Originally from San Jose, California, Bryan moved to Los Angeles in 1989 and has lived there ever since. He worked for infamous Los Angeles label Slash Records and played bass in the band Black Market Flowers.
In 2005 Bryan co-founded his own music production company Beta Petrol. THE COMPANY HAS SINCE PRODUCED MUSIC FOR AIRBNB, VANS, GOOGLE, COCA-COLA, NIKE, AND MANY MORE. Bryan is often hands-on with the company’s music supervision and original composition.
With songwriter and musician Marc Bianchi, Bryan produced the ‘I Would Run to You’ track for Nike’s ninety-second-long Free Run commercial, winning a Cannes Lions Award, Clio Award, and a British Arrow Award.
Bryan founded the Kill Your Idols publishing company in 1999 with the release of Fucked Up + Photocopied to critical acclaim. Kill Your Idols continues to publish art books and limited edition zines, including Punk is Dead: Punk is Everything (Black Flag only art exhibit zine), Don’t Tell Me About Tomorrow, 101 Essential Rock Records: Beatles to the Sex Pistols AND WELCOME TO VENICE RXCX. in 2000, Kill Your Idols won the Firecracker Award for Best Music Art Book.
Bryan’s extensive collection of punk memorabilia, art, flyers, BUTTONS, and photography has been exhibited worldwide. He has produced events and CURATED installations for companies such as Converse, Levi’s, Bounty Hunter, Hysteric Glamour, DEPT, Ray-Ban, AND VANS.
Bryan frequently writes as a freelance journalist and has been published in VICE, Official Hommes, AND LA Weekly.
Bryan Expanded To Film Production As A First-Time Director With The ‘Art Of Punk’ Documentary Series For The Museum Of Contemporary Art In Los Angeles With Producer Bo Bushnell. The Film Series Covers The Inspiration Behind The Logos And Iconic Artwork Of Legendary Punk Groups Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, And Crass And Followed Up With The Series Freethinkers For Uproxx Featuring Devin Troy Strother, Canyon Castator, Savage James Rockin, Ho9Oo9, And Abraco Coffee.
Most Recently, Bryan Became The Lead Curator At The Punk Rock Museum In Las Vegas
Bryan lives with his wife and two sons in Hollywood’s Laurel Canyon.