DAREN BURNS URBAN NERDS

Created by Daren Burns in 2006, Onibaba synthesizes its sound by using elements of the Chicago avant-garde, jazz, rock, world, techno, noise, and classical, to create a new type of fusion that is definitely not the smooth, funky jazz of…

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Pre-order the new Urban Nerds release, "Fear Is Not The Natural State Of Civilized People" CD for $12, download it now and when the CD is officially released on 3-15-12, we’ll send you a copy.

 

Recording…

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The Onibaba recording will include multi-reed player Vinny Golia, trombonist George McMullen, guitarist Scott Collins, and drummer Craig Bunch. Will be out by the Spring.

 

My band, Onibaba was selected as one of the select few bands to be included in its annual musicians roster. The commission will last for 3 years from 2011-2014. I'm very excited about this! See more info about LA…Read more

Thanks to Greg Burk and John Payne, two writers at the LA Weekly. It's great to be mentioned among the artists they covered and to be in the mag twice is fantastic! Once by Brick Wahl, between Billy…Read more

This was a great set and the band played the hell out of the music. A great concert to send me off to AZ. We're playing in Eagle Rock on 10-17-10

Onibaba exists between composition and improvisation…

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Onibaba exists between composition and improvisation and is described as being somewhere between the light and the dark, the ethereal and the earthly - Creative Music. Created by Daren Burns in 2006, the band synthesizes its sound by…

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Excited and glad my band 3 Squares received a review in Cadence Magazine. Heres what Cadence Magazine says about me:

"Daren Burns is one of the few younger electric bass players I’ve heard who owes more to Steve…

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I'm writing two new blogs and I am determined to keep them going. They are both music related and have been kept up fairly well so far. The first is about the Southern California Creative Music scene. It will…Read more

Read here: http://www.laweekly.com/2009-11-05/music/brick-s-picks-the-real-mccoy/

Had a great recording session with the Improvising Composers United last weekend and now back on the road with Kid and Nic. Going to be in NV for two weeks starting on Wednesday.

 

I am excited about…

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Pasadena Library 03-30-09: http://www.darenburns.com/music/Onibaba/onibaba_Pasadena_Lib_033009.mp3 (Apprx. 50min.) Tribal Cafe 04-19-09: http://www.darenburns.com/music/Onibaba/onibaba_tribal_cafe_041909.mp3 (Apprx. 43min.) Vinny Golia - Kaval, Soprano Sax, Bass Clarinet George McMullen - Trombone Scott Collins - Guitar Craig Bunch - Drum Set Me…Read more