Da-Ran started his music career in a band called “Above & Beyond” who were from the North West of England. Above & Beyond had much success in the early 90s as a popular Rock band. After leaving the band, Da-Ran continued to write for himself as a solo artist as well as other artists. Da-Ran is currently performing smaller intimate shows with his live band. His music can be found on all major download platforms including iTunes, Spotify, Amazon & CDBaby etc. You can join his mailing list free of charge to keep up with his current shows and new releases. https://www.facebook.com/DrPhonicStudios
Simply put, music has been my life. It’s certainly been something that I could turn to during difficult times to help me get through them.
I’ve played support to many big bands such as East 17, D-Ream, Let Loose, Eternal, Worlds Apart, Kenny Thomas and many others but I suppose being asked to support the likes of A-ha or Depeche Mode would be the ultimate compliment.
Abolishing false religion and corrupt politics
Too Shy by Kajagoogoo instantly springs to mind but I truly loved Living a Boys Adventure Tale by a-ha. The production was something else.
Depeche Mode, Simple Minds, A-ha, Deacon Blue, Then Jericho, Paul Carrack, Peter Gabriel, Genesis, Inxs, Pink Floyd, Dire Straits, William Topley and many others.
Emotions and watching concerts
Wouldn’t it be great to get back to the time when the music industry had real legends with longevity instead of here one year, gone the next.
Artist & audience is a reciprocal thing that grows & grows. The Artist is inspired by the audience to give a great performance and then the audience excitement grows and they both continue to bounce of each other. I love that.
It’s a huge worry how the music industry has developed over the last 15 years or so but I do believe it’ll continue to improve. What could be improved? We need to eliminate these vocal tv shows and create artists with real longevity and encourage live bands.
It’s a great concept that can help new artists make an impact on the music listening public, so I have to say it’s a great platform.
Traveling
Absolutely, I can’t think of any better way to enjoy a relaxing night out other than listening to a local band, as long as it’s not an open mic night. Sorry but they take up nights in bars that would be of more use to young bands learning to tread the boards. The music scene will pay for it in a few years because the bands won’t be there to fill the theatres, because open mic nights hindered those young bands.
They say a mother has many roles these days, a mother, a teacher, a disciplinarian, a cleaner, a psychologist, a provider and the list goes on. In a similar way, a modern day musician has to play multiple roles, a recording musician, producer, manager, social media expert, sales assistant, customer service, tour manager and again the list goes on.
You may have heard of him but William Topley from The Blessing has quite a few solo albums featuring his awesome songwriting ability, not to mention his blues rich vocals.