Brian
Konzelman Biography.....
His
experience in the music and recording industry spans over three
decades of writing, performing, recording, and producing music
that has touched the lives of millions.
From earliest childhood, a passion for music led to years of
classical as well as contemporary music training. At thirteen,
Brian was on TV as a guitarist with THE BUMBLE BEATS. High
school years found him busy writing, performing and recording
music for custom records, the theater, and television, as well
as touring and recording with THE NEW JAZZ ENSEMBLE. Classical
music was a natural for Brian as well. He performed and toured
with numerous 
orchestras
throughout the northwest featured as a solo violinist, served as
concertmaster, as well as composing and guest conducting his own
orchestral scores.
MUSICIAN...The
decade of the 1970s found Brian and his wife, Sherry, on the
road with their music. In those very early days of what is now
known as Contemporary Christian Music, Brian was there, writing,
recording, producing, and touring with THE
NEW CREATION SINGERS. One of the first SPARROW
RECORDS artists, the New Creation Singers are
credited as the first internationally known contemporary praise
and worship music group. Many of the scripture songs and choruses
that have been popular in contemporary Christian music originated
from their seven albums.
Record
sales exploded as Brian toured and recorded with the group for
nine years, doing concerts and major events for audiences of
of up to 50,000 with B.J.
THOMAS, ANDRE CROUCH, KEITH GREEN, PAT BOONE, BARRY MCGUIRE,
2ND CHAPTER OF ACTS, and hosts of other artists.
Record sales overseas led to multiple concert tours of Europe,
Scandinavia, and Great Britain, appearances on the BBC,
and at the 1972 OLYMPIC GAMES in Munich,
Germany. 1975-1976 was spent doing an extended yearlong worldwide
tour including concerts, radio and television appearances in
Europe, Israel, Iran, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan, and Hawaii.
An artist/producer contract with SPARROW
RECORDS followed, and Brian began to branch out
as producer and writer for other artists.
PRODUCER...Beginning
in 1980, Brian expanded his involvement in audio production,
designing and building three recording studios, and producing
recordings for a wide variety of clients. In addition to his
record album and music productions, Brian has produced award-winning
radio ads, TV and film soundtracks, and/or multimedia sound
for clients AMY GRANT, B.J. THOMAS,
BIG RED, BILLY GRAHAM, DELTA AIRLINES, DION, JAMES DOBSON, CARMAN,
THE IMPERIALS, JOE ENGLISH, JACK LALANE, AMERICAN RED CROSS,
MICHAEL W. SMITH, MARANATHA RECORDS, PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN,
SANDY PATTI, CHUCK SWINDOLL, WAYNE WATSON, WORD RECORDS, STARSONG
RECORDS, SPARROW RECORDS. He has worked on albums
and film soundtracks with KURT KAISER and KNB
MUSIC, including the MOMENTS project with GRAMMY
AWARD WINNER GEORGE BEVERLY SHEA, and the 11
film - 60 episode network series SCENIC WONDER BIBLE.
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Kurt
Kaiser and Grammy winner George Beverly Shea, Back at
the Ranch recording the MOMENTS project with Brian.....
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Grammy
winning artist/producer Alan Parsons with Brian at the
Audio Engineering Society convention.
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Visiting
with audio designer Rupert Neve.....
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FINALLY...These
days, Brian is busier than ever writing, arranging, recording
and producing music in his Back at
the Ranch studio, teaching at McLennan Community
College, performing
live as a guitarist 3 or 4 times each week, and managing the
publishing concerns of Seasonings Music and KNB Music Inc. He
actually believes that he will someday decide what he wants
to be when he grows up..........
build the fully accredited Audio Technology Program at 
