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BUILD is a Brooklyn-based indie-classical band led by composer/violinist Matt McBane. Described by Steve Smith in Time Out New York as “a new quintet that straddles the increasingly permeable line between chamber music and instrumental rock”, Build has developed a body of work and a performance style that freely and intuitively draws on chamber music, art rock, minimalism, electronic music, modal jazz, American fiddle music, and experimentalism (to name a few).

Build released its debut album on New Amsterdam Records in the summer of 2008. It has received critical acclaim from both esteemed classical music critics and indie bloggers alike including the Canadian Blogcritics which called it “interesting and exciting…it could change the way you think about contemporary composition”, Bloomberg News’ Alan Rich who praised its “skittery, unpredictable and utterly charming musical inventions”, Seattle Sound Magazine which stated “…the surreal wonderland Build leads you through is endlessly fascinating and often gorgeous”, and Sequenza21which praised the performances on the disc: “If you listen, you hear that the rhythmic profile of the piece is treacherous. The performers make it sound easy, effortless, and improvisational.” Tracks from the album are played on radio stations across the country and have been used many times as musical interludes on NPR’s All Things Considered.

Since its formation in December of 2006 Build has performed dozens of concerts at clubs, art spaces and concert halls throughout New York and across the country. Recent and upcoming performances include the Chelsea Art Museum (NYC), Joe’s Pub (NYC), UCSD’s ArtPower! (San Diego), the Carlsbad Music Festival (San Diego), Zipper Hall (LA), and the 2009 Bang on a Can Marathon from which their performance was selected as a highlight for WNYC’s New Sounds by John Schaeffer.

The members of Build (Andrea Lee, cello, Ben Campbell, bass, Matt McBane, violin/compositions, Mike Cassedy, piano/rhodes, Adam Gold, drums) have individually trained at some of the country’s most prestigious music schools (USC Thornton School of Music, Yale School of Music, Manhattan School of Music, and New England Conservatory) in both Classical and Jazz performance, have extensive backgrounds in indie-rock and other musical genres, and have performed around world.

Build released its debut album on New Amsterdam Records in the summer of 2008. It has received critical acclaim from both esteemed classical music critics and indie bloggers alike including the Canadian Blogcritics which called it “interesting and exciting…it could change the way you think about contemporary composition”, Bloomberg News’ Alan Rich who praised its “skittery, unpredictable and utterly charming musical inventions”, Seattle Sound Magazine which stated “…the surreal wonderland Build leads you through is endlessly fascinating and often gorgeous”, and Sequenza21 which praised the performances on the disc: “If you listen, you hear that the rhythmic profile of the piece is treacherous. The performers make it sound easy, effortless, and improvisational.” Tracks from the album are played on radio stations across the country and have been used as musical interludes on NPR’s All Things Considered.

Since its formation in December of 2006 Build has performed dozens of concerts at clubs, art spaces and concert halls throughout New York. In summer of 2008 Build began performing outside of New York with engagements at Zipper Hall in LA, the Berkshire Fringe Festival, the Carlsbad Music Festival and the inaugural performance at The Loft @ UCSD.