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Born in Virginia, raised in Maryland; survivor of an alcoholic  family; graduated High School and Union Carpenters Apprenticeship; a student of Algebra, a student of Life, a  brown belt Samurai Chess Player; gave up clarinet in 2nd grade because he was too young to understand;  gave up French class 5 years later because he could not speak the language; turned down Ms. Maria Blautzig for the Sadie Hawkins Dance because she had turned  down his request earlier in the school year; walked out of typing class on day one, hell HOUR one, because he could not handle the stress of it;  walked out of Oklahoma State University because he really needed help at that point and did not know how to ask for it, so ‘tear it all down and blow it up’ seemed to be the only way to find any; experienced the deepest loneliness of his entire life to date out on that highway, with no direction anywhere.  He has worked as a ditch digger, a grass cutter, a TV Guide door to door salesman; he has been a farm worker, carpenters’ helper, apprentice, a Journeyman carpenter in Local 132, a Home Improvement contractor and a Facilities Maintenance Engineer.  He has passed up more opportunities than cars on a freight train; he has hitchhiked, hobo’ed and walked across tens of thousands of miles of America's roadways, and a few in Canada, for good measure.

By virtue of  a chance encounter one snowy January night in 1993, when he met and eventually married the revolutionary communist, aspiring novelist, multi instrumentalist soprano and as yet unheralded expert at fitting leftovers into the refrigerator, the  beguiling, and sumptuous Ms. Juliana; this union subsequently created the talented, smart, bubbly, and eye-catching Ms. Sophia, she of the musical pipes.
Mr Higgins first picked up the guitar at age 23, the harmonica at 57, and wrote his first book at age 5, or 6. It shall remain forever unpublished, as the only handwritten master of it is lost to the dustbin of history.


Numerous of the photos here are by my friend Charles Steck, who recently unexpectedly passed away. Thank you so much Charles, we are missing you .Thank you for listening to my music.  Voting link for Distrokid/Spotify playlisting
https://distrokid.com/spotlight/brianhiggins/vote/

How it works

Anyone (not just DistroKid members) can listen & vote on their favorites. Songs with the most votes will be added to a big DistroKid Spotify playlist. Playlists are updated each week, and votes are reset to zero.

I put Ave Maria up for voting on this week. 
Thank you for your support!
Brian

Martin Bejerano, Keith Jarrett, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Gil Evans, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Marcus Miller, Roy Haynes, Oscar Peterson, Chick Corea, Wynton Marsalis, Pat Metheny, Linkin  Park, Tito Puente, Nas, Boot camp click, Black moon, Redman, Wutang, Robert Glasper,

I play guitar and sing. My album Red Exit is slowly coming out stay tuned for the next song!￼

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Pouria Rostami is an Iranian guitarist and composer who, in just five years, has emerged as a distinctive voice in contemporary instrumental music. His works blend technical precision, sophisticated melodies, and profound emotional storytelling that transcend cultural boundaries.

Drawing from Persian classical traditions, Mediterranean warmth, cinematic European soundscapes, and the serene stillness of nature, he crafts a signature style marked by clarity, depth, and rich narrative.

In 2025, he was named Top Instrumental Composer at the prestigious Protect the Porkies Music Contest in Michigan, USA.

Ever-evolving, Pouria Rostami invites listeners into contemplative sonic worlds where every note is intentional and every silence carries meaning.

𝔜𝔬𝔲𝔯 𝔫𝔢𝔴𝔢𝔰𝔱 𝔞𝔡𝔡𝔦𝔠𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫

Professional Musician/Songwriter,BMI 
Blues-Rock Solo Artist - Guitars Ron Keel Band
www.StevePurcellMusic.com  
For years, as a professional guitar player and session player based out of Nashville, I've been on the road in the bands of many major & indie country/rock artists. 
Short Bio:
I've played with, or shared the stage with, many national acts, such as Paul Stanley (KISS), Stephen Pearcy (RATT), Jack Blades (Night Ranger), Mark Slaughter (Slaughter), Kip Winger (Winger), Don Dokken (Dokken),  Foghat, Ron Keel (KEEL), Montgomery Gentry, Night Ranger, Carrie Underwood, C.C.R., Josh Turner, Skid Row, Mark Chesnutt, Joe Cocker, Darryl Worley, Asia, Little Big Town, Pat Travers, Trace Atkins, Mark Wills, Ron Keel, David Lee Murphy, Marty Stuart, Craig Morgan, Dolly Parton, Big & Rich, Hank Williams Jr., The Outlaws, Trini Triggs, Jeff Bates, Sawyer Brown and many more. 

I hail from a long musical family line, including my late first cousin Denny Purcell, owner and mastering engineer of Georgetown Masters Studios, Nash.TN. (his clients included Garth Brooks, Kansas, Willie Nelson, Neil Young); my luthier-to-the-stars cousin Shayne Owens (Patty Loveless, Kip Winger, Thom Bresh); and my grandfather William Cecil Purcell, who played banjo with Red Foley. And, then there was Henry Purcell, the famous 17th century composer who composed many songs for the court of Queen Mary. 

www.StevePurcellMusic.com

SPOTLIGHT-NEWs  -  THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OVER 100'000 PLAYS AN THOUSANDS OF LIKES, DOWNLOADS, REPOSTS & WONDERFULL COMMENTS! 

Dear all
thank you for listen, like and comment our and my historic tracks all the time.
I appreciate this so much.

kind regards
Rudolf
BLUESWORK.

My musician history on Soundcloud:
I started uploading my tracks on Soundcloud in the middle of october 2012 - a very special and amazing journey has started - In this moment I had no idea wehre this journey will go in the upcoming month and years.

My message to all my followers, collaborators and friends:
Thank you to all of you, I apprciate all livestreams, downloads and thousands of beautiful and amazing comments and likes.

All of you give me great pleasure, motivation and appreciation... This is a unique and every day gift and experience too.
Thanks friends ;-)

Rudolf.
BLUESWORK

my Gear:
COLLINGS i35 LC -> unique tool for Jazz and Blues
PRS JA-15 -> unique tool for Jazz and Blues
Soultool Supreme (http://soultool.com/guitars/supreme) the Supreme is made by a very good friend, Egon Rauscher, a real "Swiss Made"

GIBSON Les Paul Custom 1976 -> owned since 1976, was my first one
PRS Hollowbody II  single cut -> unique and personal privatstock edition
GIBSON CS-356 -> Custom Shop real Memphis Custom Shop
GIBSON Darkfire -> the greatest gift I ever get in my life

Acoustic-Guitars:
GIBSON Blues-King -> the delta rocket
Republic Guitars -> Highway61 www.republicguitars.com
Classic Acoustic -> www.hermanossanchislopez.com/

Amps:
ROLAND BluesCube Artist

Effects & Recording Staff I use:
MOOER GE 300 LITE AMP Modeling & Multieffect Tool
Recording Staff: CUBE JAM

Island on Universe
Indie Rock / Atmospheric Pop


✨Late-night rain, quiet streets, and things left unsaid.

From Shikoku, Japan
🏝️ This island is a quiet place where moments, seasons, and feelings that can’t be named are gently turned into sound.しま

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0RnTOMszUzDzhYAqwGzfoG

Producer:
https://www.instagram.com/hiasamasaru

No paid promotion.
Organic listeners only.


Selected for SoundCloud Indie Trending
– Purple Rain (紫雨)
– Autumn Spiral

Also featured on SoundCloud playlists:
– It’s okay to be sad
– Soulful Mornings
– Soul Focus
– Soul Trending

Thank you for listening.
감사합니다 / Cảm ơn / Terima kasih

Hanging out in the cloud forests of the Sierra Juárez mountains in Oaxaca, I’m tapping into the sounds of the universe like a mushroom-drunk nahual, reaching into the heart of nature to grasp at the mysteries of existence.

You’ll hear influences from deep time and across as many cultures as I can get my hands on. I get obsessed, man. Seriously, everything else melts away around me. I can spend days absorbed in an idea, like that stone statue guy—but with a stone guitar instead.

My approach to music? About as unpredictable as my ability to remember where I last saw my passport (pretty crucial when you live abroad all the time, right?). My unique way of processing the world often leads to an avant-garde approach to life. And yeah, maybe there’s been a mushroom-induced revelation or two along the way, but who’s counting? I don’t need a million-dollar studio—just a good instrument, a decent interface, a computer, and some monitors that hopefully survive my absent-minded chaos.

I’m a multi-instrumentalist who loves complexity, especially when it sneaks up on you through unexpected rhythms or harmonies from the far corners of the globe. From Carnatic ragas to garage rock grooves—why not just mix every cool sound and see what happens? Maybe I’ll start with a harmonic progression from Bach’s Goldberg Variations and slap it into a Hindustani 7/4 thaal (that’s rhythm, if you’re wondering). It’s a bit technical but, trust me, as cool as—well, let’s just say it’s the kind of vibe that might inspire a dream-like hallucination about nailing the perfect groove. (Music available for film, TV, and media licensing.)

Yeah, I am a Ph.D. trained evolutionary biologist, and... that sounds impressive until you find out I bailed on it the second I landed a good job. I was bored out of my mind. People look at me like a guy who won the lottery and then spent it all on the greatest collection of rare video games (I mean, I’m not that bad, right?). But switching from science back to music wasn’t just quitting—it was finally tuning into something deeper. Music and science might seem like distant cousins, but to me, they’re intertwined—both ways to unlock the secrets of the universe.

Now, I live in Capulálpam De Méndez, a mystical town in the Oaxacan mountains. The ancient Zapotec culture runs deep here, and creativity flows as freely as the mezcal at the fiestas (and trust me, there are plenty of fiestas).

Art is for everyone, and I’m always pushing to create something that connects—whether it’s a complex harmonic structure or just the right amount of groove to make you forget your troubles (or your keys, in my case).

So if you’re into music that teeters on the edge of chaos but mostly lands right where it needs to be—well, welcome. Just don’t expect me to remember how I got here, or where I left my bag. Seriously, my passport might’ve been in there… Was it the tuk-tuk? (sounds like a joke right... Err.. its not....)


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Relajándome en los bosques nublados de la Sierra Juárez en Oaxaca, estoy sintonizando los sonidos del universo como un nahual borracho de hongos, llegando al corazón de la naturaleza para intentar comprender los misterios de la existencia.

Escucharás influencias de tiempos profundos y de tantas culturas como pueda explorar. Me obsesiono, hermano. En serio, todo lo demás desaparece a mi alrededor. Puedo pasar días absorbido en una idea, como ese tipo de las estatuas de piedra—pero con una guitarra de piedra en su lugar.

¿Mi enfoque hacia la música? Tan impredecible como mi habilidad para recordar dónde dejé mi pasaporte (bastante crucial cuando vives en el extranjero todo el tiempo, ¿verdad?). Mi forma única de procesar el mundo a menudo me lleva a un enfoque vanguardista de la vida. Y sí, tal vez haya habido una o dos revelaciones inducidas por hongos en el camino, pero ¿quién está contando? No necesito un estudio de millones de dólares—solo un buen instrumento, una interfaz decente, una computadora y unos monitores que, con suerte, sobrevivan a mi caos despistado.

Soy un multiinstrumentista que ama la complejidad, especialmente cuando te sorprende con ritmos o armonías inesperadas de los rincones más lejanos del mundo. Desde ragas carnáticas hasta los grooves del garage rock—¿por qué no mezclar todos los sonidos geniales y ver qué pasa? Quizás empiece con una progresión armónica de las Variaciones Goldberg de Bach y la meta en un thaal hindú de 7/4 (es decir, un ritmo, por si te lo preguntas). Es un poco técnico, pero créeme, es tan genial como—bueno, digamos que es del tipo de vibras que podrían inspirar una alucinación soñadora sobre encontrar el groove perfecto. (Música disponible para licenciamiento en cine, TV y medios.)

Sí, tengo un doctorado en biología evolutiva, y eso suena impresionante hasta que descubres que lo dejé en cuanto conseguí un buen trabajo. Estaba aburrido como una ostra. La gente me mira como a un tipo que ganó la lotería y luego lo gastó todo en Beanie Babies (no soy tan malo, ¿verdad?). Pero pasar de la ciencia de nuevo a la música no fue simplemente abandonar—fue finalmente sintonizar con algo más profundo. La música y la ciencia pueden parecer primos lejanos, pero para mí, están entrelazados—ambas son formas de desentrañar los secretos del universo.

Ahora vivo en Capulálpam De Méndez, un pueblo místico en las montañas de Oaxaca. La antigua cultura zapoteca corre profundo aquí, y la creatividad fluye tan libremente como el mezcal en las fiestas (y créeme, hay muchas fiestas).

El arte es para todos, y siempre busco crear algo que conecte—ya sea una estructura armónica compleja o solo la cantidad justa de groove para hacerte olvidar tus problemas (o tus llaves, en mi caso).

Así que si te gusta la música que oscila en el borde del caos pero que la mayoría de las veces aterriza justo donde debe estar—bienvenido. Solo no esperes que recuerde cómo llegué aquí, o dónde dejé mi bolsa. En serio, creo que mi pasaporte estaba allí... ¿Fue en el tuk-tuk? (suena como una broma, pero... ehh, no lo es...).

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