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Chris Brokaw (born August 1, 1964〔http://www.discogs.com/artist/Chris+Brokaw〕) is an American musician, mostly known for his work with the bands Come and Codeine, in addition to his many collaborative projects and original soundtracks. ==Life and career== While studying at Oberlin College, Brokaw met many people who became figures on the American indie rock scene of the 1990s, among them Stephen Immerwahr, with whom Brokaw formed Codeine, as well as Sooyoung Park of Bitch Magnet and Seam, John McEntire of Tortoise, and Liz Phair. Soon after graduating from Oberlin, Brokaw played drums for a number of bands, including 7 Or 8 Worm Hearts and G.G. Allin. He then joined Codeine and played drums on their first two studio albums, as well as helping to kick-start Liz Phair's career. In 1990 he returned to the guitar, one of his two main instruments, and teamed up with Thalia Zedek (Dangerous Birds, Uzi, Live Skull), a well-known figure in New York's post-No Wave scene. The two formed Come, a band that never gained much mainstream popularity, despite the critical praise they garnered throughout their career. Brokaw and Zedek took a break from Come at the end of the decade, and the band never regrouped in the studio, though the pair has since performed together on many occasions. In November 2008 the band convened for one performance at the Tanned Tin Festival in Spain. After Come, Brokaw has released several albums in his own name, from the instrumental Post-Rock of ''Red Cities'', through the composition and performance of the musical score for ''"i was born, but..."'', to the more straightforward song structure of ''Incredible Love''. Both Brokaw and Zedek were invited to participate in a limited edition series of albums by Normal Records, a German record label. Brokaw recorded his contribution to the series, ''Wandering As Water'', in a single day, playing all instruments on the record. Additionally, Brokaw has played in the bands Pullman, Rivulets, Consonant, and The New Year and played as accompanist to such artists as Thurston Moore, Evan Dando, Steve Wynn, Fan Modine, Christina Rosenvinge, Alan Licht, and Rhys Chatham. Brokaw also participated as drummer 10 in the Boredoms 77 Boadrum performance which took place on July 7, 2007 at the Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park in Brooklyn, New York. In addition to this, Brokaw was one of the guitarists performing Rhys Chatham's ''A Crimson Grail'' at the Lincoln Center, New York, as part of the center's Out of Doors series on September 14, 2010. The performance was a 200-guitar version of Chatham's work, which was commissioned by the city of Paris and premiered at the basilica of Sacré-Coeur in 2005, originally scored for 400 guitars. In 2007, Brokaw formed Dirtmusic with Chris Eckman (Walkabouts) and Hugo Race (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds). Named after Tim Winton's 2001 novel Dirt Music, the band released their homonymous debut album on Glitterhouse Records in November 2007. In 2008, Dirtmusic performed at The Festival in the Desert, in Essakane, Mali, where they met the Touareg band Tamikrest, in collaboration with whom they would record they following album, ''BKO''. ''BKO'', their second album, was recorded in January 2009 at Ali Farka Touré's old studio in Bamako, Mali, and was released the following year. Brokaw formed his own record label, CAPITAN RECORDS, in 2008, through which he has released several solo albums of predominantly instrumental music (''Canaris'' and ''Gracias, Ghost of the Future''), in addition to his collaboration with Wrekmeister Harmonies, ''Live in NYC''. Stemming from Brokaw's many musical projects and his enviable work ethic, ''DigBoston'' has called him "one of the most prolific and active artists to call Boston home."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=digBoston: "Chris Brokaw" )〕 Likewise, The Irish News has stated that "Chris Brokaw is one of America's busiest musical talents." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chris Brokaw」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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