I had a great time at a Grammy® mixer event held at JJ’s Blues club in San Jose on Oct. 12, 2016 (organized by producer/engineer Michael Lazarus). I got to hang out with three great trumpet players, whose Contemporary Instrumental albums are on the 59th Grammy® Awards ballot this year. L-R: Jeff Oster (Live!), David Longoria (The Journey), Steffen Kuehn (Leap of Faith), Brian Kelly (Butterfly Rapture). Best of luck to all of us!
I’m very pleased to learn that I am now an artist on Whisperings: Solo Piano Radio!
Several tracks from Butterfly Rapture are currently in rotation there. http://solopianoradio.com/cdstore.htm
Butterfly Rapture
by Brian Kelly is now playing on Pandora. Please create a “Brian Kelly” station today and “thumbs-up” my music there.
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The new CDs arrive! Butterfly Rapture solo piano album by Brian Kelly.
Here is the album artwork for Butterfly Rapture, the forthcoming solo piano album by composer/pianist Brian Kelly:
The release date for Butterfly Rapture, the new album by composer/pianist Brian Kelly, will be October 1, 2015.
88 Days until my new solo piano album, Butterfly Rapture, will be released on Oct. 1st, 2015.
Here is the album cover design for Butterfly Rapture, the forthcoming solo piano album by composer/pianist Brian Kelly.
The mastering session for Butterfly Rapture, the solo piano album by Brian Kelly, took place on 4/17/15 with engineer Gary Mankin in San Francisco.
Here is the song list for the 2015 Brian Kelly album, Butterfly Rapture (piano solos):
- Piano Escapade
- Room for Sky
- Flowers at Her Feet
- Lilac Horizon
- Chasing a Breeze
- Spiral Moon
- Hills in Bloom
- Niko’s Delight
- Playing My Heart
- View from the Swing
- Winter Aura
- Butterfly Rapture
Perhaps the most challenging part of album production for me is naming the pieces! Initially, I identify my pieces by the date of conception (for example, 20140316). Gradually, over weeks and months, I collect titles that evoke the mood of the piece. Then I check iTunes to see if those titles already exist. If so, I eliminate or modify those titles. I’m proud to say, all but one of these titles is unique on iTunes – at least, as of today! The final song list becomes a cohesive set of images that suggests a story and exists as a condensed form of poetry. It’s all part of the artistic process.
Mixing sessions for Butterfly Rapture, the solo piano album by Brian Kelly, took place on 11/7/14 and 12/27/14 with engineer Gary Mankin in San Francisco.
Recording sessions for the new Brian Kelly solo piano album, Butterfly Rapture, were completed on Nov. 1, 2014 at Skylight Music in Oakland, California. The twelve song album will be released in 2015.
Pre-production of Butterfly Rapture, the forthcoming solo piano album by Brian Kelly, is currently under way using the following audio gear: MOTU DP8, running on Apple iMac (3.2 GHz Intel Core i3) OS 10.9.5, MOTU 896 audio interface, MOTU MIDI Timepiece/AV, Yamaha P-80 Electronic Piano, Mackie HR824 monitors, and AKG K240DF headphones.
Brian Kelly at the piano composing music for his Butterfly Rapture solo piano album (with help from Phantom ;) to be released Oct. 1, 2015. The 12-song album will be his third album release.
In 2013 music by Brian Kelly was licensed for use in TV and video productions by: BBC Worldwide, Simon & Schuster, MTV/tr3s (for a reality show called “Quiero Mi Baby”), Fuji Pacific Music, Ecentric Arts, MeadWestvaco, and SGAE (Societat General d’Autors i Editors).
Photos of my recent recording sessions with drummer David Rokeach for my contemporary jazz project. David Rokeach drums recorded at Megasonic Sound by engineer Jeremy Goody, Oakland, CA – May 5, 2013. Recording music by Brian Kelly.
More music from a suite for piano and chamber orchestra composed by Brian Kelly in the late 1990’s: Adventures In Twilight and Candle Glow. Music composed, arranged, and performed by Brian Kelly. Brian Kelly – piano, keyboards, percussion.
Eric Crystal (sax), who is featured prominently in my contemporary jazz album project, is currently on tour with Boz Scaggs in the US and Canada. Mixing for this album will begin in August.
More music from a suite for piano and chamber orchestra I composed in the late 1990’s (First Wish, Evening Star). Music composed, arranged, and performed by Brian Kelly. Brian Kelly – piano, keyboards, percussion.
Music from a suite for piano and chamber orchestra by composer & pianist Brian Kelly: Heart’s Desire, April Sky
Two piano pieces composed by Brian Kelly on consecutive days for an album and songbook currently in production.
Enjoy two more rough-mixes from the Brian Kelly contemporary jazz album project: “Monkey Stone” (Brian Kelly – piano, keyboards, percussion; Evan Francis – flute; Ben Mawhorter – tablas, djembe) and
“Liquid Embers” (Brian Kelly – keyboards, percussion; Eric Crystal – soprano sax).
This month I’ll be in the studio with drummer David Rokeach (Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles…), laying down more tracks for my next contemporary jazz album @ Megasonic Sound in Oakland, CA.
Enjoy more music (rough-mixes) from the upcoming contemporary jazz album by keyboardist Brian Kelly, currently in production: “I Hear Your Dreams” and “Beach Trail”
Production of my next contemporary jazz album is moving ahead. I’m excited to continue recording sessions this month with sax player Eric Crystal (Boz Scaggs, Vijay Iyer…) and next month with trumpet player Mike Olmos (Etta James, Pete Escovedo…). I’ve shared music from this project on my Sneak Preview page over the last several months. Stay tuned!