The Singular Creativity Of One... Jeff Bujak

NORTHAMPTON, MA. - Jeff Bujak is a singular musician-composer, keyboard player, producer - and takes his unique mix of intelligent electronica and dance music to the deepest complexity of the genre. Creating intense, rhythmic backdrops for his free-wailing keyboard style.

Based in Northampton, Ma., Bujak was introduced to the piano at age 7 and before long, began studying music theory and thus, developed a deep understanding for the math in music. This, somehow, led him down a path of music which his fans have describedas nothing short of overwhelming and epic.

"Early on, I didn't have many piano influences other than the Billy Joel and Elton John albums that I listened to, so I looked more to metal and progressive rock for influences," Jeff said in a recent interview. "It wasn't about finding a style or playing technique and it wasn't about finding someone to follow.

"It was about disecting what made different music and why certain, complex writing can feel comfortable,and how to create progressions that aren't predictable; these kind of things intrigued me more than any one person's playing."

When asked to recall the realization of wanting to be a professional musician, Bujak's response was curious, if not enlightening. "Right out of college, I aimed to get a steady job and have a normal paycheck - living life, and I always wanted to tour full-time and create music for a living, but it was never a reality. I joined a few bands and toured around, hoping we'd make enough money for houses, swimming pools and luxury cars.

"It took me about six years to learn that when you're splitting up money and paying for expenses, it's almost impossible to build a life-long career in live music. But I also had a life-long dream to be a solo artists and play the music that I created.

"About five years ago, I releaseda solo album and learned to play it all live... alone. So, somewhere in those 11 years, I learned that I could do this, I just needed to make some adjustments. So with my business education, I built a music business."

"Jeff just started emailing me and sending me music to consider for the label and management company," Brian Asplin of Macro Management said. "He really won me over with his music and dedication."

Bujak is prolific, having composed over 300 solo compositions in a wide range of styles including everything from classical, to the aforementioned dance and electronica, to heavy metal. He hand-crafts loops, beats and samples into a hard-driving blend of composition and improvisation.

He is on tour full-time, with an arsenal of four studio albums, over 120 multi-track albums and a multitude of keyboards, gadgets and sequencing innovation to completely captivate and mesmerize his audiences. Bujak has now been working with Macro Management for a few years.

"Jeff's music is so unique because it is all live," Asplin said. "He is such the musician, which really shines through in his compositions, but he also listens to what people are enjoying about the music… and that is a big key when you are a musician."

Bujak has since been quite busy,including four-hour, non-stop sets on Jam Cruise, annual cruise ship-music festival featuring top artists of the jam band genre, or the countless set-breaks for such unique artists as The New Deal, Lotus and Eoto. Bujak released a CD titled Alive Like The Spine in 2009 and is currentlyworking on a new studio project.

Bujak's new venture is a 36-track set that will be released at certain times throughout 2012. Started on January 1, Bujak is releasing six tracks for download or to purchase at his live shows. He will then release six more new tracks every two months and of these six tracks, two will be brand-new studio tracks, two will be new re-mixes or cover songs and two will be live from the studio.

"I've already released studio albums... and live albums... and remix albums, but never all together in one release," Bujak said. "My goal is to cater to most people's ADD. Some people just can't take in a full 15-tracks anymore. I feel that people would rather get six tracks to listen to and after two months of playing them, then get another six songs and so on. It's the way I want music offered to me, and how I want to offer it to everybody else."

To learn more about Jeff Bujak, visit his web site at www.jeffbujak.com. and his label, Harmonized Records, at www.harmonizedrecords.com. Contact Jeff's manager, Brian Asplin of Macro-Management at www.macro-management.com.