David Ansara

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(OFFICIAL MYSPACE)
I was born far too long ago to even mention. I have lived in war zones and London (which is kind of the same thing). I possess a crazy jumbled up accent. People think I am Australian. I am NOT, nor have I ever been to Australia. I have lived in many places through the years and perhaps along the way I have acquired, quite unintentionally, an element of every accent encountered. My voice, in point of fact, was a blank canvas awaiting some colour. It is now very colourful indeed and this even shows in my singing (for want of a better term!!). I now reside in the leafy suburbs of Chelmsford, Essex.
I used to inhabit many differing forms, all of which somehow and inexorably curved back to Gary Numan. It's very tempting, when you are young, to simply mirror your musical hero. But through change, adaptation and metamorphosis I have segued, finally, into me. Through trial, and mostly error, I have found my sound. Oh sure, I still steal, er... I mean 'borrow' from my mentors, but the result has gradually become me, David Ansara.
Kolo kolo mlýnský - Za čtyři rýnský - Kolo se nám polámalo - Mnoho škody nadělalo - Udělalo bác!
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GARY NUMAN introduced me to the synthesizer and the bar chord. JOHN FOXX introduced me to the flanged drum machine. MARTIN GORE introduced me to the twangy guitar riff. ADE ORANGE introduced me to the sampler. WARREN CANN introduced me to the iron lung. RALF & FLORIAN introduced me to that 'heavy breathing' thing. These have been central to my sound but there are far more colourations on top. You can spot these for yourself if you have the patience.
There is no one in music that sounds truly unique. We all 'borrow' from each other. That is how trends are born. Movements are born. We all get pigeonholed eventually. We are all squeezed into some vague description of what equates to a 'style'. The only truly unique quality any of us can possess is to combine our collective influences into a new blend. This is what I have attempted to do. This is what I have become. This is... David Ansara.
David Ansara can also be found here: (www.myspace.com/thealmightymoosh) - (www.myspace.com/the99names) - (www.myspace.com/davidansarademos)
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David Ansara uses: Alesis Micron, Quadrasynth - Dave Smith Instruments Prophet 08SE - EZDrummer - Fender Jazz Bass ME - Gibson Les Paul Std - Korg exM1R - Minimoog Voyager AE, Polymoog Synthesizer, Roguemoog - Oberheim OB12 - Roland CR78, D20, D50, Fantom X8, JX3P, MBD1, S50, XP80 - Steinberg VG2 - Waldorf Blofeld Keyboard - Yamaha DJX and various FX pedals/outboard