Vicki Brown

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Tucson-based multi-instrumentalist Vicki Brown is a sound sculptress of compositions created with acoustic (violin, viola, vox) and electronic instruments (loopers & other pedals). Playing since she was 9, Vicki's stylings range far and wide. Her improvisational/experimental organic creations reveal ethereal cinematic moods that evoke imagery suitable for one's life soundtrack. Her work is captured on "Winter Garden" (KEEP Recordings, 2006).Her recent projects include collaborating with T.T. Lund (Giant Sand, Desoto Caucus) & The French Cowboy of Nantes, France, work that has yielded hours of material, some of which is posted above.Brown is also an active member and provides the music for Tucson's Movement Salon (http://movementsalon.wordpress.com), a group of movement artists and writers who practice and perform the art of improvisation. The teaching sessions use guided movement and creative writing activities to help people explore relationships between bodies and space, choice and responsibility, and self and others.Besides her solo work, Vicki's violin and voice are frequent contributions to the likes of the Ashes of Love/Chris Black, Naim Amor, Amy Rude, Marianne Dissard, David D'Alessio, Leila Lopez, Cathy Rivers, Campo Bravo...Her contributions may be heard on:
Amy Rude (Heartbeast, 2008; My Love is a Velvet Farm, 2007; Snakeheart, 2005).
The Desoto Caucus (Elite Continental Custom Club, 2008).
Marianne Dissard (L'Entredeux, 2008).
Chris Cacavas (Love's Been Discontinued, tba).
Year Long Disaster (Year Long Disaster, 2007).
Ian Moore (To be Loved, 2007).
Naim Amor (Sanguine, 2007).
Charlemagne (We can build an island, 2007).
Will Elliott (beat this horse, 2007).
Lilium (tba).
Loveland (tba).
Beautiful Bird (tba).
Lucille Sparks & Arthur Vint (tba).
Campo Bravo (Denver Lights & Eagle Rock Dreamers, 2007; Goodbye, Oklahoma, 2006; Songs for Messy Lovers, 2005).
Jacob White (The Staircase, 2007).
András Laszló Weil Fisher (2007).
The Low Ones (Swimming to the Moon, 2007).
Lonna Kelly (tba).
The New Drakes (Staircase Wit, 2006).
John Coinman (Songs from the Modern West, 2004).
Darren Hanlon (Little Chills, 2004).She has toured and/or shared stages with:
Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter, Sparklehorse, Calexico, Woven Hand, DeVotchka, Nicolai Dunger, Jon Langford (The Mekons), Pam Rose (Emmy Lou Harris), Hanz Araki, Marianne Dissard, Cathy Rivers, Naim Amor, Amy Rude, Campo Bravo, Eric Potter (EP!), Nicolai Dungar, Paul Horn, The Lowlights, Megan Haas, Carl Johns, Nik Freitas, Marie Frank, Kristin Hersh, SMOG, M. Ward, Okkervil River, Norfolk&Western, Cyril Barrett, Scout Niblett, Yo Yo Ma, Paul Niehaus