So many... Pat Metheny, John Abercrombie, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Joshua Redman, Chris Potter, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Brad Mehldau, Chic Corea, Miles Davis, Lorne Lofsky, Geoff Young, Jim Hall, Jim Black, Ed Bickert, Wayne Shorter, Elvin Jones, Bill Evans, Pearl Jam, Led Zepplin, The Beatles, Chopin, Debusy... and the list keeps going.
Brian Seligman is Toronto based freelance composer and performer. He studied extensively at the University of Toronto at their music faculty where he received his bachelors degree. Brian has continued to advance his career towards scoring for film and television as well as other writing and performance opportunities.
As a film composer Brian recently achieved a composer credit with the Canadian Film Centre (CFC). His piece was performed by the Royal Conservatory Orchestra at CBC’s Glenn Gould Performance Hall. It was mixed at the CTV building and later screened at the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).
As a performer, Brian can be seen with two established artists in Toronto. Matt Humphreys from Canadian Idol as well as the independent pop rock group Najuah. Both groups are actively performing and can be seen at such venues as The Drake, The Horseshoe Tavern, Lee’s Palace, and The Gladstone. Brian also performs with several small jazz ensembles at local venues and private parties.
Brian is actively composing original material for many groups and projects. Music performance, film scoring, and teaching remains the focal point of Brian's career as he continues to carve his own unique path through the music Industry.
The trio recordings above were done in November, 2008 with Dan Fortin and Ethan Ardelli. All songs were written by Brian Seligman and were used to apply to The Banff Centre of Performing Arts, where he looks forward to attending in the summer of 2009!
Nice seeing you again this past Saturday. Really sounded great (and your cover of Bright Size Life is fantastic too!). Let me know when you have any other gigs in the future!
Hey, a lot of people have wanted to hear our EP in full on our myspace. We have now put up the songs "Go", "Eyes On The Skies","Let It Slide", and "Long Run" in their entirety. Have a listen and let us know what you think. Thanks.
