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BIO

Aurélien Budynek is a guitarist and composer working with various rock and jazz ensembles. An active New York City performer, session musician and teacher, Aurélien is regularly featured in major festivals, and travels the world playing on multiple projects.

He has shared the stage with Vernon Reid (Living Colour), Meshell Ndegeocello, Terri Lyne Carrington, Benny Rietveld (Santana), Patrice Rushen, Jamey Haddad (Paul Simon), Kudisan Kai (Elton John), Felicia Collins (David Letterman), Nona Hendryx, Joyce Kennedy, Siedah Garrett, Alain Mallet (Paul Simon).
Aurélien is also a member of Cindy Blackman’s Another Lifetime and has toured Europe and the U.S. since 2009.

Personal projects include a critically acclaimed album Out Of The Sun, with classic metal band DareDevil Squadron, featuring members of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. He is a faculty member of the National Guitar Workshop, and graduated under scholarship from the Berklee College of Music, in 2005. Aurélien hails from Bordeaux, France.

‘‘Being appreciative of vast musical styles makes it easy to listen actively and play with genuine enthusiasm, a versatility that lends itself to expressiveness and spontaneity as a musician. When you are connected you are vital and you get to go through a metamorphosis with your audience, and the musicians who surround you, regardless of the style that you impose upon the notes. This is something that is very important to me. The essence of this work is being in a place where you get to share the intangible.

I am always up to making some music. There came a time when I realized that when it came to playing, something was unequivocally right. This reality keeps me moving forward at my best capacity. Ultimately I am grateful to meet a bunch of cool people, and see a bunch of cool places. I don’t choose to be swayed by the landscape of the ‘business’, people always want to hear live music and so music is just what I do.

I don’t know specifically where I’ll be playing in five years…- I’ll go where the train takes me …’’

Bio by Hedy Berelson



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DISCOGRAPHY



Out Of The Sun

DareDevil Squadron - Out Of The Sun
(Stacca, 2010) / Electric, Acoustic guitar, Background Vocals, Co-composer, Co-producer
The Pixelated Path

Lucas Carpenter - The Pixelated Path
(Art Kids Records, 2008) / Electric, Fretless guitar
Unbreakable

Kellie Nicole - Unbreakable
(Self-released, 2008) / Electric, Acoustic guitar

The green and freeze blur

Jenny Martin - The Green and Freeze Blur
(Self-released, 2008) / Electric, Acoustic guitar, Producer, Mixing
Long way down

Alder - Long way down
(Zoomoozik, 2008) / Electric guitar
Marye Lobb

Marye Lobb - Marye Lobb
(self-released, 2008) / Nylon string guitar

Reflections from silence

Nelson Navarrete - Reflections from silence
(Double N, 2007) / Electric and Fretless guitars
LoudJazz

Juke! - LoudJazz
(self-released, 2006) / Electric and Fretless guitars, Composer
Around in circles

Gabrielle Louise - Around in circles EP
(Cinema song, 2007) / Nylon string and Steel string guitars

Gabrielle Louise - Journey

Gabrielle Louise - Journey
(Cinema song, 2006) / Electric and Acoustic guitars
Paolo Lattanzi Group - Night Dancers

Paolo Lattanzi Group - Night Dancers
(Silta Records, 2006) / Electric, Fretless and Nylon string guitars

da 63 projekt

aLkemy - Da 63 projekt
(Unicorn Records, 2004) / Guitars, Lead vocals, Composer, Producer, Engineering and Mixing
fonlaveve

Diane - Fonlavève
(Stance Records, 2004) / Electric guitar





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