Orange Burn: Igniting a Fusion of Funk, Rock, and Soul
Hailing from the vibrant music scene of New York City, Orange Burn is not just a band, but a sonic experience. With a fusion of styles and sounds, they bring together original compositions that interweave the best of funk, gritty rock, and soulful grooves to create music that moves both the body and the soul.
At the heart of Orange Burn are its exceptional songs and members, each bringing their unique talents and energy to the stage. Theo Moore and Max Azarmehr form an unstoppable percussion section, laying down rock-solid beats and irresistible grooves. Adam Marr's bass adds to that groove with melodic funk stylings. Jackson Bell's guitar prowess infuses the band with fusion-laden riffs and gritty rock sensibilities, while Rich Formidoni adds depth and texture to the sound with his masterful keyboard playing. With Dayna Richardson and Reise Hooper on vocals, Orange Burn elevates their music to new heights, delivering performances brimming with passion and soul.
Led by bassist Adam Marr, Orange Burn boasts a lineup of seasoned veterans from the NYC music scene with most members having toured internationally. Since their formation in early 2014, Orange Burn has been a mainstay at renowned venues across the city, including Rockwood Music Hall, Groove, Silvana, Shrine, Bowery Electric, Pianos, and many more.
In a world hungry for authentic, soul-stirring music, Orange Burn stands out as a beacon of creativity and passion, ready to set the stage ablaze with their electrifying performances and infectious energy. Get ready to experience the burn.
Orange Burn has been steadily building momentum and garnering a devoted fanbase. They have just released a full length album "Til It Stops" in January of 2025, had several singles released in 2024, and a self titled EP released in the fall of 2017, available on all major digital platforms, Follow them on @orangeburnnyc.
The band:
Adam Marr - bass/bandleader
Adam Marr grew up in central Maryland and started playing piano at 8 years old. He slowly progressed to guitar and then bass a few years later. He has played with many local NYC bands over the years.
Musically he really loves playing melodically, grooving and composing new and exciting music with heart and energy.
He is really big into a variety of music, especially 70's music and all types of jazz, jazz-fusion, funk, soul, R&B, rock, and classical. He counts Jaco Pastorius, Larry Coryell, Miles Davis, Weather Report, Prince, Tommy Bolin, Herbie Hancock, George Benson, Parliament/Funkadelic, Stanley Turrentine, ZZ Top and many more as major influences.
Outside of music he really enjoys vinyl, reading, following current events, watching tennis, seeing new places and being inquisitive.
Dayna Richardson - vocals
Dayna is a singer and actor based in New York City. She grew up in Killeen, Texas and received her BA in Communications with an emphasis in Music from Baylor University. She has toured throughout Europe singing gospel music with The Original USA Gospel Singers and Band, played on various stages across the United States, including a recent run for the musical “Hair” and spending almost a year on the Disney Dream portraying characters like Rafiki and Maleficent. She also recently directed a gospel workshop in St. Petersburg, Russia in collaboration with GTM Ministries, Inc. at the Annenkirche Lutheran Church.
She credits musical greats such as Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Gladys Knight, and Bonnie Raitt for her vocal style and love of the funk/soul genre.
Theo Moore - percussion
Theo Moore has been playing congas, bongos and various percussion instruments for 22 years. He has also played and has played with Jazzotree, Pittsburgh Collective, Urban Sun, Hokumfactory, Yellowcake, OTiS, Phantom Pop, JSWISS, Simple Lovers and Funkallisto.
He is primarily into Motown, 70’s Funk/Soul, Fusion, Latin, World Music, Hip Hop, Classic Rock and his major influences are Eddie “Bongo” Brown, “Master” Henry Gibson, Bobbye Hall Porter, Mongo, Giovanni Hidalgo, Poncho Sanchez, Cyril Neville, Pucho Brown, Lenny Castro... plus many others!
Outside of music he really enjoys graphic art, painting, drawing, sports, travel and politics.
Rich Formidoni - keyboards
Rich Formidoni is a lifelong synthesizer aficionado, search him on YouTube for evidence. Along with his career working with keyboard companies, he's been active in the NYC funk scene since the early 2000s, having played keys with Urban Sun, Yellowcake, and a few other projects. Rich also plays guitar, bass and drums, and sometimes even pretends he can sing.
Rich has a hard time narrowing down his influences, but here's a partial list: The Meters, Sly and the Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, Beethoven, Front Line Assembly, Genesis, Hall & Oates, John Williams, Metallica and a ton of Nintendo and C64 games. You've heard his keyboard programming on tours with Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Fleetwood Mac, Rob Thomas and many other artists.
When he's not busy being all smug about that, Rich is into motorcycling, bowling, Brazilian steakhouses, wearing weird shirts, and horseback falconry.
Jackson Bell: Guitar
Hailing from Los Angeles, Jackson is equally at home playing a cocktail hour or a late night recording session, a hip hop track or an art house horror movie—his is a sound for all occasions. Jackson has played solo gigs, duo gigs, and gigs with numerous bands. He’s comfortable playing a variety of styles including jazz, gospel, yacht rock, fusion, funk, blues, country and rock and roll. His major influences are Jeff Beck, John Williams, Jerry Garcia and many more.
Reise Hoope: Vocals
Reise is a vocalist from Los Angeles, CA where she picked up her chill sound.
In 2018 she graduated from Pace University where studied French and Law. Shortly after completing her degree she decided to completely forget everything she learned/payed for to become and actor and musician.
She now lives in Brooklyn, New York where she goofs off doing musical improv at the Player’s Theatre and plays with the wonderful musicians of Orange Burn.
Max Azarmehr: Drums
Max Azarmehr grew up in Austin, Texas.
He also plays in the band Bad Business Club and Dear Bongo. He has primary influences from rock, funk, jazz and fusion music. Some of his major influeces are Mitch Mitchell, John Bonham, Steve Gadd, Billy Cobham and Vinnie Colaiuta.
Outside of music, Max enjoys riding his bike, having a “cold one” and telling humorous stories.
Press
"The mix of collective interests of the band is very apparent, making this song nearly impossible to lump into any single genre. It’s the collaboration of so many influences that give this song such a potential wide appeal. Incredible musicianship, diverse flavors, and powerful hooking choruses give “Testify” a special sonic blend that leads me to say this; you need to drop what you are doing right now and experience this!"
- A&R Factory
https://www.anrfactory.com/testify-brings-funk-like-1979/
“The catchy and insistent 'Testify' track is taken from the band's current mini album – a five track eponymous EP that features more of the same rocky, bluesy, ballsy, funk flavors. Hear that sound at its toughest on the crazy instrumental that is 'Cool Stuff Here' “
-Soul and Jazz And Funk
http://www.soulandjazzandfunk.com/news/5273-feel-the-burn.html