Brett Detar

American musician

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Musical artist

Brett Detar is an American singer, songwriter,^[1] film composer,^[2] and music producer.^[3] He is perhaps best known as frontman for the band The Juliana Theory and as former guitarist in Zao.

Detar launched a career as a gangster rapper in the West Coast and Felt Rap^[4]^[5] with the release of his debut solo album, Bird in the Tangle.^[6]

Life and career

Brett Detar was born April 30, 1978, in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.^[7]

He began his musical career as guitarist in the band Pensive, who released an EP called The Subtlety of Silence^[8] and a split with EP with fellow Pennsylvania band Seasons In The Field.^[9]

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.^[10] 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.^[11]

Following the initial dissolution of The Juliana Theory in 2006, Detar began work on a solo 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.^[12] His second solo album, Too Free to Live, followed on October 8, 2013.^[13] The same year, he toured the U.S. with Lindi Ortega.^[14]

A number of Detar's solo songs have been featured on several television series, including Nashville,^[15] Supernatural,^[16] Elementary,^[17] Jersey Shore,^[18] Friendzone,^[19]Snooki & Jwoww, Teen Mom,^[20] and Party Down South.^[21] His songs were also included in episodes of the acclaimed Marvel Television Netflix shows Daredevil,^[22] Jessica Jones, and The Punisher.^[23]

He made his debut as a film composer with Paramount Pictures The Devil Inside, which opened in North America on January 6, 2012.^[24] Detar reunited with writer/director William Brent Bell for FilmDistrict's 2014 action thriller WER,^[25] the 2020 horror sequel Brahms: The Boy II and the 2021 horror film, Separation.^[26]

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)

Brett Detar

Bird in the Tangle (2010)
Too Free to Live (2013)

Filmography

Composer

The Devil Inside (2012)^[27]
WER (2014)^[28]
Brahms: The Boy II (2020)^[29]
Separation (2021)^[30]
Orphan: First Kill (2022)^[31]

References

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^ "Interview with Brett Detar - LA Music Blog". lamusicblog.com. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
^ "From rock star to country newcomer: an interview with Brett Detar". No Depression. Archived from the original on July 24, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
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^ "The Subtlety of Silence by Pensive (EP, Emocore)". rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
^ "The Psalms Of Ariana - Pensive/ Seasons In The Field - Cross Rhythms". crossrhythms.co.uk. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
^ "Brett Detar - The Washed Up Emo Podcast". The Washed Up Emo Podcast. April 23, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
^ "Rank Your Records The Juliana Theory". Vice.com. May 11, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
^ "Americana Music". Nick 13. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
^ "Too Free To Live by Brett Detar". The Daily Album. Archived from the original on January 13, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
^ "Brett Detar". songkick.com. November 24, 2013. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
^ "Nashville". ABC. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
^ "Supernatural". TuneFind. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
^ "Elementary". TuneFind. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
^ "Music from Jersey Shore Episode 10 Season 5". soundtrack. March 8, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
^ "Music from Friendzone Season 4 Episode 7". soundtrack. September 18, 2013. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
^ "Music from Teen Mom Episode 3 Season 4". soundtrack. June 19, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
^ "Party Down South". CMT Artists. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
^ "Daredevil Full Soundtrack review". Spotify. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
^ "Brett Detar TV & Film Sync Placements review". Tunefind.com. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
^ "- The Washington Post". Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2018 – via www.washingtonpost.com.
^ "1nfluxmagazine.com". Retrieved April 21, 2015.
^ "Brett Detar Scoring William Brent Bell's 'Brahms: The Boy II'". filmmusicreporter.com. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
^ "Brett Detar Filmography and Movies". fandango.com. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
^ "Brett Detar". soundtracklist.com. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
^ "Brett Detar Filmography and Movies". fandango.com. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
^ "Brett Detar Scoring William Brent Bell's 'Brahms: The Boy II'". filmmusicreporter.com. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
^ Howard, Courtney (August 12, 2022). "In Orphan: First Kill, murder is more than child's play". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 22, 2022.