mum & dad chose it for me..

yes, when provoked to do so. NYC, et al.

does it? hmmm... accessability, i suppose, and exposure for millions of otherwise unheard artists. but it has flooded the market, although, that only inspires innovation and competition for recognition.

sure, we all have to eat, right?

Growing up on a steady diet of northern soul, r'n'b, 70'S rock, punk and post-punk/ new wave/ no wave, then onto electro and early Hip Hop (gleaned from Mr. Magic's Rap Attack on New York radio station WBLS), Brian soaked it all up like a sponge. He began going to shows and clubs in NYC at the tender age of 14, DJ'ing at the age of 17 when he first fell in love with Acid House records coming out of Chicago, London, and Detroit and has been doing so on and off ever since. Brian has been actively and deeply involved with the underground club scene for almost 2 decades, traveling extensively, throwing parties all over New York and New England, and becoming a founder of the early 90's East Coast scene alongside such luminaries as Adam Warped and Scott Richmond.

In the mid 90's he moved to Providence, RI where he met several DJ's and producers, including Basilio Mendes, an amazingly talented artist attending Rhode Island School of Design, and a budding hip-hop mastermind. Matching an eclectic mix of samples pulled from obscure 70's funk records with a landslide of analog synths, stompbox effects and drummachine beats, the two worked on several projects over the next 3 years, the most notorious of which was something called the Chooch Scoundrels along with filmmaker Nick Masonowicz. With deep thumping basslines and mixologic wizardry, their mixtapes were in high demand around, and often, out of, town.

In 1997 through some mutual friends he met Bill Machon, Eric James Smith and Todd Campisi, then known as The Fantastics. He played a few tracks he'd written on a groovebox for Smith, who asked him to join the band, adding an electronic edge to the group's baggy psychadelic soul sound. Soon after, they were Joined by Lenny "United" Flatley, almost as if by fate, as Flatley was a producer looking for the best band. The Fantastics were together for several years, playing shows in Providence, Boston and NYC, developing a strong following and opening for such acts as Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and MUSE. The dynamic quintet also formed a DJ collective on the side, performing as the Fox Point Soundsystem, spinning anything and everything they could get their hands on to make the people dance.

Having now moved back to his roots, Brian has once again gone solo, recording and Dj'ing on occasion in NYC with Jools Palmer and working on projects with other producers. A multimedia/ design/tech consultant by day, he gets little sleep, spending most of his nights knee deep in wires, keyboards and boxes, feverishly programming new beats and sounds, in an attempt to recreate what he hears in his head, and share it with the world.

Herbie Hancock, Lalo Schifrin, Giorgio Moroder, Thomas Bangalter, Stevie Wonder, Brian Eno, Art Of Noise, Pink Floyd, Beatles, Hendrix, Sly Stone, The Clash, The Damned, Afrika Bambaataa/ Soul Sonic Force, COLD CUT, Kraftwerk, CAN, Bowie, Tangerine Dream, Gary Numan/ Tubeway Army, Missing Persons, Peter Gabriel, WIRE, Parliament Funkadelic, Ohio Players, Joy Division, MARTIN HANNETT, Gang Of Four, Malcolm McLaren, Flock Of Seagulls, Human League, Bauhaus, Tones On Tail, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Grandmaster Flash, Mr. Magic, DJ Red Alert, Mantronix, The Fall, Big Black, FLOOD, Praga Khan/ Fierce Ruling Diva, Richard H. Kirk/ Cabaret Voltaire, Front 242, Meat Beat Manifesto, Daft Punk, Basement Jaxx, Juan Atkins/Cybotron/Model 500, Alexander Robotnik, Richie Hawtin, John Aquaviva, Joey Beltram, Marshall Jefferson, Tim Simenon/ Bomb The Bass, Todd Terry, King Tubby, Derrick May, Kevin "Reese" Saunderson, Frederick Jorio, Chemical Brothers, J. Saul Kane, KIcks Like A Mule, Miss Lie, Primal Scream, 808State, ACR

NYC. no place like it on Earth.

Hardware:
monome 40h
Moog Rogue
Technosaurus Microcon II
custom Blacet, Bananalogue, MOTM, Wiard modular synth
MicroKorg
DSI Evolver
Elektron MachineDrum
Roland Juno60
Novation Supernova
Yamaha SU700
Electrix FilterFactory
Alesis 3630
Roland SDE-1000
Yamaha TX18Z
Behringer MX602a
Presonus TubePre
MXL 990/991 mics
M-Audio FireWire 410
M-Audio Radium 61
Sony MDR-V700
Stanton STR8-100's
Washburn electric bass
Washburn acoustic guitar

Software:
Ableton Live 4.1.4
Reason 2.5
Arturia MiniMoog V
TC Spark LE plus 2.6