Brent Milligan
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Brent Milligan is an Grammy Award
-nominated, American
record producer and session bass guitar
player currently residing in Nashville, TN. He was born in Baton Rouge, LA, and moved to Nashville after graduating from Louisiana State University
in 1992. As a teenager, Milligan performed in various jazz
and rock and roll
bands, and performed frequently on the Baton Rouge and New Orleans club scenes.
Milligan has produced or performed with a wide range of rock, pop, and gospel artists, including Ceili Rain
, Steven Curtis Chapman
, The Elms
, TobyMac
, Backstreet Boys
, and Michael W. Smith
among many others. Milligan primarily works out of his personal recording studio, Söndwerks, which is also located in Nashville.
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
-nominated, American
United States
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record producer and session bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
player currently residing in Nashville, TN. He was born in Baton Rouge, LA, and moved to Nashville after graduating from Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...
in 1992. As a teenager, Milligan performed in various jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
and rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
bands, and performed frequently on the Baton Rouge and New Orleans club scenes.
Milligan has produced or performed with a wide range of rock, pop, and gospel artists, including Ceili Rain
Ceili Rain
Ceili Rain is a celtic music influenced Syracuse, New York based band led by Bob Halligan, Jr., founded in May 1995. As the group’s founder Bob Halligan, Jr. explains, in Gaelic, the word "Céili" means "party", specifically one with live musicians, dancing, and general merriment for an all-ages...
, Steven Curtis Chapman
Steven Curtis Chapman
Steven Curtis Chapman is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, actor, author, and social activist.After starting his career in the late 1980s as a singer/songwriter of contemporary Christian music, Chapman has since been recognized as one of the most prolific singers in the genre,...
, The Elms
The Elms
The Elms may refer to:Places in Canada*The Elms, Toronto, a neighbourhood in TorontoBuildings and places in Great Britain*The Elms an historic Gothic house in Bedhampton, United Kingdom...
, TobyMac
TobyMac
Toby McKeehan , better known by his stage name TobyMac , is a Christian recording artist, music producer, hip-hop/pop artist, singer-songwriter, and author....
, Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys
The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...
, and Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith
Michael Whitaker Smith is a Billboard top ten Billboard Hot 100 recording artist and Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. He is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in Contemporary Christian music. Smith also has achieved a considerable amount of...
among many others. Milligan primarily works out of his personal recording studio, Söndwerks, which is also located in Nashville.