steve
obrien
ABOUT ME
I am a trumpeter, composer, curator, collaborator, and educator.
currently based out of Los Angeles California!
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I got my BFA in trumpet performance from Cornish College of the Arts (Seattle,WA) and started my college studies at Lane Community College (Eugene,OR).
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Since 2010 I have recorded on well over 30 recordings, radio and film.
I have transcription work experience on the player piano project STANLEY.
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selected discography
Nauticult: Human Use of Human Beings (2019)
Steve O'Brien's Seattle Music EP (2018)
Moisture Boys: Meth Church (2018)
Erica​ ​Cooper:​ ​Safety​ ​Escape​ ​(2017)
Sam​ ​Lachow:​ ​Play/Pretend (2017)
Real​ ​Don​ ​Music:​ ​Dank​ ​Zappa (2017)​
​Real​ ​Don​ ​Music,​ ​Morning Glory​ ​Oasis​ ​cover​ ​(2017)
Fatal Lucciauno:​ ​WTF​ ​Happened (2017)
Issues:​ ​Headspace​ ​(2016)
Naomi​ ​Moon​ ​Siegel​ ​:​ ​Shoe​ ​Box​ ​View (2016)​
​45th​ ​Street​ ​Brass:​ ​Mothership Connection(2016)​ ​Sol:Headspace Traveler,​ ​Aint​ ​Gon​ ​Stop​ ​(2016)​
​Sam Lachow:​ ​"good​ ​to​ ​be​ ​home"​​ ​(2016)
Fox​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Law:​ ​The​ ​Trouble​ ​with People​ ​(2015)​ ​Ron​ ​Scalzo:​ ​You Deserve​ ​The​ ​Best​ ​(2016)​ ​
Real​ ​Don Music:​ ​Dank​ ​Sinatra​ ​(2015)​ ​
Wayne Horvitz:​ ​55​ ​In​ ​Concrete(2014)​
​Wayne Horvitz:​ ​At​ ​The​ ​Reception,​ ​The​ ​Royal Room​ ​Collective​ ​Music​ ​Ensemble (2014)
A Cedar Suede: Legend of T.D. Bingo (2014)
Only​ ​Trio:​ ​Only​ ​Trio​ ​(2014)
Spyn​ ​Reset:​ ​Four​ ​Dimensional​ ​Audio (2013)
Whitney​ ​Lyman:​ ​Wandering, Wondering​ ​(2012)
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i want to thank my family and friends and especially my elders for all they have given me.
my teachers have been so great, special and i wouldn't be who i am in music and life if it wasn't for, Jay Thomas, Jim Knapp, Wayne Horvitz, Butch Morris, Dawn Clement, Julian Priester, Joe Ingram, Dave Bender, Ron Bertucci, Ray Becerra, Mike Denny, Tom Varner, Andy Classen, David and Thomas Marriott, Ingrid Jensen, Steve Owen, Sean Jones,,Jeremy Pelt, Eric Richardson, Kenny Reed, Jim Olsen, Dan Gailey, Dave Glenn, Brian McWorter, Hashem Assadullahi, Glenn, Griffith, Paul Gabrielson,Justin Morell, Tim Clarke, Willie Thomas, Vern Sielert, Michael Van Bebber and Steve Leisring