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Rhett Brewer
Rhett Brewer is a British-based composer and singer whose career began with the release of the collaborative album ''These Wings Without Feather''s with Lisa Gerrard, and has since become a regular composer for film. In 2006, Brewer began the new project ''Hotel de Ville'', which resulted in an album of the same name. He is best known for his mix of Classical music with music of Non-Western origin and Electronic elements, as well as the use of his own original voice as an instrument. Early life Born in New York City, Brewer was surrounded by music from the streets. Russian music and music from the Middle East and Klezmer, all blended with jazz and the classical work he studied as a pianist and childhood vocalist in his local Catholic church. Inspired by all these sound worlds, and by the liturgical atmosphere of the church, he began carving out a distinctive sound. Career ''Ronan Quays'' Brewer was plucked from obscurity with the collaborative album ''These Wings Without Feath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhett Brewer
Rhett Brewer is a British-based composer and singer whose career began with the release of the collaborative album ''These Wings Without Feather''s with Lisa Gerrard, and has since become a regular composer for film. In 2006, Brewer began the new project ''Hotel de Ville'', which resulted in an album of the same name. He is best known for his mix of Classical music with music of Non-Western origin and Electronic elements, as well as the use of his own original voice as an instrument. Early life Born in New York City, Brewer was surrounded by music from the streets. Russian music and music from the Middle East and Klezmer, all blended with jazz and the classical work he studied as a pianist and childhood vocalist in his local Catholic church. Inspired by all these sound worlds, and by the liturgical atmosphere of the church, he began carving out a distinctive sound. Career ''Ronan Quays'' Brewer was plucked from obscurity with the collaborative album ''These Wings Without Feath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Gerrard
Lisa Germaine Gerrard (; born 12 April 1961) is an Australian musician, singer and composer who rose to prominence as part of the music group Dead Can Dance with music partner Brendan Perry. She is known for her unique singing style technique (glossolalia), influenced by her childhood spent in multicultural areas of Melbourne. She has a dramatic contralto voice and has a vocal range of three octaves. Born and raised in Melbourne, Gerrard played a pivotal role in the city's Little Band scene and fronted post-punk group Microfilm before co-founding Dead Can Dance in 1981. With Perry, she explored numerous traditional and modern styles, laying the foundations for what became known as neoclassical dark wave. She sings sometimes in English and often in a unique language that she invented. In addition to singing, she is an instrumentalist for much of her work, most prolifically using the yangqin (a Chinese hammered dulcimer). Gerrard's first solo album, ''The Mirror Pool'', was re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
