World5: A Band For The 21st Century

Not all that long ago, the idea of five individuals in five different locations around the world coming together to produce an album would have been impossible.  Yet, for the members of the newly-formed band World5, today's advancements in global communication and technology has made the impossible possible.  The result is the band's debut album appropriately titled Global Experience, due out May 1.

World5 is made up of Don Bruner, Steffen Goeres, Stephan Goessl, Raimund Breitfeld, and Roland Childs.  Collectively, they live on three different continents spanning 19 time zones. from the United States to Australia.  Distance did not deter them from tackling the project of producing an album, with each member recording his part of the music from his own home recording studio.  While perhaps a little unique in their approach, World5 proves we truly live in a new age of musical discovery, and they are indeed a band for the 21st Century.

Recently, KC Cafe Radio Music Director Kathy Forste had the opportunity to talk with Don Bruner, lead singer and keyboardist for World5.  Their conversation took place using Skype(r). the same technology used by band members on their collaborative effort

Don is a native Californian who has played with several bands over the years and toured the world.  He is an award-winning songwriter who wrote the number one single, “In my Wildest Dreams” in 2000.  He has also opened for classic acts like ZZ Top, Bay City Rollers and Herman’s Hermits, to name a few.

Forste and Bruner discuss his beginnings in music and how he was drawn to it.  How the collaboration with World5 works, and why the five members work so well together even though they are several time zones apart.

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