Jan 05 2019: JANUARY SALE!
We have some items on sale, including a limited number of
Lucky 13 Harmonicas with ONE THIRD OFF!
Be quick as stocks are limited and when they're gone, they're gone.
Check out all our offers
Additionally, from now until the end of January, all orders over £40 will come with a FREE CD of one of Brendan's albums (pot luck).
Orders over £100 will receive TWO FREE CDs.
July 2018: New & Improved PowerDraw and PowerBender Harps released
Check them out!
June 2018: The Overblow Booster released
Play overblows like a pro!
April 2018: SlipSlider released!
The
SlipSlider is a revolutionary new Blues Harp!
Jan 30 2018: Twin-Harmonica System Diatonic models are back!
THS Diatonic models are now available again and we have added a discounted DIY kit option (called PowerParts).
Jan 2018: Website Update for New Ordering Options
Some products will be unavailable while we switch to a new system for offering most of the harmonica products on my site. The good news is that they will be CHEAPER and SHIP FASTER than before.
Dec 2017 - Activity over Christmas
Please note that we will be taking orders over the Christmas period but there will be very little activity in our workshops. Normal service will resume in the New Year.
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!
August 2017 - Twin-Diatonic Harmonicas Introduced
Amazing things are possible when you put two diatonic harps together behind a single mouthpiece!
Check out the two videos and info on these unique new 10-hole combo-harps, available to order very soon!
August 2017 - Brendan's Alt Tunings Video for Harmonica.com
The well-known teaching website harmonica.com has commissioned Brendan to do 5 videos.
Here is the first, introducing him to their thousands of students around the globe.
New Special Offers!
Our
Special Offers page is frequently updated. Check regularly to enure you don't miss out!
June 2017: Bluesharp Mouthpiece and Mini PitchBender for the DM48 MIDI Harmonica
MIDI harmonica for diatonic harp players just got a lot more attractive, with a 10-hole Bluesharp Mouthpiece and the ability to bend notes with a Mini PitchBender! Check them both out in the video:
Watch the video and check out the info.
June 2017: Lucky 13 in PowerBender, PowerDraw, Paddy Richter Tunings
In response to many requests, I'm now offering the popular Lucky 13 harp in 3 special tunings, two of them in all 12 keys.
Watch the video and check out the info.
March 2017: New Harmonica Forum!
A Friendly
Discussion Forum for Brendan's Custom Harmonicas, Tunings, Music , Books and Stuff
Feb 2017: LUCKY 13 INTERNATIONAL VIDEO COMPETITION
If you own a Lucky 13 harmonica (or can beg, borrow or steal one!) we have a fun competition with some great prizes for you to enter. All it requires is that you sit down in front of some kind of camera (smartphone will do) and upload a video of yourself playing the Lucky 13 to YouTube, or another online video platform.
Go here to enter
Feb 2017: End of line SALE
Sometimes harmonica models come and go, and we now have our last batch of
ChromaBenders and 10 Hole Paddy Richter Slide Diatonics, which we are offering at a discounted rate (25% off Chromabenders and 40% off Slide
Diatonics).
Be quick - once they're gone, they're gone!
SALE - ChromaBender
SALE - 10-hole Slide Diatonic
Feb 2017: new album - Sketches in Blue
Sketches in Blue is a relaxed Americana/Blues album recorded live at home with my friend Joe Jones.
Jan 2017: PowerPlugs released!
PowerPlugs offer the same efficient chamber reduction of PowerCombs for superior reed response in the critical top octave. They are quick and easy to install and
a set of PowerPlugs is considerably cheaper than buying a full PowerComb. It's a win-win all the way!
UK-based New Zealander Brendan Power is acknowledged by many as one of the most creative, skilled & versatile harmonica players around today. Equally at ease on both the earthy Blues Harp as well as the sophisticated Chromatic Harmonica, he tunes them to his own scales to create a highly original style. He has recorded over twenty solo CDs to date, in a wide variety of musical genres.
Since he moved to Britain in 1992, Brendan's eclectic skills and sympathetic ear have made him an in-demand session player, leading to live and recording work with artists such as Kate Bush (her latest album 'Director's Cut'), Sting, Van Morrison, James Galway, Paul Young, Shirley Bassey, John Williams, Mike Batt and many more.
His playing is also heard on many Hollywood movie soundtracks (eg. the 2008 Oscar winning soundtrack for 'Atonement', Jackie Chan's 'Shanghai Noon'), and internationally syndicated BBC TV series (eg. 'Billy Connelly in Canada', 'Auf Wiedersehen Pet', and Bruce Parry's 'Arctic' Series). He has featured on the world-renowned 'Jools Holland Show' and regularly toured worldwide, performing in venues such as China's Great Hall of the People,
the Royal Albert Hall and The Kremlin. Brendan was voted "International Harmonica Player of the Year 2011/12" by the respected SPAH organisation of America.
In addition to his Pop, Jazz & Blues skills, Brendan is an expert player of Irish traditional music (winning the 1993 All Ireland Title), and performed for three years as soloist in the Riverdance Show. He has recorded with many well-known Irish artists including Donal Lunny, Altan, Paul Brady, Arcady, Artie McGlynn, Mary Black and others. In February 2012 Brendan and Tim Edey won the "Best Duo" title at the 2012 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
A respected harmonica technician & customiser, Brendan was employed for 5 years by Suzuki Musical Instruments Co. of Japan as their International Harmonica Specialist, during which time he helped Suzuki develop and promote most of their current range of diatonic and chromatic models. He left in April 2013 to pursue freelance projects. One is devoted to making high-performance extra-reed harmonicas for increased note-bending ability:
X-Reed.com. In the course of this project Brendan taught himself CAD design and mastered the new generation of maker-machines such as 3d printers, laser cutters and CNC millers. Constantly inventing, he designs and creates a wide range of cutting-edge custom harmonicas in his home workshop, selling them all over the world to players seeking fresh sounds and better performance.
Brendan was recently added to a site honouring notable New Zealand musicians. Click the link below for a fascinating interview on his career plus early photos and videos:
Read Brendan's Profile at AudioCulture
REMOTE SESSIONS
Brendan is an experienced session harmonica player who has recorded with big-name artists like Sting and Kate Bush, as well as famous Hollywood movies and TV soundtracks (see Session Credits).
He has a home studio for recording his own music, and has done many remote sessions for outside clients. These involve playing harmonica overdubs to pre-recorded tracks sent online.
If you are interested in hiring Brendan,
get in touchwith a link to your track and a description of what you want. The more detail you can provide, the closer you will get the harmonica to what you want. Or you can just trust to Brendan's taste and many years' experience, playing in a wide range of genres. He will try various approaches and only send back something he thinks works well with the track.
TERMS
Brendan will provide two takes per track, Mono 24bit 48k wav files, no effects or EQ, with a snatch of the master track at the front to act as a cue.
Price for one track is GBP £125, for two or more £100 per track.
SESSION CREDITS
ALBUMS
- KATE BUSH: Director's Cut
- STING: Ten Summoners Tales
- PAUL YOUNG: Paul Young
- JAMES GALWAY: Un-Break My Heart
- JOHN WILLIAMS: John Williams Plays the Movies
- PAUL BRADY: Common Ground
- MARY BLACK: Speaking With the Angel; Full Tide
- ALTAN: Blackwater
- SHIRLEY BASSEY: All By Myself
- ARTIE McGLYNN: Causeway
- ARCADY: Many Happy Returns
MOVIES
- LEAP YEAR (2010) - Amy Adams
- FAINTHEART (2008) - Mike Batt Composer
- ATONEMENT (2007) Oscar Winning Soundtrack - Keira Knightly, James McAvoy
- LOVE ACTUALLY (2003) - Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson
- CROSSROADS (2002) - Britney Spears
- LUCKY BREAK (2001) - Timothy Spall
- SHANGHAI NOON (2000) - Jackie Chan
- THE NEXT BEST THING (2000) - Madonna
- PUSHING TIN (1999) - John Cusack, Cate Blanchett
TV SERIES
- AUF WIEDERSEHEN PET (Jimmy Nail, Timothy Spall)
- PARADISE HEIGHTS (Neil Morrisey)
- SUNSHINE (BBC Oct '08 - Steve Coogan)
- BILLY CONNOLLY'S JOURNEY TO THE EDGE OF THE WORLD (2009-10)
- BRUCE PARRY'S ARCTIC SERIES (2011)
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