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Dan Kaufman

About Me


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Current Projects:
I have launched a new website called Dan Kaufman's Music Lair , which will host 45 original songs that I have done over the years, my youtube videos (updated pending a camcorder), photos of my previous bands, a information (biography) page, and ton's of other interesting things yet to come! This is worth checking out, and it's completely free for media downloads. I will set a paypal donation box for those you would like to throw a dollar in the hat :)
I'm very grateful for my friend Ty hosting this site on his parent site harshstar.com ; it's made a huge difference in what I can showcase for ya.
Brand New Album Cover for "Wrecking Ball" 2008
First Solo Debut Album Cover 2008
To learn more about other projects Kaufman is involved with please visit these sites:
Dan Kaufman's Music Lair
FuzzFaster - I used to play in this band
On w/ the bio:Bandography:
Sebeka, MN Creations----
The Super Bees (1998)
The Judo Chops (1999)
The Lemmings (1999)
Purple Sage (2000)
The Solution (2001)
The Bogeyman Blues Band (2002)
Burding Kurblah (2005)
Fargo-Moorhead Creations----
Dr. Claw and the Madcatz (2003)
Filthy Phil a.k.a. the Filthy Philharmonic (2004)
The Green Bottles (2005)
FuzzFaster (2007)
**MUSIC PRODUCED OVER THE YEARS BUT NOT SOLD**
Purple Sage, Center Stage (2000)
(live misc. covers and originals at a fabulous spaghetti dinner fundraiser, feat. Andy, David, Eric, Jacob, Austin, Roger)
The Fluorescent Mindset Project (2001)
This was a project were I incorporated drum programming in FruityLoops and used Acid Pro 4.0 to record a ten-song album of personal songs that sounded like a mix between techno-rock-and sebekan folkiness. It's still a favorite of mine.
Ben and Dan on the last day of school (2002)
(Recording where me (acoustic guitar) and my good friend Ben (elec. guitar)played some covers and original tunes, onto a digital 4-track, then mixed in percussion, very laid back and folky)
Endless Summer (2004)
Individual compositions on acoustic, with misc. perc. and vocals, a good album that you can sleep easy to.
The Fall of the Filthy Philharmonic (2005)
This is an album where I worked with Brett (drums) and Mike (bass) to really get a blues-ish rock album. Initally the band was Filthy Phil, with the addition of Matt, and prior to that it was Dr. Claw and the Madcatz, which included both Matt and Chris. These groups progressed by creating a new style and feel to earlier roots of my compositions. They also collectively played a shit ton of free shows on Foxe's open mic nights, and also at Elk's Lodge that is way the hell up in North Fargo. At the tail end of our career in group, we played on the The Dam Rock Station's 1.047 Boneyard Tour traveling to play at Grand Forks townsquare, the Fargo VFW, and DL's Corner Cantina. A lot of crazy shit went down, and some bad memories still echo to this day.
Yet, at the tail end of the group's career we recorded this album, which is somewhat tainted due to band issues. However, it truly represents what we were trying to do, and is perhaps the finest album I ever participated on to this date.
Filmography
"Dead On" (2004) by Megan Vaughn, a meta-film about a zombie flick, shot on 18 1/2 of Moorhead. The Filthy Philharmonic recorded acoustic works, as well as piano solos for the movie. It went on to be shown at the Fargo Theatre's "Midnight Movie" night right before Night of the Living Dead. The film also showcases me, a traveling zombie guitarist, and a bunch of other zombies attacking a victim in the chill of winter.
"Edge of the World" (2005) by Julie Johnson, a western movie about a traveling salesmen who falls in love with the farmer's daughter, only to duel with her boyfriend, and reveal that he sells souls. Acoustic Guitar and Piano. The film went on the win the first stage of the 48-hour movie competition, and was done without the aid of video to score to.
"White Out" (2006) by Zach Marion, a film about the strange occurences of murder that had once plagued North Dakota. It is experimental in parts symbolizing altercations, and features a nice ballad at the end. I liked this film, because it was the first time I could score to video, which makes the creative process that much easier. This film was showcased in the Fargo Film Festival's 2-minute movie competition, but failed to beat humorous "Big Gulp" commercial that won the competition.
"Library Rose" a film w/ Tom aka. Insomniac, one of my Myspace friends and fellow 18 fitty' homey. It's a light-hearted comedic film about a librarian falling head over heels with a girl who frequents the library. It has a dream sequence, and has coffee scenes. I'm going to really get into this. Fun Fun. By the way this film will be submitted into the fargo film festival and as well as the Forks Film Festival.
"Teddy Bear Picnic" a film for the 48 hour film competition, produced by Zach Marion.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 13/12/2005
Band Website: for more info go to: myspace.com/kaufmandan
Band Members: ME
Influences: JIMI HENDRIX
THE PIXIES
MAURICE RAVEL
DEBUSSY
BOB MARLEY
BOB DYLAN
JOHNNY CASH
FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION
QUEEN (BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY)
TOOL
STEVE REICH
TERRY RILEY
CHARLES IVES
MATT WARD
DICK DALE
SCREAMING JAY HAWKINS
JOHN LEE HOOKER
BLIND BLAKE
MUDDY WATERS
BILLIE HOLIDAY
LENA HORNE
PEARL JAM (I'M RELATED TO JEFF AMENT; I MET JEFF'S GRANDPA)
ALICE IN CHAINS
BLACK SABBATH
PINK FLOYD
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
CAKE
SUBLIME
BEASTIE BOYS

Sounds Like:
FAME. COPYRIGHT 2007.
WHISKEY IN THE HOLLOW OAK TREE. COPYRIGHT 2007.
DESOLATION ON HARWOOD ROAD. COPYRIGHT 2007.
GUITAR HERO II ROCK OUT WITH RUSH'S YYZ
HOMEMADE NINTENDO DS CASE
TASCAM 424MKIII TUTORIAL
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN YOU: SONG-NATHAN SIMPSON, LYRICS-BRENTON JENSEN --COPYRIGHT 2007 RECORDED BY DAN KAUFMAN WITH PERMISSION

Dan Kaufman's Youtube Page

A FOLK MUSICIAN WHO WAS STRANDED IN A SMALL TOWN; SINGING MELODIES WHILE GOING THROUGH THE WOODS; BEING LOUD AND OBNOXIOUS TILL THE EARLY DAWN; AND YET MAKING QUIET AND PEACEFUL SONGS. I WAS A SIMPLE ELEMENT GONE HYBRID INTO DEVELOPING A FEELING; A STYLE; SOMETHING THAT WAS LEFT OUT FROM THE EARS OF MANY.

I'M AN IMPROVISOR; AND LEARNED FROM PEERS RATHER THAN FORMAL LESSONS; AND THROUGH THAT I GAINED THE INFLUENCES AND STYLES OF MY FRIENDS INTO WHAT I WRITE TODAY.

BUT IN A CLASSICAL SENSE; I SOUND LIKE JACK JOHNSON; PLAY A LOT OF BLUES; AND ENJOY SONGS WITH INTERESTING MELODIC AND HARMONIC TEXTURES. MOST OF THE MATERIAL FEATURES REPITITION IN PARTS, BUT AS WELL AS COUNTERPOINT. HOWEVER, I DON'T THINK SO MUCH ABOUT THE ANALYTICAL ASPECTS OF MUSIC WHEN I'M COMPOSING, IT JUST COMES FROM WITHIN; THE SOUL TO SAY.

MUSIC IS A GROWING ADDICTION FOR ME; AND I CRAVE WORKING SOUNDTRACKS TO FILMS AND DOING WEIRD ELECTRONIC PROJECTS. I'M THE KIND OF PERSON THAT CAN FIX YOUR CHAINSAW, AND THEN WHIP OUT A SONATINA.

Record Label: KAUFMAN HOUSE RECORDS
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

recent happenings

Hello everyone, just thought I'd write up a quick blog for a change.  About a month or two ago, I decided to leave my job at SEI, and work at Ace Hardware.  It was a drastic shift, because ...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:15:00 GMT

New Song Idea called "Black Star"

Here it is: (verse) (acoustic guitar only and voice)Black Star, No one knows who you areUp above the sky, not appearing before our eyesAll alone...by yourself (drums come in) (slowing fading into stri...
Posted by on Tue, 06 May 2008 23:55:00 GMT

New Album is Available

Hello just letting everyone know that I have completed my new album, and it is available at Orange Records in Fargo, ND; Discontent in Moorhead, MN; and Ted’s Hardware in Sebeka, MN.  It ha...
Posted by on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:42:00 GMT

The album is almost completed

I suspect that the album will be completed by the end of this week and ready to sell soon.I had to extensively remove the hiss from 3 songs, and it was very hard because I had to split songs in half a...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 11:28:00 GMT

To the Mike Arthur's of the World

What's  Up?The album will come out soon.  I've found the masters to the tapes that I need to clean up, and things have just been delayed to miscommunication.  I will release it soon, an...
Posted by on Sat, 26 Aug 2006 01:13:00 GMT

New Information on Album, Band, and Life

Hello MySpaceians,Currently, I'm working on the final touches of my solo album, which I intend to release at Cheapo Discs in Moorhead, MN.  Needing soundtrack pro to clean up the electronic hiss ...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Jun 2006 11:43:00 GMT

New Band and Short Film Ready for Action

Hey what's up everybody! I'm forming a new band, which is yet to be named.  It includes my compandres Mike Jerger aka. Stumpy (old nickname in the band Filthy Phil) on Bass/Vocals/Beer Bottle Xyl...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Feb 2006 11:34:00 GMT

How to symbolize a car crash musically with analog equipment

I just figured out how to foreshadow a car crash through music by taking a pre-recorded track on my tascam 4-track and sending through my dd-6 delay pedal, which has a warp-mode.  From the d...
Posted by on Sat, 24 Dec 2005 11:59:00 GMT