Biography
Accomplishments:
• CURRENTLY: Has Top 10 Modern AC Radio song, "Ship of Fools" (http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16693)
• Hundreds of placements including:
VW Commercial, MTV, VH1, Scrubs, Gene Simmons & many more…
• Music video wins on MTVu viewer contest
• Over 7,000 albums sold
• Headlined Red Rocks Amphitheater (filmed DVD)
• Top 10 Best Underground Bands – The Denver Post
• Best Rock/Pop Band - Westword Music Showcase
• Best Album - RIFF Magazine
• Best Rock/Pop Album - MarisTheGreat.com
Xiren, a name derived from Greek mythology and Celtic lore, is a rock/pop artist packing a counter tenor and a lifetime of musical performances. Loaded with volumes of original songs and talents as broad as his reach; it's east-meets-west with a knowing grin and firm handshake. His is new music, built to last, with roots in a Detroit garage and branches spanning the Colorado Rockies and beyond.
In 2008 Xiren had a disastrous tour in India followed by a domestic tour which ended abruptly in a catastrophic tour bus accident; the first single, “Ship of Fools”, from his 2009 album ”TRIP-R”, portrays all of the love, grief, rage, sensuality and hope from those experiences. Xiren hopes his music finds a place in your life. Relevance is the quality he’s always enjoyed about great music - the ability to generate an experience that crosses cultures, political and religious perspectives, and always allows whatever interpretation is needed by the listener.
Not just a prolific composer, Xiren is an avid Yogi and holds the rank of Shodan in a traditional style of Japanese Ninjutsu. During last year’s India and US tours he managed to keep up a rigorous workout schedule while on the tour bus.
In partnering with Ben Jansen’s gifted musicianship and production acumen, Xiren is able to maximize his creative vision and remain the driving force behind self-engineered albums and live shows. Xiren, was born with the same kind of old-world resolve and ingenuity his father embodied during his migrant journey to America, and combines his work ethic, technological know-how and clever use of resources to ever improve the quality of his work. He’s the impetus behind Producer-NET, a volunteer corps of producers he assembled and trained in the tradition of Moby, who once begged the question, “If your friends don’t like your album, who will?” Theresultis pure alchemy, the wares of which are his stage performances.
Now, all of this has to be held down by something. The deep sureness of Scott Bugher’s bass and the rhythms of Mike Rice's powerful drumming hold the band down while propelling it forward. It's in Xiren's great rhythm section that the band finds its sexuality and its dangerousness. Together Bugher and Rice create the element that suggests the ecstatic possibilities of that other kingdom -- the one below the earth and below the belt -- that no greatrock bandcan lay claim to the title without.
With a style fusing classic with modern rock, they deliver the answer to, “What if Sting joined Led Zeppelin?” It’s vintage concert energy with a community-minded boost, and listeners of all kinds find themselves sailing their bodies and minds straight toward the rock. - END
Instrumentation
Xiren (vocals/guitars/sequencing)
Jay Ruybal (drums)
Rich Ross (bass guitar)
Jake Goldman (guitars/vocals)
Discography
Xiren
Bullets & Rainbows
Polite Conversation
Therapy for Heroes
Live at Red Rocks (DVD/CD)
Best of Xiren
TRIP-R
Ship of Fools (Big Enough)
Links
| http://www.XIREN.net |
| Official Site |
| Live Show Footage |
| MySpace |
| Volkswagon Song |