Artist description Compositeur Americain. (Thanks, Claude.)

Music Style Avant-classical-jazz-rock

Musical Influences Stravinsky, Scriabin, Bartok, Ravel, Satie, Debussy, Mahler, Schoenberg, Berg, , Frank Zappa, King Crimson, Gentle Giant, Univers Zero, Brian Eno, Canterbury sound

Similar Artists Frank Zappa, King Crimson, Stravinsky, Bartok, Magma, Soft Machine

Artist History 5{Diego, 1956. Began composing at 14; first orchestral composition performed by a student ensemble at San Diego's Crawford High School. While pursuing a degree in biology at UCSD, also studied music history and electronic music with Pauline Oliveros, Anthony Newman, Bertram Turetzky, Will Ogden and Cecil Lytle among others. Currently residing in San Mateo, California.

Instruments Keyboards & electronics, guitar, bass, mandolin, flute, sax, harmonica, percussion

Albums Obliquity (cassette, 1993), The Brandnewbug Concertos (CD, 1995)

Press Reviews "Overall, highest marks for concept and composition, Brandnewbug reveals something new with every listen."--Expose ??? "Dawson spins out jagged polyrhythmic lines that show a clear Zappa influence, changes time signatures with abandon, doodles atonally on electronic harpsichord and bassoon, tries a toy-chest-style drum solo on a General MIDI kit, and generally gives the listener a guided tour of the inside of his head."--Keyboard ??? "Dawson keeps the atmosphere alive with his swarming armies of crazily charged sounds."--i/e

Location San Mateo, CA - USA

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