Guillermo E. Brown Explained

Guillermo E. Brown
Birth Name:	Guillermo Enrique Brown
Birth Date:	1976 5, df=yes
Birth Place:	New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.

Guillermo E. Brown (aka Pegasus Warning) is a multi-disciplinary performer whose works include Soul at the Hands of the Machine,^{[1] [2]} The Beat Kids' Open Rhythm System and Sound Magazine,^[3] Black Dreams 1.0,^[4] ...Is Arturo Klauft, Handeheld, Shuffle Mode, WOOF TICKET EP,^[5] PwEP2, forthcoming full-length album Dream&Destroy and performance piece Bee Boy.^[6] His one-man theater piece, Robeson in Space, premiered at Luna Stage (2005).^[7] Additional work includes sound installation cracked unicorns^[8] at The Studio Museum in Harlem, performance pieces Postcolonial Bacchanale (Harlem Stage), SYRUP (The Kitchen), supergroup BiLLLL$,^[9] the collaborative trio Thiefs, and sound installation for She Talks to Beethoven^[10] by Adrienne Kennedy directed by Charlotte Brathwaite at JACK NYC.

Biography

A graduate of Wesleyan University (B.A.) and Bard College (M.F.A.), Brown was adjunct professor at New York University's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music and Gallatin School from 2006 to 2008 and Artist-in-Residence at Pacific Northwest College of Art in 2010. He is a recipient of a 2016 Creative Capital Award in Performing Arts for Bee Boy,^[6] a recipient of Harvestworks New Works Residency (2001)^[11] and Van Lier Fellowship (2002), and a residency at MIT's Center for Art, Science, and Technology (2016-2017).^[12] Most recently he appears as the drummer in the house band (called Melissa) of The Late Late Show with James Corden on CBS, with band leader Reggie Watts. In addition he is featured on over 45 recordings, and has appeared live, recorded and as drummer/vocalist/collaborator with Vijay Iyer, Mike Ladd, David S. Ware, William Parker, Matthew Shipp, Rob Reddy, Roy Campbell, Spring Heel Jack, Anti-Pop Consortium, Anthony Braxton, DJ Spooky, El-P, Carl Hancock Rux, Vernon Reid, DJ Logic, Latasha Diggs, Dave Burrell, George E. Lewis, Mendi & Keith Obadike, Victor Gama, David Gunn, Arto Lindsay, Gordon Voidwell, Tecla, Jahcoozi, Robot Koch, Das Racist, Jamie Lidell, Saul Williams, CANT, Mocky, Twin Shadow, Busdriver, Grisha Coleman, and Wangechi Mutu among others.

Discography

• Pegasus Warning, Woof Ticket EP, (Plug Research), 2013^[5]
• Thiefs' full-length LP, drums/voice, (Melanine Harmonique), 2013^[13]
• Mocky's Graveyard Novelas, voice, (Heavy Sheet), 2013^[14]
• Vijay Iyer/Mike Ladd/Maurice Decaul's , (Pi Recordings), 2013^[15]
• Tecla's We Are The Lucky Ones, co-producer, (Mayimba Music), 2013^[16]
• Lucky Paul, Demonspawn, voice, (somethinksounds), 2011^[17]
• CANT, Dreams Come True, (Terrible/Warp), 2011^[18]
• Andrew Lamb, Rhapsody in Black, (NoBusiness Records), 2011^[19]
• Jahcoozi's, Barefoot Wanderer, voice, (Bpitch Control), 2010^[20]
• Das Racist's "Don Dada" from Shut Up, Dude, composer/producer, (Michka/Greedhead), 2010^[21]
• William Parker, I Plan to Stay a Believer, (Aum Fidelity), 2010^[22]
• Shuffle Mode, (Melanine Harmonique later licensed to Cleveland Tapes), 2009^[23]
• David S. Ware Quartet, Live in Vilnius, (NoBusiness), 2009^[24]
• Guillermo E. Brown/Matthew Shipp Duo, Telephone Popcorn, (Nu Bop Records), 2008^[25]
• , curated by Mendi + Keith Obadike (Bridge Music), 2008^[26]
• David S. Ware Quartet, Renunciation, (Aum Fidelity), 2007^[27]
• Vijay Iyer + Mike Ladd, Still Life with Commentator, (Savoy Jazz), 2007^[28]
• Colorform, Fragments of Youth, (Bonanzagram), 2007^[29]
• George Lewis, SEQUEL, (INTAKT), 2006^[30]
• Dave Burrell's DB3, Momentum, (High Two Records), 2006^[31]
• David S. Ware, BalladWare, (Thirsty Ear), 2006^[32]
• Guillermo E. Brown, Handeheld, (Melanine Harmonique Records), 2005^[33]
• Guillermo E. Brown, ...is Arturo Klauft, (Melanine Harmonique Records), 2005^[34]
• Mike Ladd's Negrophilia, (Thirsty Ear), 2005^[35]
• David S. Ware, Live in the World, (Thirsty Ear), 2005^[36]
• Guillermo E. Brown's Black Dreams 1.0, (Melanine Harmonique Records), 2004^[37]
• El-P, High Water, (Thirsty Ear), 2004^[38]
• Matthew Shipp Trio, The Trio Plays Ware, (Splasc(H)), 2004^[39]
• DJ Spooky, celestial mechanix, (Thirsty Ear), 2004^[40]
• Creative Trans-Informational Alliance, Atrospect Sound 1: An Opera in Four Acts, (CTIA), 2004^[41]
• Guillermo E. Brown's The Beat Kids, Open Rhythm System, (7H/Uncle Junior), 2003^[3]
• Antipop Consortium, Antipop vs. Matthew Shipp, (Thirsty Ear), 2003^[42]
• David S. Ware String Ensemble, Threads, (Thirsty Ear), 2003^[43]
• The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra, Spontaneous, (Splasc(H)), 2003^[44]
• DJ Wally, Nothing Stays the Same, (Thirsty Ear), 2003^[45]
• DJ Spooky, Dubtometry, (Thirsty Ear), 2003^[46]
• Guillermo E. Brown's Soul at the Hands of the Machine], (Thirsty Ear), 2002^[1]
• DJ Spooky's Optometry, (Thirsty Ear), 2002^[47]
• Matthew Shipp's Nu Bop, (Thirsty Ear), 2002^[48]
• David S. Ware, Freedom Suite, (Aum Fidelity), 2002^[49]
• Rob Reddy's Honor System, Seeing by the Light of My Own Candle, (Knitting Factory), 2001^[50]
• Spring Heel Jack, Masses, (Thirsty Ear), 2001^[51]
• Roy Campbell, It's Krunch Time, (Thirsty Ear), 2001^[52]
• David S. Ware, Corridors & Parallels, (Aum Fidelity), 2001^[53]
• William Parker and The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra, The Raincoat in the River Vol. 1, (Eremite), 2001^[54]
• David S. Ware, Surrendered, (Sony/Columbia), 2000^[55]

Education

• M.F.A., Music/Sound, The Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, 2005
• B.A., Music, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, 1998

Residencies

• Office Hours, The Kennedy Center's REACH, 2022, Washington, DC
• FORM Arcosanti, 2019, Arcosanti, Arizona
• Artist-in-Residence, Pacific Northwest College of Art, 2010, Portland, Oregon
• Future Places Festival, 2009, Porto, Portugal
• Sant'Anna Arresi Jazz Workshop, 2004, Sardinia, Italy
• Van Lier Residency, Harvestworks, 2002–2003, New York City
• Artist Fellowship Harvestworks, 2000–2001, New York City

Notes and References

1. Web site: Guillermo E. Brown – Soul at the Hands of the Machine. Discogs.
2. Web site: Guillermo E. Brown: Soul at the Hands of the Machine. All About. Jazz. All About Jazz. 19 April 2002 .
3. Web site: The Beat Kids – Open Rhythm System. Discogs.
4. Web site: Dusted Reviews: Guillermo E. Brown – Black Dreams 1.0. Dustedmagazine.com.
5. Web site: Pegasus Warning – Woof Ticket EP. Discogs.
6. Web site: Creative Capital – Investing in Artists who Shape the Future. creative-capital.org.
7. Web site: THEATER REVIEW; A Psyche in Orbit. Naomi. Siegel. 9 October 2005. The New York Times.
8. Web site: The Studio Museum in Harlem. Studiomuseum.org. 11 September 2017 .
9. Web site: Archived copy . archive.eyebeam.org . 14 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170312031640/http://archive.eyebeam.org/events/mixer-kudu-billll-featuring-guillermo-e-brown-the-collection-agency . 12 March 2017 . dead.
10. Web site: She Talks to Beethoven. JACK . BROOKLYN.
11. Web site: 2001 New Works Residencies – Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center. Harvestworks.org. January 2001 .
12. Web site: Bee Boy – Arts at MIT. Arts.mit.edu.
13. Web site: Jazz From Thiefs, Shamie Royston and Curtis Hasselbring. Ben. Ratliff. 1 March 2013. The New York Times.
14. Web site: Graveyard Novelas (The Moxtape Vol. I), by Mocky. Mocky.
15. Web site: 'Holding It Down,' Poems of War Veterans, at Harlem Stage. Ben. Ratliff. 20 September 2012. The New York Times.
16. Web site: We Are the Lucky Ones – Tecla – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic. AllMusic.
17. Web site: Lucky Paul – Demon Spawn (Lonely C & Baby Prince Remix). Soundcloud.com.
18. Web site: Cant (2) – Dreams Come True. Discogs.
19. Web site: Andrew Lamb (2) – Rhapsody in Black. Discogs.
20. Web site: Jahcoozi – Barefoot Wanderer. Discogs.
21. Web site: Das Racist – Shut Up, Dude. Discogs.
22. Web site: William Parker – I Plan To Stay A Believer: The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield. Discogs.
23. Web site: Shuffle Mode, by Guillermo E. Brown. Cleveland Tapes.
24. Web site: David S. Ware Quartet – Live in Vilnius. Discogs.
25. Web site: Matthew Shipp And Guillermo E. Brown – Telephone Popcorn. Discogs.
26. Web site: Crosstalk: American Speech Music BRIDGE 9285. Bridge Records.
27. Web site: David S. Ware Quartet – Renunciation. Discogs.
28. Web site: Vijay Iyer + Mike Ladd – Still Life With Commentator. Discogs.
29. Web site: Colorform – Fragments of Youth. Discogs.
30. Web site: George Lewis – Sequel (For Lester Bowie). Discogs.
31. Web site: .: Dave Burrell: Momentum : High Two :.. Hightwo.com.
32. Web site: BalladWare – David S. Ware – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic. AllMusic.
33. Web site: Guillermo E Brown – Handeheld CD Album. Cduniverse.com.
34. Web site: Is Arturo Klauft! – Guillermo E. Brown. Listen @cdbaby. Cdbaby.com.
35. Web site: Mike Ladd – Negrophilia [The Album]]. Discogs.
36. Web site: The David S. Ware Quartets* – Live in the World. Discogs.
37. Web site: Black Dreams 1.0 – Guillermo E. Brown. Listen @cdbaby. Cdbaby.com.
38. Web site: El-P Feat. The Blue Series Continuum – High Water. Discogs.
39. Web site: Matthew Shipp Trio – The Trio Plays Ware. Discogs.
40. Web site: DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid* – Celestial Mechanix: The Blue Series Mastermix. Discogs.
41. Web site: Creative Trans-Informational Alliance – Atrospect Sound 1: An Opera in Four Acts. Discogs.
42. Web site: Antipop Consortium – Antipop Vs. Matthew Shipp. Discogs.
43. Web site: David S. Ware String Ensemble – Threads. Discogs.
44. Web site: William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra – Spontaneous. Discogs.
45. Web site: DJ Wally – Nothing Stays The Same. Discogs.
46. Web site: DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid* Feat. Mad Professor & Lee "Scratch" Perry* – Dubtometry. Discogs.
47. Web site: DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid* – Optometry. Discogs.
48. Web site: Matthew Shipp – Nu Bop. Discogs.
49. Web site: David S. Ware Quartet – Freedom Suite. Discogs.
50. Web site: Rob Reddy's Sleeping Dogs – Seeing by the Light of My Own Candle. Discogs.
51. Web site: Spring Heel Jack • The Blue Series Continuum – Masses. Discogs.
52. Web site: Roy Campbell Quartet – It's Krunch Time. Discogs.
53. Web site: David S. Ware Quartet – Corridors & Parallels. Discogs.
54. Web site: William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra – Raincoat in the River Vol.1 / ICA Concert. Discogs.
55. Web site: David S. Ware – Surrendered. Discogs.