism"- Remko Takken, deVolkskrant
Steve Horowitz Saves The Wonder Pets
August 03, 2007
New York, NY (August 3, 2007)--Composer Steve Horowitz was recently a member of the team that snagged a Broadcast Design Award (BDA) Silver for its creation of the "Wonder Pets Save the Day" interactive game, producing all audio and sound effects for the online adventure -BY PROSOUNDNETWORK EDITORIAL STAFF