Leo Chad Burn (also known by the nom de guerre "Simon Bookish") is a classically trained composer (Guildhall School of Music and Drama 1997-2001), which has become one of the most versatile and unpredictable musicians working in London, he is both a pop singers and experimental improvisers in addition to working as a remixer, and solo performance / live artist
By Simon Bookish, he has made two albums for the London-based label Use Your Teeth, unfair TIVOLI (2006) - an abrasive and energetic sequence of songs whose topics range from Euripides and Richard the third to the invention of the Guillotine - and Trainwreck / Raincheck (due Autumn 2006) - a 'surreal electronic radio play "combines sound design and voice on the live images of the transport
He harsläppta singles onThe German label Tomlab and through Playlouder Recordings and has been asked to provide remixes for Franz Ferdinand organ and Grizzly Bear Leo is also credited with guest appearances on albums by Max de Ward Ener Leaf Cutter John Patrick Wolf and Saint Etienne
Simon Bookish has presented over 50 solo performances since 2003 Venues have included the Whitechapel Art Gallery, Dover Street Market (Comme des Garcons store) Transition Film Lounge (Berlin) Nasty Fest 2004 (Leeds) Capri Art Festival 2004 Redgate Gallery Africa Center and the Vortex Jazz Club His music has been broadcast on BBC Radio One and XFM and He has presented shows on London's Resonance FM
Leo is currently a member of folk / experimental musician Leaf Cutter John's live band (as the song list) performance in 2005 / 6 hasincluded shows in Aarhus (Denmark) and Berlin, with shows in Poland and Geneva, confirmed in late summer 2006 John and Leo together with SEB Rochford (drummer with the innovative jazz ensemble Polar Bear) and Mandy Drummond has also performed a live improvised set for BBC Radio Three's innovative show "mixture" (July 2006)
In 2001, he was a member of "Sound City" ensemble which presented new works by director Heiner Goebbels, as part of LIFT'01 the Almeida Theater
He has also presented a few performances and exhibitions such as "humidity and" Funeral "(a word, and computer projection piece commissioned by TwoSee Boutique 2006)" Simon Bookish and C Loopseend present Fear of Music "(a deconstruction of the work of the Talking Heads at Limehouse Town Hall2004) and contributed a piece of sound art show "Off The Record (Mused'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 2004)
