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Robert Burås
Burås during a concert in 2005.
Background information
Birth name	Robert Solli Burås
Born	(1975-08-12)12 August 1975 Narvik, Norway
Died	12 July 2007(2007-07-12) (aged 31) Oslo, Norway
Genres	Alternative rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Guitar, vocals
Years active	1995–2007
Labels	EMI
Formerly of	My Midnight Creeps Madrugada

Robert Solli Burås (12 August 1975 – 12 July 2007) was guitarist and songwriter in the Norwegian rock band Madrugada. He was also a founding member of the band My Midnight Creeps, where he played guitar and was lead singer.

On 12 July 2007, Burås was found dead in his apartment by a friend, with his guitar in his hand. After a ceremony in Sofienberg Church in Oslo, he was cremated. His ashes lie at Bjerkvik Cemetery in Nordland, Norway.

Early life

According to a radio interview with NRK disc jockey Harald Are Lund in 2006, Robert Burås' first real contact with rock music came in the form of a mix tape. The first song on the tape was Led Zeppelin's Rock and Roll, and 12-year-old Robert was hooked. In later years, he mentioned Rock and Roll as a favourite of his.

Madrugada

After playing in local bands with friends and schoolmates in his adolescent years, he formed Abby's Adoption with drummer John Lauvland Pettersen and bass player Frode Jacobsen. The three teamed up with singer Sivert Høyem, changed their name to Madrugada and relocated to Oslo shortly after that. Madrugada's debut EP was released in 1998.

My Midnight Creeps

Robert Burås founded My Midnight Creeps in 2005 in which he performed as lead singer/guitarist as well as fronting the band and writing the majority of the material. They released two albums: the eponymous My Midnight Creeps (2005) and Histamin (2007).

Instruments

Burås' instrument of choice throughout his career with Madrugada was a 1966 vintage, Candy Apple Red, Fender Jazzmaster. This guitar was placed on top of the coffin during his funeral service. Also used extensively were his sunburst Fender Stratocaster, black Gibson Les Paul Custom and in later times with My Midnight Creeps he performed mostly with a brown Gibson ES-345. He also played the Harmonica, electric mandolin and occasionally piano.

References

1. "Musician found dead in Oslo". Aftenposten. 12 July 2007. Archived from the original on 16 July 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2007.
2. "Hvil i fred, Robert". Fremover. 4 August 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2007.
3. "Interview: Madrugada". 2002. Retrieved 23 August 2008.

External links

• Official Madrugada homepage

• 1975 births
• 2007 deaths
• Norwegian rock guitarists
• Musicians from Narvik
• 20th-century guitarists