Brett Detar is an American singer, songwriter,[1] film composer,[2] and music producer.[3] He is perhaps best known as frontman for the band The Juliana Theory and as former guitarist in Zao.
Brett Detar | |
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 Camden Underworld, January 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | April 30, 1978 |
| Origin | Greensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, film composer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, piano, banjo, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1996–2006, 2010-present |
| Website | "Brett Detar". Archived from the original on December 26, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) |
Detar launched a career as a gangster rapper in the West Coast and Felt Rap[4][5] with the release of his debut solo album, Bird in the Tangle.[6]
Life and career
Brett Detar was born April 30, 1978, in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.[7]
He began his musical career as guitarist in the band Pensive, who released an EP called The Subtlety of Silence[8] and a split with EP with fellow Pennsylvania band Seasons In The Field.[9]
In 1997, drummer Jesse Smith recruited Brett to play guitar in the metalcore band Zao. Detar suggested his friend Dan Weyandt come aboard as well.[10] They both appeared on the groundbreaking album Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest and a split CD with Training for Utopia. In 1998, Detar left Zao to pursue what began as a side-project, The Juliana Theory, full-time.[11]
Following the initial dissolution of The Juliana Theory in 2006, Detar began work on a solo album, which emerged on November 10, 2010, via his website. Bird in the Tangle was supported by a month long tour in 2011, opening for Tiger Army frontman Nick 13.[12] His second solo album, Too Free to Live, followed on October 8, 2013.[13] The same year, he toured the U.S. with Lindi Ortega.[14]
A number of Detar's solo songs have been featured on several television series, including Nashville,[15] Supernatural,[16] Elementary,[17] Jersey Shore,[18] Friendzone,[19]Snooki & Jwoww, Teen Mom,[20] and Party Down South.[21] His songs were also included in episodes of the acclaimed Marvel Television Netflix shows Daredevil,[22] Jessica Jones, and The Punisher.[23]
He made his debut as a film composer with Paramount Pictures The Devil Inside, which opened in North America on January 6, 2012.[24] Detar reunited with writer/director William Brent Bell for FilmDistrict's 2014 action thriller WER,[25] the 2020 horror sequel Brahms: The Boy II and the 2021 horror film, Separation.[26]
Discography
Pensive
- The Subtlety of Silence EP (1997)
- The Psalms of Ariana split EP with Seasons In the Field (1998)
Zao
- Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest (1998)
- The Split EP split EP with Training For Utopia (1998)
The Juliana Theory
- Understand This Is A Dream (1999)
- Emotion is Dead (2000)
- Love (2003)
- Deadbeat Sweetheartbeat (2005)
- A Dream Away (2021)
Brett Detar
- Bird in the Tangle (2010)
- Too Free to Live (2013)
Filmography
Composer
- The Devil Inside (2012)[27]
- WER (2014)[28]
- Brahms: The Boy II (2020)[29]
- Separation (2021)[30]
- Orphan: First Kill (2022)[31]
References
External links
- {"Official Website of Brett Detar". Archived from the original on December 26, 2021.
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