David Starfire
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David Starfire is one of those artists – the kind that every musician secretly wishes he could be: a fluent player of multiple instruments; a DJ who has gigged at Coachella, Burning Man, Shambhala, Love Parade, Winter Music Conference and other A-list festivals; a songwriter who has collaborated with the likes of FreQ Nasty, MC 900 Ft Jesus, Wire Train, and American Music Club; a soundtrack artist who has been called upon by Fox, ESPN2, Fox Sports, MTV, and HBO.
So what does a guy with this kind of talent (and this kind of schedule) do when he has the time to make music under his own name? He takes elements of electronica, funk, dubstep, dancehall, hip hop and – most prominently – classical and devotional Indian music and simmers them all down until they are rendered into something both familiar and utterly unique: a world-electro fusion that nods to the Asian Underground movement and neo-bhangra while ultimately sounding like nothing except David Starfire.
"I produced rock and dance music for a long time and wanted to work with music that had more depth," Starfire says of his musical development over the past few years. "I was always a fan of world music and decided to study and research it; eventually I produced a hybrid of styles that I really loved."
In 2007, as part of the Six Degrees "Emerging Artist" Series, he released the five-track Bombay Beatz (a Six Degrees digital-only EP), a brilliant excursion in pan-ethnic electronica and something of a manifesto for his particular musical vision. The full-length Bollyhood Bass refines and develops that vision further. Many traditions inspire David's composition, including his New Orleans's roots. In his youth, David was deeply influenced by the sounds of traditional jazz and by the example of his grandfather Oscar Rouzan, who was "a great sax and clarinet player… I always looked up to him as someone that was playing music professionally and knew that it was possible to live your dream." As for the music itself, he says, "it was very soulful and I've tried to keep as much soul in my music as possible even though it's programmed and electronic."
On Bollyhood Bass, you'll hear the spirit of David Starfire's native region and Creole heritage mostly in the gutbucket funk that animates nearly every track – as well as in the hip hop elements that he has distributed generously throughout the program. "The Beat," for example, features a charmingly squidgy synthesizer bass, rolling dhol drum, and sharp-tongued rapping courtesy of guest MC with vocals by iCatching. "Shout It Out" prominently features some very fine beatboxing (by Lynx) alongside an a
So what does a guy with this kind of talent (and this kind of schedule) do when he has the time to make music under his own name? He takes elements of electronica, funk, dubstep, dancehall, hip hop and – most prominently – classical and devotional Indian music and simmers them all down until they are rendered into something both familiar and utterly unique: a world-electro fusion that nods to the Asian Underground movement and neo-bhangra while ultimately sounding like nothing except David Starfire.
"I produced rock and dance music for a long time and wanted to work with music that had more depth," Starfire says of his musical development over the past few years. "I was always a fan of world music and decided to study and research it; eventually I produced a hybrid of styles that I really loved."
In 2007, as part of the Six Degrees "Emerging Artist" Series, he released the five-track Bombay Beatz (a Six Degrees digital-only EP), a brilliant excursion in pan-ethnic electronica and something of a manifesto for his particular musical vision. The full-length Bollyhood Bass refines and develops that vision further. Many traditions inspire David's composition, including his New Orleans's roots. In his youth, David was deeply influenced by the sounds of traditional jazz and by the example of his grandfather Oscar Rouzan, who was "a great sax and clarinet player… I always looked up to him as someone that was playing music professionally and knew that it was possible to live your dream." As for the music itself, he says, "it was very soulful and I've tried to keep as much soul in my music as possible even though it's programmed and electronic."
On Bollyhood Bass, you'll hear the spirit of David Starfire's native region and Creole heritage mostly in the gutbucket funk that animates nearly every track – as well as in the hip hop elements that he has distributed generously throughout the program. "The Beat," for example, features a charmingly squidgy synthesizer bass, rolling dhol drum, and sharp-tongued rapping courtesy of guest MC with vocals by iCatching. "Shout It Out" prominently features some very fine beatboxing (by Lynx) alongside an a
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18 Tracks Found
Album: Bollyhood Bass
Genre: Electronic/World
Moods: Happy, Party, Relaxed
Album: Bollyhood Bass
Genre: Electronic/World
Mood: Party
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