Garrison Brown
{{short description|American musician}}
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| origin = Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
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| genre = Gospel, R&B, hip hop, pop
| occupation = Drummer, music producer
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| instrument = Drums, percussion
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Garrison Brown is an American drummer and music producer.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-27 |title=HOME {{!}} GBeats |url=https://www.gbeatsmusic.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327180954/https://www.gbeatsmusic.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2024-03-27 |access-date=2024-04-27 }} He is a Grammy Award winner, having contributed to John Legend's 2020 album Bigger Love. As of 2024, he is a session musician for Alicia Keys, with whom he is also touring.{{Cite web |last=Roa |first=Ray |title=Review: Alicia Keys delivers triumphant Tampa set as she kicks off summer tour in Florida [PHOTOS] |url=https://www.cltampa.com/tampa/review-alicia-keys-delivers-triumphant-tampa-set-as-she-kicks-off-summer-tour-in-florida-photos/Slideshow/15906900 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Creative Loafing Tampa Bay |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Review: At Tampa concert, Alicia Keys connects to her audience |url=https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/music/music-reviews/2023/07/01/alicia-keys-tampa-amalie/ |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en}} Aside from drumming, he also plays trumpet.
Early life
Brown grew up in Youngstown, Ohio, and played music with his local church. He was mentored by Charles Robinson, who introduced him to local musicians Carvel Austin and Kevin Howard. It was his discovery of drummer Dennis Chambers, however, which impressed him the most.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-18 |title=Alicia Keys' "Keys to the Summer" Tour: Q&A with Garrison Brown |url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/2023/08/alicia-keys-tour-recap-photos-garrison-brown/ |access-date=2024-04-27 |archive-date=August 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818180627/https://www.moderndrummer.com/2023/08/alicia-keys-tour-recap-photos-garrison-brown/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}
Career
In 2013, Brown moved to California.{{Cite web |date=2021-06-17 |title=BIO {{!}} GBeats |url=https://www.gbeatsmusic.com/bio |access-date=2024-04-27 |archive-date=June 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617202739/https://www.gbeatsmusic.com/bio |url-status=bot: unknown }}
Brown replaced Jon Moss during Culture Club's 2018 Life tour.{{Cite book |last=Media |first=Milkyway |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=83XzEAAAQBAJ&dq=garrison+brown+drummer&pg=PT20 |title=Summary of Boy George's Karma: My Autobiography |date=2024-02-07 |publisher=Milkyway Media |language=en}} The band's frontman, Boy George, said in his autobiography: "We hired a new drummer, Garrison Brown, an American who brought such amazing energy to the show. I remember thinking, 'I love American musicians because they love the gig.'"{{Cite book |last=George |first=Boy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qQziEAAAQBAJ&dq=garrison+brown+drummer&pg=PT206 |title=Karma: My Autobiography |date=2024-01-09 |publisher=Mango Media Inc. |isbn=978-1-68481-539-5 |language=en}}
He has performed live or toured with artists such as Post Malone, Jason Derulo, Snoop Dogg and Morris Day.
In 2020, Brown won a Grammy Award for his work on John Legend's Bigger Love album.{{cite web |title=63rd Annual Grammy Awards |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/63rd-annual-grammy-awards-2020 |access-date=March 15, 2021 |publisher=Grammy Awards}}
Brown has produced for Terrace Martin on his albums Curly (2023) and Fine Tune (2023), and the EP Her Thoughts (2024).{{Cite web |title=Garrison Brown Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/garrison-brown-mn0002748365 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}
Selected discography
Brown has appeared on the following selected albums.
- Masterpiece – Deitrick Haddon (2015), drums
- 11:11 Reset – Keyshia Cole (2017), drums
- A Small Death – Samantha Crain (2020), drums
- Bigger Love – John Legend (2020), drums
- Alicia Keys: Rehearsal Room (2024), drums
References
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External links
- [https://www.allmusic.com/artist/garrison-brown-mn0002748365 Garrison Brown] – AllMusic
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Category:Musicians from Youngstown, Ohio
Category:American session musicians
Category:21st-century American drummers