Brian Slawson

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Brian Slawson (born 1956) is an American percussionist, arranger and composer. He is best known for his Grammy-nominated recording, Bach On Wood.

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Early life

Brian Montgomery Slawson was born on August 2, 1956, to Ronald and Mildred Slawson in Plattsburgh, New York and was raised in Brookfield, Connecticut. At age 7, he played snare drum in a local fife & drum corps, leading to private drum set instruction at age 10. Brian attended Brookfield High School. After preliminary studies in percussion at the Hartt School, Slawson attended the Juilliard School in New York. Soon after, he signed his first recording contract with CBS Masterworks.

Professional career

In addition to being a sought after studio musician, stage performer and clinician, Brian's multimedia company, Slawsongs, produces custom music for film, television and radio. He is Principal Timpanist of the Brevard Symphony Orchestra, Professor of Percussion at Eastern Florida State College and a published author for Alfred Music Publishing. Slawson is the voice of Gusto the Bulldog in Warner Bros. Music Expressions, appears in Macmillan/McGraw-Hill's Spotlight on Music and is a featured performer at Lincoln Center's Meet the Artist Series.

Discography

Television and radio appearances (national)

Personal website

www.slawsongs.com

References

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

References

  1. ↑ "Bach on Wood Percussionist Brian Slawson Goes Against the Grain to Carve a Classical Hit". People Magazine.
  2. ↑ "All Music-Brian Slawson". All Music.
  3. ↑ "Zildjian Artist Page". Zildjian. Archived from the original on 2015-10-08. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  4. ↑ "Kat Artist Page". Alternate Mode. Archived from the original on 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  5. ↑ "Tapspace Artist Page". Tapspace.
  6. ↑ Distant Drums. World Cat. OCLC   18241225.
  7. ↑ "Musician Performs 'BoomerBeats' Songs" (PDF). Florida Today.
  8. ↑ "Brian Slawson to entertain at Brevard Children's Chorus benefit". Orlando Arts Blog. Archived from the original on 2010-09-19.
  9. ↑ "Alexander Lepak". Percussive Arts Society. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23.
  10. ↑ "Dance Drama Music" (PDF). Juilliard.
  11. ↑ "Grover Pro- Artist Page". Grover Pro.
  12. ↑ "Musser- Artist Page". Musser. Archived from the original on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
  13. ↑ "Vic Firth- Artist Page". Vic Firth. Archived from the original on 2012-08-23. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
  14. ↑ "Remo- Artist Page". Remo. Archived from the original on 2014-05-09.
  15. ↑ "Rhythm Tech- Artist Page". Rhythm Tech. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
  16. ↑ "Fascinating Rhythm- Brian and Joani Slawson". Space Coast Living.
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