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\"gunslinger\"<\/a>Brett is a native Texan and distant relative\u00a0of Wild West lawman Wyatt Earp<\/a>\u00a0and William H. Seward (<\/a>Secretary of State<\/a> for President Lincoln )<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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For fun Brett enjoys mountain biking, snowboarding, kayaking, backpacking, Jeepin, creating things, destroying things and practical jokes.<\/p>\n

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He is a versatile musician who has recorded and performed on multiple instruments including guitar, piano, bass, drums, <\/span>upright bass, pedal steel guitar, trumpet, saxophone and bassoon. He was formally educated in classical composition and is well-versed in all forms of contemporary music.<\/p>\n

1987<\/strong> Brett started\u00a0Houston Imagery Productions <\/strong>in Dallas Texas.
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H.I.P.<\/strong> specialized in commercial photography, audio and video production for clients like FOX<\/strong><\/span>, CBS, The Movie Channel<\/span><\/strong>, Bank One, Runner Triathlete News and Health and Fitness Magazine<\/strong> as well as numerous other clients and talented groups, artists, personalities and athletes. (See credits page for details)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>1994<\/strong>,<\/strong> Brett moved to Paris to study music and formed the eclectic musi<\/span>c group “Midnite Radio<\/strong>“. The group was featured on “MCM”<\/strong> (voted Europe’s best music video channel) and received radio airplay throughout Europe and the U.S. After moving to London in 1996 h<\/span>e took time off to write, record, and perform. Midnite Radio (later renamed Zwol’s Mob<\/strong>) t<\/span>oured around the world performing concerts at respected venues like “The Orange” in London, “La Fleche D’or”<\/strong> in Paris, and “CBGB’S<\/strong>” in New York.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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1997,<\/strong> The U.S. tour went horribly wro<\/span>ng and after the band self-destructed he de<\/span>cid<\/span>ed to move back to the U.S. and pursue his ambition of creating music for film and television. Brett moved to Los Angeles to launch his career and build his studio. Highlights include creating music for the European television show “Fashion City” featuring Natasha Henstridge, the American show “Grass Root Racing” hosted by Kim Psesser, the independent film “Conceits and Projections” by director Matt Hendersen as well as the self-produced mountain biking short “Crackerheads”.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In 2000<\/strong> Brett finished work on his new creation “SoniScape”<\/strong>, a natural sound-masking track.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In 2001<\/strong> Brett accepted the position as<\/span> music director for Vista Del Mar,<\/strong> a private treatment center\/school for “special needs” teens. He created a music program there with a full recording studio to teach songwriting, band, choir and recording as well as individual lessons. One of his kids groups, Sgt Crunch<\/strong>, which he produced and co-wrote songs with, performed in a concert at Vista featuring Ray Manzarek<\/strong>, (keyboardist for The Doors).<\/span><\/p>\n

\"ray&i\"<\/a> He also created a video and film production program and studio which produced documentaries and short films for agency\u00a0services and events.
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Sheila E.<\/strong> (Prince, Ringo Star)<\/em> and Lynn Mabry<\/strong> (George Clinton’s P-Funk, Brides of Funkenstein, and Talking Heads)<\/em> creators of the Elevate Hope Foundation<\/strong> chose Vista’s music program as their beneficiary. Together they helped support the program with a generous donation of recording workstations and video equipment. They also helped renovate the studio. Other generous donors who contributed to the program and studio include Dave Koz, Patrick London, the Guitar Center, Native Instruments, Ringo Starr, Sergio “The Sexy Sax Man” Flores, Drum Workshop and Line 6 as well as many anonymous private parties.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Summer 2009,<\/strong> Brett and the Vista Vocal Group<\/strong> performed a few songs he arranged with Sheila E<\/strong>, her legendary father Pete Escovedo<\/strong> (Santana) and brothers Juan<\/strong> and Peter Michael<\/strong> (Lionel Ritchie), (The E Family<\/strong>)\u00a0at Vista’s first Jazz Fest<\/strong> concert benefiting the agency.<\/p>\n

2010<\/strong> Brett and the Vista Vocal Group \u00a0performed on several occasions with Jewish music superstar Craig Taubman & Co<\/strong>. including “The Moses Aaron Cooperative” at Sinai Temple, The Jewish County Fair and the High Holy Day services at Vista Del Mar.<\/span><\/p>\n

2011<\/strong> Brett released a fun single\u00a0A Festivus Holiday Jam (feat. Amy Gillick & Vicente Avella)<\/span><\/p>\n

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In 2012,<\/strong> after nearly 12 years of working with Vista Del Mar, Brett took another step forward and started Brett Houston Creations. A promotional media production service covering all the bases from inception to completion.
\nServices include concept creation, copywriting, brand design, direction, production, still and motion photography, teleprompter operation, music composition, audio recording, lighting, and various aspects of business operation.<\/p>\n

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Credits: Commercial clients include FOX, CBS, The Movie Channel, RockFuel Media, Warner Brothers, WIX, Virgin Mobile, Cricket Wireless, The Stillwater Agency, Web M.D., Berkshire Hathaway, Osmosis Skin Care, Anet Collection, BabyFirst, The Mitchel Group\/HireClout, Illuminata Global, Playboy TV, Hewlett Packard Enterprises, Winner & Associates & The Brooks Institute.
\nWorking with talent such as Sheryl Crow, Queen Latifa, Snoop Dogg, Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme, Rhianna), Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave, Bruce Springstein) Great White, Eddie Ojeda (Twisted Sister), Heidi Klum, Mark Wahlberg, Jeremy Renner, Reggie Watts, Rob Reiner, Kristen Bell, Enrico Colantoni, Julia Ormond, Percy Daggs III, Kennedy Summers (Playmate of the Year 2014), Bob Eubanks, Mike Tyson & Sugar Shane Mosley (3x World Champion boxer).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Brett is currently working on a new roots based Americana album to be released in the spring. He enjoys the challenge of every new project and is constantly breaking new ground.<\/p>\n

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If you like to “like” things, please “like” us on the Facebook.<\/p>\n

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