Bouras forges his own unique musical path, inspires others while bringing awareness to his rare neurological disorder
Guitarist Ian C. Bouras, who has publicly challenged his rare and
progressive neurological disorder, Ataxia, has landed a new string
endorsement deal with StringJoy and announced two upcoming gigs in New
York State.
With Ataxia, Bouras is dealing with a condition that contributes to
the deterioration of his coordination, affecting his ability to play the
guitar in the same way he did earlier in his career. To counter this
progressing disability, he has developed a unique method of Live Looping
to create amazing music as a composer, musician and engineer all at
once.
StringJoy’s sponsorship of Bouras will allow him to reach more guitar
enthusiasts with his music and his message that serves to inspire
others, at the same time bringing much needed attention and support to a
disease which is unknown to the vast majority of people.
Bouras says, “I’m thrilled to be associated with StringJoy, a company
who is known for its support of both musicians and important causes.
They donate 5% of their net profits to support music education by
selecting a different organization to support every month, and mixing it
up between organizations at the international, national, and local
level.”
Ian C. Bouras will be appearing Tuesday, October 13th at 8:00pm at
Boulder Coffee Company in Rochester, NY and on Friday, October 16th at
2:00pm at Utica Brews in Utica, NY. Bouras will have his CD’s available
at both events, but instead of accepting money for them directly, he
will ask that a donation be made to the National Ataxia Foundation.
More information about Bouras’ music can be found at SDMPRecords.com. Find out more about Ataxia at www.ataxia.org. Information about StringJoy is at StringJoy.com.
A New York musician named Ian C Bouras
is making waves in the music scene. With a pioneering new twist, he
starts this week by laying down the foundations of his new live looping
DVD.
With an impressive background in music,
Ian has become more than just a musician. Acting as a one man band, Ian
has learnt to produce, perform and fine tune every aspect of a music
performance- He can even perform this live.
With his latest project,
Ian has been working more on his live looping. With interest and
popularity rising in his looping talent, he has decided to create a DVD
of his live looping performances.
So why are people so fascinated? Well,
if you were to imagine the sound of a full band coming from one man and
an electric guitar, you can get some idea as to why such interest has
developed.
So how does it work? Ian has coupled his guitar up with a synth, which can replicate the sound of pianos, bass, guitar etc. Used alongside with a phase shifter, delay, and a looping pedal,
he can create live loops which sound like there is a full band. By
building different layers, he can create a bass and piano part
separately and bring these in to the song when needed by the looppedal.
In many cases 3-4 instrument sounds can be layered up live at once.
If listening to these live performances
doesn’t impress you enough, you will be surprised to know that Ian
actually suffers from a rare neurological condition called Ataxia. For
anyone not familiar with this, it effects a persons coordination.
Luckily for Ian, its not progressing fast but it still has an impact on
his guitar playing. Ian feels he cant play the guitar like he would like
to. This is why he started experimenting with live looping. Now, he’s a
composer, musician and audio engineer all in one swoop.
“I am beginning preproduction on my
first DVD of looping. It is called Absence, and will be, as far as I
know, the first DVD of it’s kind”. — Ian C Bouras
Ian C Bouras has already proved himself
as a studio musician. Being nominated for several awards and receiving
many rave reviews, this next step is new territory for him. His fans and
audience can enjoy a new side to his musical talents, when his new
Absence DVD is released.
About:
Educated with an audio engineering
degree, Ian Charles Bouras is a guitarist and producer, who plays
diverse musical styles from New York City. Recently he has been
experimenting with live loop pedal performances.
"best
described as ambient electronica with elements of pop-jazz and dubwise
reggae and the inclusion of some Spanish and classical guitar...a
haunting, eerie, dusky mood" - Alex Henderson
"Ian
C. Bouras creates a cinematic, instrumental songs with embellishments
of jazz, avant-garde, experimental, contemporary instrumental, and new
age infusions that are almost indescribable. The tunes bring together
classic guitar stylings with a reggae beat and electronic elements" -
Matthew Fross
"highly original and fusionistic...Bouras is indeed a musical force
to be reckoned with....Pieces of the Past delivers nothing but dark
energy and comes straight from the speakers directly to your heart and
soul." --- Jennifer Edwards (Indie Mutiny)
"catchy, well-crafted songs with exotic musical progressions that
connect with the good in everyone...acoustic guitar, drums and bass and a
million or so sonic tidbits...impeccable and lush sounding...7 spell
bounding tracks...supernova of delight positive passion and sound
exploding into your soul" --- David Plotts (Vents Magazine)
"my ears pricked up to the sonic style right away...so much depth" --- Jamie Funge (BandBlurb)
"powerful and eclectic album tells the story of a gifted
player/composer with beautiful melodies, a smooth playing Jazz style
that is emotional and at times very refined sonic feel...lush
ambient-jazzy almost Latin-esque type tones...punch, depth, variety and
emotive impact compatible with reality" --- Martin Zazycki (RocknRoll
View)
"exceptional ambient disc that’s a very entertaining and soothing to
the mind, body and soul...but wait it’ goes even further than Ambient,
also present traces of Chill, Dub, and Progressive Electronic based
Jazz" --- Eric Hodel (Skope Magazine)
"powerful, and somewhat haunting & lamenting...highly refined
musical edge that combines an undeniable ambient-electronic backbone
that goes down smooth. It has flavorings of Caribbean and Reggae guitar
without compromising the electronic stylings" --- Joshua Fishkin (All
Whats Rock)
"Why the heck haven't I heard of Ian C. Bouras yet?...full of the
same dark mystery that rummages through the streets of NY and is only
broken with the coming of the dawn...simply powerful and full of
intrigue, passion, and wisdom...all tracks are passionate, while some
are even dark and foreboding that will ring true" --- Diane Haensel
(Music Emissions)
"Chill, Dub, Electronica Epic-Ambient-Theatrical painted against a
highly creative and original sonic layering. I can even hear traces of
Ambient Jazz, New Age and Neo Classical woven within the fabric of
these songs...extremely unique, highly original, melodic, brilliant, and
fascinating...interesting, infectious, yet emotionally genuine....quite
exhilarating" --- Cyrus Rhodes (Gashouse Radio)
