| June 2008 |
 "Celtic Fire" track #8 from my new album, Afterplay, has been awarded "Track of the Week in Jazz" on garageband.com (June 9, 2008). |
| Jan. 2008 |
 "Heaven On Earth" (from Brian's new album, Afterplay) will be featured as Track Of The Day on GarageBand.com's Classical front page on Monday, the 28th of January, 2008
 "Afterplay" (the title track from Brian's new album) will be Track of the Day in Jazz at GarageBand.com. on Jan. 24, 2008 (as a result of some very enthusiastic reviews from GarageBand.com members). For 24 hours on Thursday, the 24th of January, 2008 "Afterplay" will be featured on GarageBand.com's Jazz front page. |
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| Sept. 2007 |
It's been a while, I know... What have I been doing?
New Album update
In July I returned to the studio to record tracks with percussionist, Tim Bolling. This month I'm working with mixing engineer, Gary Mankin, to bring the production to a new level of excellence. Here's the schedule for the new CD release:
 Mixing of the new album will be completed September
Mastering & artwork will be done October
Pre-sales of the album will begin late October
CDs should be ready to ship in November
 If you'd like to hear a preview of the album, there's a montage of 30-second samples from every tune on the album posted at: www.smoothjazzpiano.com
Solo Piano Album update
Also... I recently finished composing music for the solo piano album I plan to release next year. This means the sheet music will be available at the same time the CD is released. Next month look for 3 preview pieces from the solo album on Pianopodcasts.net
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2006
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| Dec. 2006 |
CD Release by Alexander Orchestra
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I'm very proud to appear on the debut CD by Alexander Orchestra, Opus Everlasting. Violinist Alex Sneicki has created some memorably melodic and richly-textured music. The style could be described as Classical Crossover / World-Music. My piano playing is featured in 7 tracks. I very much enjoyed the magical synergy of our work together. Among my favorite tracks are: "One Last Look" and "Ocean Song".
Please... take a LISTEN & SUPPORT independent music.
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CD Review of Pools of Light - SmoothJazz.com
Here's an excerpt from the review:
 "...POOLS OF LIGHT is a lush, sparkling journey into a beautiful world of elegant melodies and brilliant artistry. The music rises and falls in powerful, yet gentle, waves of emotion... a totally captivating collection of original compositions that range from delicate, heartfelt solo piano ("Home At Last" and "Speak Your Heart") to ensemble performances that are full of dynamic tonal color and intricacies. My favorites include the breezy "Open Sky," the engaging, jazzy "Cool Blue," and the equally jazzy and tasty "When the Stars Align." ... he translates complex emotions into engaging musical experiences that both captivate and inspire. I highly recommend Brian Kelly's POOLS OF LIGHT as a collection of music that I am confident will find a permanent place in the "most-played" section of your music library!" Read the entire review.
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| Aug. 2006 |
New CD Update
Filling out the roster of excellent musicians on my upcoming
CD release will be:
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Viviana Guzman - Flute
Viviana has performed as soloist with orchestras in Russia, Chile, Vermont, New York, Wisconsin, California, Texas, and Montana, in such halls as Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center, and other prominent stages with such artists as Mikhail Baryshnikov, Placido Domingo... Read more...
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| Jul. 2006 |
New CD Report
Recording and mixing of my new CD are progressing beautifully. In addition to James Robinson on guitar and Ross Wilson on trumpet and trombone, tracks will feature:
 Eric Crystal - sax
Eric was recently named one of the top 10 Rising Star Soprano Saxophone players in the renowned Downbeat Annual Critics Poll. He has worked with with Boz Scaggs, Omar Sosa, and others.
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David Rokeach - Drums
David has performed and/or recorded with: Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, Ray Charles, Joe Satriani, Aaron Neville, Steve Miller, and many other world-class musicians.
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| Jun. 2006 |
 Piano Podcast #3
Episode 3 includes a Bonus Track from the Southeast Asian release of my CD, Pools of Light (re-titled "Expect a Miracle" on the Orange Music label), and 2 tracks from POL. To listen, visit: PianoPodcasts.net
New CD Report
Recording is under way for my new CD. Tracks will feature:
 James Robinson
on guitar, James won San Francisco radio station KKSF's prestigious Bay Area Artist Contest and has a track on KKSF CD Sampler for AIDS Relief, Volume 14.
 Ross Wilson
on trumpet and trombone. Ross has worked with many legendary musicians, from Sammy Hagar to Tito Puente,
The rest of the line-up (sax, flute, drums) will be announced in the next newsletter.
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| Apr. 2006 |
Piano Podcast #2
The new episode of Piano Podcast includes music from pianists Steven Cravis, Jeff Bjorck, and myself. Check it out! |
| Mar. 2006 |
NEW - Piano Podcast #1
I've launched a new website called PianoPodcasts.net. PianoPodcasts will feature Solo Piano and Piano Instrumental music from independent contemporary artists in diverse styles, as well as recordings of my own work. In the first "episode" I start things off with 3 un-released pieces of my own (April Sky, Circles in Air, Reach for the Stars).
Video added to BrianKelly.com
Here's a Quicktime video of me playing "Cool Blue" (track 3 from Pools of Light) at Borders Books & Music in Valencia, CA on Mar. 11, 2005. It captures all of the "ambience" of the venue: the sound of the cappuccino machine, people talking in the background, people walking in the foreground... I'm doing my best to tune it all out. It takes a few minutes to download, so please be patient. [Thanks to David Kobrin for shooting the video.]
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| Feb. 2006 |
NAR Lifestyle Music Awards
Pools of Light has been nominated for Best New Artist of 2005.
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| Jan. 2006 |
NAR Lifestyle Music Awards
My Pools of Light CD is eligible for nomination in the following categories for the 2005 NAR (NewAgeReporter) Lifestyle Music Awards:
- Album of The Year
- Best New Artist
- Best Instrumental Album - Piano
- Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Voting is done by the Broadcasters (Show Hosts) that have reported Top 20 Reports to NewAgeReporter during the October 2004 thru November 2005. Winners will be announced Feb. 19, 2006.
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2005
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| Dec. 2005 |
NEW - "Pools of Light: The Solo Piano Songbook"
The entire set of sheet music from my Pools of Light CD (12 solo piano pieces, 67 pages) is available online in pdf format for $24.95 (appropriate for intermediate - advanced players). Go to:
www.briankelly.com/sheetmusic.html
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| Nov. 2005 |
Oasis New Age Sampler CD
 "Open Sky" (the first track from Pools of Light) is featured on the New Age CD Sampler released by Oasis CD Manufacturing on track #12, Disc 1. The double-disc promotional CD will be sent to college and community radio stations throughout the U.S. in December
Stanford Cancer Center
I am a regularly featured pianist for the Ambient Piano Series at Stanford Cancer Center on Wednesdays from 12pm-3pm. Other pianists include: Barbary Grant, Varsha Saxena, and Janie Horton. This music program is provided by Carolyn Reller in appreciation of Dr. Steven Chang and Dr. Paul Fisher. Check my Concerts page for specific dates. |
| Oct. 2005 |
I am offering a FREE CD and T-shirt
to any speaker of Japanese who will post a review of Pools of Light on www.cdjam.jp. Click the 'Post a Review' link near the bottom of the page and follow the instructions, then contact me to receive the freebies. Thanks!
Sheet music: for "Unfolding" (track 4 from my Pools of Light CD) is available for purchase on my website. Now all 12 of the piano instrumentals from the CD are avalilable online. Go to: www.briankelly.com/sheetmusic.html
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| Sept. 2005 |
Sheet Music: for "Open Sky" (track 1) is now available for purchase on my website. Go to: www.briankelly.com/sheetmusic.html
Southeast Asia: For those of you living or traveling in Southeast Asia, Pools of Light is now in the stores at Sembawang Music Centres in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. It includes 2 bonus tracks: "April Sky" and "Tracing Rainbows". The album has been retitled "Expect A Miracle" and the artwork has been slightly modified (shown below)
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| Aug 15 |
Pools of Light has ranked #1 on the NAR radio chart for two consecutive months: June AND July 2005! Thank you radio producer/hosts for appreciating and suppoirting my music. |
| July 15 |
Pools of Light is #1 on the instrumental music radio chart! After one month of promotion to radio stations around the world, my CD, Pools of Light, entered the New Age Reporter (NAR) charts at the #1 position for June 2005. NAR logs all radio play by reporting New Age/Instrumental radio programs around the world. It is essentially the 'Billboard' of the New Age radio market. My music is currently being heard on over 175 radio programs.
 New Release: Brian's piano & keyboard work is featured on the debut CD release by Shanta, Find My Way Home.
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| June 25 |
NewAgeReporter.com has published a review of Pools of Light written by R.J. Lannan. Read it here. |
| Jun 2005 |
National Radio Promotion for Pools of Light CD begins June 1, 2005. As a fan, you can help Brian by calling and/or e-mailing the radio stations in your area to request his music. Here is a list of stations playing Pools Of Light
CD available on iTunes: Now you can listen to and purchase my Pools Of Light CD at the iTunes Music Store. Download any of the 13 songs for 99 cents each, or the entire CD for $9.99. iTunes shows the old version of the CD cover. This is because I submitted the CD to them last fall before the final cover was done. Don't worry, the music is the same.
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| May 2005 |
U.S. Distribution
Pools of Light is now distributed in the U.S. by New Leaf Distributing Co.
Retailers may order online from New Leaf's website, or by calling
1-800-326-2665
Sheet Music for "Troubadour" from the Pools Of Light CD is available for online purchase in pdf format.
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| Apr 2005 |
Distribution in Southeast Asia
Pools of Light has been licensed for production and distribution in Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia. The CD in these markets will include 2 bonus tracks and should be on store shelves by August 2005.
Sheet Music for "Calling For Rain" and "When The Stars Align" from the Pools Of Light CD available for online purchase in pdf format.
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| Mar 2005 |
Sheet Music for "Cool Blue" and "Expect A Miracle" from the Pools Of Light CD available for online purchase in pdf format.
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| Feb 2005 |
Pools of Light CDs arrive from manufacturer - with new package design. by CreativeMetaphor.
Pools of Light named on "Best of 2004" List
Kathy Parsons, a CD reviewer for Solo Piano Publications, included Brian's Pools of Light album on her "Top 10 CDs of 2004" list. Here's the complete list:
Cocktails at 8:00 - Lisa Hilton
Composer/Pianist - Michael Allen Harrison
Dolphins: A Message of Love - Frederic Delarue
Heavenly Whispers - Janie Horton
Memories of Utopia - Robin Spielberg
Pools of Light - Brian Kelly
Streamwalker - Craig Urquhart
Sweet Dreams and Starlight - David Nevue
Timeless: Classics for a New Age - Michael Dulin
When the Saints Go Marching In - Bradley Sowash
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| Jan 2005 |
In The Studio
scoring and editing music for an independent documentary film entitled "The Promise of World Peace, a Baha'i Perspective", produced by A Radiant Century Productions.
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| Nov 2004 |
Sheet Music for "Pools Of Light" and "Angels Breathing" from the Pools Of Light CD available for online purchase in pdf format.
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| Sept 2004 |
Pools of Light is the featured CD for September on solopianopublications.com
Read Kathy Parson's CD Review of Pools of Light
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| Aug 2004 |
Sheet music for "Home At Last" and "Speak Your Heart", the 2 solo piano pieces from the Pools of Light CD, are available for online purchase in pdf format.
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| Jul 2004 |
Recording Project: adding piano/keyboard tracks to Julie MaWhorter's CD project.
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| May 2004 |
Ran in the Bay to Breakers 5/16 (10k)
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| Apr 2004 |
Recording project: featured piano player on "Wings of Love" for Hypnopop.
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| Apr 2004 |
Rehearsals with violinist Alex Senicki for upcoming hospital and wedding gigs. (music by J.S. Bach, Brahms, Massenet, Raff, Satie, and Kelly)
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2003
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| Sept 2003 |
Sheet music for Pools Of Light (a complete transcription of the CD)
is in preparation for publication in 2004. It will be available for sale on this website.
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| Jun 2003 |
Recording Project: recorded piano tracks for Jalyia's debut CD, "Freedom".
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| May 2003 |
Recording Project: recorded piano track on "Mesmerized" for Hypnopop's debut CD.
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