Edwin Orion Brownell

Edwin Orion Brownell (November 30, 1964) was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He is a neo-classical composer and concert pianist whose original music has been described as highly melodic; a strong blues influence upon a solid classical foundation. Brownell began studying piano at the age of four and two years later started working through the Royal Conservatory curriculum (Canada) until his late teens, when he began playing rock and roll professionally. From 1984–1991, Brownell was a member of the popular Ontario rock groups Longbottom, Inside Out and Straight No Chaser. After moving to Montreal in 1990 he founded Edwin and the Bedouins, and with this band toured throughout eastern Canada and North Africa, recording the albums...