Ray Charles & Dan Farrow

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

May 08: The music for the new album is coming along nicely. Dan and his third CD "Devotion" will be featured together with 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 the single "How Much I Want You" together with information on Dan's music and some of his 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 and recorded more then 40 new tracks over the summer. About a dozend will be on the new album coming out in the beginning of 2008.

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.

Copyright 2004 by Dan Farrow