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Dixon

About Me

Experimental and improvisational violin. I specialize in a musical style that has been described as cosmic gypsy, electronic romanticism, and even interstellar whalesong! I am a classically trained violinist from the age of 10, I play with symphony orchestras, rock bands, jazz quintets, and electronic DJs. In addition to solo performances, you can often find me performing with bellydancers, fire performers, and burlesque dancers - my list of upcomming gigs is above - I hope to see you at one soon!
More videos of my performances are here!
http://www.youtube.com/user/dixonsviolin
Groups I play with or have played with:The Hot Club of Lansing Glass Orphans Torch With a Twist Strings of Fire BIG Picture The DeWaynes The Griff and John LaCross Afterhours Experience Kungfu Diesel General Accordian and the Boomin System Olagra The Luke Winslow-King Quartet The Midland Symphony
Who I am: I am passionate, silly, a Burning Man , creative, 5 parts amazingly intelligent, 1 part totally clueless, a good listener, positive-focused, a dancing fool, handy, well-built, respectful, open minded, athletic, a do-it-yourselfer, erotic, a nice guy, patient, empathic, health-conscious, brave, romantic, honest, musically inspirational, and adventurous!
Attention other Bands trying to "friend" me: please message me first - thanks!
I am also on FaceBook, here: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=674131930
Hugs!
- Dixon
P.S. Yes! I am available for hire for private shows, corporate events, and festivals. Send me an email at [email protected]

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Member Since: 3/17/2007
Sounds Like: More videos of my performances (as well has higher-def and full-screen versions) can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/user/dixonsviolin

Interstellar Whalesong experiment, performed at The Other Side Show, 2009-02-21. (Video by me)

Dixon and Chantal at The Dirty Show, 2009-02-07. (Video by Andrew Smetak and Lily Larue . Also see alternate video here )

Odd A, performed at the Vagabond Variety Show, 2008-08-16. (Video by me with assistance from Sue Peel)

Prayer for the Soul of Layla, performed at the Last Gaff Show, recorded 2008-07-12. (Video by me)

Lauren and Rachel Welsh perform, while I play Afternoon Sunshine, as part of Torch With a Twist, recorded 2008-06-22. (Video by me)

Deep Blue, recorded 5/08. (Video by me)

Chasing the Dream, performed at Vagabond Variety Show, 3/15/08. (Video by Sue Peel )
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Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Download my latest recording "Light My Fire" here

I am still trying to occasionally post a recording and make the song available for download, so you can save it, put it on your mp3 player, burn it to disc, or share it with friends :)  So, here's a l...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:12:00 GMT

Performing at fine erotic art show, then fetish show, both THIS SATURDAY!

2 sexy gigs in one night!  Saturday, April 18th-------------------------First, The Seduction of Art: a limited engagement show from the midwest society of erotic photography (www.mwsep.com).  Saturday...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:43:00 GMT

Real Detroit ran a feature story on our Alice in Wonderland show!

Read the feature article here!http://www.realdetroitweekly.com/content/article_5198.s htmlOur opening weekend was a huge success!  We're doing it again this Friday and Saturday!  Join us and see what e...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:59:00 GMT

Alice in Wonderland shows: this and next weekend!

Info on the next show!  Note I'll be performing there for 3 out of the 4 nights (skipping this Saturday April 4 since I'm booked in Chicago for RESONATE).FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:DETROIT ARTISTS/MUSICIAN...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:05:00 GMT

New recording - The Other Way

This song is something I've had in my head for many months now, and it seems I needed to get past Christmas to let it take shape.  Take a listen and let me know what you think :) - Dixon  
Posted by on Fri, 26 Dec 2008 20:43:00 GMT

About Hot Latin Fiddle Orgy

This is a recording of a recent jam down in Texas, and it was so much fun!  Some magical music moments happened in Bryan's spontaneous studio, some of which were captured on tape.  This part...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:09:00 GMT

We made the cover of Real Detroit!

The DAMNED show, in which I am a featured performer, just made the cover of Real Detroit!  Read the article here: http://www.realdetroitweekly.com, and see more about the show here: www.that...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:47:00 GMT

Voted Best in Detroit!...

We were voted Best in Detroit by the Metro Times staff! "Spend the Night - Staff Picks" category: In fall of 2006, Cliff Bell's general manager Andrew Gyorke was looking for something different to br...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:16:00 GMT

New Video!

Hi friends!  FYI, I've uploaded a new video of a recent performance -you can see it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5eD0vXvgNw This is an improvised extended solo I did during a DeWaynes sh...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:40:00 GMT

About "Afternoon Sunshine"

This song came to be while I was looking out my front window on a beautiful Memorial Day.  The scene outside was bliss - people were out enjoying the sun, walking around, riding bikes, and laying...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:14:00 GMT