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Larry Brown (born 1947) is an American musician, composer and recording engineer. Background. 1960s. In the 1960s, he started out playing drums in various bands including surf music bands.
Feb 25, 2013 · A post be-bop jazz pianist, Larry lists his major influences as Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly, and Miles Davis. The Larry Brown Quintet features Larry Brown on piano, Kent Miller on bass, Greg Holloway on drums, Thad Wilson on trumpet, and Peter Fraize on tenor sax.
- You started out so young, why did you sign with BMI back then? Back then, the rumor was – and I was just a kid, but I still remember this – that [the other large performing rights organization (PRO)] was for the older guys and the radio guys were all signing with BMI, so that’s where I ended up.
- You’ve been a studio musician, touring musician, record producer, engineer, you name it. How did you learn composing? In my early 20s I got to tour with Andy Williams for about eight years, which gave me the opportunity to work with amazing composers, because Williams’ opening act would be a headline composer.
- I was going to ask who some of your biggest influences as a composer were. Would it be those names you just mentioned? In the early days it was that, but I’ve also got to give a thumbs-up to some of my teachers when I was a kid.
- What was the best advice you got when you were starting out? My parents were always really supportive of me, but they always said, “have another career.”
For more than three decades Larry Brown has been providing his expertise in composing, engineering, and producing music. His depth of professionalism helps him create just what is needed for his clients from recording artists, to TV and film compositional assignments.
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Dec 3, 2015 · Fueled by his love of big band and jazz music, former Navy band leader and Master Chief Musician Larry Brown formed an orchestra–a big orchestra, composed of 17 pieces plus two vocalists. And even though Brown passed in 2010, the band is still going strong, thanks to the efforts of his wife and son. Meet Larry Brown’s Swinglane ...
