Real prosperity is the ability to live life on your own terms. It's the freedom to take adventures into self discovery. To never be limited by fear, uncertainty and doubt. At the end of the day - knowing that it was your choice alone - of where you placed your attention and how and when you took action - that it was you who was responsible for creating the greatest adventure of all - how you lived your life! Is the most precious gift of all. -Bob Baran
You can listen to mp3 sound bites of every track on all of my CD's by clicking below each album cover...
Once you're there just scroll down to find information about how I composed and produced the album too!
To hear sound bites of each track on "New Dawn" click here
To hear sound bites of each track on "Martian Wonders" click here
To hear sound bites of each track on "The Art Of Love" click here
To hear sound bites of each track on "The Life On Mars" click here
To hear sound bites of each track on "The Birds Of Selenia" click here
To hear sound bites of each track on "Sound Paintings" click here
To hear sound bites of each track on "Bridge To An Open Heart" click here
Contemplating a "movie script" about the trials, tribulations and ultimate success of an Artist?
...You won't have to fictionalize the life and career of composer, producer, author and multi-instrumentalist Bob Baran.
When you hear the story about the short chubby 4th grader from Detroit being denied his first saxophone lesson by an elementary school band teacher your heart sinks.
But then the story turns: His family moves to New Orleans and his first music lesson instead comes from the director of the city's top High School Jazz band. Not bad, but it gets better.
How about his being accepted into the Indiana University School of Music, by Dr. Eugene Rousseau, acknowledged as the leading Professor of saxophone in the world...Six months after the saxophone department had closed its admissions for the year. Then he was welcomed into the Jazz Studies program by the legendary Dave Baker.
That's just a taste of the remarkable story of Bob Baran. If his middle name isn't improvisation it must be determination. A determination to discover the source of music which he believes exists somewhere between the left and right-brain functions of the human mind he refers to as the "zone". He believes his unique quantum consciousness creative process directly taps into and reinforces his connection to the "zone" "It's a place you get to inside yourself that always surprises you. My music is my zone"...Says Baran.
Bob and his wife, Gwen work together creating and producing every aspect of their CD releases. Using "Sound Painter" studios, located on the side of a mountain in southwestern Montana as their base of operations. Bob Baran's newest CD, a solo piano album, titled "Escape Music® A New Dawn", is his 7th CD release on Gathering Wave®, an independent record label and distribution company they launched in 2004. (Online at www.gatheringwave.com)
No newcomer to recording and producing music, Bob Baran is a voting member of "The Academy", the organization that awards the "Grammys" each year. Bob has engineered and produced well over 150 albums through the years in his recording studios in Indiana and Montana. His production company; Baran Productions, is on the Radio Advertising Bureau's "List of Recommended Creative Resources" and chances are you may have already heard one of his jingles, radio spots, or radio productions. (Go online to www.baranproductions.com for more information.)
Baran's original musical style and growing repertoire of recorded music has become a genre unto it’s self with a trademarked name: "Escape Music ®". His newest release; "Escape Music ® A New Dawn", which was on the 49th Grammy ballot in four different categories, presents live unedited quantum consciousness solo piano performances. This album was inspired by a breathtaking Montana sunrise and further reinforces the unique musical niche Baran's music occupies.
What about the sax? As a multi-instrumentalist, the sax has become one of several instruments Baran now calls upon. "I've benefited from the evolution of music and recording technology. A good example is my wind synthesizer...it plays like a sax but can sound like a violin, trumpet or an electric guitar. Add my collection of keyboards and music software and I have unlimited possibilities for musical textures, colors and instruments when I'm composing. It gives me Artistic control over every aspect of my music... But for me, solo piano is still the Holy Grail."
Thx alot for the friendship and snowey greetings from the Swiss mountains. There is a new song up on my page "Purple Butterfly". Dont forget to visit my beautiful singer "Vionna" and leave her comments too, you will find her picture on my page. A beautiful week for you. ~Mike
Hi there!!! We'd like to invite everybody to one of our gigs. We're going to play a short tour where we'd like to play few nice tunes. This time we prepared more of our compositions. And now we want to share this music with you...!! So you're very welcome and hope to see many of you in one of the places. For the info about the places that we are about to visit this time, pleas click our logo and check the dates on the myspace profile. See you soon !!!
Hi Bob, Lovely to see you and I hope you are well. You are certainly sounding good. Love RetroActive, I haven't heard that one before. It's been a long while, hope to keep in touch more often. Love Shirley X
Hey, thanks so much for the add and the friendship, I truly appreciate it! I’m back in the US to finish my debut album (feat. Take 6, K. Whalum, A. Laboriel, V. Colaiuta, P. Jackson Jr.). I’ll keep you posted :))
Greetings from a Swiss brother in Nashville,
blessings,
Vlada
http://www. vladamusic. com
Helloo, I've been meaning to get back in-touch, I've been busy moving my bus from down south, doing a little playing and settling into life not on the road. Good to hear you had some r&r in sunny Cali. Hope all is well in your world and hope to talk soon. Take Care, Heidi
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