Brian KM Live!
The live human french hornist Brian KM and his friendly not-a-human computer, Stan, perform and reflect through original pieces featuring french horn and live electronics. Listen in and hear what Stan can do while Brian plays the horn with autolooping, synthesis, and live electronic manipulation. Connect your senses to musical storytelling through photography, video, and glimpses into the computer himself!
Brian’s approach to composition that blend classical training with an EDM fascination, to be expected from a horn player in love with German Brass Polka Jam Groups, David Maslanka, and cellist Julia Kent, has delighted audiences across the United States and Canada. Despite Brian’s controversial views on coconuts and their role in society, he and Stan are “wired” to have a great show!
Presented by: Brian KM
Performer-Composer Brian KM is a horn and electronics soloist with projects as varied as the medium is unique. With influences including Tchaikovsky, Strauss, Daft Punk, French-Acoustic-Folk, David Maslanka, and Julia Kent, he took to composition to synthesize all of the music he hears.
Working from a multidisciplinary approach to develop compositions that combine horn, live and fixed electronics, spoken word, and visual components, Brian KM's live shows have delighted audiences in schools and universities across the United States and Canada. He has also toured internationally as a chamber musician.
Brian KM holds degrees from Shenandoah Conservatory and the University of Maryland, College Park, with specializations in chamber music and contemporary music.