Joseph Brent
| Joseph Brent | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Classical, folk, jazz, experimental |
| Instruments | mandolin, guitar, violin |
| Labels | Vienna Modern Masters |
| Associated acts | Regina Spektor, Erin McKeown, Jewel, Bryan Dunn, Kelli Rae Powell, M Shanghai String Band, International Contemporary Ensemble, Bridget Kibbey |
| Website |
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| Notable instruments | |
| "Pähkinä" Grand Concert mandolin by Brian Dean | |
Joseph Brent is an American mandolinist, multi-instrumentalist,[1] and teacher. He is known for his perfomances and arrangements of rock and indie songs.[2] [3] He teaches at Mannes College[4]
Brent attended the Berklee College of Music, and studied the mandolin under Carlo Aonzo.
In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Brent is active as a sideman in several rock, bluegrass,[5] and folk ensembles, most notably with Regina Spektor, Jewel,[Maxine Linehan[6] and various artists centered around the Jalopy Theatre and School of Music in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.
Brent also records[7][8] and performs with classical groups, including the San Francisco Symphony[9] and the New World Symphony.[10][11]
In 2008, Brent collaborated worked 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.[12]
Brent has published two books of mandolin pedagogy, Scales and Arpeggios for MandolinISBN 0615182577and Orchestral and Chamber Excerpts for Mandolin.ISBN 0615182259
Discography
- Point Of Departure (2007)[13]
- Nocturnes and Caprices by David Loeb (Vienna Modern Masters) (2011)
- solo. EP (2011)
- An Englishman IN New York (2013)
With others
- Bryan Dunn - Sweetheart of the Music Hall (2012)
- Erin McKeown - Manifestra (2013)
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
- ↑ The Bluegrass Special interview with Joseph Brent
- ↑ "Review: Maxine Linehan Transforms the Popular Into the Personal". New York Times. by STEPHEN HOLDENFEB. 10, 2015
- ↑ Gary Smulyan and Dominic Chianese – Bella Napoli (2013)
- ↑ SFist Reviews: Beethoven Recordings and Writings: SFist
- ↑ "SF Symphony review: 'Beethoven Project' begins". SF Gate By Joshua Kosman May 3, 2013
- ↑ "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
- ↑ "Joseph Brent Interview". Mandolin Cafe November 20, 2011
- ↑ "Joseph Brent - Point of Departure CD Review"Mandolin Magazine.
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