Velvet Brown enjoys a professional career as an international soloist, chamber ensemble performer, recording artist, conductor, and orchestral player. She has performed and taught in Asia, the United States, Canada and Europe. She has served as principal tuba with the River City Brass Band, the Altoona Symphony, guest principal with the Lahti Philharmonic in Finland, the Detroit Symphony, Saint Louis Symphony, San Francisco Women’s Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic. She is the co- founder of MOJATUBA: Tuba and Dance Project, Stiletto Brass Quintet and performed for 14 years as lead tuba with Howard Johnson's "Gravity" Tuba Jazz Ensemble. Brown is a Distinguished Professor at Penn State, and Artist Faculty at the Peabody Conservatory.