1. Brian Tarquin was born on December 2,1965 and is an American jazz fusion guitarist, recording artist, sound engineer, record producer, and composer.
39 Facts About Brian Tarquin
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Brian Tarquin is best known as a guitar instrumentalist with several Top 10 radio hits in various genres as Smooth Jazz, NACC Loud Rock, Jam Band, Roots Music Report, Radio Contraband, and CMJ charts.
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Brian Tarquin is an established composer having won Emmy awards for "Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series".
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Brian Tarquin He owns BHP Music-Guitar Trax Records and Jungle Room Studios which specializes in guitar instrumental music.
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Brian Tarquin specializes in guitar instrumental music and smooth jazz.
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Brian Tarquin was born in New York City on December 2,1965.
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Brian Tarquin attended such prestigious private schools as the Trinity School and Saint David's School where John F Kennedy Jr.
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Brian Tarquin studied music composition at the Mannes College of Music and attended SUNY New Paltz in the mid-1980s.
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Brian Tarquin spent a short stint in the Army ROTC during his time in college, doing basic training in Fort Knox, TN.
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Brian Tarquin then worked as an assistant engineer at Powerhouse Studios in the San Fernando Valley, while at night performing at The Roxy Theatre, The Whisky a Go Go on Sunset, and The Baked Potato in Studio City.
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Brian Tarquin went on to work at various record labels as Restless Records and Virgin Records in radio promotion and finance.
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Brian Tarquin was living in Hollywood at the time, at the famous historical building 1764 N Sycamore between Franklin and Hollywood Blvd.
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Subsequently, Brian Tarquin's music was used for the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics on CBS television.
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For ten years Brian Tarquin composed for All My Children working with music supervisor Terry Walker resulting in receiving two Television Academy Emmy Awards for his work on the show and 6 nominations.
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Brian Tarquin composed the opening music and various score for the 2002 film "The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest" directed by Mick Jackson.
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Brian Tarquin has composed many successful projects for production music libraries as First Com, Killer Music, MasterSource, Megatrax, 5th Floor Music, Sonoton and APM.
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In 2020 Brian Tarquin signed an exclusive worldwide distribution deal with APM and Sonoton Music for film and television representation for his catalog 1st Choice Music featuring many famous guitarists.
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In 1995 Brian Tarquin entered into a recording deal with the Canadian label, Jazz Inspiration distributed by MCA.
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In 1997 Brian Tarquin was signed to a three-record deal with the New York acid jazz label Instinct Records.
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Brian Tarquin's follow up album was the 1999 release Soft Touch which again paired him up with Ernie McKone in London at Boogie Back Studios.
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In 2002 Passion Jazz label[20] released a compilation of Brian Tarquin's music called Sanctuary.
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The band dismantled, but after a long hiatus in 2018 Brian Tarquin revived Asphalt Jungle as solo project and released an experimental album of heavy metal dubstep with Crazy Train.
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In 2008 Brian Tarquin released his first rock instrumental solo album called "Fretwork" featuring Steve Morse, Billy Sheehan, Frank Gambale, Max Middleton, Randy Coven, Will Ray, Andy Timmons, Hal Lindes and Chuck Loeb.
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In 2017, horrified at the Pulse Nightclub Shooting in Orlando, Brian Tarquin composed, engineered and produced the album "Orlando in Heaven" featuring jazz icon Larry Coryell on two tracks along with Mike Stern, Tony Franklin, Hal Lindes, Denny Jiosa, Will Ray, Chris Poland and vocalist Phil Naro.
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Brian Tarquin composed and produced each of these tracks featuring special guests Tony Carey ex-Rainbow keyboardist, Steve Morse, Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal, Trey Gunn, Hal Lindes.
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In 2023 Brian Tarquin released Brothers In Arms with guest guitarists Joe Satriani, Vinnie Moore, Alex De Rosso, Travis Stever, Jeff Duncan, Johannes Weik, Gerald Gradwohl, Chris Haskett, Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal.
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Brian Tarquin told Music Connection Magazine of his concern about the problems veterans encounter, from homelessness to mental health concerns.
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At first Brian Tarquin licensed music to release on the label from his various contacts in the music industry and directly from artists.
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Brian Tarquin eventually moved on to compose, engineer and produce the releases hiring guest artists to be featured on each track.
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Simultaneously Brian Tarquin built Jungle Room Studios where he records many of the releases for his record label.
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Brian Tarquin then moved to using a 1978 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Deluxe for "High Life" and Asphalt Jungle recordings through Marshall JCM 2000 through a Carvin Legacy 4x12 cabinet.
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Brian Tarquin uses various pedals as the Dunlop Univibe, Snarling Dogs Super Bawl Whine-O Wah, Morley Classic Wah, Dunlop Talkbox and the DigiTech Whammy Pedal.
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Brian Tarquin was married in Edinburgh, Scotland in 2000 to Melissa Demafeliz; the marriage ended in 2022 to divorce.
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Brian Tarquin has 3 children Liam Tarquin, Brianna Katherine and Bridget Bette.
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Brian Tarquin is a devoted Roman Catholic and has donated to various Catholic causes.
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Brian Tarquin is an avid classic movie collector and motorcycle enthusiast.
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Brian Tarquin has made several of his own guitars and used them on recordings through the years.
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Brian Tarquin was close to his maternal grandmother Katherine Pema, an immigrant from Albania.
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Brian Tarquin currently writes guitar articles for Southern Florida's Music Magazine, Lazie Indie Magazine, and Music Connection Magazine.