Joseph Brent Explained

Joseph Brent
Birth Date:1976 4, mf=yes
Birth Place:Queens, New York
Associated Acts:9 Horses, Regina Spektor, Erin McKeown, Jewel, Sara Caswell, International Contemporary Ensemble
Instrument:Mandolin, guitar, violin
Genre:Classical, folk, jazz, bluegrass, experimental
Label:Adhyâropa Records, Sunnyside Records, Vienna Modern Masters, orlando records

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]

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]

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

With 9 Horses

With others

YearArtistAlbumDescription
1997Rob GilesStraight Down a Crooked Roadviolin, string arrangements[29]
2002Tom Jones & Harvey SchmidtRoadside (original cast recording)mandolin, violin, guitar, banjo[30]
2003Eric Stuart BandBombShellShockedviolin
2006Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris2006 off-Broadway revival cast recordingmandolin, violin[31]
2008Lindsay KattPicking Out Boxesviolin
2010 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
Fugitive Songs mandolin, violin
2013 7" Box Set violin
MANIFESTRA violin, piano, string arrangements[33]
Kelli Rae Powell Live at Jalopy mandolin, violin[34]
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 mandolin, violin
String Quartet Live! mandolin, violin
Lina Orfanos Mauthausen mandolin
2016 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 Oklahoma! (2019 Revival) mandolin, guitar[41]
2022Reflections: Scott Joplin Reconsidered mandolin, vihuela[42]
2023James Moore Desolation Pops vocals[43]
2024Christopher Zuar Exuberance mandolin[44]

Books

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/BWW-Reviews-Rising-Star-Maxine-Linehan-Again-Displays-Her-Beautiful-Voice-Through-Beautiful-Songs-at-the-Metropolitan-Room-20141011 "BWW Reviews: Rising Star Maxine Linehan Again Displays Her Beautiful Voice Through Beautiful Songs at the Metropolitan Room"
  2. http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_23166802/review-san-francisco-symphony-performs-beethoven-rarities Review: San Francisco Symphony performs Beethoven rarities - San Jose Mercury News
  3. http://www.thebluegrassspecial.com/archive/2012/february2012/joe-brent-interview.html The Bluegrass Special: Artists On The Verge 2012
  4. Web site: Mannes College faculty page . 2012-02-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321101308/http://www.newschool.edu/mannes/facultyExtensionDivision.aspx?mid=31088 . 2012-03-21 . dead .
  5. Web site: Faculty: Preparatory . 2024-08-01.
  6. http://www.mandolincafe.com/news/publish/mandolins_001434.shtml Artist to Artist: 10 Minutes with Carlo Aonzo - Mandolin Cafe
  7. http://www.mandolincafe.com/news/publish/mandolins_001437.shtml Artist to Artist: 10 Minutes with Barry Mitterhoff - Mandolin Cafe
  8. http://www.mandolincafe.com/news/publish/mandolins_001420.shtml Artist to Artist: 10 Minutes with Carlo AonzoJoseph Brent Interview - Mandolin Cafe
  9. http://www.thebluegrassspecial.com/archive/2012/february2012/joe-brent-interview.html The Bluegrass Special interview with Joseph Brent
  10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cotHBt2wt4w "Us | Regina Spektor"
  11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihz0_kAucyE "Kishi Bashi String Quartet - Bright Whites"
  12. http://www.allaboutjazz.com/gary-smulyan-dominic-chianese-bella-napoli-by-dan-bilawsky.php "Gary Smulyan/Dominic Chianese: Bella Napoli"
  13. http://somethingelsereviews.com/2013/11/16/gary-smulyan-and-dominic-chianese-bella-napoli-2013/ Gary Smulyan and Dominic Chianese – Bella Napoli (2013)
  14. http://sfist.com/2013/08/15/sfist_reviews_beethoven_recordings.php SFist Reviews: Beethoven Recordings and Writings: SFist
  15. http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/SF-Symphony-review-Beethoven-Project-begins-4486569.php "SF Symphony review: 'Beethoven Project' begins"
  16. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-09-21/entertainment/ct-ent-0922-cso-muti-review-20120922_1_riccardo-muti-symphony-center-cso/ "Riccardo Muti opens CSO season at Symphony Center"
  17. Web site: ICE @ Music Mondays ICE . 2015-07-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083343/http://iceorg.org/events/event/ice-music-mondays#.VbRkwLNViko/ . 2016-03-04 . dead .
  18. Web site: Music review: Nunc at Mannes TMI Arts Page . 2014-01-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025615/http://tmiartspage.com/music-review-nunc-at-mannes/ . 2016-03-04 . dead .
  19. http://southfloridaclassicalreview.com/2011/10/mtt-new-world-present-different-sides-of-beethovens-genius/ "MTT, New World present different sides of Beethoven’s genius"
  20. Web site: Music review: Nunc at Mannes TMI Arts Page . 2014-01-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025615/http://tmiartspage.com/music-review-nunc-at-mannes/ . 2016-03-04 . dead .
  21. http://www.sunnysidecafe.us/www.sunnysidecafe.us/Sunnyside_Cafe/Entries/2015/8/13_9_Horses_-_The_Perfectest_Herald_(10_16_15).html Sunnyside Cafe
  22. http://21cmposium.21cm.org/launch-21cm-emerging-artists.html 21CM
  23. http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2022/Jan/Sadigursky-solomon-ADHYAROPA.htm SADIGURSKY The Solomon Diaries - ADHYÂROPA RECORDS
  24. https://www.paladinomusic.at/sheet-music/pm-0033 An Englishman In New York
  25. http://www.mandolincafe.com/news/publish/mandolins_001420.shtml "Joseph Brent Interview"
  26. http://www.labraid.ca Grand Concert - Brian Dean
  27. http://circlestrings.com/artists/ "Joe Brent"
  28. http://mandolinmagazine.com/cgi/backissues/searchdb.cgi "Joseph Brent - Point of Departure CD Review"
  29. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/joseph-brent-mn0001455747/credits "Joseph Brent|Credits|AllMusic"
  30. Web site: Roadside [Original Cast Recording] - credits]. Allmusic. 4 October 2015.
  31. Web site: Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris [2006 Off-Broadway Recording] - credits]. Allmusic. 4 October 2015.
  32. Web site: Enter Laughing - credits. Allmusic. 4 October 2015.
  33. Web site: Manifestra - Erin McKeown. Allmusic. 4 October 2015.
  34. Web site: Live Music at Jalopy with Kelli Rae Powell. Jalopy. 4 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151005055958/http://jalopy.biz/performance_show.php?eventid=1503. 5 October 2015. dead.
  35. Web site: Bella Napoli - credits. Allmusic. 4 October 2015.
  36. Web site: Bailey. C. Michael. Lauren Kinhan: Circle In A Square (2014). All About Jazz. 20 February 2014 . 4 October 2015.
  37. Web site: Beautiful Songs - credits. Allmusic. 4 October 2015.
  38. Web site: Dear Death - Andi Rae Healy. Music X Ray.
  39. Web site: Laurent. Fintoni. Kishi Bashi: The Man Behind 'The Fourth Phase' Music. Red Bull. 28 September 2016.
  40. Web site: I Only Listen to the Mountain Goats: All Hail West Texas. Merge Records. 13 November 2017.
  41. Web site: Playbill.com. Playbill. 23 June 2019.
  42. Web site: Amazon.com. Amazon . 23 January 2022.
  43. Web site: James Moore. James Moore, guitarist and composer . 14 March 2023.
  44. Web site: Christopher Zuar Is Exuberant!. The Art Music Lounge . 3 May 2024 . 10 May 2024.
  45. Web site: Goodreads. Books by Joseph Brent. August 18, 2015.
  46. https://www.paladinomusic.at/sheet-music/pm-0033 paladino media gmbh

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