Darian Sahanaja
Darian Sahanaja
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About Darian Sahanaja
Darian Sahanaja and Nick Walusko Last, but certainly not the least are the guys in the band with probably the greatest "street cred" (along with Probyn Gregory) with hardcore Beach Boys fans. Darian and Nick are the founders of the L.A. pop underground's greatest band, Wondermints. Keyboardist/vocalist Sahanaja and guitarist/vocalist Walusko are both longtime Beach Boys fans/followers having contributed to 60's L.A. pop historian Domenic Priore's legendary DUMB ANGEL GAZETTE 'zines (including the classic GAZETTE issue devoted to the SMiLE-era titled LOOK!LISTEN!VIBRATE!SMiLE!). Although they don't share the vast performing experiences that their colleagues share, they are both active students of classic 60's pop production techniques and arranging styles (Priore has stated that back in the 80's, Darian and Nick used to wow their pals with note-perfect living room renditions of PET SOUNDS numbers). They started writing and recording their own songs for themsleves and other artists (a Christmas album by Lisa Mychols titled LOST WINTER'S DREAM, and Baby Lemonade's EXPLORING MUSIC). The band was performing at a 1994 Brian Wilson tribute show in Santa Monica when Brian himself first saw them perform. It was during their set that Wilson remarked, "If I had these guys in 1967, I could have taken SMiLE out on the road." That is exactly what happened. Darian Sahanja, with his keen studio expertise was credited as "musical secretary" for the 2004 SMiLE. Armed with a laptop full of the original music from the multi-tracks (and his own collection of SMiLE boots), Darian helped Brian and SMiLE collaborator Van Dyke Parks put the pieces of the SMiLE puzzle together culminating in one of the greatest pop events of 2004, if not of the new millenium. They are both supremely talented singers/songwriters with three studio albums of original songs to their credit and one "covers" album as well. For more on Darian, Nick, Probyn and the rest of Wondermints, go to www.myspace.com/wondermints .
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