On the surface, it sounds so simple.
Columbus native Brad Garton’s parents told him during his boyhood that he could do anything with his life.
Yet, the amazing part is that he believed them so passionately that he has become a recognized pioneer in computerized music — so much so that he will host a reading-and-music presentation “My Memory Book” on Feb. 9 at the Vincent Astor Gallery at Lincoln Center in New York City.
Part of those readings, accompanied by his music apps providing backing ambient instrumental and sound-effects, will include remembrances of his local childhood raised by former longtime state senator Robert Garton and community leader Barb Garton.
“I wound up doing what I really like to do,” he said, speaking by phone while vacationing on Whidbey Island near Seattle, Washington. “I think that’s pretty amazing.
“That Midwestern attitude especially back then was kind of magical.”
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