DAN FARROW www.danfarrow.com

Ray Charles & Dan Farrow

Dan is always busy recording, producing and performing. Some news & events are listed below.

December 2011: This year was full of diverse projects. Almost 80 new Farrow compositions were registered with the library of congress this month. Expect to hear his work in a number of media in 2012. The long overdue 4th CD is scheduled for release this coming spring. The studio has now an exciting balance of vintage analog equipment and computer based software and plug-ins. Even though the studio is computer based, a standalone 24 track digital recorder is now available for both studio and live applications.

October: Dan gets asked by legendary movie star and Oscar nominee Dyan Cannon(Cary Grant, Warren Beatty) of "Heaven Can Wait" fame to do some TV work.

September: A well deserved break allows Dan to catch up with some of his old friends, among them one of his mentors, Quincy Jones. They talk about when they first met in the 80s in Europe and Dan's keyboard work with the Brothers Johnson, the funk group Quincy produced in the 70s before he went on to produce the world's most successful entertainer, Michael Jackson.

August 2011: Dan gets tapped by his good friend Haakon to do some east coast dates with Munyungo Jackson(Stevie Wonder). Unfortunately he is not able to do them because of a scheduling conflict. Dan has been busy working on a bunch of tracks for a number of artists and companies. More info on that soon.

May 2011: These last couple of months were mostly filled with studio work. A number of projects got the "Farrow" finishing touches at his studio, among them the new album by Alien Tribe(alientribe.com). The CD is called "We Are Here" and got mastered at Outer Space Studios, Dan's recording and mastering studio.

March 2011: 'Harlem Underground' and 'Journey To Nirvana', two tracks from Dan's third CD "Devotion" crack the top 100 in Europe! Check it out here: http://www.music-chart.info/artist/124522/Dan-Farrow

February 2011: Dan got invited to Stanley Clarke's new record label release party. Performers on stage included Larry Dunn, Lynne Fiddmont, Eric McKain, Munyungo Jackson and others. Dan gets asked to sit in and great fun was had by everybody. Stanley hears some of Dan's jazz-fusion stuff a few days later, loves it and arranges for an immediate phone conversation. A few days later they meet in person. There are talks about doing some work together. Exciting!

December 10: A quick update: This year was another great year. Dan was very busy both in the studio and live where he got to work with some of his idols. The new CD is almost finished and a release is scheduled for summer 2011. Tracks from his previous CDs continued to enjoy radio play in the US, Europe and Asia. This is the funkiest one with lots of Clavinet, Rhodes and Hammond B3 organ. Stay tuned!

September 10: Dan Farrow is #1! Dan's track "Funkatazz" from his CD 'Evolution' is the most requested song on Source Radio, the jazz station, ahead of Bob James, George Benson and Al Jarreau. Check it out here: www.thesourcesmoothjazzandmoreradio.com

July 10: The summer months didn't slow Dan down one bit. Along with the usual work load he has written and recorded twenty new tracks and done dozens of remixes, some of them to be used on his upcoming 4th CD and others to be used and licensed in a number of sound libraries, both in the US and abroad. He also works on placing some tracks in video games.

March 10: Dan has been busy the first few months of the year, performing throughout California, doing sessions and organizing audio and video recordings from both studio and tours from all over the world to be used in an upcoming documentary.

January 10: Congratulations to jazz guitarist Nils. His track "Pacific Coast Highway" from his second CD of the same name has just been named "Track Of The Decade" by Nielsen/Billboard Magazine. It is the most played smooth jazz song of these past ten years in America. The CD features some great musicians like Gerald Albright, Chante Moore, Abraham Laboriel and others and got some funky clavinet on it played by Dan.

January 2010: Dan's track "Funkatazz" from his "Evolution" CD had just been featured on the "Best Of" edition of Canada's top jazz radio show "Cafe Jazz". You can read more about it here: http://www.jazzlynx.net/09notes/ed551.html#Farrow. To listen to his music you can click on "Audio". Come back soon and be the first to check out new music from Dan's upcoming forth CD.

December 09: Another great year has gone by, filled with lots of live and studio work. Highlights include to be asked to play the Hammond B3 organ on the "How Sweet The Sound" Gospel tour. Performing in front of 20'000 people at the sold out Great Western Forum in Los Angeles CA, he knew it was a great day when he saw Stevie Wonder sitting in the front row, moving his head to the music.

April 09: "Mouthwatering...tantalizing grooves...enjoy one more glass of wine and hit repeat on your player...". These are just some of the words that are being used in a new review of Dan's CD 'Devotion'. You can read the full review in the April edition of the Urban Music Scene in the "New Voices" section at www.theurbanmusicscene.com.

March 09: Check out the new CD by one of America's top jazz guitar players, Nils's "Up Close And Personal". It is loaded with beautiful music and features Ricky Lawson, Alex Al, Larry Dunn, Reggie McBride among others and Dan playing some funky clavinet on a number of tracks.

February 09: When Ted Hasiuk from Canada's Cafe Jazz radio show heard Dan's track "Funkatazz" from his 2001 'Evolution' album he said that it is "funktastic!". So he is featuring it for his March 8th radio show, together with Everette Harp, Boney James, Norman Brown and Earl Klugh. Tune in!

December 08: The release date for Dan's new album had to be pushed back to 2009 due to a heavy work load in the studio, doing sessions and performing live. Look for a number of releases this coming year with Dan's name on it.

September 08: Soulstar Productions, Dan's studio services, are adding mastering to their list of services. The equipment used varies and features a customized analog and digital signal path. For more info please email Dan at farrowsoulstar@yahoo.com

May 08: The music for the new album is coming along nicely. Dan and music from his third CD "Devotion" will be featured together with George Benson and american funk legends Tower Of Power on a Jazz Special on canadian jazz radio. The show will be aired on June 1st and is already available on demand at www.jazzlynx.net/cafejazzradio_audio.html Click on the June 1st edition and hour #2. About half way in you will hear Dan's single "How Much I Want You" together with information on his music and other endeavors. The show will premiere on June 1st but will also air on radio stations - online and off - in the United Kingdom, South America, Canada and the US.

January 08: This past year has been another blessed year working with lots of different artists and groups. Dan has been busy recording and mixing down the tracks for the new album. Check back soon and be the first to check out his funkiest work ever.

October 07: Dan's CD "Devotion" has been added by more radio stations, putting some of the tracks on their playlist. Some of the stations are smoothjazz.com, the world's number one online jazz station and myjazznetwork.com, the radio station by Cameron Smith (Smooth Jazz TV and BET Jazz). Dan's music is on the radio in the U.S., Europe and Asia.

September 07: Dan has written, recorded and produced more then 50 new tracks over the summer. About a dozend will be on his 4th album and most of the others are used in various projects.

May 07: Recording & Production of a track co-written by Dan with James Brown/Maceo Parker vocalist Martha High in Los Angeles. She will be performing at the Olympia in Paris with Sly & The Family Stone.

May 20/07: Playing Hammond B3 & other keyboards with a Gospel group for Woman's Day at a Los Angeles Baptist Church.

April 20/07: Funking it up with Blues/Soul man Bobby Griffen & Band at Harris Casino.

March 7/07: Performing at Spaghettini with Contemporary Jazz Band Sidemen Inc., featuring A-list players that perform behind big-name artists.

March 2/07: Playing keys in concert at La Ve Lee in Los Angeles for former Gap Band and Ray Charles sax man Larry B. Willams with special guest Rahmlee Michael Davis (E,W&F).

February 07: Dan started recording some tracks for legendary jamaican reggae producers Sly & Robbie.

January 07: Dan is performing at NAMM for IK Multimedia with John Blackwell (Prince, Justin Timberlake) and Bill Dickens (Aretha Franklin a.o.) He is also playing for french company Arturia with fellow keyboardist Stephane Deriau (Jamiroquai), presenting their latest virtual synths in the process.

December 06: Busy in the studio, Dan is recording with various artists. He also gets tapped by Mother's Finest bassist Wizzard to put his trademark funkboard work on a number of tracks for his upcoming album.

November 06: Dan is performing two concerts with former Motown (and James Brown produced) group Sly, Slick & Wicked and legendary Aretha Franklin label mate Barbara Lewis("Hello Stranger", "Baby I'm Yours", "Make Me Your Baby" and others) at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City, Nevada.

November 06: Dan just received Sonik Synth 2 and Sample Tank 2, two virtual workstations from IK Multimedia, an italian company Dan performed for at the NAMM show earlier this year.

October 06: Korg USA is sending Dan their latest standalone and plug-in synthesizer, the Korg X-50. It replaces his Korg T-3 EX that got damaged by the airline while on tour with Rose Royce. It will be used both live and in the studio.

August-September 06: Dan is performing with a number of bands in the US, among them the R&B band Tightship, performing in various cities around California.

June-July 06: Dan is changing the hardware setup of the studio, linking computers, hard disk recorders and sound modules

for an improved workflow.

May 06: Pre-Production has started for Dan's 4th CD to be released in 2007.

April 06: Dan is back in various studios working on a number of projects, including working on some new songs for artists in the US and Europe. Stay tuned. He is also doing some remixes of previously released material.

- March 06: Dan is playing with Rose Royce on the 31st at the Grove of Anaheim in California. They are doing the Old School Funk Fest with Lakeside and Evelyn Champagne King.

- March 06: Johannesburg, South Africa is home for three weeks. Dan is producing an entire CD for South African singer Tina at Downtown Recording Studios where already U2, Duran Duran, Kirk Franklin and Brian Eno had recorded.

- February 06: Rose Royce and Dan are playing at the Avalon in San Jose on the 24th.

- February 06: Dan plays a sold out show with Rose Royce on the 11th in front of 9'000 screaming fans at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada and shares the stage with Roger Troutman's Zapp.

- February 06: Digital music downloads: The latest figures show that a great many people from around the world are downloading Dan's music. His tracks are currently available on more then 60 internet music sites worldwide including Rhapsody, Musicmatch, Napster, AOL-, MSN- and Yahoo-Music, and iTunes.

- January 06: Dan is adding IK Multimedia and Moog Synthesizers to the list of companies he is endorsing. He has been playing Moogs since he is a teenager and still has his original Mini-Moog that Bob Moog had signed in gold.

- January 06: NAMM show 2006 performance for IK Multimedia in Los Angeles: featured performers are Dan Farrow, Morris Hayes (Prince), Bernie Worrell (Parliament/Funkadelic), Larry Dunn, (Earth, Wind & Fire) and others.

- January 06: Dan performs with Grammy Award winning hit machine, the great Norman Whitfield produced funk band Rose Royce (Car Wash, Wishing on a star, I wanna get next to you etc.) in Los Angeles.

- December 05: 2005 has been another great year for Dan. He's been very busy on many levels. Recording and production work in the recent past included music for legendary Motown producers Jeffrey Bowen and Brian Holland, four-time Grammy winner Deniece "Niecy" Williams and former Marvin Gaye guitar player Howard Westbrook.

- December 05: Asia promo tour: Dan has left on a promo tour to South East Asia. Tour stops include Tokyo, Japan and Manila, Philippines. He will be back for concerts and appearances.

- November 05: Hi&Fly Records in France releases "Lyn Collins Live" album, featuring Martha High, Marva Whitney and Dan Farrow as musical director and playing keyboards.

- October 05: "James Brown's Original Funky Divas Tour": Dan is currently touring Europe with James Brown's Soulsister #1 Marva Whitney and longtime Brown musical director Charles "Sweets" Sherrell. Click "TOUR" on the left to view the cities visited.

- August 05: Dan's mother Erna moved on to a better place after losing a battle with cancer on August 4. He misses her more then anything.

- August 05: Dan's keyboard playing can also be heard on America's new #1 Billboard jazz record for seven weeks now, by guitarist Nils. He joins fellow A-list cats Steve Ferrone, Alex Al, Abe Laboriel, Paul Jackson Jr., Gerald Albright and others.

- August 05: Positive Records received several tracks produced by Dan. The tracks contain uplifting messages geared to young urban kids getting them to eat healthier.

- July 05: Keyboard magazine publishes an interview with Dan (see PRESS) done while he was on tour doing the "James Brown's Original Funky Divas Tour". He reveals some of his favorite keyboards and why he likes them.

- June 05: Dan's composition "One More Night" has reached the semi- finals at ISC (International Songwriting Competition), beating more then 11'000 entries from around the globe. The exclusive judging panel included Puff Daddy, Macy Gray, Bo Diddley, Taj Mahal, Branford Marsalis, The president for Universal Records and others.

- May 05: Dan is playing with Mallia Franklin & The Funk Disciples at the Vault 360 in Long Beach CA, doing the Bass Player's Ball. Other performers include Ray Parker Jr., Michael Henderson, George Johnson and Adina Howard.

- April 05: "James Brown's Original Funky Divas Tour": Again, Dan is on tour in Europe with James Brown's soulsister #1 Marva Whitney and long-time Brown vocalist Martha High.

- March 05: Dan plays a sold out show with Mallia Franklin & The Funk Disciples, headlining the Funk Festival at B.B.'s King Blues Club in Universal City, Los Angeles, California.

March 05: *** "I am deeply sadened by the sudden death of my dear friend and amazing singer Lyn Collins. I hope you are in heaven now with Bobby". Dan Farrow ***

- February 05: "James Brown's Original Funky Divas Tour": Dan is currently on tour throughout Europe playing keyboards with James Brown vocalist Lyn Collins (the world's most sampled female vocalist) and longtime Brown singer Martha High.

Click "TOUR" on the left to see if he is in a city near you.

- January 05: Clavia Sweden supplies keyboards for endorser Dan Farrow: The latest award-winning Nord keyboards are being played live on tour by Dan with custom sounds that he programmed.

- December 05: Dan is performing with the guys from Slapbak (Warner Brothers) at the Monte Carlo Resort in Las Vegas for one week.

- November 2004: Dan's third CD "Devotion is available again! Like his other CD's "Spacefunk" and "Evolution" his latest tracks can be heard by clicking on the left on "AUDIO". They are available by clicking on the "BUY CD'S" button or at towerrecords.com

- October 2004: Dan joins former Parlet and Bride of Funkenstein Mallia Franklin's band. They are in the studio right now recording some tracks.

- October 2004: Dan performs at the Kaufleuten Auditorium in Zurich, Switzerland with american soul singer Larry Woodley.