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briz

About Me


a soulful voice combined with a tremendous gift for songwriting. influences of dylan, springsteen and neil young can be heard throughout his music as he blends both pop sensibility and folk tradition to create lyrics that are uniquely memorable and music that is commercially accessible yet brutally poignant.
briz plays both six and twelve string guitar, and adds a bluesy style of harmonica to many of is numbers. a relative newcomer to americana music, briz has already shared the stage with such great acts as; the lovin' spoonful, colleen sexton, small potatoes, leslie ritter & scott petito, bill kirchen (lead guitarist for commander cody), girls from mars, and more! although steeped in traditional folk, briz's music cannot be relegated to any one genre. his songs reflect his love of rock, pop & blues as well as folk, which may be why he attracts such a varied audience at his shows. he pays homage to all the great folk artists that came before but adds a more contemporary edge to his songs. he is comfortable writing music about personal relationships as well as social issues and political satire.
with an extensive collection of original and cover songs, briz keeps his shows lively and varied. acoustic rock numbers blend smoothly with folk ballads and smoky blues. his music is audience friendly with many opportunities for those present to help out on choruses. and long after the evening is over the melodies will linger and the words will haunt. ..
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Member Since: 10/2/2006
Band Website: www.brizsongs.com
Band Members: Shakey "The Musical" Trailer by briz

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My Blog

EarthDay Video

Hi Folks, In the spirit of the day, I hope you will check out my EarthSongs video from my scholastic program of the same name based on an original song. http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfmfuseaction=vid...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:25:00 GMT

Neil Young Solo Acoustic Show

Hi All, Beginning in January, I'll be performing a new project at theaters and listening venues around the country. It's a one man acoustic show based on the songs of Neil Young called Shakey "The ...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:46:00 GMT

DUST BOWL DIARIES

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Posted by on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:35:00 GMT

Leon Russell/TJ Tindall Interviews

Hi Folks,You might be interested in a couple of interviews my son Cody posted to his Neotomic Aliviac blog. One is with Philadelphia guitarist T.J. Tindall, and the other is with the legendary Leon Ru...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:56:00 GMT

CD Review

briz CD Review-Rob Lincoln February 28 , 2008 by Brizadmin "Neil Young and Springsteen influenced songwriter sings sweet, plays hard and delivers a knockout song" Rob Lincoln, cdreviewsonline Briz ...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:41:00 GMT

greaterprinceton.com blog about briz

The Perfect Blend Of Ice Cream and Music Writing by Annie on Tuesday, 9 of October , 2007 at 7:50 am Warm temperatures filled the Princeton University streets with people wearing shorts and flip-f...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 19:02:00 GMT

STORYTELLERS

Storytellers NJ songwriter "briz" hosting Songwriters-in-the-Round at the Stockton INN. Hi All, I am hosting a new songwriters series at the Stockton Inn on Monday evenings starting on September 10t...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 09:39:00 GMT

Freedom's Glory Press

Hey,   Lea Kahn wrote a wonderful piece for the Lawrence Ledger about my Freedom's Glory show! You can read it in it's entirety below. Thanks Lea for a wonderful article!   'Briz' ...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 13:12:00 GMT

New CD

Hello! The New CD is now available exclusively here on my briz Myspace account. Just click on the buy button above my slide show and it will take you to the Paypal site. Songs like Cowboy Se...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:43:00 GMT

Shows

Hey All, Almost finished with the CD and looking forward to upcoming shows this week at University of Penn (thursday) and Barrington Coffee House (friday). Hope to see you there! briz
Posted by on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:34:00 GMT