Brian Speaker Explained

Brian Speaker
Genre:	indie rock, punk rock, singer-songwriter
Associated Acts:	Jeffrey Lewis, Hamell on Trial, Brook Pridemore, M Lamar, Night Moves, Elastic No-No Band

Brian Speaker is an American musician, music producer, and audio engineer working in New York City.^[1] He has worked with many acts in the city's anti-folk scene, including Jeffrey Lewis, Peter Stampfel, Hamell on Trial, and Brook Pridemore.

Background

Speaker counts John Agnello as a major mentor.^[2] Speaker worked on the same project as Agnello, the Manhattan album by Jeffrey Lewis & Los Bolts. Speaker recorded it and Agnello was the mixer.^[3]

Speaker has worked with Frankfurt singer Boo Hoo on his albums, Afghan Hounds and Olympic Village Blues.^[4]

Selected discography

As performer

• Revolution of One (2006)
• Off This Planet (2007)

As producer, engineer, mixer

• M Lamar – Souls on Lockdown (2010)
• Elastic No-No Band – Fustercluck!!! (2010)
• Crazy & the Brains – Let Me Go (2013)
• Brook Pridemore – My Name Is Brook Pridemore and I Live in Brooklyn, NY (2014)
• Hamell on Trial – The Happiest Man in the World (2014)
• Crazy & the Brains – Good Lord (2014)
• Jeffrey Lewis & The Jrams – A Loot-beg Bootleg (2014)
• Night Moves – Pennied Days (2015)
• Jeffrey Lewis & Los Bolts – Manhattan (2015)
• Sam Barron - Just Couldn't Help Myself (2016)
• St. Lenox – Ten Songs from My American Gothic (2016)
• Brook Pridemore – Breakup Songs With Horns (2017)
• Pinc Louds – Delancey St. Station (2018)
• Jeffrey Lewis & Peter Stampfel – Works by Tuli Kupferberg (2018)
• Barry Bliss – Anti-Lie (2019)
• Two Feet – "Maria" (single) (2020)

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External links

• Official Brian Speaker site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bushwick/Ridgewood Recording Studio Grows Grammy Award Winners. September 20, 2018 . www.bushwickdaily.com.
2. Sonic Scoop, November 30th, 2016 - A Chain of Mentorship: One Producer Traces Back His Chain of Audio Mentors 4 Generations
3. Mixdown Magazine - JEFFREY LEWIS ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM
4. Jazzkeller Hofheim, Sat 03.03.2018 - Sommerschein Unplugged, Boo Hoo
5. Web site: Brian Speaker credits. www.allmusic.com.
6. Web site: Brian Speaker credits. www.discogs.com.
7. Web site: Brian Speaker clients. www.brianspeaker.com.