金·布来克曼是最伟大的NEWAGE作曲家兼钢琴家之一,他为多家公司都谱过许多广告曲,比如Kello、Revlon、Miller Beer等。他还曾与知名的Muppeteer、Jim Henson合作并为他们谱曲,同时他也拥有成功的独奏事业。
后来,金·布里克期望突破商业短曲(广告曲)创作的限制并开始他自己的录音事业,1994年他与 Windham Hill签约并发行了〈No Words〉,〈No Words〉中的一首单曲“Rocket To The Moon”成为了Billboard Top排行榜上进入前40名的第一首乐器独奏曲。1995年发行了〈 By Heart〉,进入了“ the adult contemporary marke”并挤进了TOP10。〈Hero's Dream〉还被收录为NBC的夏季奥运会宣传歌曲。 1997年金·布里克发行了两张专辑 〈Picture This〉和〈 Gift〉,〈Picture This〉这张专辑中邀请了佳宾Martina McBride 和萨克斯风演奏家Boney James与其合奏。1998年发行了〈Visions of Love〉,1999年发行的专辑是〈Destiny〉。2000年发行的〈My Romance: An Evening with Jim Brickman 〉中他生平第一次自己演唱,这张专辑中邀请了Olivia Newton-John、Donny Osmond及Dave Koz等佳宾合作演出。2001年他又发行了〈Simple Things〉,2002年他推出了〈 Love Songs & Lullabies〉并且开始巡回演出,一个同名的PBS节目也由媒体播出了。
by Sandra Brennan
Though classically trained, pianist Jim Brickman prefers to play more pop-flavored, gently lyrical new age music. His unique compositions are emotional and structured, but not rigidly so. Brickman enrolled in the Cleveland Institute of Music in his late teens. The focus was on classical music, but Brickman could not escape the lure of mainstream music and at age 19 began writing commercial jingles. This led him to compose music for such major outfits the Gap, Isuzu, Sprint, and Kellogg's as well as with Jim Henson and Henson Associates. During his association with Henson, he composed for the Muppets and for projects on Sesame Street. He also assisted on some of Henson's Disney projects. Brickman recorded his debut album, No Words, on Windham Hill in 1994. The following year he released By Heart on the same label, and in 1997 issued Picture This as well as The Gift, a collection of seasonal favorites. Visions of Love followed a year later, and in early 1999 Brickman returned with Destiny. A classy live effort, My Romance: An Evening with Jim Brickman appeared in 2000. Two years later, Brickman crafted a beautiful children's album called Love Songs and Lullabies. Efforts such as Grace, Peace, and The Disney Songbook followed in the relaxing yet elegant vein of his earlier work. In 2006, Brickman left longtime label Windham Hill and released Escape on Savoy Jazz. The holiday-themed Homecoming followed in 2007.