Bryan Beller

Bryan Beller

Bryan Beller performing at Alvas Showroom, San Pedro, CA
Background information
Born May 6, 1971
Genres Jazz rock, jazz fusion, melodic death metal
Instruments Bass guitar
Years active 1994–present
Labels Onion Boy Records
Associated acts Mike Keneally, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Dethklok, James LaBrie, The Aristocrats, Kira Small
Website bryanbeller.com
Notable instruments
Mike Lull Custom Basses

Bryan Beller (born May 6, 1971) is an American bass guitarist known for his work with Dethklok, Mike Keneally, Steve Vai, James LaBrie of Dream Theater, Dweezil Zappa and The Aristocrats. He is an active member of the bands Dethklok, The Aristocrats and plays with Joe Satriani at the moment.

Career

Beller was an extremely early blogger, documenting his personal and professional experiences on being a Professional Musician and "Bassist For Hire" in Los Angeles on his blog, "The Life of Bryan," from 1995 until 2005.[1] In 1992 Beller graduated from Berklee College of Music.[2]

In 2003, Beller released his debut CD, View, which was self-financed product and released on his own label, Onion Boy Records. View, which ranges from jazz/rock to vocal pop to thrash to acoustic solo to world beat, has been described as having “sublime moments of melancholia, beauty, and joy.”[3] In 2008 Beller released his second solo CD Thanks In Advance; a special-edition DVD of the album entitled To Nothing was released along with it. In 2011 Beller released a live CD titled Wednesday Night Live in both CD and DVD format.

Beller's current band, The Aristocrats (which also includes Guthrie Govan on guitars and Marco Minnemann on drums), released their debut album The Aristocrats in 2011. Also in 2011, he released a second live CD with his wife Kira Small called Live at The White House. He was a Contributing Editor for Bass Player magazine from 2007–2011,[4] as well as a Columnist writing first-person "Real World" advice to Bassists entitled "The Soapbox" previous to that, from Fall 1999 to February 2004.[5] Among his goals in writing there was to draw attention to other bassists, such as bassist Steve Jenkins.[6] In November 2011, Beller conducted an audio interview with Music Life Radio about his career.

Equipment/Endorsements

Basses:

Heads, preamps, and power amps:

Speaker cabinets:

Effects, Pedals and other gear:

Discography

Solo:

Video and DVDs:

With The Aristocrats:

With Kira Small:

With Dethklok:

With Brendon Small:

With Steve Vai:

With Zappa:

With Beer For Dolphins:

With Mike Keneally:

With James LaBrie:

With Yogi:

With Colin Keenan:

With Razl:

Other guest appearances:

References

  1. ↑ The Life of Bryan
  2. ↑ http://www.berklee.edu/bt/194/bb_wehmiller.html
  3. ↑ Bryan Beller.com Press
  4. ↑ Bass Player magazine articles
  5. ↑ "Bryan Beller's "The Soapbox" Bass Player Columnist Articles". Archive.org. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Bryan Beller interview on Outsight Radio Hours". Archive.org. Retrieved 22 July 2012.

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