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Thanks In Advance - the second solo album from Bryan Beller
AVAILABLE NOW!
Click here to order the CD and DVD — and to check out sneak preview audio of each track, including the complete track "Greasy Wheel"!
"The featured stars clearly are Beller's compositions: newly-minted amalgams of vintage rock, blues, and jazz feels fostering fresh harmonies and angular muso melodies...Beller engaged in some sonic soul-searching for his sophomore effort Thanks In Advance, and the welcome result is a bona fide entry for bass album of the year."
--Chris Jisi, Bass Player Magazine
I love Bryan's playing! He's solid, supportive and creative with tone for days. Thanks in Advance is full of cool ideas, inspired performances and deep grooves. I definitely recommend it.
—Michael Manring
"Thanks in Advance brings us a wealth of amazing tone, wonderful compositions, killer grooves & pure musicality... When it's time to solo, Bryan throws down like a big dog, but when he's playing bass he's every bandleader's or songwriter's dream. Thoughtful, appropriate, soulful and tasty all at the same time."
—Damien Erskine, Bass Musician Magazine
Critics' praise for View
"Just when you thought Beller couldn't possibly be good at another thing, he releases a solo album so good it makes you wonder why he bothered doing anything else…View shows how terrific Beller is as a bassist, but it also establishes his real musical talent as a writer. It's a thrill to witness an artist like Beller find his voice with such a self-assured debut." - Bill Leigh, Bass Player Magazine
"Seven Percent Grade shows that charging fingerstyle fusion is as comfortable for [Beller] as a fine rock riff...and both "Bite" and "See You Next Tuesday" show he can rock with the best....Inventive solo pieces such as "Elate" & "No" show that Beller isn't going to fall into any clichés either. Inventive and creative, View end(s) up as a complete and compelling album, which I'm still enjoying right now." - Adrian Ashton, Bass Guitar Magazine(U.K.)
"Bryan is one of those bass players who just knows how to put the right note in the right place at the right time…monster playing and good vibes."– Michael Manring (solo artist, Attention Deficit)
"A unique blend of solid old school playing with modern sensibility and lots of edge." – Andy West (Dixie Dregs, FWAP)
"Every expectation you may have about this album is going to be blown clear out of the water when you hear it. It's really, really good, unique and intricate and ballsy and beautifully performed." – Mike Keneally
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Bryan Beller onstage with Steve Vai in Germany, summer 2007.
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Upcoming Bryan Beller Appearances
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It's that time of year...for the NAMM show in Anaheim, CA in early 2009!
Bryan's making multiple appearances to promote Thanks In Advance. Check each listing to see if credentials are required (they're necessary to get inside the convention hall). All dates/times subject to change, so watch this space closely!
Thursday, January 15, 2009, 7:00pm
the Bryan Beller Band
plays the Anaheim Bass Bash
at JT Schmid's
2610 E. Katella Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92806
Free show, no credentials necessary!
Friday, January 16, 2009, 11:00am
Bryan Beller
appearing at the Mike Lull Custom Basses booth
Anaheim Convention Center
800 West Katella Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92802
Credentials required for entry
appearing at the Parker Guitars booth
Anaheim Convention Center
800 West Katella Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92802
Credentials required for entry
Friday, January 16, 2009, 4:00pm
with Keneally-Minnemann-Beller
appearing on the Fender stage
3rd floor (above the mezzanine)
Anaheim Convention Center
800 West Katella Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92802
Credentials required for entry
appearing at the Parker Guitars booth
Anaheim Convention Center
800 West Katella Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92802
Credentials required for entry
Saturday, January 17, 2009, 2:00pm
with Greg Koch
appearing on the Fender stage
3rd floor (above the mezzanine)
Anaheim Convention Center
800 West Katella Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92802
Credentials required for entry
Saturday, January 17, 2009, 3:30pm
Bryan Beller
appearing at the Mike Lull Custom Basses booth
Anaheim Convention Center
800 West Katella Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92802
Credentials required for entry
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Thursday, January 22, 2009, 9:00pm
the Bryan Beller Band
celebrates the release of Thanks In Advance
at The Baked Potato
3787 Cahuenga Blvd. West
Studio City, CA 91604
(818) 980-1615
Admission: $20
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Friday, February 20, 2009
the Bryan Beller Band (debut new Nashville lineup!)
at The Rutledge
410 4th Ave. S.
Nashville, TN 37201
(615) 782-6858
Admission: $10
also appearing: Adam Nitti, Sean O'Bryan Smith
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Thursday, February 26, 2009, 7pm
7021 Hollywood. Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323) 463-0204
ALL AGES SHOW
WesFest 4 headliner:
The Allan Holdsworth/Alan Pasqua Band featuring Chad Wackerman and Jimmy Haslip
(yeah, wow!!)
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The WesFest 4 benefit concert is on for 2/26/09, with the most awesome headliner yet: The Allan Holdsworth/Alan Pasqua Group featuring Chad Wackerman and Jimmy Haslip!!