cific role,” explained Brislin. “It was
sort of like a super hero team to me
as a kid. I got into that and then
started discovering the radio for
myself in the 80s. All the great 80s
music filling the airwaves had a big
influence on me as well. I feel my
musical identity has a lot to do with
both of those worlds, plus the various
styles of music that I got into as
I was learning to play the piano like
classical music and jazz.”
After working with Yes and several
progressive bands over the years,
Brislin earned a reputation in the
industry. In 2017, Brislin helped
launch The Sea Within, an international
supergroup of artists who
had worked together on records,
met during concert tours, or simply
admired each other’s talents.
The band included guitarist Roine
Stolt, bassist Jonas Reingold,
and guitarist Daniel Gildenlöw
from Sweden; drummer Marco
Minnemann from Germany; and
Brislin on keyboards. Their selftitled
debut record was released in
June 2018 on Inside Out Records
- the current label for Kansas.
Watch a video for “Ashes Of Dawn” by The Sea Within
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