Alan Brissenden

Member

Composer/Lyricist:	Both
Genre:	Songwriter

Biography

 I remember my first interest in music. It was when I saw Cliff Richard, Marty Wild and Joe Brown in Oh Boy! on television back in the late 50s. Then the Beatles came along. I was at school then.

At school our music teacher was also our algebra teacher, so we were not very enthusiastic; also, the music mainly involved listening to classical music rather then modern music at the time.

When I left school I had some guitar lessons with a friend at his home; I then bought an acoustic guitar and practised to the Shadows, Beatles and Stones etc. Later on I bought a keyboard, taught myself from books and tapes, then an electric guitar - a Fender Strat - on which I love doing Chuck Berry riffs.

It wasn't until 1990, when I was made redundant from my job as a chauffeur and could not find a job for two years, that I was playing my keyboard and guitar to other people's sheet music, and I thought, Why don't I try and compose something myself? I wrote my first song, "I Don't Want To Lose Your Love", and it went on from there. Up to now, I have written 17 songs and got myself a publisher, Composed Music Publishers. I became a member of BASCA, the PRS and the MCPS.

I have collaborated with my friend Brian Hall on a song, "Celina". I wrote the lyrics and Brian the music.

Also, I collaborated with friend John Bates on a song, "Together", and instrumentals "Boulevard", "Palm Beach" and "La Madrugada".
I have written a song with friend Colin Darnell called "Our Wedding Day", which Granada Television has shown an interest in.

We are currently working on a song which we are hoping to dedicate and give to the Children with Leukaemia, which is a charity that we both support and have helped collect monies for in the past.

Two film producers are interested to use two of my songs for title music of their films.

Comments from professionals

"Christmas Day With You" 'I love your song' - Bert Weedon
"Too Young To Die" 'A good rock song' - Muff Winwood
"Paradise" 'A nice ballad' - Alan Freeman

Local radio have played my songs on air.
I also write TV and radio scripts, plus poetry which I have had published

Any artists or music labels who need new songs, I'm your man.

Important Works		Performances
"When I See You In Heaven" Ballad. Lyrics/music: Alan Brissenden. 4m19s c1993 "What Can We Do?" Folk. Lyrics/music: Alan Brissenden. 2m53s c1993 "Celina" Country. Lyrics: Alan Brissenden; music: Brian Hall. 4m45s c1995 "Christmas Day With You" Rock ballad. Lyrics/music: Alan Brissenden. 3m35s c1996 "Paradise" Rock ballad. Lyrics/music: Alan Brissenden. 3m58s c1997 "La Madrugada" Latin Dance. Music: Alan Brissenden/John Bates. 3m c1998 "They're Out There" Sci-fi ballad. Lyrics/music: Alan Brissenden. 5m6s c1998 "With Another Man" Rock ballad. Lyrics/music: Alan Brissenden. 4m50s c1998 "Too Young To Die" Heavy rock. Lyrics/music: Alan Brissenden. 3m53s c1998 "Our Wedding Day" Ballad. Lyrics/music: Alan Brissenden/Colin Darnell. 4m c1998		None added