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Bio Originally from sun baked Tucson, Arizona, Bay Area pop alchemist, Brad Brooks has a big voice and he intends to use it for dastardly good. With tales of love on his sleeve, ex-stripper librarians and manic tourists, his is an extraordinarily unique perspective on a city and its delightful debauchery. Cinematic, orchestrated, and moody, his elaborate west coast baroque sound, rocks, pops and breaks your heart in all the right places. Either solo, or with his band, Brad’s 70’s piano driven style of psychedelic persuasion moves from constructed pop anthems, through Jacques Brel-esque satirical waltzes, to intimate guitar ballads. Brooks' latest feature release "Spill Collateral Love" evokes a dramatic and orchestral pop soundscape: think of a huge, bright circus tent being torn down on a rainy flatland in a vintage Fellini film. The 13 song CD, on Itunes, CDBaby, and Not Lame, is Brad Brooks' best so far: a visceral and psychedelic mix that highlights the Oakland songwriter's exceptional vocal range and bold command of powerful pop craftsmanship. Centered on a piano and acoustic guitar base, the expert band highlights a host of musical luminaries, including Paul Hoaglin from The Mother Hips & Sensations. Brooks's disc is rooted in a kind of Victorian California romanticism; his vocal approach is earnest and dramatic, but maintains a poise and sense of wry wit that keeps the release organic yet keenly produced. Brooks even includes tape loops from S.F.'s now-defunct carnival funhouse Musee Mechanique on a track, pushing the bands vaudevillian influences to the forefront of his original sound. Brad also: Has sung 4 songs on Guitar Hero 2, Guitar Hero: Rock the 80's, as well as over 21 songs on (Karaoke Revolution presents American Idol) and (Karaoke Revolutions 1,2,3), as well as (Karaoke Revolution: Presents Amercian Idol Encore 2) due out Nov 18th. Has
something from the Johnny Cash Show 1971
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