John Bura
Bio

 
John Bura is a highly creative individual. He has composed for orchestra and many different chamber ensembles. He has composed, performed, recorded and produced 4 full length albums. John is currently working on some very exciting games for PC and Xbox right now. Learning the guitar at age nine, he began to strum Beatles songs almost immediately. In high school John started to compose jazz standards and wrote music for wind instruments. Since then, John continues to create new and innovative music involving video games.

John has released 4 action packed albums starting with Darwin's One. This is the first of a series that takes video game music to weird and exotic places. John's second album, John Bura's Hour of Caffeine Power is a nonstop energy ride full of exciting and flavorful music. This album sounds like a very sugary drink with 5 shots of espresso. Recently this album became the 7th of the top selling Acid Techno albums on CD baby (march 2009). John's album Out with the old, in with the new, is an action packed thriller of inspirational music. Lately John has been into the video game world. His 4th album is the soundtrack to his video game Richard's Dreamscape. This game dives deep into a surreal world in which Richard has to find his way out.

John owns the production company Woolly Mammoth Productions. At this company he has produced and distributed his 4 albums. In addition John has worked along side Pegside Films to produce the music to the short film Surprise, the LA based TV show Saving Rent and is currently working on the score to the full length movie Tan Man.

FAQ


 Favorite animals - Monkeys and Woolly Mammoths

Favortite guitar - 7 strings

Top 5 Influences 

  • The Beatles
  • Joe Satriani
  • Liquid Tension Experiment
  • Frank Zappa
  • Igor Stravinsky
Favorite musical experience - Playing infront of 7000 people in a concert hall

Favorite vegitable - Carrots


Favorite TV show - The Next Generaton and South Park

Favorite Movie - The butterfly effect, Pitch Black

Have you ever played the saxophone? - Yes

What is one thing you really want to do in your career? - Work in the video game industry

Albums for 1 dollar

JOHN BURA: Out With the Old, In With the New
Out With the Old, In with the new
 This is a non-stop electrifying ride of inspirational music.

JOHN BURA: John Bura's Hour of Caffeine Power
John Bura's Hour of
Caffeine Power


Ever wonder what the musical equivalent of a 5 espresso shot super sugary drink sounds like? John Bura's Hour of Caffeine Power is an explosion of musical flavor and energy. 

 
 
 
JOHN BURA: Darwin's One
Darwin's One

Darwin's One takes video game music to unusual places. Each 'song' on this album has sound bridges between them called Interplays. Darwin's One has all the elements of video game music: computer synthesized sounds, sound effects and high intensity music.
  
 

All material © John Bura 2008