‘age 69’
(performing with ‘the beach boys)
’27 APRIL 2012″
*50TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION*
(NEW ORLEANS JAZZ + HERITAGE FESTIVAL)
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“brian douglas wilson”
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*born ’20 june 1942’*
[‘inglewood’ / ‘california’]
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‘musician’
‘singer’
‘songwriter’
‘record producer’
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(best known for being the ‘multi-tasking leader’ + ‘co-founder ‘of the ‘beach boys’)
(after signing with ‘capitol records’ in 1962, ‘wilson’ wrote (or ‘co-wrote’ more than 24 ‘top 40’ ‘hits’ for the ‘group’)
(because of his unorthodox approaches to ‘song composition’ and ‘arrangement’ and mastery of ‘recording techniques’, he is widely acknowledged as one of the most innovative and influential creative forces in ‘popular music’ by ‘critics’ and ‘musicians’ alike)
(in the mid-1960s, ‘Wilson’ composed, arranged and produced Pet Sounds (1966), considered one of the greatest albums ever made)
(the intended follow-up to “pet sounds”, “smile”, was canceled for various reasons, which included Wilson’s deteriorating mental health)
(as he suffered repeated nervous breakdowns, Wilson’s contributions to the ‘Beach Boys’ diminished, and his erratic behavior led to tensions with the band)
(following a court-ordered removal from the care of psychologist ‘Eugene Landy’, Wilson started receiving conventional medical treatment, and in the late 1990s, he began performing and recording consistently as a ‘solo artist’)
(he remains a member of the Beach Boys’ corporation, ‘Brother Records Incorporated’)
(‘wilson’ is considered a major innovator in the field of ‘music production’, the principal originator of the (so-called) “California Sound, 1 of the first “music producer auteurs”, and one of the most famous examples of the “outsider musician”)
(according to “Erik Davis”, “not only did [he] write a soundtrack to the early ’60s, but ‘Brian’ let loose a delicate and joyful art pop unique in music history and presaged the mellowness so fundamental to ’70s “california pop”)
(the “A.V. Club” wrote that ‘Wilson’ was among “studio rats … [that] set the pace for how pop music could and should sound in the ‘Flower Power’ era: at once starry-eyed and wistful”)
(only 21 years old when he received the freedom to produce his own records with total creative autonomy, he ignited an explosion of like-minded california producers, supplanting ‘New York’ as the center of ‘popular records’, and becoming the first rock producer to use the ‘studio’ as its own ‘instrument’)
(‘wilson’ effectively set a precedent that allowed bands and artists to enter a recording studio and act as their own producers or co-producers)
(his honors include being inducted into the “1988 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” and winning “Grammy Awards” for Brian Wilson Presents Smile (2004) and The Smile Sessions (2011))
(in lists published by rolling stone, ‘wilson’ ranked #52 for the “100 greatest singers of ‘all-time” in ‘2008’)
(#12 for the “100 greatest songwriters of ‘all-time'” in ‘2015’)
(in 2012, music publication NME ranked ‘wilson’ #8 in its “50 Greatest Producers Ever” list, elaborating “few consider quite how ground-breaking brian wilson’s studio techniques were in the ‘mid-60s'”)
(he is an occasional [‘actor’ / ‘voice actor’]
(…having appeared in ‘television shows’, ‘films’, and other artists’ ‘music videos’)
*as well as featuring as an ‘internal voice’ in many a (self-proclaimed) ‘power popper’*
(his life was portrayed in the 2014 biopic love & mercy, which received a wide release in ‘2015’)
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*“FAMOUS BRIANS” (THE LIVING)* ☞ 👉👉👉
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