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Rebel Bran

Rank #31 Surrey, BC, CA Pop / World / Electro Jazz Folk

Rebel Bran

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Members: Rebel Bran vocal, ac. gtr,Timothy Van Cleave vibes / perc, Gorki Nikolic bass, Goran Desnica gtrs/back voc. We are RB & The Funky Orkestar

Sounds Like: Leonard Cohen, Cesária Évora, Sade, Goran Bregović

Label: indie

Manager: booking: Mike Styles - thehotestband@gmail.com

Bio: RB and The Funky Orkestar was formed after a collaboration with a vibraphone player that gravitated around Rebel Bran's last two albums recorded in 2010 (English and Serbian version). The album was selected top 10 new folk discoveries of 2010, by the UK "For Folk's Sake". We are working on a new ... See Full Bio

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"You and I...twenty years later" album selected for "The Best of 2010 playlist" by For Folk's Sake in UK!

— For Folk's Sake, FFS New Band Panel

"you and I instrumental" selected for The Best Podsafe Songs of RobKast 2010!

— Robkast, Robkast Podcast

“ I’m loving this so much it’s insane! The truly ridiculous Children of the Night is my standout track – mad, upbeat, it’s almost disco.”

— Alice Sage:, For Folk's Sake

“This is spectacularly weird – like June Tabor being squeezed through a synthesizer.”

— Alice Sage, For Folk's Sake

"Love your music."

— Suzanne Cook, reverbnation

"It's refreshing to hear new creative songwriting. Bravo!!"

— Michelle Joly, reverbnation

"A fragrant, robust musical stew."

— Sills and Smith, reverbnation

"LOVE your work!"

— reverbnation

"excellent, brilliant work and music"

— Second Journey, reverbnation

"Old Story has really great lyrics"

— Goliath Paw, reverbnation

"you are a supreme vocalist Bran!!"

— the th0ught pr0v0ker, reverbnation

""Old Story" is wonderful !"

— Jeffrey Whitman, reverbnation

“This guy has some serious pipes. I admire great vibrato, and music that is unique!”

— @wearabowtie, twitter

" I love the song "Beautiful World." This is 37 tracks of pure pleasure."

— Delaney Simpson, reverbnation

"Love Bluesers-great all around and the lyrics are deep and true "...Blacks were saved by singing the blues..." Fantastic that you dedicate it to the wall street movement. Best to ya'll!"

— Hippie Tendencies, reverbnation

“Your website is amazing, and your music is great!”

— @Afarongordon, twitter

“Hooky riffs meet a great arrangement in "Katarina" - nice intimate ballad! Nice vocal tone! :-) ”

— Indie Islands, Reverbnation

“I really enjoyed this...It's funny when I look at the emails on myspace that I get... I delete most of them. However when it comes to you I always read them and are always moved in some way. Thank you.”

— Annie Rich, MySpace

“Hey man, just wanted to say your music is fucking awesome!”

— Cameron Schettler, twitter

"trippy eclectic sound you have-feeling it in SF"

— Aoede, reverbnation

“...Listened to "bluesers" and really enjoyed the song,very original,fine voice,lyrics and arrangement..good stuff!..”

— Dean Jablonski, reverbnation

“I just love visiting your page... and listening.”

— Saxony Raine of 10 Miles of Blue, reverbnation

“Really enjoying 'Bluesers' at the moment. Great song! Very unique and captivating sound.”

— Rowan from "The Mad Pride", Reverbnation

“I believe Viktor Neumann knows you, ;-) Please keep the tunes flowing as you do because we all need your magic touch. Be well!”

— Suzanne, personal comment onRebel Bran's You Tube channel

“Enchanted with your beautiful music. Reminds me of a musician I also know from your area, George Kaufmann, but you are far more soulful & melancholy.... ”

— Suzanne, personal comment on Rebel Bran's You Tube channel

“Bran's keen ear for an earworm means that the listener is never more than 30 seconds from a painfully strong hook, such as on the wistful Sonny or the string-led and altogether broodier Bluesers.”

— Matt Collins, For Folk's Sake

“Rebel Bran is an artist approaching music from many directions. His mellow, melodic and frequently Latino take on pop music seems pretty straightforward at first. Gentle and relaxed instrumentation washes over the listener”

— Matt Collins, For Folk's Sake

“His polishing tasks focus on experimenting with new instruments, while adding layer upon layer like icing in a cake... A pretty good start for this unusual approach to songwriting”

— Liane Escorza, For Folk's Sake

“It is clear Rebel Bran is an intuitive guy and he channels, communicates and releases feelings through his compositions.”

— Liane Escorza, For Folk's Sake

“Bran's arrangements in tracks such as Bluesers where he incorporates synths, cowbell and violins in such forms such traditional past meets futuristic environs are proof of an original mind. ”

— Liane Escorza, For Folk's Sake

“Also peculiar is his medley of jazz, pop, country and spices from the old Yugoslavian shores, particularly evident in his renditions of love in Katarina, sung in his mother tongue.”

— Liane Escorza:, For Folk's Sake

“Bran has his first album put after 20 years making music and writing songs. That as a concept is pretty peculiar. ”

— Liane Escorza:, For Folk's Sake

“Rebel Bran is from Canada and Serbia and it shows. Such a musical mix cannot be nothing more than eyebrow raising.”

— Liane Escorza, For Folk's Sake

“Strangely operatic Bowie-esque vocals, high violins and wild harmonica a-la Dexy’s Midnight Runners and the plinky keyboard stylings of the Buggles come together to create something dark, silly and utterly unintelligible – electro jazz folk!”

— Alice Sage:, For Folk's Sake

"You and I instrumental is quite beautiful- great melody, excellent performance and overall production. Great mix - overall balance and spacial quality."

— Taxi A&R reviewer, Taxi

"Beautiful melody and excellent musicianship in You and I instrumental!"

— Taxi A&R reviewer, Taxi

"Rebel Bran has a great feel for developing a layered arrangement with rich organic sounds."

— Taxi A&R reviewer, Taxi

"Rebel Bran gets such cool instrumental sounds, nice work!"

— Taxi A&R reviewer, Taxi

"Another Night Without You is rich with old world flavor."

— Taxi A&R reviewer, Taxi

"The strings on You and I instrumental are really beautiful, creepy and compelling.

— Taxi A&R reviewer, Taxi

"Overall style is very unique and extremely interesting!"

— Taxi A&R reviewer, Taxi

" I think what you are doing has some serious potential!"

— Taxi A&R reviewer, Taxi

" I LOVE the vibe in Katarina- it reminds me of many songs I have heard in movies- of Serge Gainsborough with an Eastern European accent--( A HUGE COMPLIMENT BY THE WAY!)

— Taxi A&R reviewer, Taxi

"I love how you have combined some elements of Eastern European music you probably grew up listening to into your songs- it makes me think of the band GOGO BORDELLO"

— Taxi A&R reviewer, Taxi song review

“I really like the music. It's atmospheric. I was looking for a track with the right feel to follow on from a religious song for my poetry and music show this Saturday but to up the tempo a tad and the energy. The instrumental fitted the bill. ”

— Keith Tiscali, The Tiskalli Finale

"...'Bluesers' is a homage to the black masters of blues... where Bran demonstrates his high arranging skills especially with emphases on complex string sections, which at the end almost seamlessly melt into the acoustic guitar of next song 'Old Story' - my personal favourite.

— Spasa Bosnjak, "Umbrella" (Kisobran), Vancouver Serb Magazine, Vancouver, BC

“In Old Story the mood is painted with strings, but accentuated with a traditional accordion envoking the melancholy of Astor Pjacola!...”

— Spasa Bosnjak, "Umbrella",(Kisobran), Vancouver Serb Magazine, Vancouver, BC

“You and I evokes the sounds of my favorite works of Paul Weller...”

— Spasa Bosnjak, "Umbrella" (Kisobran), Vancouver Serb Magazine, Vancouver, BC

“'You and I' is musically the strongst piece, especially thanks to the virtuous violin playing of Ian Cameron. ”

— Spasa Bosnjak, "Umbrella" (Kisobran), Vancouver Serb Magazine, Vancouver, BC

"It was my pleasure to add "Another Night Without You" to my Internet radio playlist"

— Paul the music lover, Indie Music Sampler Radio, Ariel Publicity

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2011
Mar 4

Vancouver Rowing Club
Vancouver, BC, CA | 8:00pm
Vancouver Rowing Club
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FAUST
Thanks for the support! Aleister / FAUST www.deathmetal.it
Fuze The Mc
nice tracks enjoyed them
COSMIC DREAMERS
Lovely songs! XD Peace, Love and Art to you from Ely & Bruno
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Wishing you the best with your music. Have a good Friday and weekend. Eddie Ray
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Great sound...Love your music! See ya on the red carpet.
Audiodidacts (USA)
I heard 'Sonny' nice soft track, keep doing what you love guy! -PHD-

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