Bryan Master
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| Born | June 27, 1977 |
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Bryan McKernan Master (born June 27, 1977) is an American Composer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Songwriter and Audio/Content-Producer. His music has been included in a number of TV shows and audio series. While he spent the first decade of his career performing/touring/recording in bands and as a singer-songwriter, since 2011, he has pivoted to a more behind-the-scenes musical role as a composer, producer, content developer, artist manager and business owner. As an entrepreneur, he is founder/owner of music, audio-production & creative services house SOUND+FISSION, as well as co-founder of New York-based entertainment and production company, PB&J Productions..[1].
Musical Career
Bryan started his career in New York City in 1999, after graduating from Fordham University, in the Bronx. Before moving to Los Angeles in 2005, he spent years playing the local NYC club circuit at venues like The Triad Theatre, The Cutting Room, Mercury Lounge[2], Luna Lounge, The Living Room [3], Joe's Pub and Sin-é, during which time he released two independent records, Lost at Sea (2003) [4] and Incommunicado (2004) [5]. Lost at Sea featured legendary bassist Phil Chen on three tracks.
While in Los Angeles, Bryan formed songwriting-duo Master McCarthy with Mike McCarthy and recorded an album produced by Niko Bolas and Steve Perry of Journey, featuring studio greats Waddy Wachtel, Charlie Drayton and Bob Glaub. The album was never released and after the dissolution of Master McCarthy, Bryan returned to his solo career, teaming up with Producer Evan Frankfort to record his third and final record, For People Like Us[6], released on his own Bonavox Records in 2011. The album would feature a duet with Liz Phair[7] and musicianship of Jonny Polonsky, Jordan Zevon, Rami Jaffee, Chuck Fay, Jessy Greene, Don McCloskey, Shaun Hague, Luke Adams and Pete Yorn's entire backing band. During this period, the video for his single "Let Me Come In (feat. Liz Phair)" was featured in outlets like Consequence of Sound[8] and Complex[9]; he performed at world-renowned West Hollywood venue The Troubadour; did an in-studio interview/performance on 93.3 WMMR in Philadelphia's Preston and Steve Show|Preston & Steve Show[10]; was a featured artist on Billboard's Underground Artist series[11]; was the runner-up in local Star 98.7 FM 'Rock Star' record-deal contest; and performed his last solo show at a sold-out El Rey in Los Angeles, opening for Manchester Orchestra[12].
Bryan founded music and production house SOUND+FISSION in 2012 and has been composing theme songs, instrumental score and other music for a variety of TV shows, film and audio series. From 2015-2017, he worked in pre-production with long-time friend Rob McElhenney, from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, as part of the composing team on Warner Brothers' Minecraft Movie, while McElhenney was attached as writer/director.
Since, 2019 he and SOUND+FISSION have become a leading production source for scripted immersive audio fiction, having produced more than a dozen Audible Original series for Audible. In addition to Executive Producing, he has composed the score for Audible shows including 64th Man[13], Excessive[14], Motivated![15], and Daniel X [16]and The Method[17], across the James Patterson slate, in partnership with Lorne Michaels' Broadway Video.
In 2022, he founded 'sister' company, PB&J Productions, to create and produce his first Audible series, as creator: Can You Dig It?. On June 1, 2023, Spin.com announced that the show would be co-Executive Produced and narrated by Chuck D of Public Enemy and will be available on Audible August 10, 2023[18]. Bryan co-Executive Produced, co-wrote, edited and composed/performed the score for the series[19]
As a songwriter and instrumentalist, he has worked with and/or supported artists like David Garza, Fastball, Rhett Miller, Taylor Hawkins, Chevy Metal, The Roots, Violent Femmes and De La Soul.
References
- ↑ "'CAN YOU DIG IT?' DOCU-SERIES NARRATED BY CHUCK D EXPLORES RARELY TOLD HIP HOP ORIGIN STORY". The Source. June 1, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "MUSIC WEDNESDAY 5/28". West Side Spirit.
- ↑ "Around New York City this Weekend". Daily News. July 7, 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "All Music". All Music. 2003.
- ↑ "All Music". All Music. 2004.
- ↑ "All Music". All Music. March 15, 2011.
- ↑ "Bryan Master feat. Liz Phair - Let Me Come In". Billboard.com. March 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Bryan Master feat Liz Phair - Let Me Come In". Consequence of Sound.
- ↑ "Bryan Master feat. Liz Phair - Let Me Come In". Complex.com.
- ↑ "93.3 WMMR Preston & Steve Show". wmmr.com.
- ↑ "Billboard Underground". 2008.
- ↑ "Initiative Rocks with Manchester Orchestra". spin.com. March 31, 2011.
- ↑ "John Cena is using his own past to become the 64th Man for new Audible scripted series". Entertainment Weekly. 2019.
- ↑ "Chloe Fineman talks 'SNL' impressions, 'Excessive' podcast". Yahoo. 2023.
- ↑ "Audible's new original scripted 'Motivated!' podcast debuts today". Attack the Culture. 2022.
- ↑ "Audible Original". Audible. 2022.
- ↑ "Zachary Quinto Teaming with James Patterson on Audible Original Thriller 'The Method". The Hollywood Reporter. 2022.
- ↑ "Chuck D To Narrate Audible Series Exploring Hip-Hop's South Bronx Origins". Spin.com. June 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Chuck D To Narrate Audible Series Exploring Hip-Hop's South Bronx Origins". Spin.com.
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