Creative Music & Production

For the
sake
of music.

Composer · Collaborator · Bay Area, California

Selected Work

Unlucky Stars
Unlucky Stars — Director's Cut Feature Film · Dennis Ruel
Baltimore Legend
Baltimore Legend Film · Bodine Boling
Forget Me Not
Forget Me Not Film · Bodine Boling
Noir City 13
Noir City 13 Trailer
Superunknown Teaser
Superunknown Teaser BronzeBeforeGold
D.C.E.
D.C.E. Short Film · Jose Montesinos
BERT the Emotion Picture
BERT — The Emotion Picture Trailer · Jose Montesinos

About

Music
that tells
a story.

Process

We chat about your needs. I make a bunch of stuff. I send it to you. You tell me what's cool and what's not. Rinse and repeat. Creative, collaborative, practical.

Statement

I have loved making music my entire life. Such a wonderful part of my job is to work with creative people and tell a story in a collaborative setting — there are choices that need to get made that I wouldn't make in a vacuum. Some of my favorite music and art is a result of it.

Biography

Born in Boston, raised north of San Francisco. Piano at 3, drums at 10. Jazz band opened the door to Miles Davis, Tony Williams, Herbie Hancock — and the bass player turned me on to Rush. Practiced drums three hours a day. Studied Neuroscience & Music at UCSD. Started composing at piano and guitar. Bought my first Moog. Started scoring film.

Some of my favorite moments have been when an editor drops a piece of my music into a timeline and something magical happens — sound and image aligning into something that couldn't have been planned. That's what I'm after.

In Their Words

His scores were evocative, emotional and brought the scenes to life. Amazing to work with — professional and able to deliver on a deadline.
Ethan ProchnikDirector / Producer / Writer
I've never had a collaborator with his blend of talent, enthusiasm, work ethic, and egoless ability to take direction. Worth the hassle of making a movie just to have him on my team.
Bodine BolingWriter / Director
Asks all the right questions to develop music that really supports any narrative. Loads of creativity, fun to work with.
Lisa LandersDocumentary Producer / Director
He explored my crazy ideas to the point of creating an entirely new genre — Hong Kong Action Jazz. I would highly recommend him to all filmmakers.
Dennis RuelFilmmaker
A rare gift for bridging big ideas and concrete implementation — divergent creative thinking matched with detail-oriented execution.
Beau LewisCEO, RhymeCombinator
Working with Brian is like asking for a drumstick and getting the whole chicken. Always goes above and beyond.
Jose MontesinosFilmmaker
First and foremost a mensch. Getting to collaborate with him has always left me feeling like I did the right thing.
Anthony VenezialeCreator, Freestyle Love Supreme
He turned raw subway sounds from around the world into beautiful rhythmic soundtracks acclaimed by festivals worldwide.
Herve CohenDirector, Life Underground

Contact

Let's make
something.

Tell me about your project. I'll make a bunch of stuff.
We'll go from there.

Get in touch