Ian C. Bouras

“Why the heck haven't I heard of Ian C. Bouras yet? Bouras can play Guitar extremely well, but has a lot of appeal besides just Guitar”
- Diane Haensel, Music Emissions

I am performing my unique looping music at Starry Nites Cafe (696 University Ave, Rochester, NY 14607) Saturday June 25th, from 8-10pm.
I will be performing pieces from my next CD, Absence, slated for an August release. Starry Nites is an awesome cafe, and I am very happy I can share my music there with a live performance:)
"could easily heralded as the quintessential ambient composer but there is so much more to his music." - Vents Magazine
"peer into the creative soul of a quintessential artist." - Skope Magazine
Thank you for your continued support, and I hope to see you there:)

I am performing my unique looping music at Utica Brews, on Thursday June 16th from 9-11pm!
I will be performing pieces from my next CD, Absence, which I am in pre-production for now, and am very excited for, so I hope to see you there to hear some of the new music.
Utica Brews is an awesome cafe, and I am very happy I can share my music there with a live performance:)
"could easily heralded as the quintessential ambient composer but there is so much more to his music." - Vents Magazine
"peer into the creative soul of a quintessential artist." - Skope Magazine
Thank you for your continued support!

I hope you are having a great New Year!
On February 20th I will be performing to help raise money, and awareness for Ataxia, a relatively unknown neurological condition.
Join us at Utica Brews for great food, music, and vendors.
Ian C. Bouras, and Kevin Alexander, will be performing, and more great musicians are TBA.
To learn more about Ataxia please visit (expired link)
I appreciate your support, and if you can't make it still be a huge help to stop by (expired link) to learn about Ataxia, or to donate to help fund research.
Thank you so much,
Ian

Happy New Year!
I hope you, your family, and friends, have a happy & healthy year.
I very much appreciate your continued support, and I have something I want to share with you.
Unfortunately I was diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder. However, I push on, thanks to you.
Recently I did an interview with Time Warner, it can be seen at: (expired link) It discusses my music, and my condition, which is called Ataxia.
I love playing music, but I also love making music that people want to listen to. I appreciate your continued support, and you taking the time to listen to my music.
You are a huge part of what I do, and will continue to do, and I thank you.
I will start work soon on several projects, and I continue to make music, because you take your time to listen to what I do, and it is greatly appreciated from the bottom of my heart.
All the best in 2016,
Ian

I want to wish you, and yours, a Happy Holiday, and a Happy, and Healthy New Year!
This is a time of giving, and I hope everyone will remember those less fortunate, and always offer a helping hand:)
Be well,
Ian

Still trying to find the perfect gift for the music-lover in your life? I wanted to let you know that CD Baby is charging only 1¢ for shipping when you purchase my music on (expired link) between 11/30 and 12/04.

Whether you buy 1 disc or 100, it’s only ONE PENNY for standard domestic or international shipping – TOTAL.

You can find my music right here: (expired link)

I also have 3 upcoming shows:
1) Friday December 4th at Utica Brews (Utica) from 7-9pm
2) Thursday December 17th at Starry Nites Cafe (Rochester) from 8-10pm
3) Saturday January 2nd at Boulder Coffee Co. (Rochester) from 8-10pm
Hope to see you there:)

Here’s to a music-filled holiday season!
Thank you for your continued support, and I hope you have a great New Year.
All the best,
Ian

Hey,
Hope you, your friends, and family, are well, and enjoy the upcoming holiday season.
Several of my CDs are available here for only $5: (expired link) they make great gifts, and you are also supporting independent music, which is always appreciated.
I appreciate your continued support.
If you missed my show at Boulder Coffee Company in Rochester here is a highlight video from that show:
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I am very happy to say that I am returning to perform at Utica Brews on 12/4 7-9pm:)
Warm wishes to you, and yours, during the holiday season, and all the best for the New Year!
Best,
Ian

Last week was a long week, but I want to thank everyone who came to one, or all three, of my live shows.
All three were a blast, but more importantly, I got to spread the word about Ataxia (a rare neurological condition).
To learn more about Ataxia, or make a donation, please visit: (expired link)
Thank you for your continued support,
Ian

Ian C. Bouras will be looping live at The Boulder Coffee Company in Rochester, NY. Guitarist Ian C. Bouras, challenged by a rare and progressive neurological disease has charted a unique musical path, creating a genre unto its own that will inspire others who face similar obstacles. Bouras is reaching new fans and providing encouragement to those who may have seen their dreams seemingly washed away by disease or other disability. While his condition is progressing slowly, Bouras is dealing with something called Ataxia, a relatively unknown neurological condition. Basically, all of his coordination is starting to deteriorate, and sadly that includes his ability to play guitar the way he used to. To counter this oncoming disability, he started to experiment with live looping and has developed a method of creating music which allows him to be a composer, musician, and audio engineer all at the same time. As Bouras describes it, “I have attached a guitar synth to my guitar and play bass, piano, synth, guitar and more, live from the synth and then loop them to create a full band. I run everything through a delay pedal and a phase shifter. I have at least one other pedal and I manipulate the sounds live. I am not thrilled about having Ataxia, but I am happy to be forging my own path, and am the first person, that I know of, to be doing what I’m doing. People do live looping, but not like this.”

I just wanted to thank you for your continued support.
I uploaded a new track called "The Cliffs" to my profile. I hope you enjoy it.
My CDs are available for $5 each at: (expired link)
All the best,
Ian C. Bouras
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A New York musician named Ian C Bouras is making waves in the music scene. With a pioneering new twist, he starts this week by laying down the foundations of his new live looping DVD.

With an impressive background in music, Ian has become more than just a musician. Acting as a one man band, Ian has learnt to produce, perform and fine tune every aspect of a music performance- He can even perform this live.
With his latest project, Ian has been working more on his live looping. With interest and popularity rising in his looping talent, he has decided to create a DVD of his live looping performances.

So why are people so fascinated? Well, if you were to imagine the sound of a full band coming from one man and an electric guitar, you can get some idea as to why such interest has developed.

So how does it work? Ian has coupled his guitar up with a synth, which can replicate the sound of pianos, bass, guitar etc. Used alongside with a phase shifter, delay, and a looping pedal, he can create live loops which sound like there is a full band. By building different layers, he can create a bass and piano part separately and bring these in to the song when needed by the looppedal. In many cases 3-4 instrument sounds can be layered up live at once.

If listening to these live performances doesn’t impress you enough, you will be surprised to know that Ian actually suffers from a rare neurological condition called Ataxia. For anyone not familiar with this, it effects a persons coordination. Luckily for Ian, its not progressing fast but it still has an impact on his guitar playing. Ian feels he cant play the guitar like he would like to. This is why he started experimenting with live looping. Now, he’s a composer, musician and audio engineer all in one swoop.

“I am beginning preproduction on my first DVD of looping. It is called Absence, and will be, as far as I know, the first DVD of it’s kind”. — Ian C Bouras

Ian C Bouras has already proved himself as a studio musician. Being nominated for several awards and receiving many rave reviews, this next step is new territory for him. His fans and audience can enjoy a new side to his musical talents, when his new Absence DVD is released.

For more information, visit: (expired link)

My studio CDs are available here for $5: (expired link)

Thank you for your continued support.