brandonmohlis

Music Style

<p class="alignLeft font_9" style="padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3em; font-family: basic, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background: 0px 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-shadow: rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px 0px 6px; background: 0px 0px;"><span class="color_20" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background: 0px 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.3em; font-size: 14px; background: 0px 0px;">Brandon Mohlis is an independent musician, artist, songwriter, producer, and&nbsp;educator, and began studying music at a very&nbsp;early age.&nbsp; After&nbsp;graduating in 2005 from&nbsp;the Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences in Tempe, Arizona, Brandon went on to play lead guitar in St. Madness&nbsp;where he released 3 albums with the band&nbsp;and won three LA/Phoenix Music Awards, including "Rock Artist of the Year" and "Record of the Year" in 2010, and "Rock Artist of the Year" in 2011. &nbsp;He toured with the band&nbsp;as well, and outside of having played nearly every venue in Phoenix, has also played at Southern Metal Records\' Rockfest in Atlanta, and once even played as the house band at Rage In The Cage at Glendale Arena, home of the Phoenix Coyotes.</span></span></span></p><p class="alignLeft font_9" style="padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3em; font-family: basic, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background: 0px 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p class="alignLeft font_9" style="padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3em; font-family: basic, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background: 0px 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-shadow: rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px 0px 6px; background: 0px 0px;"><span class="color_20" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background: 0px 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.3em; font-size: 14px; background: 0px 0px;">He then headed&nbsp;to L.A., where he wrote, recorded, and produced music for licensing agency Riptide Music, and taught music</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.3em; font-size: 14px; background: 0px 0px;">&nbsp;lessons independently.</span></span></span></p><p class="alignLeft font_9" style="padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3em; font-family: basic, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background: 0px 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p class="alignLeft font_9" style="padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3em; font-family: basic, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background: 0px 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-shadow: rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px 0px 6px; background: 0px 0px;"><span class="color_20" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background: 0px 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.3em; font-size: 14px; background: 0px 0px;">Now residing with his wife in Springfield, MO, Brandon&nbsp;studies music education at Missouri State University, and continues to write, record, and produce his own music.&nbsp;&nbsp;Brandon&nbsp;is also a&nbsp;resident instructor for&nbsp;the School of Rock USA\'s Springfield location, teaching guitar, bass, drums, keys, and vocals, as well as banjo and ukulele. &nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.3em; background: 0px 0px;">Brandon is also experienced in playing mandolin, cello, dulcimers, harmonica, and studied percussion at Missouri State University.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.3em; background: 0px 0px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p><p class="alignLeft font_9" style="padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3em; font-family: basic, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background: 0px 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p class="alignLeft font_9" style="padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3em; font-family: basic, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background: 0px 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-shadow: rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px 0px 6px; background: 0px 0px;"><span class="color_20" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background: 0px 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.3em; font-size: 14px; background: 0px 0px;">Having achieved Pro Tools and SIA/JBL Smaart certification,&nbsp;Brandon owns&nbsp;his own small recording&nbsp;studio, and before beginning classes&nbsp;at MSU, he released a demo called "Thrashgrass", containing 3 songs that combine elements of heavy metal with bluegrass, and was featured on Phoenix\'s "Driving With Gass" heavy metal radio show in 2012.</span></span></span></p><p class="alignLeft font_9" style="padding-bottom: 0px; 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