Night - Música

When Eugene Draw Was Still Busking For A Living People Working In The Office Towers Nearby Often Called The Joyful Musician “doctor.” He Had The Ability To Cure The Common Blues And Uplift The Spirits Of Even The Most Cynical Passer-By. If Positive Energy Has Been A Consistent Element Of Dr. Draw’s Career Then Genre Bending Is Certainly Another Trademark. In Fact His Renditions Of Classical Masterpieces As Well As His Original Compositions Defy Singular Classification. Is It “Beethoven With Beats” As One Critic Described Draw’s Music Or Are The Sounds More At Home In A Downtown Lounge With A Dry Martini In Hand? Perhaps The Better Question Is Who Cares When It Sounds This Good This Seductive This Satisfying? Unfettered By Music’s Traditional Boundaries Dr. Draw And His Talented Band Pull Together An Organic Blend Of Instruments That Satisfies Eclectic Audiences. Added To Draw’s Violin Strings Are The Instruments Of His Musical Collective An Award-Winning Guitarist Electronic Keyboard Specialist Electric Harpist Rock Bassist And Drummer. At A Recent Performance In Boston A Writer For Newsweekly Reported That “a Young Violinist - An Attractive Guy Who Goes By The Moniker Dr. Draw - Stole The Show With His Infectious Performance Of High Energy Piping Out A Mix Of Classical And House Musical Sounds From His Electric Violin. The Show Allegedly Literally Brought Some To Tears.” Citing Such Diverse Influences At Chopin Charles Mingus David Bowie And Pink Floyd Dr. Draw Comes By His Unique Musical Masala Honestly. When Various Traditional Melodies From Around The World Are Added To The Mix It Becomes Easier To Find Both Something Familiar In His Music And At The Same Time Be Intrigued By What Is Unusual And Novel. Elements Of African Percussion Indian Ragas North American Folk Music And Reggae All Find Their Place Here And There Throughout Dr. Draw’s Compositions. Born In Moscow To A Family Immersed In Classical Music The Young Boy Learned The Power And Drama Of Performance From His Ballerina Mother. He Practiced His Beloved Violin Sometimes Up To Six Hours A Day Hardly Willing To Stop For Breaks. When Eugene’s Parents Moved To Canada He Was Enrolled At The Prestigious Royal Conservatory Of Music. Ultimately Constrained By The School’s Formal Approach To Music Eugene Left The Institution In Favour Of The Street Where He Was Free To Improvise And Experiment. Brandishing His Beloved Violin And An Unlimited Imagination The Teenager Threw Himself Into His Music Like Never Before. With A Marked Passion And Unmistakable Gift Dr. Draw’s Performances Drew Growing Audiences And He Was Soon “discovered” By Canada’s Largest Newspaper That Enthusiastically Declared Him One Of The Country’s Most Promising Young Performers. Draw Has Been Based The Last Two Years In Montreal As Part Of That City’s Burgeoning Music Scene. read less