Plays the trumpet and piano, though trumpet is his primary instrument.
He is also a classically trained conductor.
He was a featured trumpet soloist in the 1998 Holiday Bowl Halftime
show.
Graduate of the USC Film Scoring Program where he studied with
composers such as Christopher Young, Elmer Bernstein, David Raksin, Joe
Harnell, Jack Smalley, George Burt, David Spear, David Bell and the
late Buddy Baker.
Brian's entire score for the feature film Don't Fade Away was composed, recorded and mixed into the film's sound mix in less than one week.
Brian teaches the Electronic Composition for Film and Television class in the film scoring certificate program at UCLA Extension in Los Angeles, California.