Rick is an Award Winning Songwriter & Author of the popular songwriting manual "The Songsculptor Method". Rick has been involved in the Music Business for over 40 years, in (The United States, Canada and Europe) as a Songwriter, Record Producer/Arranger, Studio Musician, and former band member for Renowned Grammy Award Winning Record Producer David Foster. Many of Richard's songs have been published and recorded by various artists in The United States, Canada and Europe. Rick also collaborates with a number of talented lyricists through his website Songsculptor.com. Richard and Lyricist (Frank Stachow) were awarded the 1992 Alberta Recording Industry Associations "Songwriter/Composer Of The Year" Award, for the song Silhouettes and Shadows, recorded by popular Canadian vocalist Joanna Petty. This song received considerable airplay on radio stations nationwide.
Sounds Like: David Foster, David Benoit
Attention: Lyricists
Rick's songs & Song Productions are a mixture of Ear Candy flavored Instrumentals and lyrical driven Singer/Songwriter influenced VOCALS, that have been affectionately described by many of his fellow Musicians and Colleagues as Easy Listening Cow-Jazz. A unique blend of Soft POP, a sliver of COUNTRY, and a slice of Smooth JAZZ. Rick (Richard Melvin Brown) AKA Songsculptor has been involved in the Music Business for over 50 years in Canada, The United States and Europe as an Award Winning Songwriter, Record Producer/Arranger, Studio Musician, former Music Director for The Canadian Country Music All-Star Show & former band member for Renowned Grammy Award Winning Record Producer David Foster. Originally from Victoria, B.C. Canada", Rick launched his career there playing keyboards and drums in several of Victoria's popular bands, and in 2008 was inducted into the Victoria ROCK AND ROLL Hall Of Fame. Rick's Award Winning Collaboration in 1992 awarded Rick and "Lyricist Collaborator Frank Stachow" the Alberta Recording Industry Associations "Songwriter/Composer Of The Year" Award, for the song Silhouettes and Shadows, recorded by popular Canadian vocalist Joanna Petty. This song received considerable airplay on radio stations across the Country and Abroad. Numerous other songs that Rick has composed music to have been published and recorded by various artists in The United States, Canada and Europe.