{"id":3298,"date":"2018-01-24T10:30:32","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T16:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=3298"},"modified":"2018-01-24T10:30:31","modified_gmt":"2018-01-24T16:30:31","slug":"brian-snowman-powers-sound-engineer-teacher-and-musician-its-all-about-the-sax-low-vision-successstory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=3298","title":{"rendered":"Brian Snowman Powers: Sound Engineer, Teacher and Musician, It\u2019s All About the Sax, Low Vision. #SuccessStory"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8490\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3298-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BrianPowers.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BrianPowers.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BrianPowers.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>Brian powers grew up with the challenges of bullying and being just a bit different. Brian has Albinism and is legally Blind. From his days in K-12 to his journey into the music industry, Brian shares his challenges, his resolve and his passion for music.<br \/>\nBrian has contributed his successful transitions into school, work and setting up his business to the help he received from State Services for the Blind of Minnesota. From providing visual devices, guidance and support Brian has utilized the services provided by State Services at every crossroads along his education and career.<!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3299\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3299\" style=\"width: 259px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3299\" src=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Photo-of-Brian-Snowman-Powers-playing-the-Saxophone-Live-on-Stage.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo of Brian Snowman Powers playing the Saxophone on stage.\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Photo-of-Brian-Snowman-Powers-playing-the-Saxophone-Live-on-Stage.jpeg 259w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Photo-of-Brian-Snowman-Powers-playing-the-Saxophone-Live-on-Stage-150x112.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brian Snowman powers on stage playing the Saxophone.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Brian is setting up his new studio in the Uptown section of Minneapolis, Minnesota and by the time you finish listening to his podcast, he will probably be sitting behind his sound board mixing another client\u2019s creation.<br \/>\nBrian plays the Saxophone and has done so for over 32 years. From playing with National bands to the local scene in Minneapolis, Brian\u2019s clients that look him up for recording come from all around the World.<br \/>\nJoin Jeff Thompson as he talks to Brian Snowman Powers and hear the beautiful Saxophone music played by Brian. You can find more of Brian\u2019s music on <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/briansnowmanpowers\">his SoundCloud web site<\/a>.<br \/>\nYou can stay up to date with Brian and his band on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/1532351583\">his Facebook page.<\/a><br \/>\nWhether Brian is mixing, recording or gigging with the band, Brian is living out his love of music, sound and not letting his visual impairment stop him from envisioning and realizing his dreams.<br \/>\nThank you for listening!<br \/>\nYou can follow us on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br \/>\nOn the web at <a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br \/>\nSend us an <a href=\"mailto:info@blindabilities.com\">email<\/a><br \/>\nGet the <a href=\"https:\/\/appsto.re\/us\/demUab.i\">Free Blind Abilities App<\/a> on the App Store.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8492\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3298-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BrianPowers.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BrianPowers.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BrianPowers.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BrianPowers.mp3Brian powers grew up with the challenges of bullying and being just a bit different. Brian has Albinism and is legally Blind. From his days in K-12 to his journey into the music industry, Brian shares his challenges, his resolve and his passion for music. Brian has contributed his successful transitions into school, work and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17,512],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bapresents","category-tvitoolbox"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-Rc","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6808,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6808","url_meta":{"origin":3298,"position":0},"title":"Musicians Spotlight Series: Brian Snowman Powers: Sound Engineer, Teacher and Musician, It\u2019s All About the Sax!","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"July 4, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Full Transcript Show Summary: As part of the Musician\u2019s Spotlight series, we are proud to bring you Brian Snowman Powers. 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