Brett Detar
| Brett Detar | |
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Camden Underworld, January 2006
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| Background information | |
| Born | April 30, 1978 |
| Origin | Greensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | Folk music, film score, country, Americana, alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, film composer, singer-songwriter, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano, banjo, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1996–2006, 2010-present |
| Labels | Epic, Tooth & Nail, Solid State, Ravensong, Paper Fist |
| Associated acts | The Juliana Theory, Zao, Pensive |
| Website | www |
Brett Detar is an American singer, songwriter, film composer, and music producer. He was formerly the lead singer of the now defunct band The Juliana Theory, as well as former guitarist/bassist for metalcore band Zao. Born April 30, 1978 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Detar currently works as a film composer and solo singer-songwriter, in Los Angeles, California.
On November 9, 2010 Detar released his debut solo album, Bird in the Tangle, and distributed it for free on his website along with a limited edition vinyl album.
On October 8, 2013 Detar released his second solo album, Too Free to Live, as a free digital download on his website along with limited edition vinyl.
Detar's music career began by playing guitar and singing backing vocals in the band Pensive. The group was formed in 1995 and featured a line-up including Juliana Theory and Zao alumni Chad Alan on vocals, Brett Detar on guitar, Martin Lunn on bass, and Josh Walters on drums. Pensive released one EP titled The Subtlety of Silence, released in 1997. They also released a split EP, The Psalms of Arian, with PA hardcore band Seasons in the Field, through Akeldama Records.
At the age of 19, Detar co-wrote and played guitar, bass, and piano for the metalcore band Zao on their Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest album in 1998, as well as the split CD with Training for Utopia. Detar toured with Zao for two years, replacing original guitarist and founding member Roy Goudy, when Jesse Smith hired him, and bringing in new lead-vocalist Dan Weyandt to the band. Detar eventually left the group to concentrate on side project The Juliana Theory.
In 1997 while also playing guitar in Zao, Detar (along with Chad Alan, Joshua Fiedler, Neil Hebrank, and Jeremiah Momper) formed a part-time side project called The Juliana Theory. Lasting much longer than the proposed summer-long tenure, Detar eventually left Zao to work on the Juliana Theory full-time. The band toured and recorded full-time for nine years from 1997-2006.
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