Brian TranseauBrian Transeau (born October 4, 1971) is a musician who records under the stage name BT. Born in Maryland, and classically trained from the age of thirteen, he attended Berklee School of Music in Boston for one year before dropping out and moving to Los Angeles, then back to Washington, DC. Transeau's music was not very well received in the United States during the early 1990s, and he moved temporarily to Europe where his music was discovered by Sasha, a British DJ who introduced BT's music into the club circuit. Instantly popular, BT's 1996 album Ima helped shape the future of the burgeoning progressive house scene as it merged with, and later came to define, the trance music style. However, unlike so many artists of the trance genre, BT has lost neither his momentum nor his edge. While Ima was comprised solely of the "progressive" sound, 1997's ESCM was more experimental (although it still produced several big records for the electronic dance music scene). BT's 1999 album Movement in Still Life continued his experimentation outside of the trance genre he helped to define, though an interesting dichotomy emerged between his more adventurous work and the more structured, commercially viable tracks. 2003 saw the release of Emotional Technology featuring more vocal tracks than usual, including six with vocals by Transeau. He also provided vocals on the DJ Tiësto single "Love Comes Again". In recent years he has also moved into film scoring including Go (1999), Under Suspicion (2000), Driven (2001), The Fast and the Furious (2001), and Monster (2003). Also of note, unlike many artists working in electronica, Transeau frequently performs his music live on-stage. In 2004, he did a very popular "last night of summer" concert at BT Tower (named for British Telecom, not Transeau). DiscographySingles
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Compilations
Remixes
Film scores
Video game scores
Sample CDs
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In 2004, he did a very popular "last night of summer" concert at BT Tower (named for British Telecom, not Transeau). The IRS auctioned much of his possessions, including both Grammy Awards, electronic equipment and grand piano. Also of note, unlike many artists working in electronica, Transeau frequently performs his music live on-stage. He is reported to owe $1.2 million in taxes going back to 1984. In recent years he has also moved into film scoring including Go (1999), Under Suspicion (2000), Driven (2001), The Fast and the Furious (2001), and Monster (2003). Internal Revenue Service seized property from his Atlanta, Georgia, home. He also provided vocals on the DJ Tiësto single "Love Comes Again". However, his tax problems caught up with him on August 21, 2003, when the U.S. 2003 saw the release of Emotional Technology featuring more vocal tracks than usual, including six with vocals by Transeau. Among his duets:. BT's 1999 album Movement in Still Life continued his experimentation outside of the trance genre he helped to define, though an interesting dichotomy emerged between his more adventurous work and the more structured, commercially viable tracks. Bryson won a Grammy Award in 1992 for "Beauty and the Beast" with Céline Dion and one in 1993 for "A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)" with Regina Belle. While Ima was comprised solely of the "progressive" sound, 1997's ESCM was more experimental (although it still produced several big records for the electronic dance music scene). He is well known for singing ballads, often as a duo with female singers, and his contribution to several Disney movie soundtracks. However, unlike so many artists of the trance genre, BT has lost neither his momentum nor his edge. Peabo Bryson (born April 13, 1951) is an R&B singer, born in Greenville, South Carolina. Instantly popular, BT's 1996 album Ima helped shape the future of the burgeoning progressive house scene as it merged with, and later came to define, the trance music style. Can You Stop the Rain (1991). Transeau's music was not very well received in the United States during the early 1990s, and he moved temporarily to Europe where his music was discovered by Sasha, a British DJ who introduced BT's music into the club circuit. Tonight I Celebrate My Love (1992). Born in Maryland, and classically trained from the age of thirteen, he attended Berklee School of Music in Boston for one year before dropping out and moving to Los Angeles, then back to Washington, DC. Through the Fire (1994). Brian Transeau (born October 4, 1971) is a musician who records under the stage name BT. Peace On Earth (1997). BT - Twisted Textures (2002). Lovers After All, with Melissa Manchester. BT - Breakz from the Nu Skool (2002). Tonight I Celebrate My Love, with Roberta Flack. Need for Speed: Underground (2003). A Whole New World (Aladdin's theme), with Regina Belle. Stealth (2005). The Gift, with Roberta Flack. The Underclassman (2005). Light The World, with Debbie Gibson. Monster (2003). Beauty and the Beast, with Céline Dion. Zoolander (removed his name, uncredited) (2001). The Fast and the Furious (2001). Driven (2001). Under Suspicion (2000). Go (1999). Wild Colour, "Dreams". Shiva, "Freedom". Seal, "I'm Alive". Diana Ross, "Take Me Higher". Mike Oldfield, "Let There Be Light". Billie Ray Martin, "Space Oasis". Billie Ray Martin, "Imitation of Life/Running Around Town" (1996). Madonna, "Drowned World/Substitute For Love" (1998). Sarah McLachlan, "I Love You" (1999). Lenny Kravitz, "If You Can't Say No" (1998). Grace, "It's Not Over Yet". Gipsy Kings, "La Rumba De Nicolas" (1996). Paul Van Dyk, "Forbidden Fruit" (1996). DJ Rap, "Bad Girl" (1998). Depeche Mode, "It's No Good" (1997). Deep Dish, "Stranded" (1997). Crystal Method, "Keep Hope Alive" (1997). Dina Carrol, "Run To You" (1997). Cabana, "Bailando Con Lobos". B-Tribe, "Nanita (A Spanish Lullaby)". Tori Amos, "Amos Putting the Damage On" (1997). Tori Amos, "Talula" (1996). 10 Years In the Life (2003) - "Best of" album. R&R (Rare & Remixed) (2001) - A collection of BT's remix work. Emotional Technology (2003). Movement in Still Life (1999, 2000). ESCM (1997). Ima (1995). "Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved)" (2003). "Dreaming" (2000). "Never Gonna Come Back Down" (2000). "Fibonacci Sequence" (2000). "Mercury and Solace" (1999). "Godspeed" (1999). "Believer" (1999). "Shineaway" (1997). "Remember" (1997). "Love, Peace & Grease" (1997). "Flaming June" (1997). "Quark" (1997). "Divinity" (1996). "Blue Skies" featuring Tori Amos (1996). "Loving You More" featuring Vincent Covello (1995). "Embracing the Sunshine". "Relativity" (1993). "Moment of Truth" (1993). |