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MP3 Daniel Park - Search and Rescue - EP
7 MP3 Songs in this album (29:04) !
Related styles: Pop: Pop/Rock, Solo Male Artist
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Two years after emerging as an indie force to be reckoned with and getting personal with These Illusions, Daniel Park takes his musical game to a dynamic new level on an eclectic seven song EP whose title track “Search and Rescue” explores the deeper issues of existence: What am I doing here? What am I looking for? What am I doing with my life? Turns out, the South Korea born, New Mexico raised singer/songwriter’s been doing quite a lot—including touring and performing in places like Phoenix, El Paso, Denver, L.A. and San Francisco, in addition to regular gigs closer to home in Las Cruces and Albuquerque.
Amping up the vibe of his live show, he’s also complemented his usual solo acoustic gigs (where he plays guitar and violin) with several full band dates at El Patio Bar in Las Cruces that inspired the powerful, pop/rock electric guitar driven songs on Search and Rescue. While These Illusions was largely a one man project, the new collection features some of the city’s top local musicians, including Brett Beckett (electric guitar), Mark Klett (piano, organ, guitar solo on “RollerCoaster” and backup vocals on “Sparks Fly”), Matthew Dynek (drums, bongos and piano on “Love In Your Hands”), Ivan Michel (drums on “Last Stop”) and bassists Chris Churchill and Syavosh Amini. Park also shares vocals on the infectious jangling romantic rocker “Be Right Here” with Nikki Singleton.
His notion to make Search and Rescue a full band project grew out of the unique compliments he received after releasing his debut. “People would come up to me and tell me they liked the CD but that I sounded better live,” he says, “and I think that a studio project should reflect what an artist can do even better than when they perform for an audience. Inspired by the live band energy, my writing style changed quite a bit musically, and Search and Rescue is also stronger lyrically because I’ve learned a lot these past few years, growing as an artist and writer. The EP reflects where I am as an artist right now because of the diversity of the songs. Each has a different influence and a unique feel, resulting in a diverse set of musical vignettes.”
“Search and Rescue,” which appears on the EP in both electric and acoustic versions, is a dynamic, introspective pop rocker about a guy looking for something or someone that’s been lost—a metaphor, of course, for finding oneself within. Nikki was part of the band when Park wrote “Be Right Here” and was a natural fit for a classic guy-girl dialogue about redemption. There are always fights in relationships, the song says, but in the end, things can be worked out. Another of Park’s favorites is “Sparks Fly,” an optimistic ballad that includes images of “explosions in the sky” that’s not simply about relationships but life in general. This track epitomizes the overall more positive vibe of Park’s lyrics throughout the EP.
Before emerging as a solo performer, the former engineering student at New Mexico State
played violin and contributed backing vocals for several years in two well known regional bands: the mostly cover band Live Bait and the “screamo” metalcore/hardcore group Kiss To Betray. Playing in Live Bait, his violin came in very handy for those Dave Matthews songs and it helped him take songs like Guns N’ Roses “Sweet Child of Mine” to a transcendent level. Live Bait won the local college radio station KRUXFEST for “Best New Alternative Band” in 2005 and Kiss To Betray won the Las Cruces 2006 Battle of the Bands and later played at well known venues around the country like Headhunters in Austin, The Viper Room in L.A. and hotspots in Phoenix.
As a solo artist, Park has since headlined regularly at local clubs like El Patio and Hurricane Alley, the Albuquerque haunts the Launch Pad and Rally’s Pub on 4th Street, and in Lubbock, Texas and even Colorado Springs. He has posted various live performance videos on YouTube, one of which features his unique looping technique which allows him to play violin and guitar “simultaneously” on the same song.
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