Bray - ProfilesArchive

About Me

www.dumbanddumberlive.com
"Bray is undefeated in the originality category."
Zero Magazine
"Bray's musical persona screams STAR."
Delfin Vigil, San Francisco Chronicle
"Bray's CD is one of the best recordings I've heard. I wouldn't be surprised at all if he lands a recording contract."
Aaron Axelson, Music Director, Live 105 FM, San Francisco
"Charismatic and powerful. Bray and his band blow the doors off the joint! He's radio ready with plenty of hits as well."
Dr. Fink (keyboardist, Prince and the Revolution)
"(Pins and Needles) moves with an aggressive vivacity of a live show or a one night stand. It's raw. It's sexy. And it's geared for a good time."
Robbie Salapuddin, The Owl Mag
"Hard-Hitting bass and drum grooves backing a three guitar attack of raw tones all circling around gritty soulful vocals"
Joe Rock, 107.7 FM, San Francisco
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Bray explodes onto the scene with driving grooves, irresistible magnetism, and pure primal energy.
First you'll be struck with his arresting sound. jagged guitar driven grooves shot through with addictive hooks and razor sharp lyrics. Gritty and seductive, cutting edge rock with a playful pop sensibility. Next, if you're lucky enough to see him live, you'll see that Bray is an amazing performer. A natural superstar who whips his audience into a lusty, sweat-soaked, shout-along, honest-to-goodness rock and roll frenzy.
Bray's songs can be heard on over 150 CMJ stations and 6 national television shows including MTV Road Rules and VH1 Old Skool. He has toured in over 10 countries and co-headlined the 2007 San Francisco Pride Festival, playing to an audience of over 10,000.
Performances also include the Grammy New Artist Showcase, the Recording Academy's Tribute to San Francisco Music, and two European tours covering 10 countries.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/3/2004
Band Website: braymusic.com
Band Members:
"$"
directed by James Dimitratos

"Dracula"
directed by Alex MuÃ±oz

"you in that dress"
directed by James Dimitratos

"cocoon"
directed by Lily Berkebile

meet the band:
lead vox, guitar - Bray
drums, vox - Jason Wall
bass, vox - Ben Thompson
guitar, vox - Bobby Simcox

personal management:
C-Note

marketing and promotions:
Red Hatt Entertainment
Influences: whatever side of the bed i woke up on, mis-matched socks, people who intimidate me, lime-ade, jim carrey, fletch - but not fletch lives, bugs bunny, ham radio - don't know what it is - but the word "ham" is funny, sex on the first date, and any artist who makes art that i happen to like

(lately -- bowie, basquiat, pure bob, my mom and dad, my grandpa pete, Heart, the colour red - not fire engine red, but the darker colour of her leather jacket, nice people, making mistakes, jogging, honesty even when it hurts, LOVE)
Sounds Like: 17
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Dumb and Dumber Live on Stage!

some of ya's already know, but it's time for the official announcement...this month, i'll be playing Lloyd Christmas in a stage production of the movie "Dumb and Dumber!"doing theatre has been a longt...
Posted by Bray on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:07:00 PST

DITL Series 2 is here!

as you know, i'm an impatient mofo...so, since the new series is ready today, why wait til June 1... let's do it NOW!but before we do, here's a short reminder of what the heck i'm even talking about.....
Posted by Bray on Sat, 31 May 2008 05:19:00 PST

interview with Mr Rock - Debrecen, Hungary

This is a transcription of my first interview with Mr. Rock (before the tour started)Mr Rock is the head guy at the Orange Club in Debrecen, and a fixture in the Hungarian music scene... also he's a s...
Posted by Bray on Tue, 27 May 2008 12:02:00 PST

A Day in the Life of BRAY: Series 2 - coming June 2!!!!

well hello ....geez louise the weather has been so damn nice, huh!today, we announce Series 2 of A Day in the Life of Bray (aka "DITL of Bray") 10 new episodes will premiere on June 1 - along with the...
Posted by Bray on Sun, 18 May 2008 05:45:00 PST

BRAY at Rockit Room: Fri, May 23 !

After a winter/spring tour in Europe, BRAY returns to the states for a homecoming show that you don't want to miss!Also appearing: Two Left FeetHosted By: Bray When: Friday May 23, 2008 at 9:00 PMWher...
Posted by Bray on Wed, 14 May 2008 10:21:00 PST

euro tour 7

hey there lovehow have you been?i've been a bit under the weather for the past 3 or 4 days... just starting to feel better.i am now officially a smoker - although i don't actually smoke.whatt?most res...
Posted by Bray on Fri, 02 May 2008 05:31:00 PST

euro tour 6

Oh man, there is SO much to share! I'm way behind, cuz internet access has been spotty. So... This might be a long one; hope u don't mind. ; ) Since we last spoke, the first thing we did was a...
Posted by Bray on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:57:00 PST

euro tour - 5

back in our hometown -- Dresden!(this is where we started the tour. we are now at the end of a 3 day rest)first, a little giggle...so, we were on our way back to Dresden from somewhere else in G...
Posted by Bray on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:07:00 PST

euro tour - 4

Listening to Nelly Furtado in the tour van... It just stopped raining after hours and hours... The traffic opened up at the same time as the sky... Made me smile on cue. : ) Big news: I was tol...
Posted by Bray on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:09:00 PST

euro tour - 3

Hi! Finally had a good night's sleep last night, so let's catch up, shall we? The last show in England was a real smash! Full house... Great response... Met lots of really great people all thro...
Posted by Bray on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:45:00 PST