Freelance Drummer / Percussionist, Audio Engineer, and Educator
Greater Atlanta Area
- Current
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- Audio Engineering Instructor / Mentor at Recording Connection
- Producer, Engineer, Owner at BonzoTunes Studio
- Freelance Drummer / Percussionist at Self Employed
- Past
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- Lead A-1 Audio Technician, FOH Sound Mixer (Part Time) at Crosspointe Church
- A/V Technician, Sound Engineer (Part Time) at McKendree United Methodist Church
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Brian Stephens’s Summary
Short Bio (from BrianStephens.com):
Brian Stephens is a music business veteran whose many skills and talents make him hard to classify. As a freelance drummer, he has backed such diverse artists as The Drifters, The Coasters, The Crystals, Blueground Undergrass, Jimmy Hall, and Wet Willie.
As a producer and engineer, Brian has worked on projects for Warner Bros., Verizon Wireless, Fox Sports, and 20th Century Fox as well as CD projects for indie artists such as Mike Martin (Fozzy / Stuck Mojo), Amber Brooke, Tentilfour, Magno, and Ocean Street. His work has appeared on TV networks like ABC, MTV, Oxygen Network, and SoapNET, and as well as numerous motion pictures.
As an educator, Brian has performed drum clinics all over the country, written for magazines like Modern Drummer and Performer Magazine, and given personal instruction to thousands of drummers, audio engineers, and other music business professionals.
Brian Stephens’s Specialties:
- Audio recording/engineering, mixing, and mastering
- Production Services
- Live sound mixing using either analog or digital consoles (like Yamaha's PM5D)
- Drums / Percussion Performance
- Drum / Loop Sequencing
Brian Stephens’s Experience
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Audio Engineering Instructor / Mentor
Recording Connection
(Music industry)
January 1999 — Present (10 years 7 months)
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Producer, Engineer, Owner
BonzoTunes Studio
(Music industry)
January 1999 — Present (10 years 7 months)
BonzoTunes Studio is a full-service media production facility located in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia. BonzoTunes is equipped to meet the demands of any audio project, large or small. We are also an excellent compliment for those who own smaller, home-based project studios.
With over 12 years of full-time experience, the pros at BonzoTunes Studio are here to assist with any and every aspect of your next audio production project. Call us TODAY at 888-782-4216 for a phone consultation with one of our Studio Pro's.
So, whether you're looking for a producer for your next CD project, need live drum tracks for your next big hit, have to record voice-overs for that new podcast, or desire a skilled set of ears to mix/master your audio project, BonzoTunes Studio can step to assist you with ANY and EVERY audio-related need you have. BonzoTunes Studio... simply GREAT audio. -
Freelance Drummer / Percussionist
Self Employed
(Music industry)
January 1994 — Present (15 years 7 months)
Full-time freelance drummer / percussionist for hire in both live gig and studio recording capacities.
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Lead A-1 Audio Technician, FOH Sound Mixer (Part Time)
Crosspointe Church
(Religious Institutions industry)
April 2008 — September 2008 (6 months)
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A/V Technician, Sound Engineer (Part Time)
McKendree United Methodist Church
(Religious Institutions industry)
November 2006 — April 2008 (1 year 6 months)
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Brian Stephens’s Interests:
Music (obviously), anything related to audio, old crappy 8 bit drum machines, and anything technology related.
Brian Stephens’s Contact Settings
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