Brent Arnold

Brent Arnold is a cellist and composer whose music incorporates electronics, unorthodox instrumental technique, and elements of rock, jazz, folk, North African, Persian, and Arabic music. He is a founding member of Ghost Quartet with Dave Malloy and created the cello music for the acclaimed show Louie. He has played and collaborated with artists including Aditya Kalyanpur, The Antlers, Reggie Watts, Eyvind Kang, Jessika Kenney, DJ/Rupture, Filastine, Jherek Bischoff, Jessica Pavone, Sleater-Kinney, and Modest Mouse. He studied with violinist Michael White (Pharoah Sanders, John Handy) and cellist Walter Grey (Kronos Quartet) and currently resides in New York City.

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-UPCOMING PERFORMANCES-

2018

April 6 - Brent Arnold & Aditya Kalyanpur Duo / Rubin Museum, 150 w17th St, New York, NY / 7pm
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April 8 - with Kaoru Watanabe / Joe's Pub

-PAST PERFORMANCES-

2018

January 19-28 - Ghost Quartet / Erickson Theater, Seattle, WA

January 20 - Project W / Gallery 1412, Seattle, WA / 3pm

January 24 - Brent Arnold, solo cello & electronics & Brad Shepik Trio / The Royal Room, Seattle, WA / 7pm

2017

October 5—31 - Ghost Quartet / New York Theater Workshop, NYC

September 10 - Aditya Kalyanpur & Brent Arnold duo / Viseltear Violins, NYC

May 5 - Filastine & Brent Arnold, Festival Keroxen, Lanzarote, Las Canarias

April 27 - Filastine & Brent Arnold, TBA, Barcelona, Spain

April 29 - Brent Arnold solo @ Gelegenheiten, Berlin, Germany

April 22 - Filastine & Brent Arnold @ La Apolo, c/ Nou de la Rambla 113 Barcelona, Spain

April 8 - New Water Music with Yotam Haber and the Louisiana Philharmonic, New Orleans, LA, USA

Feb 3 - Brent Arnold solo @ Molasses Books, 770 Hart St, Brooklyn, NY 8pm - Benefit for Texas Equal Access Fund

2016

Dec 20 - with Baby Copperhead @ Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn, NY

Dec 16 - Brent Arnold @ The Empty Vessel, Gowanus Canal, Brooklyn, NY

Dec 10 - Brent Arnold & Not Waving But Drowning @ House of Collection, Brooklyn, NY
         Standing Rock Benefit

Oct 25-26 Carrie - immersive screening @ Little Cinema @ House of Yes, Brooklyn, NY

Aug 12 - Brent Arnold solo @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, Scotland

Aug 5-28 - Ghost Quartet @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, Scotland

July 29 - Ghost Quartet @ Maria Hernandez Park, Brooklyn

July 28 - Ghost Quartet @ Joe's Pub NYC

June 11 - Santa Fe, NM w/ Filastine

June 10 - Taos Mesa Brewery, Taos, NM w/ Filastine

May 15 - Three's Brewery w/ Baby Copperhead

May 7 - Brooklyn w/ Filastine

April 27 - Brent Arnold solo @ Viva La Musica, Kyoto, Japan

April 26 - Brent Arnold & Itoken @ Jinbocho Shichoshitsu, Tokyo, Japan

April 23 - Brent Arnold solo & workshop, Kult Kafe, Emily Hill, Singapore

April 16 - Brent Arnold solo, Malang, Indonesia

April 7-9 Ghost Quartet, Life in Deep Ellum, Dallas, TX

March 22 - Brent Arnold scores Sunrise (FW Murnau) - Little Cinema @ House of Yes, Brooklyn, NY

February 29 - Brent Arnold YOU ARE PSYCHIC music for strings & bells @ JACK, Brooklyn, NY