Tim Byrnes is a New York City

New York City

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 trumpeter and composer

Composer

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. More recently, he has added synthesizer

Synthesizer

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 to his repertoire. He recently started a music project called Hazel-Rah (a reference to Richard Adams's Watership Down

Watership Down

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). Byrnes is also a graduate of New York University

New York University

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. He is also a member of Ron Anderson

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's PAK

PAK (band)

PAK is a New York City based band. They are signed to John Zorn's Tzadik label.PAK was originally formed by Ron Anderson in 2000, after he spent some time with The Molecules. The original line-up consisted of Anderson, Jesse Krakow, Will Redmond, and Race Age. This line-up released the album 100%...

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Hazel-Rah

More or less a solo act, Hazel-Rah is Byrnes's compositions for guitar, percussion, and synthesizer (specifically his CZ-101). So far, there are only five compositions to speak of: "Good-bye", "Kaleidoscope", "'Ty," "Protocolary," and "Wormwood."

Recordings

Currently, there is only one Hazel-Rah recording, which contains the two original Hazel-Rah pieces and is for sale on CD-R only. It was recorded and edited by Colin Marston

Colin Marston

Colin Marston is an American musician and record producer residing in NYC. He graduated from New York University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in music technology in 2004, and runs The Thousand Caves Recording Studios, located in Woodhaven, Queens, while not on tour with one of his four active...

 at the famous Queens, New York recording space Menegroth, The Thousand Caves. The guitar and percussion parts are played by Ben Greenberg and Andrew Greenwald respectively. Byrnes also features on the latest PAK release, Secret Curve

Secret Curve

Secret Curve is a 2011 album by Ron Anderson's PAK. It was released on John Zorn's Tzadik label as part of the composer series.-Tracks:*1. Overture*2. Let Me Tell You Something*3. Caffeine Static Rendezvous*4. No Future*5. Caro-Kann*6. Secret Curve...

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Performers

Tim Byrnes has performed his Hazel-Rah compositions with a number of notable musicians.

• Toby Driver
  Toby Driver
  Toby Driver is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and artist, best known for his work as the frontman of the experimental bands maudlin of the Well and Kayo Dot....
  
  
• Forbes Graham
• Andrew Greenwald
• Jesse Krakow
  Jesse Krakow
  Jesse Krakow is a New York City based bassist/musician. He has toured with Shudder To Think, playing bass on their 2009 live album "Live From Home." He has also collaborated with Tatsuya Yoshida and Ron Anderson for live performances as RonRuins, was previously in Anderson's band PAK, and is...
  
  

Other work

Byrnes has written for and performed with several other projects. These include Candiria

Candiria

Candiria are an American band from Brooklyn, New York. They blend various styles of music, including heavy metal, hardcore, jazz, hip hop and ambient. Candiria have often dubbed their sound "urban fusion".- History :...

, Kayo Dot

Kayo Dot

Kayo Dot is an American avant-rock/experimental music group that was formed in 2003 by Toby Driver. They released their debut album Choirs of the Eye on John Zorn's Tzadik Records label that year. Tzadik's descriptive label on that album reads: "Kayo Dot powerfully integrates elements of modern...

, Tartar Lamb and Friendly Bears

Friendly Bears

Friendly Bears is an avant-garde musical quintet based in Brooklyn, New York. The band is known for their complex compositions, drawing on styles in free jazz, modern classical, punk rock, progressive rock, and metal...

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