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Within a month of picking up the guitar at age sixteen, Daryl Shawn was writing songs. His interest in composition, as well as improvisation and advanced harmony, led him to the jazz program at Berklee College of Music. Soon, he branched out into flamenco, African and classical music studies as well, incorporating these various influences into his writing for a succession of bands as well as solo work.
Relocating from San Francisco, California to Oaxaca, Mexico in 2004, Shawn took advantage of a quieter lifestyle to focus his time on music. He created and performed complete musical programs for two weddings, later recording and releasing the pieces on a CD collection entitled "As Promised". After completing an album of original vocal songs, he began to explore more experimental forms, and released an improvised recording entitled "Rentintwain" which made extensive use of a unique cassette tape looping system.
In 2006, he began a series of regular tours of the United States, and in the summer of 2008 completed a 33-date journey to the East and West coasts, followed by ten California dates in October. In 2009, he composed two more suites of wedding music, and released another collection of instrumental pieces entitled "Body of a Poet". In addition, he performed nearly 80 concerts around the United States and Canada. He is planning three new releases for 2010 and will be on the road at least six months of the year.
Festival appearances:
Ingenuityfest, Cleveland, OH
twice-featured artist at International Looping Festival, Santa Cruz, CA
Finloop festival, Oslo, Norway
Boise Experimental Music Festival, Boise, ID
Norcal Noisefest, Sacramento, CA
Saturationfest, Riverside, CA
Venues/curated series:
Genghis Cohen, Los Angeles, CA
Banjo Jim's, New York, NY
Mardi Spaghetti series, Montreal, Quebec
Vortex series at Zeitgeist, Boston, MA
ABC No Rio's COMA improvised music series, New York, NY
Luggage Store Gallery's New Music series, San Francisco, CA
Appearances with:
Adam Levy, Pi, Bird Names, John Hanes, Crooked Cowboy, Rob Byrd, Dennis Moser
Playing situations with:
Jonathan Lamaster (Cul de Sac), Jonathan Segel, Krispen Hartung, Moe Staino, Todd Brunel, Blaise Sawula, Rainer Straschill, Darkroom, Brian Good, Jim Goodin
On-air performances:
CIUT 89.5 FM, Toronto, ON
WVKR-FM, Vassar College, NY
Keep up with his numerous other musical activities at SWANWELDER.COM.
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