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Daren, Tell Andre that Ted Killian says "Hello." Cheers, Ted On Jun 17, 2008, at 11:23 AM, Daren Burns wrote: > I just wanted to drop a line and tell you about a gig I have this > Friday night. I have a special duet performance with pianist, Motoko > Honda @ Cafe Metropol, a great restaurant/club in downtown. On the > bill is also the fantastic guitarist, Andre LaFosse playing his > unique style of "turntablist" guitar (not to be missed) and from New > York we have violinist, Todd Reynolds playing a solo set, enhanced > with electronics. Hope to see you there! > > Friday, June 20th, 2008 > > Rocco In LA Presents (http://www.roccoinla.com) > > "21st Century Solos and Duets... explorations in electro/acoustics" > > Cafe Metropol > 8:00pm > 923 E. 3rd St. > Los Angeles, CA 90013 > 213.613.1537 > > Price: $10.00 > > with: > > Andre LaFosse- Turntablist Guitar > > Todd Reynolds- Violin and Electronics > > Motoko Honda/Daren Burns- Bass and Piano duet with electronics > > Todd Reynolds (www.toddreynolds.com) > Composer, conductor, arranger, violinist and electronic musician, is > a veteran of the New York City music scene, and a longtime touring > and recording member member of Bang On A Can, Steve Reich and > Musicians and Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project . Collaborations run the > gamut from Todd Rundgren and Joe Jackson to Kenny Werner and Betty > Buckley to Meredith Monk and Scanner. His solo sets on tour opening > for Indie sensations, The Books, and his affiliation with and use of > the music software phenomenon Ableton Live have opened his unique > blend of "classically- improvised-quantum-ambient-electronica" to a > new and wider audience. His commitment to genre-bending and > technology-driven innovation in music continues to produce > innumerable collaborations with artists that regularly cross musical > and disciplinary boundaries, regularly placing him in venues from > clubs to concert halls around the world. > > > Andre LaFosse (www.altruistmusic.com) > Andre LaFosse calls his performance style 'turntablist guitar': a > post-DJ, non-linear cut-up of hip-hop, avante garde, and dance > music... that just happens to come from a solo elecric guitar. > LaFosse has played and/or shared performance bills with David Torn, > Michael Manring, Mike Keneally, Carl Stone, G. E. Stinson, Steuart > Liebig, and many others. His work has been profiled in numerous print > and online media, including Guitar Player, Electronic Musician, MOJO, > Alternative Press, Time Out New York, and Expose'. LaFosse has > performed at the 2004 and 2006 editions of the New York Guitar > Festival, and was the subject of an episode of "New Sounds" on New > York's WNYC radio. > > > Daren Burns (www.darenburns.com) > Daren is a unique electric bass player, composer, improviser and has > been playing and creating music for well over twenty years. Much of > his musical interest lies in the area of improvisation and how to > make systems for developing improvisation in new and unique ways. He > is working on notation systems which incorporate rock, world music, > jazz, noise with his open structured compositions that give the > musician freedom, while also giving the composer his fully realized > ideas. Over his career. Daren has shared the stage with Wadada Leo > Smith, Neil Sadler, Butch Morris, Mike Keneally, Nels Cline, Vinny > Golia, Jeff Kaiser, Andre LaFosse, John Bergamo, Randy Gloss, Chris > Opperman, and many, many others. > > > Motoko Honda (http://www.myspace.com/motokohonda) > Motoko currently lives in downtown Los Angeles, CA, she is a founding > member of Los Angeles Piano Unit, a group dedicated to perform all > kinds of piano music from classical to experimental. She is also a > member of M. Rare Trio, and a founder of Okiro music Series and > Ensemble. She is currently working on the "Sound Escape Project", an > experimental collaboration with some of the greatest improvisers in > the world. > > Daren Burns > Bass Player/Composer/Teacher/Good Guy > http://www.darenburns.com > (818) 693-1734 > > > > >