Brian Slawson

Brian Slawson (born 1956) is an American percussionist, arranger and composer. He is best known for his Grammy-nominated recording, Bach On Wood.

Early life

Brian Montgomery Slawson was born on August 2, 1956 to Ronald and Mildred Slawson in Plattsburgh, New York and was raised in Brookfield, Connecticut. At age 7, he played snare drum in a local fife & drum corps, leading to private drum set instruction at age 10. Brian attended Brookfield High School. After preliminary studies in percussion at the Hartt School, Slawson attended the Juilliard School in New York. Soon after, he signed his first recording contract with CBS Masterworks.

Professional career

In addition to being a sought after studio musician, stage performer and clinician, Brian's multimedia company, Slawsongs, produces custom music for film, television and radio. He is Principal Timpanist of the Brevard Symphony Orchestra, Professor of Percussion at Eastern Florida State College and a published author for Alfred Music Publishing. Slawson is the voice of Gusto the Bulldog in Warner Bros. Music Expressions, appears in Macmillan/McGraw-Hill's Spotlight on Music and is a featured performer at Lincoln Center's Meet the Artist Series.

Discography

Television & Radio Appearances (National)

Sponsored Endorsements

Print Music

Personal Website

www.slawsongs.com

References

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

References

  1. ↑ "Bach on Wood Percussionist Brian Slawson Goes Against the Grain to Carve a Classical Hit". People Magazine.
  2. ↑ "All Music-Brian Slawson". All Music.
  3. ↑ "Zildjian Artist Page". Zildjian.
  4. ↑ "Kat Artist Page". Alternate Mode.
  5. ↑ "Tapspace Artist Page". Tapspace.
  6. ↑ "Distant Drums". World Cat.
  7. ↑ "Musician Performs 'BoomerBeats' Songs" (PDF). Florida Today.
  8. ↑ "Brian Slawson to entertain at Brevard Children's Chorus benefit". Orlando Arts Blog.
  9. ↑ "Alexander Lepak". Percussive Arts Society.
  10. ↑ "Dance Drama Music" (PDF). Juilliard.
  11. ↑ "Grover Pro- Artist Page". Grover Pro.
  12. ↑ "Musser- Artist Page". Musser.
  13. ↑ "Vic Firth- Artist Page". Vic Firth.
  14. ↑ "Remo- Artist Page". Remo.
  15. ↑ "Rhythm Tech- Artist Page". Rhythm Tech.
  16. ↑ "Fascinating Rhythm- Brian and Joani Slawson". Space Coast Living.
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