Aurelien Budynek - Guitarist/Composer

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BIO

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SHORT

Born and raised in Bordeaux, France, Aurélien moved to Boston, MA in 2002 to study under scholarship at Berklee College of Music. Upon graduation and several awards from the school, he moved to New York City in 2006 where he is now based as an active sideman, session player, and teacher.

Equally at ease in Rock, Jazz, Fusion, and World music, Aurélien has shared the stage with Angus Clark (Trans-Siberian Orchestra), Jamey Haddad (Paul Simon), Kudisan Kai (Elton John), and Alain Mallet (Paul Simon) in prestigious venues such as The Blue Note (NYC), The Knitting Factory, and The Bitter End. He has been featured in major festivals around the country such as the NYC Fretless Guitar Fest, the Syracuse Jazz Fest, and the Detroit Jazz Fest.

Aurélien’s debut album as the leader of prog-rock/fusion band ALKEMY was released in 2004 and distributed worldwide by Unicorn Records Canada. The album, “Da 63 Projekt”, which he also wrote and produced, received critical acclaim around the world.

Aurélien is quickly gaining recognition in the musical community. His solo guitar arrangement of “The Flintstones” was featured in the August 2007 issue of Just Jazz Guitar Magazine and he is also a faculty member at the National Guitar Workshop.

He is currently touring with pop/fusion outfit Stratospheerius, as well as playing regularly with several local NYC acts. He is working on a trio CD due out this year and a follow up to ALKEMY's debut album "da 63 projekt".

LESS SHORT

Aurelien Budynek plays guitar and writes music, mostly in smaller ensembles and regardless of genre, style or feel. It's just music after all. An active New York City performer, session musician and teacher, he has played in venues such as the Blue Note, the Knitting Factory, the Bitter End, Rockwood Music Hall and all over the Northeast at the Berklee Performance Center (Boston), Middle East Downstairs (Boston). Aurelien was also featured in many major festivals around the country (NYC Fretless Guitar Festival, Detroit Jazz Fest, Syrcause Jazz Fest, Telluride CO, Buena Vista CO...). He has released one album as a leader in 2004 with prog-rock/fusion band aLkemy, distributed worldwide by Unicorn Records Canada. He is a member of the faculty at the National Guitar Workshop.

Aurelien was born and raised in Bordeaux, France in 1983 and started studying the guitar at age 9.
He studied at Bordeaux's CIAM, while touring with aLkemy with sold out performances at Moliere Theater, Barbey Theater (Bordeaux) and the Zenith Arena (Pau). aLkemy's debut album "da 63 projekt" was ranked at number 3 in the april 2004 issue of "Jazzwise"'s monthly charts, the UK's most read jazz magazine.
He moved to Boston, MA in 2002 to study at Berklee College of Music with guitar mentors such as David "Fuze" Fiuczynski, Chris Buono, Mick Goodrick, Jon Finn, Bruce Bartlett and in high level ensembles with Dave Samuels, Alain Mallet, Jamey Haddad, Bret Willmott...

He graduated in December 2005 and then moved to New York City in February 2006 to continue his carreer as a professional performer.

- Performed with Angus Clark (Trans-Siberian Orchestra), Alain Mallet (Paul Simon, Madeleine Peyroux, Paquito D'Rivera), Jay Ashby (Paul Simon, Phil Woods), Kudisan Kai (Elton John, Sting, Chaka Khan), Ilona Knopfler, Jamey Haddad (Paul Simon, Joe Lovano, Rabih Abou Khalil), David Fiuczynski, Jeff Ramsey (Al Jarreau, Celine Dion) Sean Jones, Paul Thompson (Maynard Fergusson), Joe Deninzon (TSO, Stratospheerius), Francois Moutin (Moutin Reunion Quartet, Simon Shaheen, Nguyen Le), Marco Panascia (Joe Lovano, Herbie Hancock), Marko Marcinko (Dave Liebman), James Williams (Gary Burton), Steve Jenkins (Vernon Reid, KiF), Jon Price (Van Davis)...

DISCOGRAPHY

Alder - Long way down (Zoomoozik, 2008) / Electric guitar	Marye Lobb - Marye Lobb (to be released, 2008) / Nylon string guitar	Nelson Navarrete - Reflections from silence (Double N, 2007) / Electric and Fretless guitars
Juke! - LoudJazz (self-released, 2006) / Electric and Fretless guitars, Composer	Gabrielle Louise - Around in circles EP (Cinema song, 2007) / Nylon string and Steel string guitars	Gabrielle Louise - Journey (Cinema song, 2006) / Electric and Acoustic guitars
Paolo Lattanzi Group - Night Dancers (Silta Records, 2006) / Electric, Fretless and Nylon string guitars	Lucas Carpenter - Art Kids from the Country (Art Kids Records, 2006) / Electric and Fretless guitars, Mandolin	aLkemy - Da 63 projekt (Unicorn Records, 2004) / Guitars, Lead vocals, Composer, Producer, Engineering and Mixing
Diane - Fonlavève (Stance Records, 2004) / Electric guitar

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