Cellist on Louie? Yep, it’s me
- December 14th, 2011
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Yes it’s true, I’m the cellist featured in numerous segments of Louis C.K.’s brutally hilarious show Louie, in both seasons so far. I composed the cello pieces in the studio based on discussions with Louis about what was needed for a given scene, then used a Boss-RC50 hardware looper to layer cello parts into little vignettes. Unfortunately due to some bureaucratic complications I’m not credited… annoying but what can you do?
Louis is really a pleasure to work with, and puts a lot of care into the music for the show. And the other musicians are also incredible, a great team. Hopefully I’ll be back for next season, and believe me I’ll make sure my name’s on it.
But hey, at least I got this great new quote for my press kit:
”The cello player, wish i fucking knew his name, is tremendous.” – Louis C.K.
And if you’d like to hear more of my work, you can find my records here.

Brent Arnold is a cellist and composer with a wildly unorthodox approach, using amplification, guitar-like fingerpicking, electronics, and techniques from Arabic, Eastern, and African music.
He has worked with DJ/Rupture, Modest Mouse, Wayne Horvitz, Eyvind Kang, Sleater-Kinney, Death in Vegas, and Filastine.
He composed the cello music for Louis C.K.'s show Louie and numerous films and shorts.