Mashed Buddha

Mashed Buddha is a blend of electronic funk, drum n bass, and synth wizardry, with some vocals thrown in for good measure. It is the brainchild of keyboard player John Currier, who decided to stop waiting for the band of his dreams and instead created his own album of original music. He wasn't really planning on any specific genre(s) at first but was attracted to the complex drum stylings of jungle and drum n bass, and he used this as a rhythmic foundation for much of the music on 'subdue your mind.' The next step was to add interesting and hip basslines and chord progressions using warm analog synths, electric pianos, percussion, and effects. Finally, add the diverse influences of a musician who has performed funk, rock, jazz, reggae, and more. The result is an organic approach to electronic music. The goal of this first album was to create grooves, funky dance beats, and to otherwise embrace jungle music. The next album will continue this journey but include more expression in terms of keyboard soloing and at the same time expanding into more quality fringe pop like Martyr.

Bio:
John is located in the Springfield, MA area where he has performed live with a diverse array of original and cover bands, encompassing such styles as funk, reggae, jazz, rock, blues, and jam band. In these bands he has opened up for Tower of Power and on the complete other end of the spectrum Great White. He studied jazz composition and classical piano at Westfield State College in Mass, where he received a BA in jazz studies. Before college he obsessively wrote music and improvised, fascinated with how chords, melodies, and rhythms could be combined endlessly, and that fascination continues to this day. Mashed Buddha came about when he needed an outlet for the music in his head and didn't find it in other musicians (at least at this point in time).