Bio

Master is an exceptional live performer who reaches his audience with great music and human touch... comparable to Elliott Smith and Michael Stipe.
- Music Connection Magazine
Bryan Master is a songwriter & multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles, California.
Currently recording new material for placement in TV/Film, and a new album, Bryan is working out of Hollywood-based Would Work Sound studio with seasoned musician, producer & TV/Film score composer Evan Frankfort (Pete Yorn, Liz Phair; Television: 90210, Swingtown, In Plain Sight). The new songs are an eclectic batch of lush instrumentations and melodic vocals supported by a cast of guest musicians that seem like an indie-artists wishlist: Rami Jaffee (Wallflowers, Foo Fighters), Jessy Greene (Foo Fighters, Pink), Jonny Polonsky, Nick Amoroso (Matt Nathanson), Luke Adams (Pete Yorn), Shaun Hague (Break & Repair Method, Amos Lee, Kenny Wayne Shepard) and Jordan Zevon.
Youll hear draws from his Irish roots, melodic nods to the classic '50s & '60s sound that defined his native Jersey/Philadelphia scene, as well as his deep & varied personal roots - his favorite band The Beatles, and from pioneering classic artists like Springsteen, Bowie, Tom Petty, Neil Young and Billy Joel. At his core, he is eclectic: "I write songs as if Im listening to a movie soundtrack of various artists or a mix-tape...I'd get bored otherwise - and think the audience would too. I want it to be visual...cinematic - evoke imagery and intensity all at the same time - like watching your favorite film." Raised on a healthy diet of folk, punk and rock - he is as much a combination of these components as influences like R.E.M., Simon & Garfunkel, Liz Phair, Elvis Costello, Lou Reed, Dave Grohl or U2. "I don't write lowest-common-denominator music - I write smart music for smart people...I give the listening audience a lot more credit than the general music industry does. Theres a difference between keeping it simple and dumbing-it-down."
A multi-instrumentalist (Bryan plays everything from drums to piano), he has played at some of New York's premiere venues, including The Cutting Room, Joes Pub and Mercury Lounge, as well as Hollywood giants including The Troubadour, Key Club and Viper Room. Major-market radio stations, including Mix 94.7 in Austin, WXPN in Philadelphia and Star 98.7 in Los Angeles, have featured his songs. He has also worked with, toured in support of and recorded with Grammy-winning artists and world-renowned musicians and producers.