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Lakota Longwalker
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Professional profile
Lakota Longwalker is a Native American Folk/Rock musician, Rock/Metal guitarist, Stone Sculptor, Native flute/instrument maker, beadwork artisan and teacher. His background is in composing, producing and performing original and traditional music.
Longwalker revived lost methods of stone flute construction that originated with the Inca and Lakota. He produces, composes, arranges, markets and distributes original and traditional Native Folk music that has garnered 2 nominations for the Native American Music awards as an independent, solo artist, with both his debut album ‘Thunder in the Canyon’, and second solo album ‘The New Tradition’.
Through stone and wood sculpture Longwalker's main focus is upon recreating scenes of nature with animals in various poses and settings.
Education
2009-2011
Sculpture apprenticeship
(Scientist Cliffs, Maryland)
Mentor: internationally renowned multi-media sculptor and painter Perry Carlsley
2009- 2010
Acoustical systems apprenticeship
RPG
(Upper Marlboro, Maryland)
Mentor: Peter D’Antonio, founder and owner of RPG ACOUSTICAL SYSTEMS
specialization: Utilization of additive and structural methods to treat venues, schools, auditoriums, churches, recording studios and home theater applications with sound diffusion, sound blocking, sound absorption and bass traps.
1999-2001
Stone sculpture and wood carving apprenticeship
(Ela, North Carolina)
Mentor: Stone Sculptor, Wood carver, and Flint Knapper Sam Reed
1996
Stone Sculpture Alliance
Co-Former, Member
(Cherokee, North Carolina)
1991
Recording production apprenticeship
(East Orange, New Jersey)
Mentor: Kool and the Gang producer Mikael Mohammed
specialization: audio production, engineering, mastering, recording within digital and analog mediums.
1987
Crafts apprenticeship
(Cherokee, North Carolina)
Mentor: Beadwork artisan Sara Selu
specialization: Dreamcatchers, leatherwork, pottery, beadwork and jewelry.
1987
Arts of traditional Cherokee wood carving and Stone Sculpture apprenticeship
(Wolfe Towne, Cherokee, North Carolina)
Mentor: Stone Sculptor, Wood Carver, Wood Whittler Horace Bolin
This education was supplemented with elder Wolfe Towne community members sharing tips, and trading raw materials.
Work experience
Bands & Selected performances
2022
Music Healing workshops at The Maya Center in Isle La Motte, Vermont.
2014- 2019
Longwalker suffered a neuro-muscular injury that led to partial paralysis and required five years of occupational therapy leading to full recovery.
2009-2013
Member of Thrash Metal band ‘Krass Judgement’ as rhythm guitarist/co-songwriter.
The band became popular and opened for 'Slayer’ on the east coast leg of their five week US tour.
2010
Solo Classical Guitar performance at the Black Box Theater in Burlington, Vt.
2006
Solo Native American Flute performance at Walter Reed Hospital for veterans.
2005
Private Native American Flute concert for the recipients of the Madison Freedom Award in Washington, DC.
2003
Live Classical Guitar, Keyboard and Native American Flute on air concert for Vermont Public Radio, broadcast from Goddard, Vermont.
2002
Sold out solo performance at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum in North Stonington, Connecticut. (250 seat venue, sold 3500 tickets)
2002-
Touring as a solo artist and vending at art shows and Native American cultural events as a primary profession.
Acoustical Environment, Consultations, Design and install
2021
Designer, Consultant of acoustical treatments for a recording studio and rehearsal space.
Client: musician Bobbie Duncan, lead guitarist of the band ‘Death’
2019
Designer, builder
Personal recording studio/rehearsal space for professional use.
2005
Soundproofing installer
Client: pop artist Madonna
Discography
(All CD’s and Streaming music are marketed and distributed through Voice of Stone Native Arts except where noted*)
COMMISSIONED MUSIC
2011
Hypnotherapy ALBUM 'Katsugen'
Client: Hypnotherapist Luna
Roles: Composer, performer, producer, recording engineer
ALBUMS
2023
Lakota Longwalker ‘Sage and Dragon’s Blood’. Release in 2024.
Roles: Composer, performer, producer, recording engineer
2022
EP Lakota Longwalker ‘Soundtrack for a Dream’. Unreleased.
Instruments used: Synthesizer, Sampler
Roles: Composer, performer, producer, recording engineer
2005
Lakota Longwalker ‘The New Tradition’ (Traditional Native American Flute)
Distributed by Voice of Stone Native Arts and Music and * Borders Books
Roles: Composer, performer, producer, recording engineer
Instruments used: Cherokee Love Flute, Lakota Love Flute, Eagle wing bone whistle, Classical Guitar, Vocals, field recordings of Loon, Eagle, Hawk and nature sounds.
1999
Lakota Longwalker ‘Thunder In The Canyon’ (Contemporary and Traditional Native American Flute)
Distributed by Voice of Stone Native Arts and Music and *Books Borders .
Roles: Composer, performer, producer, recording engineer
Instruments used: Hopi Medicine Flute, Cherokee Love Flute, Lakota Love Flute, Cochiti Drum, Quena (Incan notch flute), Toyos (Incan Panpipes), Vocals, Eagle wing bone whistle, Classical Guitar, field recordings of Loon, Eagle, Hawk and nature sounds.
1998
Lakota Longwalker ‘And Still The Waters Run' (Contemporary and Traditional Native American Flute) recorded live in nature.
Roles: Composer, performer, producer, recording engineer
Instruments used: Hopi Medicine Flute, Cherokee Love Flute, Lakota Love Flute, Lakota Northern Style Pau Was Drum, Haudosaunee (Iroquois) Water Drum, Nahautl Rain Rattle, Quena (Incan notch flute), Toyos (Incan Panpipes), Vocals, Eagle wing bone whistle
1994
Lakota Longwalker ‘The Gathering of the Tribes’ (Contemporary and Traditional Native American Flute)
Roles: Composer, performer, producer, recording engineer
Instruments used: Hopi Medicine Flute, Cherokee Love Flute, Lakota Love Flute, Lakota Northern Style Pau Was Drum, Haudosaunee, Cherokee Turtle Shell Rattle, Quena (Incan notch flute), Toyos (Incan Panpipes), Vocals, Eagle wing bone whistle.
1993
Lakota Longwalker ‘The Medicine Wheel’ (Contemporary and Traditional Native American Flute)
Roles: Composer, performer, producer, recording engineer
Instruments used: Hopi Medicine Flute, Cherokee Love Flute, Lakota Love Flute, Lakota Northern Style Pau Was Drum, Haudosaunee (Iroquois) Water Drum, Cherokee Turtle Shell Rattle, Quena (Incan notch flute), Toyos (Incan Panpipes), Vocals, Eagle wing bone whistle.
CO-COMPOSITIONS
1993
Theme song for 'The 1994 Indigenous Games' (Indigenous Olympics)
Paisley Park Studios
Producer: Artist Prince
Role: Co-composer
OTHER DISCOGRAPHY
2012- 2014
Longwalker recorded 75 new songs in 4 genres;
Native American Folk Rock
New Age Synth
Native American Flute
Neo-Classical Metal
This was an excursion into orchestration, polytonal harmonies, texture and counterpoint.
These songs will be released in a series of 6 albums.
Teaching
MUSIC LESSONS
1994-
Private teacher in music theory, Native American Flute, and Acoustic Guitar
(Pipestone, Minnesota, Port Jefferson, New York and Port Republic, Maryland)
BEADWORK
2001- 2004
Workshop teacher in beaded jewelry, and Native American Flute construction.
(Cold Spring Harbor, New York)
1994-1995
Workshop teacher in beaded jewelry, and cultural diversity in several public schools.
(Pipestone County, Minnesota)
FLUTE CONSTRUCTION
2004-
Private teacher in the art of Native American Flute making.
(Cherokee North Carolina, Pipestone Minnesota, Jicarilla New Mexico, Port Republic Maryland)
Craftwork
Longwalker’s craftwork consists mostly of easily reproducible items that can be produced in volume. Dreamcatchers, necklaces, bracelets, chokers and earrings are sold mostly wholesale in large volume to craftshops, galleries and cultural museums but also direct retail to individuals.
The following is a list of ‘Gold Member’ customers, those who make annual purchases/orders in quantities of 100 units per item, per purchase.
Clients:
Museum of the Cherokee Indian (Cherokee, North Carolina)
National Museum of the American Indian (Washington, DC)
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (Washington, DC)
Yale Peabody Museum (New Haven, Connecticut)
Museum of Natural History (New York, New York)
Verkamp’s Visitor Center (Grand Canyon Village, Arizona)
Jicarilla Apache Arts and Crafts Museum (Dulce, New Mexico)
Stone Sculpture/Woodcarving
2009
Commissioned work
Detailing a series of Harriet Tubman sculptures for display in The White House (Washington DC)
Client: former president Barack Obama
Awards/Honorary mentions
2009
Album Lakota Longwalker ‘Thunder in the Canyon’ re-nominated for a Native Music Award on its 10 year anniversary.
2006
Album Lakota Longwalker ‘The New Tradition' charts at #5 on a German radio station in the New Age category.
2006
Album Lakota Longwalker 'The New Tradition' charts at #10 on an Austrian radio station.
2006
Television interview discussing Longwalker’s music and art hosted by Jay Winter Nightwolf (talk show host and DJ with PBS) on local cable TV. Washington, DC.
2005
Album Lakota Longwalker 'Thunder in the Canyon' charts at #25 in the New Age category in Germany and debuted at #40 in Austria in the World Music category.
2003
Album Lakota Longwalker 'Thunder in the Canyon' peaked at #13 in February on Vermont Public Radio in the World Music category.
2000
Native American Music Award nomination: Album Lakota Longwalker 'Thunder in the Canyon', New Age category.
1995
Album Lakota Longwalker 'And Still The Waters Run' peaks at #1 on the Native American Flute playlist of radio station KILI broadcast from Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Core skills
Native American Flute creation
Pre-Columbian wind instrument recreation
Prehistoric music interpreter
Woodcarving
Stone Sculpture
Beadwork/jewelry making
Music composition
Multi instrumentalist
Music producer/engineer
Music instructor
Workshop teacher