Composer, performer and multi-instrumentalist Doug Brown has appeared at major music festivals in North America and Europe including the Cork Jazz Festival (Ireland), the Zelt Musik Festival (Germany), the Winnipeg Folk Music Festival (Canada) and the Festival of American Music at the Barbican Centre in London, England.
He has performed with Barbara K and Pat MacDonald of Timbuk 3, "string-swing" group Harmonious Wail, songwriter Ken Lonnquist and many others. His compositions have been heard at regional theaters especially American Players Theater where he was a resident musician and composer throughout the 80's and which in 1999 prominently featured his compositions for Pericles.
Doug has released two CDs with jazz singer Michelle Duvall, their first, Standards and Chillin' At The White Horse, a collection of original songs written about the people Doug and Michelle have met while performing at Madison's White Horse Inn. Other recordings include Shades of Brown, Music from American Players Theater, two CD's as a member of Harmonious Wail (Airborne and Live From the Zelt Music Festival). His music may also be heard on the compilation CD Music from American Streets and Cafes and on the Madison Music Collective's Gathering. He produced and arranged Bergan Riley's debut CD Swing Me, and numerous other recordings.
In other media, he has written and recorded theme music for Wisconsin Public Television's pilot of Wayne's Country Roads, and also (with Tom Waselchuk) music for TAPIT Theater. He composed the score for the Brent Notbohm film Madison which debuted at the Wisconsin Film festival in 2008.