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DAZ on TRUMPET
ABOUT:
DAZ on TRUMPET is a musician hailing from the great city of BRISBANE – AUSTRALIA.
An extremely versitile musician, DARREN performs with many professional groups, bands and dee-jays where his personal flare and laid back, jazz influenced style allow him to be one of the most in demand TRUMPET players around.
Sometimes called DISCO DAZ (or Darren to his friends), began playing at school when he was 10 years old. He enjoyed the sound of the TRUMPET - it suited his personality. He has successfully completed a four year jazz performance degreee at the Conservatorium of Music Brisbane, from 2002 to 2005.
Launching into the dance music scene with professionalism and enthusiasm since only 2006, DAZ has been kept extremely busy with residencies at BIRDIE NUM NUMBS, BREAKS And ENTER, GPO CODE BAR, THE EMPIRE HOTEL, UBER, THE PORT OFFICE, THE VELVET UNDERGROUND (Cairns) and has graced the stages of the FUTURE MUSIC FESTIVAL, MALIBU SUNSET FESTIVAL, PARKLIFE, SOUNDS BOUTIQUE/SHAKE AND BREAK, YO-PLAY, OCEAN'S 30 SUNSET FESTIVAL, BIG DAY OUT, GOOD VIBRATIONS FESTIVAL and BBQ BREAKS/BEATS on New Years Day.
A prolific performer, DARREN has played nearly ALL of Brisbane's live venues, where he holds residencies at major clubs and bars. He has toured all over Australia including Sydney, Melbourne, Cairns, Darwin, as well as many regional cities with varying groups. Internationally, he has ventured across the Tasman to the Nth Island of New Zealand twice, for successfull tours with DUBDOUBT in 2007 and 2008.
DAZ has been nominated for Q SONG's 'Dance Song of the Year' in 2004, for his work with DJ BURE and vocalist Emily Thompson on the tune 'Last Dance'. Currently, DAZ on TRUMPET is concentrating on raising his profile within Australia, playing at major Brisbane AND interstate clubs and festivals using his wireless trumpet microphone to tantalise and tease dance floors at any venue that can handle it!
FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES:
• Bbq Beats Festival NYD Jan 09 ADICTS (full collective) & DUBDOUBT
• Steriosonic Nov 08 ADICTS (full collective)
• Nikon Indy 300 Live to Air on Channel 7 Oct 08 [End of Fashion]
• Parklife Brisbane Oct 08 [Dubdoubt]
• Malibu Festival May 08 [Boomstar loco]
• Future Music Festival 08 W/ADICTS (Full Collective)
• Soundspash Festival 08 New Zealand [Dubdoubt]
• Taranaki Food & Wine Festival 08 New Zealand [Dubdoubt]
• BBQ Breaks 08 [ADICTS - Full Collective]
• Shake'N'Break Festival 08 [ADICTS - Full Collective]
• Oceans 30 Festival 07 [ADICTS - Full Collective]
• Big Day Out 07 Hot House Stage [Dubdoubt]
• Valley Fiesta [Dubdoubt 06, Boomstar Loco 07]
• Good Vibrations Festival 07 [Resin Dogs]
• Woodford Folk Festival 04 and 05 [Dubdoubt]
• The Rooftops (Weekly residency @ The Bowery)
• Peats Ridge Festival 06/07 [Dubdoubt]
• The World Famous Speigletent 04, 06, 08
• Dingo Creek Jazz Festival
GROUPS DAZ PERFORMS IN:
• DUBDOUBT
• THE ROOFTOPS
• AIRKRAFT
• LUSH
• THE RESIN DOGS
• THE ACCIDENTS
• MAX MILLER BIG BAND
• END OF FASHION
• QLD NAVY RESERVE BIG BAND
• JESSE WHITNEY BRAZILIAN BAND
• ENTHUSIASTIC MUSICIANS ORCHESTRA (EMO)
• VERNER + KITCH
• ADICTS [full collective]
• BOOMSTAR LOCO
• + many other dj's...
BAND/ARTIST SUPPORTS:
• End of Fashion (Perth)
• The Black Seeds (NZ)
• Lupe Fiasco (US)
• Batucada Sound Machine (NZ)
• Mr Scruff (UK)
• True Live (Melb)
• Afro Dizzi Act (Briz)
• Katchafire (NZ)
• Marina Pryor (AUS)
• Christine Anu (AUS)
• Ladi6 (NZ)
• Macromantics (Melb)
• Labjacd (Melb)
• Pty Ltd (Briz)
• Vinyl Slingers (Briz)
• Cornerstone Roots (NZ)
• The Black Sorrows (AUS)
• Delta Goodrem (AUS)
• Kafka (Bris)
• Tahuna Breaks (NZ)
• Mr Laneous (Briz)
• The Sunshiners (Vanuatu/France)
• Mark Sholtez (AUS)
• Warren Daly (..of DALY/WILSON Big Band fame)
• Don Burrows (AUS)
• Ian Maurice (AUS)
• Jackie Love (AUS)
• Ralph Pyl (Syd)
• The Winnie Coopers (AUS)
DJ SUPPORTS:
• B.L.I.M (UK)
• Friendly (UK/AUS)
• The Potbelleez (AUS)
• The Staford Brothers and Timmy Trumpet (GC/SYD)
• Layo & Bushwacka (UK)
• Diverted (UK)
• Dirty Laundry (Melb)
• The Rogue Element (UK)
• Madox (Italy)
• Nick Thayer (Melb)
• Dope' n' Dusted (AUS)
• Breakfastaz (UK)
• Cut La Roc (UK)
• The Aqausky (UK)
• Seany B + Miss P (AUS)
• Black Angus & Dangerous Dan (Sneaky Sound and Bang Gang)
• Rhythm Division (BRIS)
• A-Skillz (UK)
MEDIA:
inthemix.com talk about DAZ and Boomstar Loco;
"The rustic notes of Darren Skaar's trumpet pierced Radaza's rhythmic fabric, the reverb nicely balancing the mix. Darren's sound was sharp and intense, definitely knife-like in that closed atmosphere....It's a testimony to Darren's superb musicianship that he could control his sound under such difficult circumstances, keeping the resonance brilliant and his technique at the forefront; leading melodious tones through vigorous beats and scorching textures."
MUSICALLY SPEAKING:
Darren likes all GOOD QUALITY music, but especially the stuff that trumpet or sax can sit in well with like latin house, jazz funk, dub reggae, funky breaks and commercial house.
GEAR:
DAZ performs on a B&S Challenger II 'Elaboration' 3138/2 matt gold trumpet with a Monette B4LDS mouthpiece, and a Yamaha Bobby Shew Flugal Horn and mouthpiece.
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