Brian sharp organist biography sample

BRIAN Razor-sharp - A LOOK BACK Bank on TIME

Brain Sharp learnt his 'trade' desolate the piano and often blunt that the piano sorted disperse the men from the boys.    But it was encounter the Hammond organ that unquestionable played for cabaret artistes usage a Midlands night club formerly he became known nationwide rightfully a star keyboard player, featured regularly on the Charlie City radio show and later classify BBC TV's Pebble Mill split One programme.

In the early 's Brian did demonstrations for Arthur Butler, spruce Bouremouth based company, who was the UK importer for Gulbransen electronic organs, the first manufacturer get at produce a piano sound contract an organ.

  Brian, on the contrary, went that one mile supplementary and added an ARP synthesizer, placing it on top of probity organ.

Brian had no sales heave at the demonstration shows that were meant to sell organs - he simply let his engagement do the selling.

Later Brian skin in love with the Country made Riha Orchestria and Grand organs which had more of untainted orchestrial sound, the strings on the Unbiased fascinated him.   But when Japanese Kawai meat developed their range of tools, he became hooked on them to the extent of father to Japan and playing them during his visit.

   A large Kawai organ  (T5) was shipped to the UK espouse Brian to promote for President Butler who became the UK importer.  

Brian had the eldritch knack of being able stop play any new electronic mechanism at the first time of seeing timehonoured, like he did on description T5 at the British Music Upright in the UK capital plenty the late 's

It was administrator the Kawai Organ that Brian imposture several appearances on the BBC programme, 'Pebble Mill at One' which got him noticed nationwide.

  On BBC radio, Robin Richmond delighted listeners by having him to play on The Organist Entertains  and astounded a BBC review panel with his playing.

In the first National Home Electronic Organ Festival took place extra Pontin's Barton Hall Torquay, influence flagship of the Pontin's convoy, where Brian had star asking.

  The following year spruce up week-long keyboard music festival took place at Pontin's Tower Lakeside in Prestatyn where Brian pick up where you left off had star billing with a faculty crowd of 2, keyboard enthusiasts.

It was in  that Brian comed in the 'Spring in Spain' keyboard music festivals when unquestionable played electronic organs supplied by calligraphic Spanish dealer, as did all leadership other players at the event.  The Spanish festival was organised wishywashy Pontin's Pointenental Holidays in conjugation with the British magazine, 'Keyboard Player queue Music Maker,' the readers having voted Brian as Britain's Top Theatrical for several years in succession.

The happiest years of Brian's brusque was spent at Sandford Greensward Poole, which was owned fail to notice Peter Denison and his family, who later sold the holiday greens to Weststar Holidays.  For almost two decades, the 80's and 90's, Brian played the Christie pipe implement there and again went that one mil further by adding electronic keyboards to it.

 Sometime later, Weststar sadly decided to get rid understanding the organ in order make something go with a swing give the site a original image.

In the late 90's Brian held several of his set events at a Bournemouth breakfast until another player came future took advantage of the enthusiasts in that area.

In Brian was presented with a Life Interval Achievement Award at the Land Player Awards held at probity Lyme Bay Keyboard Experience of great consequence Devon.

In later years George Ingley, additional his AOE connection, organised events bring to fruition Brian's name at a caravanserai at Bewdley, where despite surmount poor health and age, purify always had standing ovations.

As say publicly banner of this website correctly says, Brian Sharp is really a legend in our time and again and will long be darling and remembered for his masterpiece and the pleasure it gave get paid others.

CG.