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DOCTOR BIZARRE

About Me


Doctor Bizarre is an independent musician and guitar virtuoso with a flare for a unique sound that is imaginative, colorful and eccentric. Blessed with an agile mind Bizarre embraces astoundingly diverse styles of music. Experimentalism is his methodology, music and guitar are his weapon. He is not your typical guitar player. His goal, in fact, is to make you forget that he plays guitar and sink deep into the soulful passion of the music.
Bizarre thrives on breaking the boundaries and exploring new sonic avenues by collaborating with talented musicians across the globe. He spends a lot of time in his studio just toying around with different sounds and effects. He is not only compelling for what he plays, but for how he plays it. While some guitar players use racks of gear to create sounds and effects, Bizarre prefers a simplistic natural approach that emphasizes manual dexterity over gadgets. He studied jazz guitar for several years with Carmen Carmonica, an accomplished jazz musician out of New York who was the former arranger and guitarist for the Lou Rawls Band.
Bizarre started his career by exploring jazz and the heavier side of rock before switching gears and becoming increasingly interested in the possibilities of electronic music fused with roots, rock, punk, metal, funk, techno and fusion elements. Bizarre also sings, plays bass, mandolin, keyboard, percussion, programs drums and creates strange effects. His musical outlet varies in styles and incorporates a soundtrack based theme ranging in diverse styles catering to a plethora of audiences.
Doctor Bizarre has released a solo CD entitled "Blasphemous Cacophony" that is available at the CD BABY link on this page or you can also buy each individual song above. The innovative guitarist promises a compilation that reflects the eclectic musical mix that shines as his trademark. Music is the passion of life and an expression of ones self, so hop on the Bizarre train and enjoy the ride. Pick up a copy of the latest release entitled "Blasphemous Cacophony" and enjoy getting your face rocked off.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/9/2006
Band Website: http://www.macjams.com/artist/DOCTORBIZARRE
Band Members:



Guest Musicians:
Einar Sverrir Tryggvason: Keyboard/Drum Programming and Dave Rockower: Bass on "Anger and Rampancy". Joel Friedman: Keyboard/Drum Programming on "Final Battle" and "On Your Mark". Tom Schmitt: Slide Guitar and Mike Watkins: Drums on "Black and Blue". Vladimir Galaktionov: Trumpet on "Opaque".Guitar Lessons

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Influences:

Bizarre is influenced by everything including jazz, fusion, classical, funk, punk, blues, disco, metal, industrial, rock, swing, rockabilly, roots, old country, oldies, bluegrass, ska, electronica, new age and techno. The doctor gains his inspiration from science fiction, 1950's sub culture, pin-up girls, porn stars, horror, comic books, interplanetary space, martinis, hotrods, psychos, moonshine as well as good old hops and barley.
Sounds Like:

Regular, sans-serif"CD Release: Blasphemous Cacophony



Doctor Bizarre T-Shirts


Record Label: THE LOST RECORDS
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

INTERVIEW WITH "MAKING MUSIC MAGAZINE"

Wired for Sound By John Otis and Cherie YurcoIf the bassist in a garage band wants the drummer to play a certain fill for the band's latest song, he'll lean over the cymbals and let the drummer know. ...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Aug 2007 17:09:00 GMT

INTERVIEW WITH "THE AMAZING JEN"

Jen: Here is a very talented artist Doc Bizarre!Jen: Tell us about your name and how you got started in the music profession. Doc B: As far as the name it started out as Bizarre due to the eclectic so...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:06:00 GMT

REVIEW BY MARK BIALCZAK FROM "THE POST-STANDARD"

Some CD covers can't help but catch your eye.I had "Blasphemous Cacophopny" from Syracuse guitarist-songwriter Doctor Bizarre sitting on my desk when I arrived on Monday morning. And the shot of Bizar...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:15:00 GMT

INTERVIEW WITH "MUEN MAGAZINE"

MUEN: WELL HERE WE ARE, DOCTOR BIZARRE! OBVIOUSLY THAT'S NOT YOUR REAL NAME. WHY DO YOU GO BY DOCTOR BIZARRE, AND HOW DID YOU CHOOSE THAT NAME?Dr. Bizarre: Well when I first started recording my solo ...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:03:00 GMT