Brian Adler was born in the Chicago area, got his first guitar when he was 3 years old and began his formal musical training at age 6, growing up the youngest in a musical family. Even then he showed an appreciation and aptitude for a wide variety of musical styles and cultural genres. He started performing professionally at age 12 as a guitarist and singer. Not long after that, he began creating original music. In college, he majored in composition and performance .
After formal studies, Brian began working as a live performer and as a session singer , musician , arranger and producer. That led to his involvement in commercial jingles and his introduction to writing music for picture. He composed music for many national spots and was mentored by jingle legend Dick Marx, the father of Richard Marx. Another mentor was jazz great Joe Daly, a saxophonist who worked on numerous occasions with the likes of Miles Davis and taught sax luminaries David Sanborn and Michael Brecker. Brian performed throughout metro Chicago with his own band and was also the singer/guitarist in a retro group led by Cheap Trick drummer, Bun E. Carlos, whenever Cheap Trick was not touring.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, Blondie bassist turned record executive Nigel Harrison saw Brian perform while visiting Chicago and was instrumental in getting Brian signed to a Record and Publishing deal which led to his relocation to Los Angeles.
Brian guestimates his musical creations total well into the thousands ranging from small ensemble to full orchestral scores for over 20 films and TV shows as well as hundreds of songs covering a wide variety of genres.
He has traded licks with Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy and Slash.
Recording artists, songwriters and producers who have utilized Brian's talents include: David Foster, Desmond Child, Sting, David Hartley, Cheap Trick, Chynna Phillips, Glenn Ballard, Ron Aniello, Chris Lord Alge, Shelly Berg, Jerry Goodman, CJ Vansron and R&B legends Sam Moore and Junior Walker, who performed a Brian Adler song on David Letterman.
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