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中 文 名 金布来克曼
外 文 名 Jim Brickman
国 籍 美国
出 生 地 俄亥俄州
职 业 钢琴家
代表作品 《Your Love》
艺人资料
Jim Brickman 吉米 布莱克曼,出生于美国俄亥俄州,1994年在美国踏上音乐路途至今,总共出版了发行8张专辑,Newage最重要的作曲家及钢琴家之一。
出生于美国俄亥俄州的Jim Brickman,著名的现代钢琴家。几乎在每一个其涉及的领域都获得成功,从商业歌曲的创作到个人唱片的制作发行;从电台到舞台,无不折射出Jim 非凡的艺术气质与无与伦比的音乐才气。其艺术生命的持久与延续能力是有目共睹的。而这些对一个演奏家而非流行歌手而言,是相当难能可贵的。Kenny G 是一个,Jim Brickman则是另外一个。
在1998 年年中出版的专辑《Visions Of Love》里,收录了11首Jim Brickman与其他歌手合作的作品,更加收录了其94年的单曲《The Gift – Jim Brickman with Colin Raye and Susan Ashton》。这首早期为人遗忘的歌曲,相当成功的营造了安详的平安夜,恋人相互依偎诉说真情的感人场面 -— 爱就是彼此最好的礼物 。该首歌曲的好听程度绝对不亚于《Your Love 》和《Valentine》。由于是早期的作品,Jim 可能更加注重音乐本身,所以,《The Gift》没有太重的商业气息,感情真挚,朴实。而在同一年,Jim Brickman 推出了其个人专辑 《Destiny》。
2003年发行专辑《Peace》。
2006年发行专辑《Escape》。
2007年发行专辑《Homecoming》。
2008年发行专辑《The Hymns & Carols of Christmas》,《Valentine》《Jim Brickman: Christmas Romance》《Unspoken》和精选集《Jim Brickman - Christmas Piano》(未发布)。
2009年发行精选集《Jim Brickman: From the Heart》《Ultimate Love Songs: The Very Best of Jim Brickman》。发行专辑《Beautiful World》《Joy》。
2010年发行专辑《Never Alone》《The Essencial Jimbrickman》《Home》,精选集《A Christmas Celebration》。
2011年发行录音室专辑《Yesterday Once More - A Tribute to the Music of the Carpenters》,《Love》《Nashville Sessions》《Romanza》《All is Calm》。
2012年发行录音室专辑《Blessings》《Piano Lullabies》《Believe》。
2013年发行精选集《Blessed - Songs of Inspiration》,录音室专辑《Love 2》《The Magic of Chrismas》。
2014年发行精选集《Blessings》,发行专辑《Jimbrickman and Friends》《Pure Worship》《On A Winter's Night: The Songs and Spirit of Christmas》(未发布)
2015年发行专辑《Pure Romance》《Pure Piano》《Comfort & Joy: The Sweet Sounds of Christmas》。
2016年3月发行录音室专辑《Pure Cinema》。
Life and career
Jim Brickman (born November 20, 1961) is an American songwriter and pianist of pop and adult contemporary music, as well as a radio show host. Being named the most charted male adult contemporary artist to date, Brickman has earned six Gold and Platinum albums. He is known for his solo piano compositions, pop-style instrumentals, and vocal collaborations with artists such as Lady Antebellum, Johnny Mathis, Michael W. Smith, Martina McBride, Megan Hilty, Donny Osmond, Delta Goodrem, Olivia Newton-John, and many others.He has earned two Grammy nominations for his albums ‘Peace’ (2003) for Best Instrumental, and ‘Faith’ (2009) for Best New Age Album; an SESAC "Songwriter of the Year" award; a Canadian Country Music Award for Best Vocal/Instrumental Collaboration; and a Dove Award presented by the Gospel Music Association.
Since 1997, he has hosted his own radio show called "Your Weekend with Jim Brickman", which is carried on radio stations throughout the United States. Brickman has also released five PBS specials, and hosts an annual fan cruise. He is founder of Brickhouse Direct, a company that provides strategic marketing and e-commerce solutions for clients in a variety of industries.
Brickman signed to Windham Hill Records in 1994 and released his first album, No Words featuring the song "Rocket to the Moon" which became his first solo instrumental to be ranked on the ‘Billboard’ charts. The songs "Angel Eyes" and "If You Believe" gained radio airplay from Brickman's second release, ‘By Heart’ on the Windham Hill label in 1995. The following year, the CD's title track, "By Heart", became his first top 20 adult contemporary (AC) hit. In 1997, Brickman released the album Picture This, adding a vocal performance, "Valentine", sung by Martina McBride. This song charted on both country and AC stations, with the album selling platinum. By the end of the year, Brickman issued the first of many Christmas CDs, ‘The Gift’, with the title song featuring Collin Raye and Susan Ashton, topping three different charts; for this album, Brickman received a Dove Award from the Gospel Music Association. He later produced several other Christmas-themed albums, ‘Peace’ (2003), ‘Christmas Romance’ (2006), ‘Homecoming’ (2007), and ‘The Hymns and Carols of Christmas’ (2008);and his two albums ‘Grace’ (2005) and ‘Faith’ (2008) concentrated on arrangements of well-known Christian music.
During his career, ‘Valentine’ went platinum, selling over one million records and four others have sold over 500,000 copies; ‘By Heart’ (1995), ‘Picture This’ (1997), ‘The Gift’ (1997), and ‘Destiny’ (1999), qualifying them as gold records in the United States.In November 2005, three of Brickman's albums, ‘The Disney Songbook’ (2004), ‘Grace’ (2005) and ‘Greatest Hits’ (2004), held the top three spots on Billboard's new age chart. He also received a Grammy nomination in 2003, an SESAC "Songwriter of the Year" award, and a Canadian Country Music Award for "Best Vocal/Instrumental Collaboration". The 2008 album ‘Faith’ was nominated for the 2009 Grammy Award for Best New Age Album.
Brickman composes a variety of music. Besides his piano compositions and love songs, he has also drafted arrangements of existing songs, and several of his albums feature arrangements of children's music. He has collaborated with artists from all genres with songs like "Love of My Life" with Michael W. Smith, "You" with Jane Krakowski, "Never Alone" with country group Lady Antebellum, "After All These Years" with Anne Cochran, and "Never Far Away" with Christian contemporary group Rush of Fools, among others.
Brickman's music is sometimes classified in the new-age genre, although the diversity of his music makes Brickman himself skeptical of this classification.
In 2007, Brickman teamed up with Somerset Group Ltd., producing and distributing concept-based music to some of the country’s biggest retailers including Target, Bed Bath & Beyond, Walmart, and Costco.
In 2013, Brickman hosted 'Celebration of the '70s', a concert event featuring David Cassidy, Thelma Houston, Stephen Bishop, Rita Coolidge, David Pack (of Ambrosia), Yvonne Elliman, and Firefall, filmed live for XFinity On Demand for Comcast. Brickman appeared on the September/October 2013 cover of Making Music Magazine to discuss his life and career.
Album ‘Blessed: Songs Of Inspiration’,’Pure Worship’,’On A Winter's Night: The Songs And Spirit Of Christmas’ was released in 2014.
Album ‘Pure Romance’,’Pure Piano’ and ‘Comfort & Joy: The Sweet Sounds of Christmas’ was released in 2015.
Album ‘Pure Cinema’ was released on March 2016.