Brian Barlow

Brian was born in Belleville, Ontario. He has spent most of his career in the Toronto recording studios and is one of Canada’s most recorded musicians. His work in the studio and in concert has included performances with a very diverse group of artists including: Ringo Starr, Alanis Morrisette, Bob Seger, Slide Hampton, Holly Cole, Charlie Watts, Gino Vannelli, Shania Twain and Diana Krall.

For fifteen years Brian was the percussionist for the internationally renowned jazz ensemble, Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass. While he was a member of that group they were nominated for six Grammy Awards, winning that prestigious award in 1995.

Every year, for a consecutive 30 years Brian has performed on JUNO AWARD nominated and JUNO AWARD winning recordings.

In 1999, Brian was honoured as ‘Percussionist of the Year’ at The National Jazz Awards. He received nominations as ‘Drummer of the Year’ in 2006 and 'Arranger of the Year' in 2007.

Television

Road To Avonlea - The Jim Henson Hour - Street Legal - Front Page Challenge - Fraggle Rock - The Tommy Hunter Show - Danger Bay - E.N.G. - Stars On Ice - Side Effects - Robocop - The Tuskegee Airmen - Babar - Emily of New Moon - Wayne & Shuster - Franklin - The Friendly Giant - Earth: Final Conflict - Sesame Street - Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Rolie Polie Olie - Patsy Gallant Show The Littlest Hobo - George Shrinks

Jingles

McDonalds - Budweiser - Rice Krispies - GM - Toyota - The Keg - Ford Zellers - Lexus - Tropicana - Kraft - Bell - McCain Smiles - Freixinet - KFC Pepsid - Molson Canadian - Molson Dry - TD Canada Trust - Burger King Ontario Place - Bank of Montreal - Coke - Diet Pepsi - Diet Coke - FedEx Labatt’s Blue - Colt 45 Beer - Viagra - The Bay - Dominion - Eaton’s - NIKE - Ontario Tourism - Taco Bell - CIBC - Loto 649 - Pizza Pizza - Royal Bank (and thousands more)

Film

Being Julia - The Rolling Stones Live At The Max - Moonstruck - Crash - Free Willy 3 - St. Ralph - The Island Of Dr. Moreau - Anersonville - The Care Bears Movie - Gordy - Friends At Last - January Man - North Of Superior - Destiny In Space - The Dream Is Alive - The Blue Planet - The Boy In Blue - Silent Sky - The Arrow - Race To Freedom - Elizabeth Rex - Steppin’ Out - Music Man - South Pacific - Millennium - Without A Clue

In Concert

Diana Krall - Aretha Franklin - Andrea Boccelli - Dianna Ross - Shania Twain - Ella Fitzgerald - Harry Connick Jr. - Tony Bennett - Mel Torme - Joe Williams - Bobby McFerrin - The Pointer Sisters - Gino Vannelli - Chet Atkins - Eartha Kitt - Johnny Mathis - Charlie Watts - Paul Shaffer - Roberta Flack - Sheena Easton - Aaron Neville - Gato Barbieri - John McDermott - Peabo Bryson - James Ingram - Donny Osmond

Theatre

The Lion King - Rent - Crazy For You - Damn Yankees - Jolson - Durante Anything Goes - Man of La Mancha - Blood Brothers - Jesus Christ Superstar - Jane Eyre - Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Guys and Dolls - Pajama Game - Spamalot

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