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Biography
Bryan Schumann is an award winning composer & singer/songwriter based in St. Paul, MN. An eclectic composer, Bryan embraces an immense spectrum of genres and styles while writing songs and creating music and sound design for video games, film, meditation, and the concert hall.
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Awards & Commissions
2016 – Three-time Event Gold Medalist and Overall Silver Medalist for Composer Quest and American Composers Forum (ACF) 2016 Composer Olympics.
2013 – Commission from Annika Spargo & the Bel Air & Valentine Hills Middle School String Orchestras: String Theory for Electric Guitar & String Orchestra.
2013 – Winner of the 18th Annual Eric Stokes Song Contest.
2011 – Winner of the 2011 Zeitgeist / ACF Call for Scores Competition.
2010 – Commission from Doug Diamond & the Augsburg Symphony Orchestra: Bird Toy for Orchestra.
2009 – Commission from Dr. Robert Stacke & the Augsburg Concert Band: Finding Nostalgia for Concert Band.
2009 – American Composers Forum Subito grant recipient
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List of Works
Concert Works (solo, chamber, & large ensemble):
Electric Seeds for Orchestra with Electric Guitar – (Winter 2012/2020)
Duration: 10 minutes – Sheet music & online audio release: Feb 28, 2020.
Art You Talking to Me? for Chamber Orchestra – (Spring 2019)
Duration: 5 minutes – Premiered by the MNKINO Orchestra under the direction of Kurt Hattenberger as part of the 2019 MNKINO Film Score Fest at the Science Museum of Minnesota: July 28, 2018.
The Tragedy of the International Brigades for Chamber Orchestra – (Spring 2018)
Duration: 3 minutes – Premiered by the MNKINO Orchestra under the direction of Yuri Ivan as part of the 2018 MNKINO Film Score Fest at the Science Museum of Minnesota: July 28, 2018.
Lonely Feedback for Electric Guitar – (Spring 2018)
Duration: 4:29 minutes – Sheet music and online audio release: Feb 28, 2020 by Bryan Schumann.
Frozen Lake for Three Electric Guitars – (Winter 2018)
Duration: 3:03 minutes – Sheet music and online audio release: Feb 28, 2020 by Bryan Schumann.
Between Water & Ice: An Improvisation for Solo Piano – (Dec 2017)
Duration: 6:10 minutes – Sheet music & online audio release: Dec 18, 2017 by Bryan Schumann.
Stardust: An Improvisation for Solo Piano – (August 2017)
Duration: 2:22 minutes
Online sheet music & audio release: Aug 11, 2017.
Until the Light: Twelve Works for Solo Piano – (2016/2018)
Duration: 33:13 minutes
Digital Audio Release: Dec 31, 2016.
Sheet music & CD release: April 27, 2018.
The Star-Spangled Banner: A Variation on the US National Anthem for Solo Piano – (September 2016)
Duration: 2:22 minutes
Online sheet music & audio release: Sept 4, 2016.
A Guitar Quartet of Sorts – (August 2016)
Instrumentation: Classical, Acoustic, Electric, and Bass Guitar
Duration: 7:47
Movement I released 01/23/16 as Week 3 of “A Thing A Week 2016”
Movement II released 05/15/16 as Week 19 of “A Thing A Week 2016”
Movement III released 07/10/16 as Week 27 of “A Thing A Week 2016”
Online sheet music & audio release: Aug 7, 2016.
Weather Patterns for Trumpet & Piano – (April 2016)
Duration: 8 min
Premiere: April 12, 2016 by Kate DeVoe & Bryan Schumann at Studio Z in St. Paul.
Soundscape for Solo Piano – (January 2016)
Duration: 5:30 minutes
Premiere: Jan 12, 2016 by Bryan Schumann at Studio Z in St. Paul, MN.
String Theory for Electric Guitar & String Orchestra – (May 2013)
Commissioned by Annika Spargo and the Bel Air & Valentine Hills Middle School String Orchestras.
Duration: 3:35 minutes
Premiered May 23rd, 2013 by Bel Air & Valentine Hills String Orchestras. Also performed on June 1st, 2017 by the Mounds View Middle School String Orchestra.
Skylights – (March 2013)
A stand-alone experimental electronic EP.
Duration: 12:27 minutes
Released March 27, 2013.
Loop Phase for Electric Guitar w/ FX pedals & looper – (Nov 2012)
Duration: 8 to 15 minutes (expandable form)
Premiere: Nov. 20th, 2012 by Bryan Schumann
Subtle Points of Disconnect for Piano & Two Electric Guitars – (May 2012)
Instrumentation: Two electric guitars, piano, & pre-recorded street sounds
Duration: 3:47 minutes
Online audio release: May 10, 2012 by Bryan Schumann
Sonata for Guitar & Bass – (May 2011)
Duration: 16 minutes
Premiered: May 22nd, 2011 by Bryan Schumann & Bjorn Villesvik
Fireworks in Outer Space for Chamber Ensemble – (March 2011)
Written for Zeitgeist, a new-music ensemble.
Instrumentation:Violin, Bb Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Piano, & Percussion
Winner of the 2011 Zeitgeist / ACF Call for Scores Competition
Duration: 6:15 minutes
Premiere: March 22nd, 2011 by Zeitgeist at Studio Z
Hochzeit for Brass Quintet – (June 2010)
Duration: 25 Minutes
Premiere: June 26th, 2010 by the Aurora Brass Quintet
Bird Toy for Orchestra – (April 2010)
Commissioned by the Augsburg Symphony Orchestra.
Duration: 6:10 minutes
Premiered April 17th, 2010 by the Augsburg Symphony Orchestra. Also performed on Feb. 16th, 2014 by the St. Paul Civic Symphony.
Finding Nostalgia for Concert Band – (May 2009)
Commissioned by the Augsburg Concert Band.
Duration: 3:15 minutes
Premiere: May 1st, 2009 by the Augsburg Concert Band.
For Mom: A Chaconne for Brass Quintet – (April 2009)
Duration: 5 minutes
Read and Recorded by the Aurora Brass Quintet: July 9th, 2009
For Mom: A Chaconne for Solo Piano – (Dec 2008)
Duration: 5 minutes
Premiere: December 25th, 2008
Shouts & Echoes for Baritone Voice & Piano – (Dec 2007)
Duration: 2:20 minutes
Premiere: December 6th, 2007
Riffs on a Serial Line for Guitar Trio – (Dec 2007)
Duration: 3 minutes
Premiere: December 6th, 2007
Augsburg Sonata for Trumpet & Piano – (Dec 2007)
Duration: 16 minutes
Premiere: December 6th, 2007
Music for Meditation:
The Darkness The Light – 15-minute guided meditation to help you find the light deep within. Created in collaboration with Mama Rose (2018).
Venerable Wholeness Spa Experience – 90 minutes of meditative drones & piano for spa treatment. Created in collaboration with The Venerable Women Foundation and Caring Hands Massage & Spa (2018)
A Grounding & Chakra Balancing Meditation – 15-min guided meditation to help you ground and balance your root, crown, and solar plexus chakras. Created in collaboration with Dawn Morningstar of The Venerable Women Foundation (2017)
A Venerable Best Life Portrait Meditation – 15-min guided meditation to help you manifest your best life. Created in collaboration with Dawn Morningstar of The Venerable Women Foundation (2017)
Music for Video Games:
Multilateral Melt – Original score (2019)
Spacing Out – Original score & sound design (2018)
Crosswired – Original score & sound design (2018)
Critters Inc – Original score & sound design (2017)
Circuit Breakers – Original score & sound design (2017)
Super Sumo Ball – Original score, sound design, & voice acting (2017)
Winter Still – Programmer, original score, & sound design (2016)
Bitter Plants – Original score (2016)
Zenworld – Original score & sound design (2016)
Tiki Torcher – Original score & sound design (2016)
1-800-CatLineBling – Original score (2016)
Gamepak Girl – Original score & sound design (2015)
Dark Moon Gauntlet – Original score & sound design (2015)
The Bomb From Planet X – Original score & sound design (2015)
Minneapolis Mayhem – Original score & sound design (2015)
VRidDL – Original score & sound design (2015)
Music for Film:
Art You Talking to Me – Original Score (2019)
The Tragedy of the International Brigades – Original Score (2018)
The Morning Routine – Original Score (2007)
Mechanisms as Life – Original Score (2007)
Production Music:
Boundless Love Project Podcast Theme Music
2.5-mins of hopeful, energetic, theme music (2019)
Cold Cases: An Eerie Epic Intro
30-sec mystery TV show intro music (2018)
Breaking News: An Orchestral Newsroom Intro
10-sec orchestral hybrid news alert music (2018)
Polka Party (Misfit Video Game Music)
1-min of quirky, polka music (2017)
Dollhouse (Music Inspired by the TV Show)
1-min of eerie, EDM, chip-tune hybrid music (2017)
Pixel Forest (Misfit Video Game Music)
1-min of quirky, chip-tune music (2017)
Frugal Footprint (Original Soundtrack for the YouTube Series)
12-mins of acoustic, feel-good, down-home music (2017)
Rogue Agents (Music Inspired by the Video Game)
5-mins of dark, industrial, orchestral hybrid music (2017)
I Want Candy (Music Inspired by the Game “Candy Crush”)
3-mins of fun, chill, child-like pop/classical music (2015)
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Performances (highlights)
Performances of Bryan’s works by others:
- Art You Talking to Me? was premiered by the MNKINO Orchestra under the direction of Kurt Hattenberger as part of the 2019 MNKINO Film Score Fest at the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul, MN on 07/20/19.
- Screening of “The Darkness The Light” a pre-recorded guided meditation by Bryan Schumann and Charlotte “Mama” Rose at Healing Elements in St. Paul, MN on 10/19/18.
- The Tragedy of the International Brigades was premiered by the MNKINO Orchestra under the direction of Yuri Ivan as part of the 2018 MNKINO Film Score Fest at the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul, MN on 07/28/18.
- String Theory for Electric Guitar & String Orchestra was premiered by the Bel Air & Valentine Hills Middle School String Orchestras with Bryan Schumann on guitar and led by Annika Spargo on 05/23/13. It was performed again on 06/01/17 by the Mounds View Middle School String Orchestra & Annika Spargo.
- Bird Toy for Orchestra was premiered by the Augsburg Symphony Orchestra on 04/17/10, under the direction of Douglas Diamond. It has also been performed by the Saint Paul Civic Symphony on 02/16/14 at Mt. Zion Temple under the direction of Jeffrey Stirling.
- Fireworks in Outer Space was premiered by Zeitgeist on 03/22/11 at Studio Z in Saint Paul.
- Finding Nostalgia for Concert Band was premiered by the Augsburg Concert Band on 05/01/09, and was performed internationally on the 2009 tour of Romania, under the direction of Dr. Robert Stacke.
Performances by Bryan on piano, guitars, trumpet, &/or vocals (solo & with other ensembles):
Bryan Schumann (solo):
- 09/16/18 performance on piano & electric guitar for one-hour-long guided meditation session at TC VegFest 2018 featuring Freeman Wicklund of the Boundless Love Project and Dawn Morningstar of Venerable Women.
- 03/23/18 performance on piano & electric guitar for one-hour-long Yoga Live Session at Urban Growler in St. Paul, MN.
- 12/07/16 premiere of Seasons & Elements for solo piano at Trotter’s Cafe in St. Paul, MN.
- 04/12/16 premiere of Weather Patterns for trumpet & piano at Studio Z St. Paul, MN with Kate DeVoe Schumann on trumpet.
- 01/12/16 premiere of Soundscape for solo piano at Studio Z; 11/20/15 premier of Loop Phase for Electric Guitar at Studio Z in St. Paul, MN.
- Performance of Nothing Avenue with Zeitgeist at the “Playing it Close to Home” concert series (Feb 22nd, 23rd, & 24th, 2013) at Studio Z & Roseville High School as the winner of the 18th Annual Eric Stokes Song Contest.
The Sunshapes: (singer/songwriter & band):
- 11/22/19 at Acadia Cafe in Minneapolis, MN.
- 09/15/19 at Twin Cities VegFest at Harriet Island in St. Paul, MN.
- 07/12/19 at Part Wolf in Minneapolis, MN.
- 05/04/19 at Chicken Run Rescue, MN.
- 11/05/18 at Tin Whisker Brewing’s Songwriter Showcase in St. Paul, MN.
- 10/27/18 at Healing Elements’ Kava Kava Lounge Series in St. Paul, MN.
- 09/16/18 at TC VegFest 2018 at Harriet Island Park in St. Paul, MN.
- 03/10/18 at PNA Hall in NE MPLS, MN for the CAA Vegan Chili Cook-Off.
- 09/09/17 at Como Regional Park St. Paul, MN.
- 05/07/17 at Chicken Run Rescue, MN.
- 11/13/15 at Gamer’s Rhapsody Video Game Convention in Bloomington, MN.
- 09/06/14 at Boom Island Park MPLS, Walk for Farm Animals.
- 08/29/09 at The Hat Truck Lounge in St. Paul, MN.
- 08/15/09 at Cheapo Records (Uptown); 07/24/09 at Cheapo Records (Snelling).
- 06/13/09 at Ginkgo Coffee House in St. Paul, MN.
Eclectic Ensemble: (electro-improv troupe):
- 10/03/15 at Bent Brewstillery, St. Paul; 09/12/15 at Franconia
Sculpture Park. - 07/20/15 at Sandbox Theater in MPLS; 07/12/15 at Open Streets MPLS; 05/06/14 at Honey in MPLS.
- 01/15/14 Live on KFAI.
EE LumiNite Series: (Nighttime bicycle powered improv/lightshow/parade):
- 07/29/17, 10/14/15, 10/09/15, 10/08/15, 10/01/15, & 08/24/15 LumiNite on the MPLS Greenway.
EE Music of the Sun: (Solar powered electro-improv):
- 06/22/13 at Indeed Brewing Co.
- 09/22/12 at Franconia Sculpture Park.
- 08/13/12 at Boom Island Park.
- 05/16/12 at Jackson Sq. Park in NE MPLS.
Velvet Sol: (Rock/Blues/Pop):
- 12/19/13 at Gasthof’s in MPLS, MN.
- 11/29/13 at Pepito’s Parkway Theater in MPLS, MN.
- 11/02/13 at Pickle Park in MPLS, MN.
- 09/28/13 at Fine Line in MPLS, MN.
- 09/22/13 at Pickle Park in MPLS, MN.
- 08/27/13 at State Fair Leinie Lodge Bandshell in St. Paul, MN.
- 08/25/13 at Mill City Nights in MPLS, MN.
- 08/23/13 at Pickle Park in MPLS, MN; MN.
- 07/27/13 at Fine Line in MPLS, MN.
- 07/13/13 at Pickle Park in MPLS, MN.
- 06/28/13 at Wild Times in MPLS, MN.
- 06/22/13 at Whisky Junction in MPLS, MN.
Sound Wave Hello: (free improv troupe):
- 10/26/12 at Photography @ The Center in NE Minneapolis (3-hour ambient improv set).
- 10/16/12 at Studio Z (electro-acoustic free improvisation set at with special guest Mike McGee on “The Board”).
- 11/15/11 at Studio Z (free improvisation set).
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Affiliations
Boreal Bard Music – Publisher & Record Label
The Solar Studio– Founder & Sound Engineer
American Composers Forum – Member
ASCAP – Member
Bands & Collaborations
The Sunshapes – Songwriter, Band Leader, Performer (2008 – )
Sound Wave Hello – Free Improvisation (2011 – )
The Eclectic Ensemble – Electro-acoustic Improv Troupe (2012 – )
Velvet Sol – Rock Band (2013 – 2014)
The Art Heist – Rock Band (2004 – 2006)
Mindfill – Rock Band (2000 – 2004)
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First, you can click here to hear my music!
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Lastly, be sure to reach out on the contact page if you’d like to license any of my music, book recording time at The Solar Studio, or hire me create original music for your project. Whether you’re making a video game, film, podcast, or just want a personal theme song…hit me up and let’s collaborate. Also, if you are a performer and plan to perform any of my music, please let me know about your performances. I’d love to hear from you!
~Bryan
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