Brett Detar
American musician
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Brett Detar is an American singer, songwriter,[2] film composer,[3] and music producer.[4] He is best known as frontman for the band The Juliana Theory and as former guitarist in Zao and Pensive.
April 30, 1978
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| Background information | |
| Born | Brett Andrew Detar[1] April 30, 1978 |
| Origin | Greensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupations | Musician, film composer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano, banjo, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1996–2006, 2010-present |
| Website | "Brett Detar". Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. |
Detar launched a career as a country musician[5][6] with the release of his debut solo album, Bird in the Tangle.[7]
Life and career
Brett Detar was born April 30, 1978, in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.[8]
He began his musical career as guitarist in the band Pensive, who released an EP called The Subtlety of Silence[9] and a split with EP with fellow Pennsylvania band Seasons In The Field.[10]
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.[11] 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.[12]
Following the initial dissolution of The Juliana Theory in 2006, Detar moved to Los Angeles and opened a vintage clothing shop and a recording studio. He continued to write songs from time to time.[13][14] Detar also owned a recording studio in Manhattan, New York called Soho Taxidermy.[15] Afterwards, he began work on a solo country 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.[16] His second solo album, Too Free to Live, followed on October 8, 2013.[17] The same year, he toured the U.S. with Lindi Ortega.[18]
A number of Detar's solo songs have been featured on several television series, including Nashville,[19] Supernatural,[20] Elementary,[citation needed] Jersey Shore,[21] Friendzone,[22]Snooki & Jwoww, Teen Mom,[23] and Party Down South.[24] His songs were also included in episodes of the acclaimed Marvel Television Netflix shows Daredevil,[25] Jessica Jones, and The Punisher.[citation needed]
Detar made his debut as a film composer with Paramount Pictures' The Devil Inside, which opened in North America on January 6, 2012.[26] Detar reunited with writer/director William Brent Bell for FilmDistrict's 2014 action thriller WER,[27] the 2020 horror sequel Brahms: The Boy II, and the 2021 horror film, Separation.[28]
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)
Solo Album
- Bird in the Tangle (2010)
- Too Free to Live (2013)
Filmography
Composer
- The Devil Inside (2012)[29]
- WER (2014)[30]
- Brahms: The Boy II (2020)[31]
- Separation (2021)[32]
- Orphan: First Kill (2022)[33]