John Daniel Ray

John Daniel Ray, a progressive jazz composer and bassist, owns a production company called Mr. Haircut. In his 20-year career, he has worked with hundreds of musicians and bands, including the Allman Brothers and the Roots. John is a member of Vintage Astronaut, his original progressive jazz/electronic band. This project uses computers to improvise and incorporates electronic sounds into live performances. He performs with Noobious, which is a videogame music cover band. RKIII, an experimental electro band. Lucky Pocket, a party/dance band. John also produces and hosts Mr. Haircut, a podcast with Jonathan Greene, the renowned drummer. John has composed commission work and orchestrated music for many ensembles, including a string quartet, handbell chorus, and voice choir. He also teaches middle school students improv classes. John has toured the country with many bands since 2000. He appeared 5 times with The Allman Brothers and toured for 5 years with The Embers. He also co-founded Solos Unit’s early 2000 hip hop band Solos Unit. He also shared the stage with The Roots and Gap Band, Common and Oteil Burbridge. John records with Logic and uses Mainstage 3 for his live rig. He can play upright, 5, 6, and keyboard basses. from https://mrhaircut.org

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