DBR
New York, NY, USA
“Cotillion 1”
Daniel Bernard Roumain - violin, sampler, laptop
Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) is a composer, performer, violinist, and band-leader who seamlessly blends funk, rock, hip-hop and classical music into a new sonic vision that is “far out and creative in another world.” He's been dubbed a Classical Urban Ambassador for the next generation. Voted #3 Best Classical Moment of 2003 by the New York Times and raved by critics from classical and popular music fields alike, DBR has collaborated with Philip Glass, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Vernon Reid, DJ's Radar, Spooky, and Scientific, Savion Glover, Susan Sarandon, Cassandra Wilson, and an array of orchestras and chamber ensembles. The orchestras of Dallas, Memphis, San Antonio, and St. Louis have performed or commissioned his works, and as Assistant Composer-in-Residence of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, he regularly collaborates with the OSL. As Artist-in-Residence at Arizona State University, DBR premiered ROCKESTRA:A Hip Hop Music and Dance Party featuring DJ Radar and returned to collaborate and perform with Philip Glass in SEEN AND HEARD: Philip Glass and Daniel Roumain Together on Screen, Stage and in Sound. His nine-member band, DBR & THE MISSION, presents lively, genre-jumping contemporary music that capture varying audiences nationwide. His 24 Hip-Hop Studies and Études were highlighted at the group's sold out performance at Joe’s Pub receiving critical acclaim