Brian Lee Pittman (born October 21, 1980) is an American musician most notable as the former bassist for the

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Relient K Relient K is an American rock band formed in 1998 in Canton, Ohio, by Matt Thiessen, Matt Hoopes, and Brian Pittman Board Message during the band members' third year in high school and their time at Malone University. The band is named after ...

, of which he was a founding member. He has also played bass for the

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, and owns a landscaping company called Aura Concrete & Landscaping. Pittman married on August 30, 2008 and currently resides in Canal Fulton, Ohio.

Bands

Relient K

Pittman played bass for Relient K from the band's beginning in 1998 until Bleach's farewell show on August 29, 2004. He contributed to 13 Relient K projects, including five full-length albums, four EPs, a two-track single, and two

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albums. The last album he contributed to was '' Mmhmm'' (the band's fourth album), along with longtime bandmates Matt Thiessen, Matt Hoopes, and Dave Douglas. Some people think the song "For the Band", which is found on Relient K's '' Employee of the Month EP'', was written about his leaving, but that is unlikely, as that song was recorded two years before his departure. Though he left the band in August 2004, he returned to play with the band during their CD release show for ''Mmhmm'' on November 1, 2004 at the Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio.

Inhale Exhale

Shortly after leaving Relient K, Pittman joined the band

. They released their first album on November 21, 2006, entitled '' The Lost. The Sick. The Sacred.'' Pittman reportedly claimed after leaving Relient K that he wanted to play a different genre of Christian music, and said before that he grew up preferring metal music more. Inhale Exhale's style is much heavier than Relient K's.

Discography

Pittman has been on a combined fourteen releases with Relient K and Inhale Exhale. He has also appeared in three music videos for Relient K, and two videos with Inhale Exhale. He appears in Relient K's second Christmas album as bass on tracks 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 16.

With Relient K

*'' All Work and No Play'' (1998) *'' 2000 A.D.D.'' (2000) *''

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'' (2000) *" My Girlfriend" music video (2000) *'' The Creepy EP'' (2001) *''

The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek ''The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek'' (often shortened to ''Anatomy'') is the second full-length album released by the Christian rock band Relient K. It was released on August 28, 2001, and peaked at No. 158 on the ''Billboard'' 200. On ...

'' (2001) *" Pressing On" music video (2001) *"

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" (2002) *'' Employee of the Month EP'' (2002) *'' Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do'' (2003) *"

Chap Stick, Chapped Lips, and Things Like Chemistry ''Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do'' (often called ''Two Lefts'') is the third full-length album released by Christian rock band Relient K. The album was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Gospel Album, but the award that year e ...

" music video (2003) *''

The Vinyl Countdown ''The Vinyl Countdown'' is the fourth EP by Christian rock band Relient K, released exclusively on a clear red 7" vinyl record on Mono Vs Stereo Records. It was released in 2003, a few months after the band's third full-length album, '' Two Le ...

'' (2003) *''

Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand ''Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand'' is the first Christmas album released by Christian rock band Relient K. It was released in many stores as a combo pack with later copies of their previous full-length album, ''Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...bu ...

'' (2003) *'' Mmhmm'' (2004) *'' Let It Snow Baby... Let It Reindeer'' (2007) (on tracks recorded in 2003 or earlier) *''

The Bird and the Bee Sides ''The Bird and the Bee Sides'' is a double EP by the American band Relient K. In the United States it was released on July 1, 2008. The double EP was released on a single disc, containing both ''The Nashville Tennis EP'' and ''The Bird and the ...

'' (2008) (on tracks recorded in 2004 or earlier)

With Inhale Exhale

*'' The Lost. The Sick. The Sacred.'' (2006) *"Redemption" music video (2006) *"A Call to the Faithful" music video (2007)

References

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