| Ryan Brown Artist's Website >> Ryan Brown is a San Francisco-based composer and performer, most frequently combining the two in the "rock chamber ensemble" OOGOG (www.oogog.com). His formative years were spent playing rock and jazz guitar in various bands before beginning formal musical studies at the age of 17. These early years continue to heavily influence his approach to composition, “[pushing] the ensemble sound beyond the Western classical realm" (Josef Woodard, Santa Barbara News-Press). Mr. Brown holds degrees in composition from Cal State Long Beach and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (M.M. ’05) and has studied with many renowned composers including Dan Becker, Robin Cox, Michael Gordon, Martin Herman, Scott Johnson, David Lang, Steve Mackey, and Julia Wolfe. Recent commissions include music for violinist Todd Reynolds, the SFCM Guitar Ensemble, and the BluePrint Festival. His work "our friend adam" for alto sax, electric guitar, electric bass, and piano received its East Coast premiere on Philip Glass’ MATA Festival at the Brooklyn Lyceum on March 20th. O1C Performances: OOGOG & Jody Redhage |
