Co-presented with the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC"The dreadlocked hip-hop-embracing composer Daniel Bernard Roumain is creating a miracle." - New York Times
January 11, 2007, 8pmNew York’s Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) is an innovative composer, performer, violinist, and bandleader who seamlessly combines funk, rock, hiphop and classical music into a new and critically-acclaimed sonic vision. His dramatic soul-inspiring pieces range from orchestral scores and energetic chamber works to rock songs and electronica, all embracing modern musical genres woven with a multicoloured spectrum of popular music. DBR has collaborated with music giants including Philip Glass, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Cassandra Wilson, and composed a musical portrait of the work of Maya Angelou. He is also an educator, frequently leading music and writing workshops at inner-city schools. A longtime collaborator with DBR and a seasoned MC, producer, engineer and laptopist in his own right, DJ Scientific lends his signature style and technical prowess to create startlingly original new sounds. As a duo, DBR and DJ Scientific are set to revolutionize contemporary music, performing their groundbreaking hybrid of electronica, hip-hop and classical music
Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) and
DJ Scientific have been collaborating extensively since 2003, along with their nine-piece ensemble, DBR & The Mission. Founded by DBR, the band, composed of young musicians from diverse cultural and musical backgrounds, features DJ Scientific on turntables, laptop and beatbox, an amplified string quartet, drum kit and keyboards. As a duo, DBR and DJ Scientific perform a hybrid mix of electronica, hip-hop and classical music and have been hailed by classical and pop critics alike.
www.dbrmusic.comTickets $22.00 - $38.00
