Robert Burås
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Robert Solli Burås was a guitarist
and songwriter
in the Norwegian
rock
band Madrugada. He was also a founding member of the band My Midnight Creeps
, where he played guitar and was lead singer.
On 12 July 2007, Burås was found dead in his apartment by a friend, with his guitar in his hand. After a ceremony in Sofienberg Church in Oslo
, he was cremated. His ashes lie at Bjerkvik
Cemetery in Nordland
, Norway.
Rock and Roll
, and 12 year old Robert was hooked. In later years, he mentioned Rock and Roll as a favourite of his.
, changed their name to Madrugada and relocated to Oslo
shortly after that. Madrugada's debut EP was released in 1998.
Custom and a sunburst Fender Stratocaster
. In later time performed on-stage with a brown Gibson ES-345. His old "Candy Apple Red" Fender Jazzmaster
was used extensively for quieter Madrugada songs. The latter was placed on his coffin during the burial service. He also played twelve string acoustic guitar, electric mandolin and occasionally piano.
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
in the Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Madrugada. He was also a founding member of the band My Midnight Creeps
My Midnight Creeps
My Midnight Creeps was a Norwegian rock band fronted by deceased Madrugada-guitarist Robert Burås and Ricochets-guitarist Alex Kloster-Jensen. The other members were Dag Stiberg on tenor saxophone, Behzad Farazollahi on drums, Anders Møller on drums and percussion and Raymond Jensen on bass....
, where he played guitar and was lead singer.
On 12 July 2007, Burås was found dead in his apartment by a friend, with his guitar in his hand. After a ceremony in Sofienberg Church in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, he was cremated. His ashes lie at Bjerkvik
Bjerkvik
Bjerkvik is a village in the municipality of Narvik, Norway. Its population is 1,220. Bjerkvik is located at the head of Herjangsfjorden, an arm of Ofotfjord in the northeastern corner of Nordland county. There is less than 20 km to the border with Troms...
Cemetery in Nordland
Nordland
is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...
, Norway.
Early life
According to a radio interview with NRK disc jockey Harald Are Lund in 2006, Robert Burås' first real contact with rock music came in the form of a mix tape. The first song on the tape was Led Zeppelin'sLed Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
Rock and Roll
Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin song)
"Rock and Roll" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, which was first released as the second track from the band's fourth album in 1971, with a guest appearance by The Rolling Stones pianist Ian Stewart.-Overview:...
, and 12 year old Robert was hooked. In later years, he mentioned Rock and Roll as a favourite of his.
Madrugada
After playing in local bands with friends and schoolmates in his adolescent years, he formed Abbey's Adoption with drummer John Lauvland and bass player Frode Jacobsen. The three teamed up with singer Sivert HøyemSivert Høyem
Sivert Høyem is a Norwegian singer, best known as the vocalist of the rock band Madrugada. After the band broke up due to the death of Robert Burås in 2007, he has enjoyed success as a solo artist and is also a member of The Volunteers with whom he released the album Exiles in 2006.-With...
, changed their name to Madrugada and relocated to Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
shortly after that. Madrugada's debut EP was released in 1998.
My Midnight Creeps
Robert Burås founded My Midnight Creeps in 2005. Here, he performed as lead singer/guitarist as well as fronting the band and writing the majority of the material. They released two albums: the eponymous My Midnight Creeps (2005) and Histamin (2007).Instruments
Burås' main guitars was a black Gibson Les PaulGibson Les Paul
The Gibson Les Paul was the result of a design collaboration between Gibson Guitar Corporation and the late jazz guitarist and electronics inventor Les Paul. In 1950, with the introduction of the Fender Telecaster to the musical market, electric guitars became a public craze. In reaction, Gibson...
Custom and a sunburst Fender Stratocaster
Fender Stratocaster
The Fender Stratocaster, often referred to as "Strat", is a model of electric guitar designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton, and Freddie Tavares in 1954, and manufactured continuously by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation to the present. It is a double-cutaway guitar, with an extended top...
. In later time performed on-stage with a brown Gibson ES-345. His old "Candy Apple Red" Fender Jazzmaster
Fender Jazzmaster
The Fender Jazzmaster is an electric guitar designed as an upmarket sibling to the Fender Stratocaster. First introduced at the 1958 NAMM Show, it was initially marketed at jazz guitarists, but found favor among surf rock guitarists in the early 1960s...
was used extensively for quieter Madrugada songs. The latter was placed on his coffin during the burial service. He also played twelve string acoustic guitar, electric mandolin and occasionally piano.