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Bryan Beller / About This Artist

Artist Details and Stats:

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Label: Onion Boy Records

Website: www.bryanbeller.com

Sounds Like: John Scofield, Steve Vai, Victor Wooten, Dream Theater, Medeski Martin & Wood

Genre: Rock

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Biography:

Bryan Beller has maintained a multi-faceted career as a bassist, composer, solo artist and clinician for over 25 years, earning his reputation as a uniquely talented yet supremely tasteful team player for instrumentally-minded artists. In the power super-trio The Aristocrats (with uber-players Guthrie Govan on guitar and Marco Minnemann on drums) he’s a part of one of the hottest acts in rock/fusion today; their newest release You Know What…? is slated to drop in the summer of 2019. He’s been Joe Satriani’s touring bassist since 2013, marking three trips around the world and counting. He was Steve Vai’s choice for the 2009 live CD/DVD Where The Wild Things Are, and he also toured and recorded in the "band" Dethklok, a tongue-in-cheek extreme metal band borne of the hit Cartoon Network "Adult Swim" show Metalocalypse. He’s been a musical partner of freak/genius guitarist Mike Keneally (Frank Zappa) for over 20 years and 10 albums. On his own, Beller’s released three solo albums (2003’s View, 2008’s Thanks In Advance, and 2011’s Wednesday Night Live) and an Alfred instructional DVD to widespread acclaim. His first new solo studio work in over 10 years - an epic-scale progressive concept double album, entitled Scenes From The Flood – is set for a Fall 2019 release. As a pure player, a composer, a masterclass clinician, a former Contributing Editor for Bass Player Magazine, and a former VP of SWR bass amps, Bryan Beller brings a holistic perspective to the world of bass, and music.

Press:

"'Scenes from the Flood' is a colossal artistic statement and a career triumph...one of the year’s most intriguing and staggering albums, it will for sure end in our 2019 best of lists."
Scott Medina - Sonic Perspectives

"Listen carefully to this album...then, listen again for a second and third time. Each time, you will discover a different and fascinating musical itinerary. At the end of the road, you'll probably say and feel, just like me, that this is one of the best of the year and maybe more."
Fred Simoneau - ProfilProg

"'Scenes From The Flood' is an astonishing artistic statement from an artist setting a seemingly impossibly high bar and getting over it with eloquence, confidence and grace."
Scott Collins - Guitar-Muse.com

"You keep discovering things on this excellent album where Beller bypasses all the pitfalls of instrumental guitar rock, and we are enthralled for 88 minutes by the rock-solid melodies, the warm sound, and the broad spectrum of styles, joined by a class musician."
Jurrian Hage - IO Pages