 This experience helped launch Seidman into dedicating himself to focusing on creating his own projects that bring cultures together.A three-month residency in 1993 at the Headlands Center for the Arts in Sausalito, California provided Seidman a fertile cultural environment for continued study with Zakir, composing, collaborating with fellow residents and researching for what was to follow.In 1996, Spoken Hand Percussion Orchestra and the Lenny Seidman Tabla Choir were born.