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Daren Burns

Don't play what's there, play what's not there-MD

About Me

QUOTES:

"Real music is not for wealth, not for honours or even the joys of the mind... but as a path for realisation and salvation."-Ali Akbar Khan


"If you miss the sensual part of music, you risk becoming a gynecologist and not a lover"-Rabih Abou-Khalil

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/30/2005
Band Website: darenburns.com
Band Members: Mice Elf and whoever I can recruit.
Influences: music...all kinds....really......Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman , John Coltrane, Gyorgy Ligeti, Frank Zappa, Morton Feldman, Earle Brown, Wadada Leo Smith, Anthony Braxton, Andre LaFosse, James Brown, Bootsy Collins, Bob Marley, Squarepusher, Venetian Snares, John Zorn, Bill Laswell, Zakir Hussain, Aashish Khan, Hossein Alizadeh, Fela Kuti, Gary Willis, Nels Cline, Jaco, Joni Mitchell, Weather Report, Headhunters, KRS One, Public Enemy, Grand Master Flash, David Bowie, Radiohead, Tears for Fears, The Beatles, Tom Waits, The Who, John Scofield, Jeff Berlin, Wayne Shorter, Albert Ayler, Captain Beefheart, Tool, Rush, L. Shankar, Peter Gabriel, Thelonious Monk, Charels Mingus, John Lee Hooker, Son Seals, and many, many, more................................
Sounds Like: Liberace, Barry Manilow, Rick Springfield, John Stamos, and Andy Gibb with a mix of Peter Frampton, Journey, Dream Theater, and Yanni to smooth it out a bit.
Record Label: Urban Nerds
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New recital tracks posted

New tracks from my Mid-res recital @ CalArts posted featuring: Sarah Phillips-piano, Craig Bunch-drums, Scott Collins-guitar, Damian Berdakin-acoustic bass, and Wadada Leo Smith-trumpet.
Posted by Daren Burns on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:28:00 PST

New recording posted. Live @ Nova Express

Recorded Wednesday night Nov. 29th 2006
Posted by Daren Burns on Sun, 03 Dec 2006 05:10:00 PST

VENT ALERT: Heres an idea...

.. How about you check out my page before requesting to be "friends", pal?If you don't have even a remote resemblance to what I am into, or I don't already know you, I ain't gonna "friend" you. ¿Savvy...
Posted by Daren Burns on Sat, 23 Sep 2006 09:08:00 PST

Bass Lessons

I have been teaching privately for 9 years with students going on to Oberlin, USC, and UC Irvine. I focus on fundamentals, jazz theory, composition, ear training, and reading as one complete package. ...
Posted by Daren Burns on Fri, 23 Jun 2006 11:54:00 PST

Hey it's my first blog here...

and I have nothing to say.¥ Damn...™
Posted by Daren Burns on Sun, 12 Feb 2006 10:41:00 PST