Artist description Bruce Maier: Experienced musician, concert and club performer who's main instument is his vocals . Next, guitar, both lead and rhythm and bass - acoustic and electric .Bruce has been playing piano and keyboards on stage for many years though doesn't consider himself a keyboard soloist . He performs 90% of all keys used in his albums and has been writing midi sequences for ten years . Bruce enjoys playing to a quiet and mellow audience in the acoustic arena as much as he likes the rock out with his famous red Fender Stratocaster ! An avid producer-engineer ,Bruce has logged thousands of hours in studios and was once the producer-host of his own Television show for 2 1/2 years , and after that , continuing on Television appearing as a regular on the popular Pacific Northwest music program , " The Jim Gass Show " .

Music Style Varied pop , rock , folk , ballad , country , blues,light-jazz and experimental .

Musical Influences The Beatles/ Hank Williams Sr. / Frank Sinatra / Eric Clapton / Buddy Guy / John Denver / James Taylor / Gordon Litefoot / Dan Fogelberg / Duane Allman / Elton John

Similar Artists Lennon,Denver,Taylor,Harrison,Joel,Elton,Lightfoot

Artist History Bruce was first introduced to the piano at age four , then began formal dance and vocal training at ages seven through fourteen . At that time , Bruce started to play the guitar and soon found himself in bands covering everything from rock to country-western and blues . Constantly honing his skills as a musician , Bruce enrolled in music classes and more vocal training in school. Turning professional at age sixteen , Bruce has traveled extensively throughout the United States to perform in venues large and small to audiences from Las Vegas to Seattle ,Kasus City to Disneyworld at Orlando Florida . He started writing poetry and songs at about 15 years - and has continued to write to this day having penned some two- hundred songs ! Bruce's love for the recording studio took him on to study television and video production in Olympia Washington . He produced and star-hosted 77 episodes of his own , " Sideshow " , which became quite popular in the Pacific NW region of the U.S. Now , an avid audio production engineer and songwriter-performing artist , Bruce has decided that it was time to bring his music to the world and is very excited to be doing so through MP3.COM ! " I feel that MP3.com is just now in the infant stage .The term MP3 is understood the world over , and the technology which artists like myself have access to gives us all an opportunity to reach markets we never dreamed of. I am in this for the long-term and have never been so enthused about my own music and the possibilities now afforded to share what I've always loved the most in life- making music, with people I've never even seen ! " (Bruce Maier/ 8-11-01)

Group Members Bruce Maier Keri Maier sings backing vocals on several of the tracks.

Instruments Guitars, synths and Vocals

Albums SONGWRITER

Additional Info www.otherbrothers.freewebspace.com

Location Las Vegas, Nevada - USA

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