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Danielle Turano

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“An exceptionally creative artist” who “expands horizons” with her “balance of class and polished violin.” Danielle Turano has performed in diverse venues throughout the world. She has appeared as a an electric violinist at Radio City Music Hall in New York for the hit dance tour "Jump", part of a duo at the New York International Fringe Festival as part of "A Mikvah", as well as a classical soloist with The World Scholar-Athlete Games Orchestra at The University of Rhode Island, and as a section leader with The New Britain, Waterbury, and West Hartford Symphonies as well as The Hartford Festival Orchestra. Her chamber music groups include the Da Capo Strings, the Arioso Ensemble, and the Melalegno Quartet. She has participated in various festivals including the Kulturfestival in Switzerland, the Sessione Senese per la Musica Festival, in Italy, the Arcady International Music Festival in Maine, and the Hope Out Loud Music & Peace Festival in Hartford, Connecticut. She has taken part in master classes at The Juilliard School of Music and at New York University with world-renowned classical violinists that include Itzak Pearlman, Marco Zurlo, Almita and Roland Vamos, and Brian Lewis. She has also studied Jazz and Improvisation at the Berklee School of Music in Boston , Mass with such distiguished players as Matt Glaser, Christian Howes, Eugiene Freimen, John Blake, and Rob Thomas. Danielle has studied violin with premier artists such as Anton Miller, Brunalinda Myftari, and Anthea Kreston at The Hartt School of Music where she recieved her Bachelors of Music degree, cum laude in May 2007. Danielle has been influenced by various other styles that include Arabic, Metal, Urban Folk, Flamenco, Blues and Jazz . She is a founding member of the hot new world fusion band Loukoum, that includes Kate Dunphy on Accordion, and Kryssi B on Jazz Guitar. She is also a new member of the metal band, Geomancer, out of Rohode Island. She was a co-founding member of the Flamenco/World/Latin fusion group Fuego Del Corazon. Danielle has recorded with Manhattan based singer/songwriter Abby Ahmad whose music can be heard in the motion picture "The Guardian". This has led her to become a member of The Abby Ahmad Band, performing in regularly in venues such as The Knitting Factory, Cafe Vivaldi, and Rockwood Music Hall in New York City and selling out the 400-seat "The Little Theater" in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Her interest in these various styles has given way to freelance oportunities as a studio musician, having played on numerous albums with a combination of performers in the New York City and New England areas. As well as teaching privately at Music and Arts Center in Faifield and Avon, Connecticut. She is currently a Gradute Assistant at Central Connecticut State University where she is earning a Teaching Certification. Abby Ahmad live Knitting Factory Danielle Turano on violin

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Member Since: 21/08/2006
Band Website: divinastrings.com
Band Members: Danielle Turano-Violin, acoustic and electric 5 string plus Boss GT-8 effects processor. Loukoum, Abby Ahmad, Da Capo Strings, Seed, and last but never least, Geomancer.
Influences: The infamous Stringdusters, Andy Hall. Patsy Cline, Within Temptation. Abby Ahmad, Ben Dean. Sami Abu Shumays. Amy Winehouse, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Cole Porter, Bjork, Jollie Holland. Darell Anger, Christian Howes. Rob Thomas. Matt Glaser. Eugeine Freisen. John Blake. Ben Golder-Novick. Brunalinda Myftari, Theodosia Ntokou. Umm Kathoum. Egyptain Film Music. Paco de Lucia. Did I mention that I like Metal ALOT! Tool 1. A Perfect Cirlce. Estradasphere. Geomancer.Smith. opeth. Dreamtheatre.Tempus mori. Maynard James Keynan.Killswitch Engage. Smashing Pumpkins. Pink Floyd. Live. Bush. Evanescence. InFlames.Orgy.Nothingface.Ra.Skrape.Incubus.System of a Down.Cold. 36 Crazyfists.
Sounds Like: me with some more me added, and a dash of me
Record Label: none

My Blog

Top Ten MTV Pakistan

The director for this video sent me a text message today to let me know that Tarzz's video is on the Top Ten on MTV Pakistan!!! Someone in Pakistan in probably watching me right now! The video is fina...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:15:00 GMT

NYC Press

Here is a new article about Abby Ahmad featuring an interview and info about what has brought her to this point in her career. Oh yeah and there's a picture of me in it too! Check it out online or gr...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:01:00 GMT

Illumination

i just wanted to let everyone know about my latest recording. A sample of it can be heard at the website, www.level99studios.com This is the metal band, Geomancer's website. As you might have seen I ...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:41:00 GMT

Metal Violin & Radio City

So, ya'll know about the Radio City Gig, some were even there! Thanks for the huge support for me landing such a great gig. i also want to thank everyone that I met for being so wonderful, talented, a...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 04:01:00 GMT

Pakistani MTV

So Friday and Saturday i was in Red Hook Brooklyn and at 138th St in Manhattan shooting a music video. The band name is Tarzz, they are all Pakistani guys, but they currently live in Chicago, where th...
Posted by on Mon, 14 May 2007 19:36:00 GMT

Recital After Glow

I would like to thank everyone for the support yesterday for my recital. My parents, my violin maker, Jonathan, Theo, for being the best pianist and coach in the world, all my friends and their tirele...
Posted by on Mon, 07 May 2007 04:41:00 GMT

Before you leave this site....

Before you leave this site go my friends and check out the Fuego del corazon site. YOu never know where and when we will be playing next so make it a habit to click it damn it!! Thanks everyone! -Dani...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 07:49:00 GMT

Agave Sept 1

We just wanted to thank everyone for coming out last night to AGAVE!!! We had an amazing time playing for you. We had so much fun performing and rocking out!! We would like to send a special thanks t...
Posted by on Sat, 02 Sep 2006 10:51:00 GMT