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'''Brad Warner''' is a [[Zen]] [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] [[priest]], ordained in the [[Soto]] school by [[Gudo Wafu Nishijima]]. He is also a published [[author]] and [[musician]].
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'''Brad Warner''' (born March 5, 1964) is an American [[Sōtō|Sōtō Zen]] priest, author, [[blog]]ger, [[documentarian]] and [[punk rock]] [[bass guitarist]].


==Biography==
He began practicing Zen under [[Ohio]]-based teacher [[Tim McCarthy (Buddhism)|Tim McCarthy]] in the early 1980s while also playing bass guitar for the [[hardcore punk]] band [[0DFx]] (also known as Zero Defex), and by the time he moved to [[Tokyo]] in 1994 to work for [[Eiji Tsuburaya|Tsuburaya Productions]], he had released five albums on the [[Midnight Records]] label as "[[Dimentia 13]]". He views his Zen practice as a natural extension of his earlier experiences with the punk rock movement, and wrote about this and other things in ''[[Hardcore Zen|HARDCORE ZEN: Punk Rock, Monster Movies & The Truth About Reality]]''. He is currently working on two new books, one about the 13th century Zen masterpiece ''Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye'' and one apparently concerning his other passion, old monster movies. Brad also oversees [[zazen]] classes in [[Santa Monica]], [[California]].
Brad Warner was born in [[Hamilton, Ohio]],<ref>{{cite book| last=Warner |first=Brad | authorlink =| title= [[Sit Down and Shut Up|Sit Down and Shut Up: Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, Truth, Sex, Death, and Dogen's Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye]]| publisher =New World Library| year =2007| location =| page=248 | url =| doi =| id = | isbn = 1-57731-559-6}}</ref> in 1964. His family traveled for his father's job and Warner spent some time in [[Nairobi, Kenya]],<ref name="sitdown">{{cite book| last =| first =| authorlink =| title =[[Sit Down and Shut Up|Sit Down and Shut Up: Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, Truth, Sex, Death, and Dogen's Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye]]| publisher =New World Library| year =2007| location =| pages =254 | isbn = 1-57731-559-6}}</ref> but grew up mainly near [[Akron, Ohio]],<ref name="sitdown"/> and attended [[Kent State University]]. As a teenager Warner got into the music of the 1960s and [[hardcore punk]],<ref name="question">[http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=9,4807,0,0,1,0 "'Question of Authority' ...?"] Interviewed by [[Gary Gach]] in The Buddhist Channel, Sep. 6, 2007</ref> and a friend of his took him to a show by [[0DFx|Zero Defex]]. He auditioned for and joined the band<ref>{{cite web| last =| first =| authorlink =| title =Interview with Brad Warner| work =| publisher =''[[Tapestry (CBC radio)|Tapestry]]''| date =2007-08-14| url =http://www.cbc.ca/tapestry/archives/2007/101407.html| doi =| accessdate = 2008-02-11 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071112190604/http://www.cbc.ca/tapestry/archives/2007/101407.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-11-12}}</ref> after finding out they needed a [[bass guitarist]]. He began practicing [[Zen Buddhism]] under his first teacher, Tim McCarthy.<ref name="sitdown"/><ref name="profile">[http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273179722564495744 Brad Warner profile]</ref><ref name="huffpo"/> Warner later studied with [[Gyomay Kubose]].<ref name="question"/>

He has played with Dimentia 13. After the financial failure of his Dimentia 13 albums, Warner got a job in [[Japan]] with the [[JET Programme]], and then later in 1994 with [[Tsuburaya Productions]] who made [[Ultraman]].<ref name="question"/> Warner played the roles of various foreigners in their programs. While in Japan he met and trained with [[Gudo Wafu Nishijima]],<ref name="profile"/><ref name="huffpo">{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-rotondi/brad-warner-zen-_b_873882.html |title=Sex, Sin & Zen: Brad Warner and the Lust for Enlightenment |publisher=[[The Huffington Post]] }}</ref> who ordained him as a priest.

He agreed to write articles for [[SuicideGirls]], the online [[soft porn]] site.<ref>[http://suicidegirls.com/news/contributors/brad_warner/ Brad Warner's articles] for [[Suicide Girls]]</ref>

In 2007 he directed the [[documentary film]] ''Cleveland’s Screaming'', which depicts the punk rock scene in [[Akron, Ohio|Akron]] and [[Cleveland]] in the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://muvi.es/w3964 |title=Cleveland's Screaming!| publisher=Distrify }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2007/10/03/clevelandandacircs-screaming-new-doc-looks-at-80s-punk-scenes |title=Cleveland’s Screaming: New Doc Looks at 80s Punk Scenes |publisher=Cleveland Scene }}</ref>

Also in 2007, Gudo Wafu Nishijima named Warner the leader of Dogen Sangha International which Nishijima had founded.<ref name="huffpo"/><ref>{{cite web| last =| first =| authorlink =| title =Hardcore Zen (Interview)| work =| publisher =[[Here and Now (Boston)|Here and Now]]| date =2003-09-26| url =http://www.here-now.org/shows/2003/09/20030926_5.asp| format =| doi =| accessdate = 2008-02-11}}</ref><ref name="arcanology">[http://www.arcanology.com/2007/07/10/brad-warner-and-dogen-sangha-international/ Brad Warner and Dogen Sangha International]</ref> Warner dissolved the organization in April 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hardcorezen.blogspot.com/2012/04/dogen-sangha-international-is-no-more.html |title=Dogen Sangha International is No More |publisher=Hardcorezen.blogspot.com }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://hardcorezen.blogspot.com/2012/04/dogen-sangha-international-post-mortem.html |title=Dogen Sangha International Post Mortem |publisher=Hardcorezen.blogspot.com }}</ref>

In 2008 Warner lost his job with the Japanese company he had been working for in the States and as of January 2009 he was self-employed.

In 2012, Warner moved to California<ref>{{cite web| title =Going to California | publisher = Hardcorezen | date =April 28, 2012 | url =http://hardcorezen.info/going-to-california/155| accessdate = April 14, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title =I Love L.A.| publisher =Hardcorezen| date =July 6, 2012| url =http://hardcorezen.info/i-love-l-a/1003| accessdate = April 14, 2013}}</ref> and started [[Dogen Sangha Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web| title =Dogen Sangha Los Angeles| url =http://www.dogensanghalosangeles.org | accessdate = April 14, 2013}}</ref>

In 2013, Pirooz Kalayeh directed a film about Warner entitled ''Brad Warner's Hardcore Zen''<ref name="movie">{{cite web|url=http://hardcorezen.info/hardcore-zen-the-movie/2367|title=Hardcore Zen: The Movie| publisher=Hardcorezen| accessdate=November 26, 2013}}</ref> The film premiered on October 5, 2013 in Amsterdam at the Buddhist Film Festival of Europe.<ref name="movie"/>

==Bibliography==

===Fiction===
*{{cite book|last=Warner|first=Brad|title=Gill Women of the Prehistoric Planet|publisher=CreateSpace|year=2013|isbn=9781482712155}}
*{{cite book|last=Warner|first=Brad|title=Death To All Monsters!|publisher=Hardcore Zen Books|year=2011|isbn=9781257647248}}

===Non-Fiction===
*{{cite book| last=Warner| first=Brad| authorlink= | title=There Is No God and He Is Always With You: A Search for God in Odd Places| publisher=New World Library| year=2013| isbn=9781608681839 }}
*{{cite book| last=Warner| first=Brad| authorlink= | title=Hardcore Zen Strikes Again!| publisher=Cooperative Press| year=2012| isbn=9781937513078 }}
*{{cite book| last =Nishijima| first =Gudo Wafu| authorlink =Gudo Wafu Nishijima|author2=Brad Warner | title =[[Mūlamadhyamakakārikā|Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way: Nagarjuna's Mulamadhyamakakarika]]| publisher =Monkfish Book Publishing | year =2011| location =| pages =| url =| doi =| id = | isbn = 0-9833589-0-7}}
*{{cite book| last =Warner| first =Brad| authorlink =| title =[[Sex, Sin, and Zen |Sex, Sin, and Zen: A Buddhist Exploration of Sex from Celibacy to Polyamory and Everything in Between]]| publisher =New World Library| year =2010| location =| pages =| url =| doi =| id = | isbn = 978-1-57731-910-8 }}
*{{cite book| last =Warner| first =Brad| authorlink =| title =[[Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate|Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate: A Trip Through Death, Sex, Divorce, and Spiritual Celebrity in Search of the True Dharma]]| publisher =New World Library| year =2009| location =| pages =| url =| doi =| id = | isbn = 1-57731-654-1}}
*{{cite book| last =Warner| first =Brad| authorlink =| title =[[Sit Down and Shut Up|Sit Down and Shut Up: Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, Truth, Sex, Death, and Dogen's Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye]]| publisher =New World Library| year =2007| location =| pages =| url =| doi =| id = | isbn = 1-57731-559-6}}
*{{cite book| last =Warner| first =Brad| authorlink =| title =[[Hardcore Zen|Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies & the Truth About Reality]]| publisher =Wisdom Publications| year =2003| location =| pages =| url =| doi =| id = | isbn = 0-86171-380-X}}

==Discography==
;Compilations
*{{cite book| last =| first =| authorlink =| title =The New Hope| publisher =New Hope Records| year =1983| location =| pages =| url =| doi =| id = | isbn = }}
*{{cite book| last =| first =| authorlink =| title =[[P.E.A.C.E./War]] (double LP)| publisher =RRadical Records| year =1983| location =| pages =| url =| doi =| id = | isbn = }}
*{{cite book| last =| first =| authorlink =| title =Midnight X-Mess #2 LP| publisher =Midnight Records| year =1986| location =| pages =| url =| doi =| id = | isbn = }}
*{{cite book| last =| first =| authorlink =| title =Midnight X-Mess #3 LP| publisher =Midnight Records| year =1987| location =| pages =| url =| doi =| id = | isbn = }}

;Dimentia 13
*{{cite book| last =| first =| authorlink =| title =Dimentia 13| publisher =Midnight Records| year =1985| location =| pages =| url =| doi =| id = | isbn = }}
*{{cite book| last =| first =| authorlink =| title =Mirror Mind| publisher =Midnight Records| year =1987| location =| pages =| url =| doi =| id = | isbn = }}
*{{cite book| last =| first =| authorlink =| title =Disturb the Air| publisher =Midnight Records| year =1989| location =| pages =| url =| doi =| id = | isbn = }}
*{{cite book| last =| first =| authorlink =| title =T.V. Screen Head| publisher =Midnight Records| year =1990| location =| pages =| url =| doi =| id = | isbn = }}
*{{cite book| last =| first =| authorlink =| title =Flat Earth Society| publisher =Midnight Records| year =1991| location =| pages =| url =| doi =| id = | isbn = }}

;Guest appearances
*{{cite book| last =[[Twink (musician)|Twink]] and [[Plasticland]]| first =| authorlink =| title =You Need a Fairy Godmother| publisher =Midnight Records| year =1989| location =| pages =| url =| doi =| id = | isbn = }}

;0DFx
*{{cite book| last =| first =| authorlink =| title =drop the A-bomb| publisher =Get Revenge Records| year =2007| location =| pages =| url =| doi =| id = | isbn = }} (1982 demo reissue)
*{{cite book| last =| first =| authorlink =| title =Discography| publisher =Get Revenge Records| year =2007| location =| pages =| url =| doi =| id = | isbn = }} (1982 demo and 1983 debut, 2 CD)
*{{cite book| last =| first =| authorlink =| title =War Hero| publisher =Get Revenge Records| year =2007| location =| pages =| url =| doi =| id = | isbn = }} (1983 debut reissue)
*{{cite book| last =| first =| authorlink =| title =Zero Defex| publisher =0DFx Records| year =2008| location =| pages =| url =| doi =| id = | isbn = }} (New recordings 2007/2008)

==See also==
*[[Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book| last =Ford| first =James Ishmael| authorlink =James Ishmael Ford| title =Zen Master Who? A Guide to the People and Stories of Zen| publisher =Wisdom Publications| year =2006| location =| pages =| url =http://books.google.com/books?id=-kut6gcyTNEC&dq=zen+master+who| doi =| id = | isbn = 0-86171-509-8}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
{{Commons category|Brad Warner}}
* [http://www.wisdompubs.org/Pages/display.lasso?-KeyValue=33163&-Token.Action=&image=1 ''Hardcore Zen'' at Wisdom Publications]
* {{official website|http://hardcorezen.info/}}
* [http://homepage.mac.com/doubtboy/ Brad Warner's personal homepage]
* [http://dogensanghalosangeles.org/ Dogen Sangha Los Angeles]
* [http://www.hardcorezen.blogspot.com Brad Warner's blog]
* [http://suicidegirls.com/news/contributors/brad_warner/ Brad Warner's articles] for ''[[Suicide Girls]]''
* [https://midnightrecords.com/Joomla/label/dimentia Dimentia 13] on the Midnight Records website
* [http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/author/bradwarner/ Audio Interview Series] on ''Buddhist Geeks''
* {{IMDb title|1482132|Cleveland's Screaming}}

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Revision as of 23:25, 8 November 2015

"Dimentia 13" redirects here. For the film, see Dementia 13.
Brad Warner
Brad Warner
TitlePriest
Personal
Born (1964-03-05) March 5, 1964 (age 60)
Hamilton, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
SchoolSoto Zen
EducationKent State University
OccupationAuthor, blogger, documentarian, musician, Zen teacher
Senior posting
TeacherGudo Wafu Nishijima
Websitehardcorezen.info

Brad Warner (born March 5, 1964) is an American Sōtō Zen priest, author, blogger, documentarian and punk rock bass guitarist.

Biography

Brad Warner was born in Hamilton, Ohio,[1] in 1964. His family traveled for his father's job and Warner spent some time in Nairobi, Kenya,[2] but grew up mainly near Akron, Ohio,[2] and attended Kent State University. As a teenager Warner got into the music of the 1960s and hardcore punk,[3] and a friend of his took him to a show by Zero Defex. He auditioned for and joined the band[4] after finding out they needed a bass guitarist. He began practicing Zen Buddhism under his first teacher, Tim McCarthy.[2][5][6] Warner later studied with Gyomay Kubose.[3]

He has played with Dimentia 13. After the financial failure of his Dimentia 13 albums, Warner got a job in Japan with the JET Programme, and then later in 1994 with Tsuburaya Productions who made Ultraman.[3] Warner played the roles of various foreigners in their programs. While in Japan he met and trained with Gudo Wafu Nishijima,[5][6] who ordained him as a priest.

He agreed to write articles for SuicideGirls, the online soft porn site.[7]

In 2007 he directed the documentary film Cleveland’s Screaming, which depicts the punk rock scene in Akron and Cleveland in the 1980s.[8][9]

Also in 2007, Gudo Wafu Nishijima named Warner the leader of Dogen Sangha International which Nishijima had founded.[6][10][11] Warner dissolved the organization in April 2012.[12][13]

In 2008 Warner lost his job with the Japanese company he had been working for in the States and as of January 2009 he was self-employed.

In 2012, Warner moved to California[14][15] and started Dogen Sangha Los Angeles.[16]

In 2013, Pirooz Kalayeh directed a film about Warner entitled Brad Warner's Hardcore Zen[17] The film premiered on October 5, 2013 in Amsterdam at the Buddhist Film Festival of Europe.[17]

Bibliography

Fiction

  • Warner, Brad (2013). Gill Women of the Prehistoric Planet. CreateSpace. ISBN 9781482712155.
  • Warner, Brad (2011). Death To All Monsters!. Hardcore Zen Books. ISBN 9781257647248.

Non-Fiction

Discography

Compilations
  • The New Hope. New Hope Records. 1983.
  • P.E.A.C.E./War (double LP). RRadical Records. 1983.
  • Midnight X-Mess #2 LP. Midnight Records. 1986.
  • Midnight X-Mess #3 LP. Midnight Records. 1987.
Dimentia 13
  • Dimentia 13. Midnight Records. 1985.
  • Mirror Mind. Midnight Records. 1987.
  • Disturb the Air. Midnight Records. 1989.
  • T.V. Screen Head. Midnight Records. 1990.
  • Flat Earth Society. Midnight Records. 1991.
Guest appearances
0DFx
  • drop the A-bomb. Get Revenge Records. 2007. (1982 demo reissue)
  • Discography. Get Revenge Records. 2007. (1982 demo and 1983 debut, 2 CD)
  • War Hero. Get Revenge Records. 2007. (1983 debut reissue)
  • Zero Defex. 0DFx Records. 2008. (New recordings 2007/2008)

See also

References

  1. ^ Warner, Brad (2007). Sit Down and Shut Up: Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, Truth, Sex, Death, and Dogen's Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye. New World Library. p. 248. ISBN 1-57731-559-6.
  2. ^ a b c Sit Down and Shut Up: Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, Truth, Sex, Death, and Dogen's Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye. New World Library. 2007. p. 254. ISBN 1-57731-559-6.
  3. ^ a b c "'Question of Authority' ...?" Interviewed by Gary Gach in The Buddhist Channel, Sep. 6, 2007
  4. ^ "Interview with Brad Warner". Tapestry. 2007-08-14. Archived from the original on 2007-11-12. Retrieved 2008-02-11. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ a b Brad Warner profile
  6. ^ a b c "Sex, Sin & Zen: Brad Warner and the Lust for Enlightenment". The Huffington Post.
  7. ^ Brad Warner's articles for Suicide Girls
  8. ^ "Cleveland's Screaming!". Distrify.
  9. ^ "Cleveland's Screaming: New Doc Looks at 80s Punk Scenes". Cleveland Scene.
  10. ^ "Hardcore Zen (Interview)". Here and Now. 2003-09-26. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
  11. ^ Brad Warner and Dogen Sangha International
  12. ^ "Dogen Sangha International is No More". Hardcorezen.blogspot.com.
  13. ^ "Dogen Sangha International Post Mortem". Hardcorezen.blogspot.com.
  14. ^ "Going to California". Hardcorezen. April 28, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  15. ^ "I Love L.A." Hardcorezen. July 6, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  16. ^ "Dogen Sangha Los Angeles". Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  17. ^ a b "Hardcore Zen: The Movie". Hardcorezen. Retrieved November 26, 2013.

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