Brent Michael Kutzle (born August 3, 1985) is an American musician, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer, and film composer originating from

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. He is the bassist and cellist for the

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band

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. Much like OneRepublic's lead vocalist,

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, Brent has also written and performed with various other musicians from both underground music scenes and mainstream acts, including

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, ísland, Vermeer, Augustine, This Allure, Monarch, Venus Infers, Jessica Dobson, and

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. Brent has been married to Jackie Leslie since 2017.

Biography

Early life

He attended Ethan B. Allen Elementary and when Kutzle was thirteen, he attended Sarah McGarvin School located in Westminster, California. He also attended La Quinta High School in Westminster,

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and

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in Costa Mesa. Kutzle began playing piano at an early age with his mother a

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organist and piano teacher, and his father a pianist and one of 84 pianists in the

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opening ceremonies. Kutzle was encouraged by his father to take on a second instrument, the cello, because the competition is far less than that of violin. Kutzle is a

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Filmography

Kutzle has a cameo appearance in the 2008 film, '' The Eye'', starring

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. He appears in the opening scene playing cello as a member of the orchestra. He can also be heard playing cello on the title track, "Songs Like Rain" for the 2006 independent film of the same name. In 2014, Kutzle was asked by the

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about how many instruments he could play regarding film and he stated, “Not as many as I could in college, but somewhere around a handful.” Kutzle scored a

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for the 2016 international feature film Behind the Water which stars activist

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OneRepublic

Kutzle joined OneRepublic early in 2007 after the band's former bassist left to pursue a solo career. He has played the cello since fourth grade and has commented that he would never play for a band that 'would not let him play his cello'. Kutzle has transformed the sound of the cello for a rock band by using

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and looping effects. He made his mark on OneRepublic's debut album '' Dreaming Out Loud'' on the track "All Fall Down", which is based on a cello hook that is repeated throughout the whole track. In addition to playing the cello and the bass guitar, Kutzle, along with

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, also aids frontman,

in songwriting and composing music for the band. Many of the songs on the band's second album ''

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'' were co-written and co-produced by Kutzle, including the lead single " All The Right Moves" and the single, " Good Life" as well as "

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" and "

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" which are both singles from their third album ''

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''. At live concerts, he can be seen playing bass guitar, cello, and singing background vocals along with other band members

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, and Drew Brown.

Discography

* '' Dreaming Out Loud'' (2007) * ''

'' (2009) * ''

'' (2013) * ''Oh My My'' (2016) * ''Human'' (2021) * ''One Night In Malibu'' (2022)

References

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