Brent Barraclough

Brent Barraclough is a classical pianist and film producer who was born in Canada in 1962 and is of British Citizenship. He studied piano at the Juilliard School (New York) and McGill University (Montreal). His principal piano teachers were Ruth Laredo, "America's First Lady of the Piano" [ [http://www.ruthlaredo.com/ Ruth Laredo] ] and Thomas C. Plaunt. [ [http://people.mcgill.ca/thomas.plaunt/ Thomas Plaunt] ] He also studied business and philosophy at New York University and the University of Toronto.

He is known for his work as actor and producer in both "The French Guy" [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0476657/ The French Guy] ] and "2 Days Later with Jools Holland". [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0973778/ 2 Days Later with Jools Holland] ] He was a national Director of The Drake Music Project [ [http://www.drakemusicproject.org/ The Drake Music Project] ] and Chief Executive of "Live Music Now!" [ [http://www.artsdata.net/wwwr1/keywordsearch.asp?Query=london Live Music Now!] ] in London, England. He was also host of the Shaw Cable TV show "Noteworthy" in the early 1980s.

He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (U.K.) in 2001. [ [http://www.thersa.org/ The Royal Society of Arts] ] The RSA is a prestigious society that includes among its former members Benjamin Franklin, Charles Dickens and John Diefenbaker.

His official website is: http://www.brentbarraclough.com/

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