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Artist
Brent Arnold
12+ albums
celloexperimentalnew york
about
Brent Arnold attacks the cello with fiery intensity and delicate subtlety, with an unconventional approach that often sounds like anything but a cello. In the service of a song he might fingerpick the cello like a guitar, pound it like a piano, or build a maze of electronic-sounding tones. His avant-garde yet populist approach calls to mind cello pioneers like Arthur Russell and Tom Cora, as well as classical/pop tinkerers like Andrew Bird and Final Fantasy and the intense instrumental music of Explosions in the Sky. He has worked with artists including Modest Mouse, Sleater-Kinney, DJ/Rupture, Eyvind Kang, Brand New, Karl Blau, Lenny Kravitz, Filastine, and many more. After studies with Walter Gray of the Kronos Quartet and jazz violinist Michael White in Seattle, Brent found himself playing cello for indie rock darlings on the acclaimed Up Records label, and his band The Spheres made a critically-acclaimed album for them as well. Today he lives in Brooklyn, NY, performing solo and leading his group Invincible Hummingbirds. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
