Bryan Beller

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Bryan Beller

Bryan Beller performing at Alvas Showroom, San Pedro, CA
Background information
Born May 6, 1971 (1971-05-06) (age 40)
Genres Jazz rock, rock, Jazz fusion, melodic death metal
Instruments Bass guitar
Years active 1994 - present
Labels Onion Boy Records
Associated acts Mike Keneally, Steve Vai, Dethklok, James LaBrie, The Aristocrats, Kira Small
Website bryanbeller.com
Notable instruments
Mike Lull Custom Basses

Bryan Beller (born 1971) is an American bass guitarist known for his work with Mike Keneally, Steve Vai, Dethklok, James LaBrie of Dream Theater, and Dweezil Zappa.

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[edit] 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.

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.”[2] 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.[3] In November 2011, Beller conducted an audio interview with Music Life Radio about his career.

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[edit] Discography

Solo:

Video albums:

With The Aristocrats:

  • 2011: The Aristocrats

With Kira Small:

With Dethklok:

With Brendon Small:

With Steve Vai:

With Z:

With Beer For Dolphins:

  • 1996: Soap Scum Remover (VHS)
  • 1997: Half Alive In Hollywood
  • 1998: Sluggo!
  • 2000: Dancing
  • 2000: Dancing With Myself ... and others (CD/DVD)

With Mike Keneally:

  • 1995: Boil That Dust Speck
  • 2002: Wooden Smoke
  • 2002: Wooden Smoke Asleep
  • 2003: Pup
  • 2004: Dog (CD/DVD)
  • 2006: Guitar Therapy Live (CD/DVD)
  • 2007: Boil That Dust Speck (Reissue - CD/DVD)
  • 2008: Wine and Pickles
  • 2009: Scambot 1
  • 2011: bakin' @ the potato!

With James LaBrie:

With Yogi:

  • 2001: Any Raw Flesh?
  • 2003: Salve
  • 2006: Half-Print Demigod

With Colin Keenan:

  • 2008: Nothing Clever
  • 2009: So Far Gone
  • 2011: Nothing Clever

With Razl:

  • 2008: Rotonova
  • 2011: Microscopic

Other guest appearances:

  • 1995: Various Artists - Tales From Yesterday: Yes Tribute
  • 1997: Various Artists - Merry Axemas: A Guitar Christmas
  • 1998: Various Artists - The SWR Sound
  • 1998: Janet Robin - Open The Door
  • 1999: Various Artists - Six Pack: Multi-Artist Radio Sampler
  • 1999: Various Artists - Tribute To The Titans
  • 1999: Neil Sadler - Theory Of Forms
  • 2000: Dweezil Zappa - Automatic
  • 2001: Space Surfers - Bikini
  • 2001: Janet Robin - Out From Under
  • 2001: Nick D'Virgilio - Karma
  • 2003: Various Artists - A Fair Forgery of Pink Floyd
  • 2004: Various Artists - XL Bass Lines: A D'addario Music Sampler
  • 2006: Tom Langford - Here Comes Memory
  • 2006: Various Artists - After The Storm
  • 2006: Various Artists - WesFest (DVD)
  • 2007: Eros Ramazzotti - E²
  • 2007: Various Artists - WesFest 2 (DVD)
  • 2007: Marco Minnemann - The Marco Show (DVD)
  • 2007: Touched - Onward And Downward
  • 2008: Gary Schutt - Loss 4 Words
  • 2008: Chris G. - Reflections - An Act of Glass
  • 2008: Mother Eff - Are We Famous Yet?
  • 2009: Andra Moran - In Small Things
  • 2009: Triangle Exception - H-Town
  • 2010: Various Artists - NPS Maakt Jazz, Volume 7
  • 2010: Timesword - Chains Of Sin
  • 2010: Various Artists - Wicked: Music From The WesFest Community
  • 2010: Dave Weiner - On Revolute
  • 2010: Godsticks - Spiral Vendetta
  • 2010: Anders Helmerson - Tripple Ripple
  • 2011: Sunny Taylor - Sunny Taylor (EP)

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Life of Bryan
  2. ^ Bryan Beller.com Press
  3. ^ Bass Player magazine articles

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Creators
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Seasons
Season 1 · Season 2 · Season 3 · Season 4
Discography
Dethklok
Brendon Small · Gene Hoglan · Mike Keneally · Bryan Beller
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