Joseph Brent
Brent in 2016 playing a fan-fretted mandolin.
Born (1976-04-06 ) April 6, 1976 (age 48) Queens , New York Genres Classical , folk , jazz , bluegrass , experimental Instrument(s) Mandolin , guitar , violin Labels Adhyâropa Records , Sunnyside Records , Vienna Modern Masters, orlando recordsWebsite josephbrent .com
Musical artist
Joseph Frederick Brent (born April 6, 1976) is an American composer , mandolinist , multi-instrumentalist ,[ 1] and teacher . He is known for his performances and arrangements of rock and indie songs, as well as his original compositions with the ensemble 9 Horses .[ 2] [ 3] He taught classical mandolin at Mannes College [ 4] and currently teaches at Bard College .[ 5]
Brent attended the Berklee College of Music , and studied the mandolin under Carlo Aonzo in Savona , Italy .[ 6] He also received instruction from Barry Mitterhoff [ 7] and Adam Steffey .[ 8]
Joseph Brent with 9 Horses (l-r Sara Caswell , Brent, Andrew Ryan)
In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Brent is active as a sideman in several rock, jazz, bluegrass ,[ 9] and folk ensembles, most notably with Regina Spektor ,[ 10] Jewel , Kishi Bashi ,[ 11] Gary Smulyan ,[ 12] and various artists centered on the Brooklyn folk music scene.
Brent also records[ 13] [ 14] and has performed with symphony orchestras such as the Seattle Symphony , San Francisco Symphony ,[ 15] Chicago Symphony ,[ 16] International Contemporary Ensemble ,[ 17] nunc,[ 18] and the New World Symphony .[ 19] [ 20]
Joseph Brent in 2013 with his custom-made 10-string mandolin, named Kumi.
On October 16, 2015, Brent's improvising ensemble 9 Horses , featuring violinist Sara Caswell and bassist Shawn Conley released their debut album Perfectest Herald on Sunnyside Records ,[ 21] and in 2016 were the winners of the 21CM LAUNCH: Emerging Artists Competition.[ 22]
In 2022 Brent founded Adhyâropa Records along with 9 Horses bandmate Andrew Ryan. In addition to releasing Omegah and subsequent material by 9 Horses and its associated members, Adhyâropa has also released albums by Sam Sadigursky , Mr Sun, Jacob Jolliff, and others.[ 23]
Brent has published two books of mandolin pedagogy, Scales and Arpeggios for Mandolin and Orchestral and Chamber Excerpts for Mandolin , and his book of transcriptions of the lute music of John Dowland for two mandolins, conceived with Alon Sariel , was published in 2015 by paladino music.[ 24]
Customized instruments
In 2008, Brent collaborated with Nova Scotia -based luthier Brian Dean to design a grand concert mandolin he named 'Pähkinä', which is Finnish for 'nut', a reference to the walnut top of the instrument. Among the instrument's many distinctive features are the walnut/maple/spruce wood combination, a zero fret , a semi-lute construction with minimal bracing, a built-in tone guard with a sound pressure relief hole cut into the back, and ornate f-holes which reach around the sides of the instrument.[ 25] Dean has since built a 10-string version of this model nicknamed 'Kumí', which is currently Brent's primary acoustic instrument.[ 26] In 2016, Vermont -based luthier Adam Buchwald built him a 5-string, fanned fret electric mandolin.[ 27]
Discography
Solo
Point of Departure (2007)[ 28]
Nocturnes and Caprices by David Loeb (Vienna Modern Masters) (2011)
solo. EP (2011)
An Englishman In New York (2013) with Alon Sariel
With 9 Horses
Joe Brent & Sara Caswell EP (2013)
Perfectest Herald (2015)
Blood From A Stone EP (2019)
Omegah (2021)
Strum (2024)
With others
Year
Artist
Album
Description
1997
Rob Giles
Straight Down a Crooked Road
violin, string arrangements[ 29]
2002
Tom Jones & Harvey Schmidt
Roadside (original cast recording)
mandolin, violin, guitar, banjo[ 30]
2003
Eric Stuart Band
BombShellShocked
violin
2006
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
2006 off-Broadway revival cast recording
mandolin, violin[ 31]
2008
Lindsay Katt
Picking Out Boxes
violin
2010
Regina Spektor
Live In London
violin
Joseph Stein & Stan Daniels
Enter Laughing (Original Cast Recording)
violin[ 32]
2012
Bryan Dunn
Sweetheart of the Music Hall
mandolin, vocals
Miller & Tysen
Fugitive Songs
mandolin, violin
2013
Kishi Bashi
7" Box Set
violin
Erin McKeown
MANIFESTRA
violin, piano, string arrangements[ 33]
Kelli Rae Powell
Live at Jalopy
mandolin, violin[ 34]
Gary Smulyan
Bella Napoli
mandolin, violin[ 35]
2014
Lauren Kinhan
Circle in a Square
violin[ 36]
2015
Maxine Linehan
Beautiful Songs
mandolin, percussion, violin[ 37]
Andi Rae Healy
If You Want To Be My Man
mandolin[ 38]
King Radio
King Radio
mandolin, violin
Kishi Bashi
String Quartet Live!
mandolin, violin
Lina Orfanos
Mauthausen
mandolin
2016
Kishi Bashi
The Fourth Phase (Original Soundtrack)
violin[ 39]
2018
Various Artists
I Only Listen to the Mountain Goats: All Hail West Texas
electric mandolin, string arrangements with Erin McKeown on 'Jenny'[ 40]
2019
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein
Oklahoma! (2019 Revival)
mandolin, guitar[ 41]
2022
Lara Downes
Reflections: Scott Joplin Reconsidered
mandolin, vihuela[ 42]
2023
James Moore
Desolation Pops
vocals[ 43]
2024
Christopher Zuar
Exuberance
mandolin[ 44]
Books
Scales and Arpeggios for Mandolin. Lulu Publishing. 2007.[ 45]
Orchestral and Chamber Excerpts for Mandolin. Lulu Publishing. 2007.[ 45]
An Englishman in New York: Famous Lute Pieces Arranged for Two Mandolins. paladino media gmbh. 2015.[ 46]
References
^ "BWW Reviews: Rising Star Maxine Linehan Again Displays Her Beautiful Voice Through Beautiful Songs at the Metropolitan Room" . Broadway World Reviews , October 11, 2014 by Stephen Hanks.
^ Review: San Francisco Symphony performs Beethoven rarities - San Jose Mercury News
^ The Bluegrass Special: Artists On The Verge 2012
^ "Mannes College faculty page" . Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2012-02-10 .
^ "Faculty: Preparatory" . Retrieved 2024-08-01 .
^ Artist to Artist: 10 Minutes with Carlo Aonzo - Mandolin Cafe
^ Artist to Artist: 10 Minutes with Barry Mitterhoff - Mandolin Cafe
^ Artist to Artist: 10 Minutes with Carlo AonzoJoseph Brent Interview - Mandolin Cafe
^ The Bluegrass Special interview with Joseph Brent
^ "Us | Regina Spektor" . uploaded by Carlos Vilaró Nadal
^ "Kishi Bashi String Quartet - Bright Whites"
^ "Gary Smulyan/Dominic Chianese: Bella Napoli" . All About Jazz . by DAN BILAWSKY. 10, 2015
^ Gary Smulyan and Dominic Chianese – Bella Napoli (2013)
^ SFist Reviews: Beethoven Recordings and Writings: SFist Archived 2016-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
^ "SF Symphony review: 'Beethoven Project' begins" . SF Gate By Joshua Kosman May 3, 2013
^ "Riccardo Muti opens CSO season at Symphony Center" . Chicago Tribune , By John von Rhein
^ "ICE @ Music Mondays | ICE" . Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-07-26 .
^ "Music review: Nunc at Mannes | TMI Arts Page" . Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-01-09 .
^ "MTT, New World present different sides of Beethoven’s genius" . South Florida Classical Review , By Lawrence Budmen
^ "Music review: Nunc at Mannes | TMI Arts Page" . Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-01-09 .
^ Sunnyside Cafe Archived 2015-09-25 at the Wayback Machine . 9 Horses: Perfectest Herald
^ 21CM Archived 2016-08-31 at the Wayback Machine . 21CM: LAUNCH Competition Winners
^ SADIGURSKY The Solomon Diaries - ADHYÂROPA RECORDS Music Web.
^ An Englishman In New York Paladino Sheet Music.
^ "Joseph Brent Interview" . Mandolin Cafe November 20, 2011
^ Grand Concert - Brian Dean . Brian N Dean, luthier
^ "Joe Brent"
^ "Joseph Brent - Point of Departure CD Review" Archived 2015-05-01 at the Wayback Machine Mandolin Magazine .
^ "Joseph Brent|Credits|AllMusic" AllMusic .
^ "Roadside [Original Cast Recording] - credits" . Allmusic . Retrieved 4 October 2015 .
^ "Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris [2006 Off-Broadway Recording] - credits" . Allmusic . Retrieved 4 October 2015 .
^ "Enter Laughing - credits" . Allmusic . Retrieved 4 October 2015 .
^ "Manifestra - Erin McKeown" . Allmusic . Retrieved 4 October 2015 .
^ "Live Music at Jalopy with Kelli Rae Powell" . Jalopy . Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015 .
^ "Bella Napoli - credits" . Allmusic . Retrieved 4 October 2015 .
^ Bailey, C. Michael (20 February 2014). "Lauren Kinhan: Circle In A Square (2014)" . All About Jazz . Retrieved 4 October 2015 .
^ "Beautiful Songs - credits" . Allmusic . Retrieved 4 October 2015 .
^ "Dear Death - Andi Rae Healy" . Music X Ray .
^ Laurent, Fintoni. "Kishi Bashi: The Man Behind 'The Fourth Phase' Music" . Red Bull . Retrieved 28 September 2016 .
^ "I Only Listen to the Mountain Goats: All Hail West Texas" . Merge Records . Retrieved 13 November 2017 .
^ "Playbill.com" . Playbill . Retrieved 23 June 2019 .
^ "Amazon.com" . Amazon . Retrieved 23 January 2022 .
^ "James Moore" . James Moore, guitarist and composer . Retrieved 14 March 2023 .
^ "Christopher Zuar Is Exuberant!" . The Art Music Lounge . 3 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024 .
^ a b "Books by Joseph Brent" . Goodreads. Retrieved August 18, 2015 .
^ paladino media gmbh
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