Self-taught played guitar and sang in local bands. Joined The London Sound Centre programming Linn Drums and Fairlight Computers, installing, operating and programming for many artists from Gary Numan to INXS. Technical engineeer at Advision Studio for electronic bands - The Pet Shop Boys, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Erasure - producer Steven Hague. Worked classical sessions and on Englands first digital editing/re-mastering suite. Sound engineer for BBC and their live Broadcast Division. Zomba Records as sound engineer at Battery Studios working with in-house producer Peter Harris plus Mutt Langer for artists as diverse as Lulu to Billy Ocean. Writer/artist signed to largest independent Library Music Label in UK, Amphonic Music.Recorded and released successful Underground Dance Album Vow. Further releases under name of Batmen. Over 200 published titles used worldwide thru all media. Now based in France with Project Studio recording in all genres.
Biography
Brian’s interest in music started at an early age at secondary school. Self-taught, he played guitar and sang in many small local bands. He left for London in 1983 aged seventeen where he joined The London Sound Centre and learned the art of programming musical hardware ranging from the Linn Drum to the Fairlight Computer, installing, operating and programming for many artists as diverse as Gary Numan to INXS.
Leaving in 1985 he joined Advision Studio as a technical engineer specialising in the electronic bands of the day who recorded there, working with producer Steven Hague on projects such as The Pet Shop Boys, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Erasure.
Whilst at Advision he also worked in England’s first digital editing/re-mastering suite and became a sound engineer working in conjunction with the BBC’s live Broadcast Division using the Advision Mobile Studio.
In 1990 Advision closed and Brian joined Zomba Records as a sound engineer at Battery Studios working with in-house producer Peter Harris working with artists as diverse as Lulu to Billy Ocean. Additionally, he worked as a technical engineer for Mutt Langer.
Brian left in 1993 to become a writer/artist and was signed to the largest independent Library Music Label in the UK, Amphonic Music, writing many genres of music to briefs.
During this time he recorded and released a successful Underground Dance Album “Vow” on his own Label distributed through Pinnacle Records plus further releases under the name of “Batmen”.
Brian was invited to join the Performing Rights Society in 1994.
Currently he has over two hundred titles published which are used world-wide through all media from film, TV, radio and the Internet as both incidental and advertising music.
Brian moved to France in 2004 and has now set up a Project Studio recording further titles and concentrates on writing in all genres and styles.
Brian’s interest in music started at an early age at secondary school. Self-taught, he played guitar and sang in many small local bands. He left for London in 1983 aged seventeen where he joined The London Sound Centre and learned the art of programming musical hardware ranging from the Linn Drum to the Fairlight Computer, installing, operating and programming for many artists as diverse as Gary Numan to INXS.
Leaving in 1985 he joined Advision Studio as a technical engineer specialising in the electronic bands of the day who recorded there, working with producer Steven Hague on projects such as The Pet Shop Boys, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Erasure.
Whilst at Advision he also worked in England’s first digital editing/re-mastering suite and became a sound engineer working in conjunction with the BBC’s live Broadcast Division using the Advision Mobile Studio.
Brian also recorded many Classical sessions for Advision.
In 1990 Advision closed and Brian joined Zomba Records as a sound engineer at Battery Studios working with in-house producer Peter Harris working with artists as diverse as Lulu to Billy Ocean. Additionally, he worked as a technical engineer for Mutt Langer.
Brian left in 1993 to become a writer/artist and was signed to the largest independent Library Music Label in the UK, Amphonic Music, writing many genres of music to briefs.
During this time he recorded and released a successful Underground Dance Album “Vow” on his own Label distributed through Pinnacle Records plus further releases under the name of “Batmen”.
Brian was invited to join the Performing Rights Society in 1994.
Currently he has over two hundred titles published which are used world-wide through all media from film, TV, radio and the Internet as both incidental and advertising music.
Brian moved to France in 2004 and has now set up a Project Studio recording further titles and concentrates on writing in all genres and styles.