Composition Department Reject Getting Discovered.
Dizzy O’Brian was rejected by the head of the composition department at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, where he was enrolled as a performance major.
- Dizzy was rejected by the head of the composition department when he wanted to switch his minor from piano to composition.
- Dizzy continued on his own to create music written on a large canvas which blended many different genres.
- Dizzy called this music classical pop music, for lack of a better term.
2/14/21, Los Angeles, California
Dizzy did not fit in with the current composition scene back in the 1980’s which was then consumed with the Avant Garde, which included atonal serialism and concept art.
The then head of the composition department said “he is not advanced enough even for a composition minor.” He was also famous for saying that “jazz would not last.”
Undaunted, Dizzy went underground and worked on developing his own style which was based on an assimilation of many different types of music. This was facilitated in part by his peer group which rejected the idea that ‘classical music’ was the only field worthy of study and they held regular sessions where music of all different genres was heard.
Eventually, after returning to the west coast and playing in many different types of musical groups, including his own, Dizzy arrived at his own musical voice.
“Serialism and atonal music will not last another 12 years. In the future, when you try to describe it to people, they will think you’re joking! Music is not evolving to an ultimate form; it just changes. Imitating well known artists is a sure route to anonymity.” Dizzy O’Brian
Today, people are discovering the unique sounds of Dizzy O’Brian. His music has frequently been in the top 10 on Reverb Nation. He currently has 1,126 followers on SoundCloud with his top track getting 2,495 plays in the last 24 days. In February, on Spotify, his followers jumped from 3 to 169 followers and 1.5K streams and 1,300 listeners in the last 28 days.
Dizzy O’Brian is dedicated to the promotion of truly new musical ideas, especially that which is of good quality and uplifting. He is dedicated to the breakdown of the barriers between ‘serious’ and ‘pop’ music, which has been crippling artists today.
Name of Press Contact: Brian Lee Beshore
Phone:(323) 304-9092
Email: dizzy@dizzyobrian.com
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