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John Shiurba is a composer and guitarist whose musical pursuits include improvisation, art-rock, modern composition and noise. Shiurba has recorded and toured the U.S. and Europe as a member of the bands Eskimo, The Molecules and Spezza Rotto, as a member of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Anthony Braxton’s ensemble and the SFSound Group, and as an improvisor.
Shiurba has conducted the premiers of his compositions at ODC in 2005 ("Moon Cycle" for SFSound) at New Langton Arts in 2002 ("Triplicate") and at SFAlt in 2002 ("5x5 1.4" for SFSound).
Shiurba was invited to play at the Seattle Improvised Music Festival in 1998, at the High Zero Festival in Baltimore in 1999, at the SFAlt Festival in 2004 and at the Olympia Experimental Music Festival in 2002 and 2004.
As a guitarist Shiurba has developed a unique and personalized approach to the guitar. Through the use of extended techniques and unusual preparations, he expands the traditional sound range of the instrument, producing stunning, often unrecognizable results. Cadence Magazine calls Shiurba a ’wildly creative guitarist... anti-jazz, anti-everything else, yet utterly compelling.’

recent discography:

Anthony Braxton: Nine Compositions (DVD) 2003 (2008 Rastascan)
Grosse Abfahrt: everything that disappears (2008 Emanem)
John Shiurba: 5x5 with Anthony Braxton 1.2=A (2007 Rastascan)
Spezza Rotto: Tredici Canzoni (2007 SR)
Molecules: Friends CD + DVD (2007 Ra)
Dan Plonsey: Daniel Popsicle Wise King (2006 unLimited Sedition)
Brand/Perkis/Robair/Shiurba/Sperry: Supermodel Supermodel (2006 Emanem)
Pink Mountain (2006 Frenetic)
John Shiurba: Triplicate (2004 Spool)
Dan Plonsey: Daniel Popsicle Portcullis (2004 unLimited Sedition)
Fuchs/Djll/Perkis/Robair/Shiurba/Sperry: Six Fuchs (2004 Rastascan)
John Shiurba: 5x5 1.1=M (2004 unLimited Sedition)
Bruckmann/Diaz-Infante/Shiurba/Stackpole: Grand Mal (2003 Pax)
Scott Rosenberg Skronktet West: El (2003 Spool)
Anthony Braxton: Six Compositions (GTM) 2001 (2003 Rastascan)