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NAME:
Rob Sbar
PLAYING (YEARS): Since consciousness
STYLE: A blend of rock, modern and
avant-garde jazz and fusion along with contemporary chromatic and post-tonal
forms, resulting in some form of progressive rock/fusion.
GEAR: Guitars- Tom Anderson Drop-Top,
Ibanez RG series, Fender Stratocaster Amps-Mesa/Boogie Mark IV, Marshall
JMP-1 Preamp, Mesa/Boogie 290 Power Amp, Marshall 2000 DSL head, Bruno
custom amp Effects - Eventide H3000-D/SE Ultra-Harmonizer, Rocktron
Intellifex On-line, Morley Bad Horsie, Digitech Whammy Pedal, Boss DS-1
Distortion, Ibanez Tube Screamer TS-9
ENDORSEMENTS: Pending
PAST ACCOMPLISHMENTS: My commissions
have included composing, conducting and performing the music for a modern
dance presentation in collaboration with celebrated choreographer Julia
Ritter. A blend of jazz, classical and contemporary music written for
a large ensemble, I conducted and performed on guitar. I also wrote,
arranged and performed original music and lyrics for a United Way advertising
campaign that aired on radio and television. I also was commissioned
to write a modern composition for Renaissance lute, A Mosaic of Cement
and Barbed Wire, performed at the Sarah Lawrence Summer Guitar Institute.
My piece, Like Giants Through a Keyhole, trio for flute cello and piano,
was performed as part of the CROSS-CURRENTS IN JAZZ AND NEW MUSIC: The
School and Schooling of Stefan Wolpe series presented by the Network
for New Music in cooperation with the Stefan Wolpe Society. I was selected
among an exclusive group of young composers worldwide to participate
in the June in Buffalo Festival for Emerging Composers held in Buffalo,
New York. There, renowned pianist Marilyn Nonken performed my solo piano
piece, Aerial Surveying.
CURRENT & UPCOMING PROJECTS: My
group, The Rob Sbar Noesis, just released our debut CD, Wagon Wheels
and Atom Bombs on Aggregate Recordings. This project unites the mediums
of music, art, and written word. I will be performing around New York
City to support the release.
FAVORITE GUITARIST: Too many to
just pick one.
MOST UNDERRATED PLAYERS: Bob Mould
(Husker Du)- One of the most innovative songwriters/guitarists of the
indie punk movement of the 80s whose work a decade earlier influenced
such players as Kurt Cobain, as well as the hordes of Alternative guitarists
througout the 1990s.
BEST MUSICIAN YOU'VE
EVER SEEN: Herbie Hancock - Equal parts brilliant
technique and creativity David Holtzman - Mind-boggling contemporary
classical pianist
FOUR WORDS THAT BEST DESCRIBES WHAT YOU WANT
TO GET ACROSS IN YOUR PLAYING: Aural perspectives of multi-dimensionalism
YOUR HERO:
Stefan Wolpe (20th century avant-garde composer)- As an artist,
political radical and as an individual, Wolpe stood up for his ideological,
political and philosophical beliefs despite his critics or the popular
opinions of the time.
ULTIMATE GOAL: To reveal, establish
or create something of lasting artistic value.
CONTACT:
Aggregate Recordings aggegaterecordings@hotmail.com Rob Sbar rob@rob-sbar.com
WEBSITE: http://www.rob-sbar.com
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