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Michael Brook

Penumbra

About Me


Over the past twenty-five years, Michael Brook has forged his own path, fueled in equal parts by scientific curiosity, the thrill of playing guitar, technical aptitude and a fervent interest in music from all over the world. A record producer; a soundtrack composer; an instrument builder; an inspired collaborator and player and a solo artist possessed of a unique sensibility.

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/18/2006
Band Website: michaelbrookmusic.com
Influences: Collaborators in the past: Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno, Harold Budd, London Zoo creatures, Pieter Nooten, Mary Margaret O'Hara, The Pogues, Bryan Ferry, Lisa Gerrard, Youssou N'Dour, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Cheb Khaled, Indian electric mandolin player U. Srinivas and the Armenian duduk flute master Djivan Gasparayan.
Record Label: Canadian Rational
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

May 29, 2008: Penumbra - exclusive pre-release

 Penumbra: exclusive pre-release May 29, 2008Listen / Download / Buy ยป We are proud to announce the exclusive pre release of Penumbra (2008, Canadian Rational). Penumbra is an inspiring collab...
Posted by Michael Brook on Fri, 30 May 2008 06:39:00 PST

Oct 22, 200: On NPRs Echoes

MICHAEL BROOK'S SECRET SOURCESWe discover the influences in the music of Michael BrookMichael Brook has been at the bleeding edges of new music, working with Jon Hassell and Brian Eno, collaborating w...
Posted by Michael Brook on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:37:00 PST

Michael Brook past Podcasts

Michael Brook News-- FREE DOWNLOAD AND PODCAST OF EXCLUSIVE TRACK ON KCRW.COM AND ITUNES TODAY FEBRUARY 27!KCRW has recently started a new feature on their new music stream, kcrwmusic.com, it's a dai...
Posted by Michael Brook on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:48:00 PST

Michael's personal newsletter!!

I'd like to both express appreciation for your interest in a newsletter and apologize for it taking so long to send one.The reasons are many and the justification weak. I find the physical act of typi...
Posted by Michael Brook on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 04:45:00 PST

Michael Brook on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday 7/30

Hello Friends of Michael Brook, Here is a direct link to Michael Brook's National Public Radio "Weekend Edition Sunday" radio interview.  Michael hits upon "RockPaperScissors," "An Inconveni...
Posted by Michael Brook on Sun, 30 Jul 2006 07:00:00 PST

"An Inconvenient Truth" is out on I-Tunes

Michael Brook's soundtrack for the movie "An Inconvenient Truth" is out on I-Tunes today.   Check it out.  We have up a sample called "Election" on myspace, and of course at I-Tunes you can ...
Posted by Michael Brook on Fri, 26 May 2006 07:44:00 PST