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10-07-2003, 10:23 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA | |  Anybody heard of Bryan Beller?
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I'm just wondering if anybody on this forum is a fan of Bryan Beller. He's got a solo album coming out that I got a chance to hear  and it's freaking AWESOME. I was only vaguely familiar with him before, but now I'm totally psyched to get his CD for myself. Is anybody here a fan of his, too? Just wonderin'.
Oh, and for those of you who have no IDEA who he is, check out his site at http://www.bryanbeller.com. Totally go check out the preview tracks. I think it rocks, but maybe I'm just biased because he's such a nice guy in person. 
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10-07-2003, 10:35 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Lakewood Colorado | | He is a former columnist for BP magazine as of earlier this year I think. Never heard his stuff though... thanks for the heads up! |
10-07-2003, 11:00 AM
| | | | He used to play in Beer For Dolphins...one of Mike Keneally's projects.
Beller & Keneally are 'out there' in a good way!
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10-07-2003, 11:55 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA | | | Ack-shull-ly, I think he still plays in Keneally's band, but I didn't know it was called Beer For Dolphins? Where'd they come up with that, anyway? |
10-07-2003, 12:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: good 'ol USA/Tampa fla. | | | I got hear some of the stuff he did with Frank Zappa it was very,very good.He has a great tone. |
10-07-2003, 03:51 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Hunts-Vegas, Alabama | | | Re: Anybody heard of Bryan Beller?
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I'm just wondering if anybody on this forum is a fan of Bryan Beller. | Yep, really like his stuff!! Great bassist!!
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10-07-2003, 05:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Blue Ash, Ohio, USA | | www.keneally.com
click on Bryan's stuff- there are mp3s of his new disc and things with Keneally/BFD.
Bryan is still playing with Mike, they are getting ready to do another Taylor Guitar clinic tour, catch it if you can.
Plus he's a really nice guy.
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10-07-2003, 08:16 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Lyt Pedalboards Beta tester: Source Audio Moderator | | Join Date: May 2002 Location: Connecticut | | | Interesting...a solo disc. I distinctly remember reading an article of his in Bass Player where he said that he has a real problem writing original music-he said he worked much better creating lines on top of someone's music. I guess he's gotten enough stuff compiled together for an album by now. |
10-08-2003, 07:55 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Eastern Townships, Québec | | Yeah, he kicks butt. Listen to his awesome groove and solo on Mike Keneally's "My Dilemma" for a great example of his playing. |
10-08-2003, 09:35 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2002 Location: Missouri | | | Another great amazing bass line by Beller is on "Egg Zooming" off Sluggo by Beer for Dolphins.
Pity it is so hard to find their stuff. Most of the BFD catalog is out of print.
DK
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10-08-2003, 12:30 PM
| | Notes we play > Gear we play them on | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Wisconsin | | | I feel bad that I have never heard his material. His articles in BP were usually good for a laugh, though. He's an excellent writer. |
10-08-2003, 07:11 PM
|  | C'mon man! | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Hawaii | | Great player with a sense of humor....good combo!
I miss his articals in Bassplayer.....he was working for SWR, but I'm not sure about now.
They actually used to go up to people and ask them to donate to the Beer For Dolphins fund...and it worked
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10-09-2003, 12:24 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA | | I'm a friend of Bryan's. I have had his solo album 'View' for about 6 weeks now. It is the single most brilliant bassist ablum since the release of Jaco Pastorius (the album). This thing is a monster and it's going to kick you in the ass.
Bryan still very much plays in the Mike Keneally Band. Mike & Bryan will be doing a Taylor acoustic guitar tour this fall on the east coast. I highly suggest going, it rules.
Buy Bryan's album. Really. It rules. And I'm not just saying that because I know the bastard. It really is extremely amazing.
And if you actually come here and read this Bry, I recorded my version of "Bear Divide" without overdubs, you wuss. 
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10-09-2003, 08:10 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Gothenburg Sweden | | His homepage www.bryanbeller.com is full of excellent soundclips. His tone is really a onetokillfor tone. Also check out drummer Nick D´virgilio (Spocks Beard, Kevin Gilbert ect.) soloalbum. I think it´s under the name NDV. Great drumming, great songs and really soulfull playing by Beller.
Definitely a upcomming bass hero of mine |
10-10-2003, 12:44 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: So. Calif. | | | Great player, reminds me a lot of Jeff Berlin. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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