
In his spare time, Brendan enjoys writing, exercising, collecting comic books and action figures, and performing with his rock band, Geppetto's Wüd. For more than twenty years he has been a public and private school music educator and has performed with orchestras throughout Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC. He holds a degree in music education (with concentrations in violin and viola) from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Brendan Nicholaus Slocumb was born in Yuba City, California and was raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Brendan Slocumb's debut is an essential lesson in artistry, prejudice. In his spare time, Brendan enjoys writing, exercising, collecting comic books and action figures, and performing with his rock band, Geppetto's Wüd. Praise for Brendan Slocumb's The Violin Conspiracy 'Utterly original and downright gripping, The Violin Conspiracy is more than a mystery-it's an unflinching peek into the heart and soul of a gifted Black violinist striving to pursue his passion in the face of adversity.

