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Bryn

brynbennett

About Me

I'm a part-time programmer at Harmonix and a part-time rocker with Bang Camaro. I've lived in a teepee, been on MTV News, e-mailed with Vince Neil's manager, worked on the original Bioshock demo, done motion capture for RockBand, crashed into trees in my van, and performed "Up All Night" with Slaughter. I have also swam 100 yards underwater, skydived (dove?), drank 26 beers in a single night, and performed a rap about "The Crucible" in high school. I hate nature in all forms, and will someday pave the Earth. I find Scott Stapp to be 1,000 times more interesting now that he does drugs and fights 311.

My friend Jena works at God's Child (www.godschild.org) and saves the lives of thousands of children every year. You should give them money.


I'll be playing the Saints and Sinners festival soon. Check it out!

If you are here because you like Bang Camaro, you can pick our mp3s up right here:

I was also on MTV. Sweet.

My Interests

Any Norwegian death metal that involves imbibing brains.

I'd like to meet:

Alexei Alexendrescu, master of C++ templates, creator of SMART_ASSERT, and overall good guy (most likely.)
Scott Meyers, C++ master craftsman
E. Gary Gygax, creator of AD&D.
Nuno Bettencourt, master shredder
Carol Shaw, creator of River Raid
Whoever came up with the idea of Sparks, so I could slap him/her.
Ender
Prince

Music:

Heart kicked ass live.

Movies:

The Brotherhood of the Wolf.

Television:

Discovery Channel.

Books:

Dungeon Master's Guide, Player's Handbook, Deities and Demi-Gods, Monster Manual I & II, Fiend Folio, and Oriental Adventures (Is that PC anymore?!) Take that D20 system!

Heroes:

Scott Meyers, C++ Guru

My Blog

ROCKBAND is out!

So, I've been working on a video game for the past year called ROCKBAND.  Harmonix was cool enough to hire me as a part time programmer while I dealt with the repetitive stress injury that result...
Posted by Bryn on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 07:31:00 PST

ROCKBAND, and me, on mtv

The Rock didn't hang out this time. Check it out!Mike McKay is pretty....
Posted by Bryn on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:12:00 PST

Me and the Rock on MTV

    OK, so I wasn't really hanging with the Rock.  He chills out in the studio with hot girls, while I hang out at a college with a bunch of dudes.  I really suck at interview...
Posted by Bryn on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:53:00 PST

I’m the man behind the moves in RockBand!

I was picked to be the "rock guitarist" actor for Harmonix's new game, RockBand.  It was a terrifying experience.  You can read more about it on the Bang Camaro website if you're bored: http...
Posted by Bryn on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:44:00 PST

Buffalo ’66

Can I just say that I love that movie?  It perfectly captures the general feel I get when I head back to Buffalo.  Too bad I'm not as sexy as Vincent Gallo.
Posted by Bryn on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:56:00 PST

Im looking really ugly in the Boston Metro today

Short little interview.  Big ugly picture of me.  One sexy McKay. Whoah, I am one ugly dude. And I like indie rock....
Posted by Bryn on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:57:00 PST

Check me out on MTV News!

I really hate watching myself on TV.  At least Alex looks sexy.  This is a piece that ran last week and over the weekend.  Big ups to Monty from MTV who did an incredible job making us ...
Posted by Bryn on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 03:39:00 PST

"Push Push (Lady Lightning)" at the MTV Movie Awards

So, for anyone who didn't know, my band's song "Push Push (Lady Lightning)" was used in the "Best Kiss" segment of this year's MTV Movie Awards.  When you think of dudes making out, you think of ...
Posted by Bryn on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 03:30:00 PST

This weekend is going to be fucking crazy

Leave Boston at 6:30 am.  Hang out with the Orange Country Chopper guys and do a photo shoot at 11:00 am.  Film a short video for Rolling Stone at 2:00 pm.  Sound check at 4:00 pm in Br...
Posted by Bryn on Tue, 15 May 2007 10:05:00 PST

Bang Camaro is going to rock some high IQ ladies!

It's true.  We're rocking this year's Mayfair.  For you non-Bostonians, it's a huge outdoor event where everyone sits around playing chess, discussing Tolstoy, and having debaucherous sex. O...
Posted by Bryn on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:07:00 PST