String Jams Chop Contest

String Jams Chop Contest:

Okay so here's the contest!

Take any piece from either of my String Jams books and add some chopping to it.

Be creative! It could be a different version of the melody with some chops, chops during the solo section, or anything you can think of!

Record a video of yourself playing and upload it to Facebook and/or Instagram with the hashtag #stringjams

You can upload it to YouTube if that's easier for you and send me an email with the link.

First Prize: Two Free 45 minute lessons plus the sheet music/backing tracks to my first album, Oso Perezoso.

Second Prize: One Free 45 minute lesson and sheet music/backing tracks to Ice-9 and Swins

Third Prize: Sheet music/backing tracks to Ice-9 and Swins

Contest ends at 11:59 EST on May 7th, 2021.

After the contest ends, I'll send an email with a link to all the submissions and you can vote for your favorite (it could be yourself).

Swins Music Video

Sometimes you just need to play cello with some sloths. You gotta keep it real. Enjoy the music video for my song, Swins, off my new album: Oso Perezoso!

Album Release Shows! March 10 in Brooklyn and March 12 in Hackensack, NJ

I'm super excited to release my new album, Oso Perezoso. You can preorder it here: https://bryanwilson.bandcamp.com/album/oso-perezoso 

There are TWO album release shows that you can attend! Both shows are free.

The first show is March 10th at 9 PM at Greenpoint Gallery (390 McGuinness Blvd, Brooklyn, NY 11222).

The second show is March 12th at 8 PM at The Center for Modern Dance Education (84 Euclid Ave, Hackensack, NJ 07601)

Come on out and I look forward to seeing you there!

Bryan Charles Wilson's Debut Solo Album: Oso Perezoso

Preorder Oso Perezoso Here!

Bryan Charles Wilson, a gifted composer, author, and cellist for acclaimed New York City based orchestral post-rock outfit, You Bred Raptors?, is thrilled to release, Oso Perezoso, his first solo effort. His debut record draws from his classical upbringing on cello and combines it with his passion for hip hop drum beats, synthesizers, and detailed production.

Wilson is a graduate of the very non-traditional California Institute of the Arts and has truly blazed his own musical path on the album with his cello. The record, which is set for a March 7, 2017 release, is deeply personal for Wilson. Half of the songs were written for his family including his loving and hilarious 96 year old grandmother, Roz, his gorgeous new bride, Minh, and his very supportive parents, Syd and Paul. The rest of the tracks feature the cello singing melancholic melodies over hip-hop drumlines and roaring synths.

The young composer found his affection for non classical cello music in his teens after attending The New Directions Cello Festival. He found that the classical world was very constricting, often uptight, and he rarely felt inspired playing in an orchestra. Seeing amazing and forward thinking cellists there opened up his mind as to what was possible on the instrument.

On top of that, Wilson is the author of the instructional book, Cello Chords, 2011 which has become a go to resource for cellists all across the globe. The book, all the sheet music, and backing tracks for Oso Perezoso are available on Wilson’s website, www.BryanWilsonCello.com. He hopes that young cellists will be inspired by his new album to not only play his tunes, but also create their own.