Jim Brickman

金·布里克是最偉大的NEWAGE作曲家兼鋼琴家之一，他為多家公司都譜過許多廣告曲，比如Kello、Revlon、Miller Beer等。他還曾與知名的Muppeteer、Jim Henson合作并為他們譜曲，同時他也擁有成功的獨奏事業。 　　后來，金·布里克期望突破商業短曲（廣告曲）創作的限制并開始他自己的錄音事業，1994年他與 Windham Hill簽約并發行了〈No Words〉，〈No Words〉中的一首單曲“Rocket To The Moon”成為了Billboard Top排行榜上進入前40名的第一首樂器獨奏曲。1995年發行了〈 By Heart〉，進入了“ the adult contemporary marke”并擠進了TOP10。〈Hero＇s Dream〉還被收錄為NBC的夏季奧運會宣傳歌曲。 　　1997年金·布里克發行了兩張專輯 〈Picture This〉和〈 Gift〉，〈Picture This〉這張專輯中邀請了佳賓Martina McBride 和薩克斯風演奏家Boney James與其合奏。1998年發行了〈Visions of Love〉，1999年發行的專輯是〈Destiny〉。2000年發行的〈My Romance: An Evening with Jim Brickman 〉中他生平第一次自己演唱，這張專輯中邀請了Olivia Newton-John、Donny Osmond及Dave Koz等佳賓合作演出。2001年他又發行了〈Simple Things〉，2002年他推出了〈 Love Songs & Lullabies〉并且開始巡回演出，一個同名的PBS節目也由媒體播出了。 by Sandra Brennan Though classically trained, pianist Jim Brickman prefers to play more pop-flavored, gently lyrical new age music. His unique compositions are emotional and structured, but not rigidly so. Brickman enrolled in the Cleveland Institute of Music in his late teens. The focus was on classical music, but Brickman could not escape the lure of mainstream music and at age 19 began writing commercial jingles. This led him to compose music for such major outfits the Gap, Isuzu, Sprint, and Kellogg's as well as with Jim Henson and Henson Associates. During his association with Henson, he composed for the Muppets and for projects on Sesame Street. He also assisted on some of Henson's Disney projects. Brickman recorded his debut album, No Words, on Windham Hill in 1994. The following year he released By Heart on the same label, and in 1997 issued Picture This as well as The Gift, a collection of seasonal favorites. Visions of Love followed a year later, and in early 1999 Brickman returned with Destiny. A classy live effort, My Romance: An Evening with Jim Brickman appeared in 2000. Two years later, Brickman crafted a beautiful children's album called Love Songs and Lullabies. Efforts such as Grace, Peace, and The Disney Songbook followed in the relaxing yet elegant vein of his earlier work. In 2006, Brickman left longtime label Windham Hill and released Escape on Savoy Jazz. The holiday-themed Homecoming followed in 2007