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Brendan Byrnes

To not drown in someone else's dream...

About Me

Music, for me, is endlessly engaging. It's so engaging that I have no desire to write this and I want to get back to work. However, I hate having a day job- so I'm told that I need to promote myself and my music. I do actually love the fact that I can share my music with others through the internet, and I would rather that you just listened instead of reading this. I'm also told that I should highlight my musical achievements and promote the musical undertakings that I am involved with, which I will do now:
*Member of VOLUME IS COLOR with vocalist/lyricist Sherry Antonini and a laptop. (see myspace friend below)
*Performed and recorded several times with legendary avant-garde composer Glenn Branca for his recent piece "Hallucination City".
*A string quartet of mine was selected for the 2004 International Music Festival held in 5 cities in Nicaragua. It was performed by string orchestra and conducted by Urz Leonhardt Steiner.
*Performed and recorded with numerous bands as a guitarist and a drummer (most notably Canasta and Scissors For Lefty)
*Studied classical guitar at Cal Poly and graduated from the Berklee College of Music with a B.A. in Contemporary Writing and Production.
I also teach lessons in the Chicago area- let me know if you're interested.
The songs on this page are recordings I made at home. All of it was written, performed, produced, recorded and mixed by me. I sincerely appreciate it if you take the time to listen. Thanks.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/15/2005
Band Website: soundclick.com/volumeiscolor
Band Members: Brendan Byrnes-Guitar, Vox, Bass, Keys, Drums, Drum Programing
Influences: Music (in no particular order): Glenn Branca, Stravinsky, Guy Siggsworth, Imogen Heap, the Police, Chris Whitley, Swans, Missy Elliot, Pat Metheny, David Bowie, My Bloody Valentine, Massive Attack, Jimi Hendrix, Angelo Badalamenti/Julie Cruise, David Torn, Piazzola, the albums that Mutt Lang produced for Def Leppard, Jane's Addiction, Christian Fennez, Peter Gabriel, Miles Davis (especially In A Silent Way/Bitches Brew era), Talking Heads, John Fruciante, Janet Jackson, Tool, the B 52's, Faith No More, Steve Reich, Sonic Youth, Penderecki, Adrian Belew, Ellen Allien, Ligeti, Killing Joke, Neko Case, Occidental, Fredrik Thordendal, Daedelus, Brian Eno, Liars, Felipe Restrepo, Sherry Antonini, Brian Byrnes, Canasta, etc.
Type of Label: None