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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. Michael
Brook's Biography »
Michael Brook/Djivan Gasparyan:
UCLA Live at Royce Hall
The postponed Brook/Gasparyan date has been rescheduled for
May 30, 2008. Ticketholders for the postponed December 15,
2007 concert should wait to be contacted in January 2008 with
the rescheduled date. In the meantime, please feel free to
contact the UCLA Central Ticket Office at 310.825.2101 or
email info@uclalive.org
with questions or concerns.
Into The Wild -- Golden Globe
nomination/Score available!
We
are delighted to announce that Michael's score -- with contributions
from Kaki King and Eddie Vedder -- for the much-lauded Paramount
Vantage movie "Into the Wild" (written and directed
by Sean Penn) has been nominated by the Hollywood Foreign Press
Association for a Golden Globe award for Best Score. The awards
take place in Los Angeles on January 13, 2008. Michael's powerful
compositions for the film are available via Lakeshore Records
and exclusively on Itunes.
Michael
Brook's new solo album is available now for digital download
and in stores.
A companion piece to RockPaperScissors, one of Amazon.com's
Records of 2006.
This reinterpretation by James Hood (Moodswings/Pretenders)
will appeal to friends of Air, Zero 7, Pink Floyd and the Buddha
Bar series.
Michael Brook’s 2006 album is his third solo offering. When
not recording in his Lavanderia studio located in the Hollywood
Hills, Michael and his co-producer, multi-instrumentalist and
arranger Rich Evans (of Peter Gabriel's band) traveled to Sofia,
Bulgaria on behalf of this ambitious project, where they recorded
local orchestral and choral ensembles. Into this mix, Brook
introduced several vocalist/songwriters such as his former 4AD
label mate Lisa Germano, Shira Myrow and Paul Buchanan from
the Blue Nile.
Oscars for AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
and Melissa Etheridge
This
important and impactful documentary, for which Michael Brook
composed and performed the score, was deservedly recognized
by the Academy, as was Melissa Etheridge's powerful end-title
song.
An
exclusive edit and mix of Michael's track LightStar is available
on the recently launched Barnes and Noble exclusive compilation,
SundayMusic Volume 2, on bigHelium records -- alongside new
and classic material from a diverse range of artists such as
Imogen Heap, Richard & Teddy Thompson, Jeff Buckley, Faultline
(vocals by Chris Martin), Craig Armstrong, Badly Drawn Boy and
Carmen Rizzo featuring Jem.
Michael
Brook's new solo album is available now for digital download
and in stores.
Michael Brook’s 2006 album is his third solo offering. When
not recording in his Lavanderia studio located in the Hollywood
Hills, Michael and his co-producer, multi-instrumentalist and
arranger Rich Evans (of Peter Gabriel's band) traveled to Sofia,
Bulgaria on behalf of this ambitious project, where they recorded
local orchestral and choral ensembles. Into this mix, Brook
introduced several vocalist/songwriters such as his former 4AD
label mate Lisa Germano, Shira Myrow and Paul Buchanan from
the Blue Nile. 
This
important and impactful documentary, for which Michael Brook
composed and performed the score, was deservedly recognized
by the Academy, as was Melissa Etheridge's powerful end-title
song. 
An
exclusive edit and mix of Michael's track LightStar is available
on the recently launched Barnes and Noble exclusive compilation,
SundayMusic Volume 2, on bigHelium records -- alongside new
and classic material from a diverse range of artists such as
Imogen Heap, Richard & Teddy Thompson, Jeff Buckley, Faultline
(vocals by Chris Martin), Craig Armstrong, Badly Drawn Boy and
Carmen Rizzo featuring Jem. 
