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Biography
BLP sources|date=December 2010 Michael Brook (born 1951 in Toronto , Ontario , Canada ) is a Canadian guitarist , inventor , Record producer|producer , and film music composer . He plays in many genres, including rock, electronica, world music, minimalism and film scores.
He was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1996 for his production work and as a co-artist on Pakistan i singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan 's album Night Song .Ahmad, Salman. ''Rock & Roll Jihad: A Muslim Rock Star's Revolution. New York: Free Press, 2010. 127. Another notable collaboration was Sleeps with the Fishes with Clan Of Xymox member Pieter Nooten ( 4AD , 1987).
He toured as a member of the David Sylvian|Sylvian and Robert Fripp|Fripp tour group, with the final concert at the Royal Albert Hall in December 1994 documented on the album Damage: Live . He also opened the concerts with a solo set, featuring the Infinite Guitar with effects and sequencer backing. In 1998, he produced the album " Volcán: Tributo a José José ", a tribute album to singer Jose Jose . In 2006, the solo album RockPaperScissors was released, with an ambient remix version following in 2007. Brook toured small venues in Canada and the United States in late January/early February, 2007.
Selected discography
Studio & live albums
Hybrid (Michael Brook album)|Hybrid (1985 E.G. Records|EG ) – solo material with Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois collaboration.
Sleeps with the Fishes (1987 4AD ) - collaboration with Pieter Nooten from Clan of Xymox .
Mustt Mustt (1990 Real World Records|RealWorld ) – collaboration with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan , record is credited only to Ali Khan.
Cobalt Blue (1992 4AD) – solo record, mostly electric guitar.
Live at the Aquarium (1993 4AD) – recording of a live concert, sometimes packaged together with Cobalt Blue .
Shona (1995 Sine) - an unofficial release, recorded live during the Lanzarote Music Festival, December 1989.
Damage: Live (1994 Virgin) - with Robert Fripp and David Sylvian
Dream (1995 RealWorld) - collaboration with U. Srinivas and Trey Gunn .
Night Song (1996 RealWorld) – second collaboration with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
Star Rise (1997 RealWorld) - last collaboration with Khan, remix album of tracks from Mustt Mustt and Night Song .Reighley, Kurt B. "Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael Brook: Remixed" CMJ New Music Monthly 55 (Mar 1998): 40.
Black Rock (1998 RealWorld) - collaboration with Djivan Gasparyan .
Assembly (2002 RealWorld) - collaboration with Hukwe Zawose .
RockPaperScissors (2006 Canadian Rational) – most recent solo record.
BellCurve (2007) – a remix of the album RockPaperScissors by James Hood.
Penumbra (2008 Canadian Rational/bigHelium) - collaboration with Djivan Gasparyan.
Soundtracks
Captive Soundtrack|Captive (1986) – co-writer/producer with The Edge .
http://www.michaelbrookmusic.com Michael Brook's Official Website
IMDb name|0111649
http://www.slowbreakdown.com/ Unofficial Michael Brook Website (featuring exhaustive historical discography)
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