Brad Robin composer, pianist, media artist

winner golden Key Piano Composition competition vienna

Brad Robin is a composer, pianist, programmer, and sound artist with a wide range of interests, creating and performing in numerous genres including jazz, classical, electroacoustic, contemporary, and popular mediums, as well as traditional and experimental intermedia theatre. Often while merging media into the world of theater, dance, and video, his music produces visceral experiences integrating musical and naturally occurring sounds and images. He creates fabrics of sound, streams of water and glass, and natural and electronic air. The music swirls, bites, and caresses, creating an immersive experience for performers and audience.

MULTIMEDIA WORKS

His music has been performed at national and international festivals including ICMC, SEAMUS, and NYCEMF. His recent work for piano, Shimmer, won 1st place in the 2023 Golden Key Piano Composition Competition in Vienna. Spread for piano received 2nd in the same competition last year and appears on RMN Classical's Call of Piano Works 2020. His live piano improvisations album, Release, is available through Naxos on the Centaur label. Selected scores are distributed by Universal Edition. He currently teaches at DePaul and Northwestern Universities in Chicago.

PHASE for Chamber Ensemble and live dance

His music has been performed at national and international festivals including ICMC, SEAMUS, and NYCEMF. His recent work for piano, Shimmer, won 1st place in the 2023 Golden Key Piano Composition Competition in Vienna. Spread for piano received 2nd in the same competition last year and appears on RMN Classical's Call of Piano Works 2020. His live piano improvisations album, Release, is available through Naxos on the Centaur label. Selected scores are distributed by Universal Edition. He currently teaches at DePaul and Northwestern Universities in Chicago.