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OnSurfari Sessions Vol 1 available now!!
After years of producing music for the Surf/Travel TV series, OnSurfari, I have finally released a best of from the first 4 shows.India, Panama, Mauritius, and New York. The CD is packed with 22 tracks of instrumental (and a couple vocal) tunes with lots of ethnic instrumentation and grooves. I hope you enjoy it.
Back From Brazil
Another trip down south let me this time to the great cities of Curutiba, Florinopolis, and Sao Paolo. It was a treat to witness new culture, food, people, and of course, music. Read more about my trip in my blog entry.
New OnSurfari Episode in the Works
I just got back from Bali, where I was working on the new OnSufari show (on Fuel TV), both recording new music, and jamming with the locals. Look for it to be released in late December.
Thanks for the Support
Didn't end up winning the award this year, but I am grateful to have been nominated. Thanks to everyone that voted for me!!
Best Acoustic at San Diego Music Awards
I found out while country pickin in Nashville that I was nominated for Best Acoustic in the San Diego Music Awards. YeeeHaww!
Please help me win the award by voting online at http://www.sandiegomusicawards.com/ and click the Vote Now link.
The nominee with the most votes wins, so please tell all your friends. If I win, I'll throw a big party and treat everyone to fried pickles and gumbo!
New Web Site
We just finished building the new website www.chadfarran.com New pictures, music and shows will be added regularly.
San Diego Soundscape CD Release
Insomnia Radio and SanDiego.org have teamed up to produce a new compilation CD, San Diego Soundscape. Chad Farran is featured as one of the acoustic artists. They are planning on pressing 10 to 30 thousand and having nationwide distribution.
more info
Another Ride CD Review in SD Troubadour
The new CD was reviewed in the March Issue of the SD Troubadour paper.
read the review
New CD in production - On Surfari Season 1
Chad is currently in the studio working on a new CD from the music he produced for the Surf/Travel TV show On Surfari.
Chad Farran has made a name in the San Diego music scene by playing hundreds of shows with many local bands throughout the region, producing music for TV shows and independent films, and recording CD projects for local musicians.
Over the past 3 years he has been involved in the production of music for the popular surf/travel show On Surfari that airs on FOX network's Fuel TV, and has managed to capture the essence of foreign countries that the show travels to by studying the traditions and instruments from each place, incorporating them into musical pieces, and creating a contemporary and refreshing soundtrack.
Chad most recent CD release is OnSurfari Sessions Vol 1, with 22 songs from the first season of OnSurfari. The CD features a rich landscape of music with ethnic instrumentation and grooves.
In 2007 Farran released a CD from the original compositions he had written as a singer/songwriter. Another Ride uses the same techniques as his soundtrack work to fuse Latin sounds and rhythms with the acoustic pop melodies that were inspired by influential recording artists both in the U.S. and abroad.
Farran's interest in Brazilian culture makes an impressive influence on Another Ride, as he weaves stories of love found and love lost with the rhythms that enchanted him on his travels throughout that country. The Brazilian styles of Samba, Bossa Nova, Reggae, Forro, and Maracatu can all be heard in his songs, as he showcases his talents on the instruments he collected and brought back.
The live shows can range from a mellow solo performance to the energy of a full band, but always captivate audiences with diverse instrumentation and lyrical content sung in both English and Portuguese.
Chad now begins the task of opening the minds of the music lover and enticing them with the infectious rhythms and melodies he has captured so well on his new CD.
Get more info and hear more songs at Superunloader
reCorDs or
chadfarran.com.
