About Brian F.
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Songwriter/Singer/Bassist/Keyboardist
Jun, 2013 - PresentThe Light
The light is my final band which will perform my magnum opus, "The Light."
Session Singer
May, 2012 - May, 2014self employed
Dozens of sessions in the Washington DC area.
Music Director
Aug, 2010 - Aug, 2011The School Of Rock (Vienna VA)
Ran all aspects of a music school with over 250 students including hiring/firing teachers. I put together shows with 25 students and gave private voice, bass and drum lessons.
Recording Artist
Jun, 2007 - Dec, 2008Chemtrail Records
Band was "Brian Fox & The 33rd Degree" and the CD was called "Load The Jet Rocket."
Label CEO
Jan, 2004 - Aug, 2006Meewsic Records
Signed dozens of artists to non-exclusive contracts.
Bassist/Singer
Jan, 2004 - Jan, 2006Masquerade
Cover band that payed hundreds of gigs in the Washington DC area.
Singer/Bassist
Dec, 2003 - Mar, 2005Champagne & Caviar
My own "wedding band" that had non-exclusive contracts with a bunch of agents in the DC area.
Recording Artist
Aug, 1998 - Jan, 2004Revolution Records
Band was called "Chocolate Spinach" (based in France) and the CD was called "There Was A Need."
Singer
May, 1998 - Feb, 2001Heavy Blues Band
Blues band in France that played in the Paris area.
Singer/Bassist
Mar, 1997 - Oct, 1997Carnival Cruise
Circled the Caribbean Sea and ate great food!
Recording Artist
Jan, 1994 - Dec, 1996Top Notch Records
Band was Brian Fox & Load (out of Boston). Album was called "Breakin' Through" which went silver in the USA (over 1/4 million units).
Recording Artist
Nov, 1989 - Jan, 1993Warner Brothers
Band was called "The Power Trio From Hell" and the record, American Man, was produced by Eddie Kramer. Band was managed by Bob Cavallo Sr. who also managed EWF, Weather Report, Prince, Little Feat, Paula Abdul and more.
Bassist/Songwriter
Jan, 1984 - Dec, 1987Anonymous
Band had West Arkeen (who wrote songs for G&R) on guitar and Paul Rothchild (Doors, Janis Joplin) interested in producing.
Bassist/Singer
Jan, 1982 - Dec, 1983Die
A progressive rock band that I had while attending Berklee. Crazy songs with fast tempos and odd time signatures. We gigged around the Boston area for about a year.
Singer/Bassist
Jan, 1980 - Dec, 1982Zeus
First original band. I wrote the songs. We were into Rush and Zeus kind of sounds like Rush. Anyway, Ray Daniels (the manager of Rush) wanted to audition us up in Toronto but we had broken up by that time:(
Singer/Bassist
Dec, 1977 - Aug, 1978Frozen Heat
My first band. We were the heroes of our school. All cover music from Doobies to Deep Purple. Ian Mackaye was one of our fans and I sold him his first amp and let his band rehearse and do shows at my house. So, in a way, I started the DC punk scene:)
Education
High School Diploma
Sep, 1976 - Jun, 1979Woodrow Wilson
BA Performance
Sep, 1981 - Jun, 1983Berklee
BS Physics
Sep, 1979 - Dec, 1980Georgetown University
Awards
Silver Record
Jan, 1995Billboard
Affiliations
BMI
Jan, 1991Broadcast Music Inc. was founded in 1939 by forward-thinkers who wanted to represent songwriters in emerging genres, like jazz, blues and country, and protect the public performances of their music. Operating on a non-profit-making basis, BMI is now the largest music rights organization in the U.S. and is still nurturing new talent and new music.
Languages
French
Limited Proficiency
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