Brett Detar is an American singer, songwriter, film composer, and music producer. He is perhaps best known as frontman for the band The Juliana Theory and as former guitarist in Zao. Detar launched a career as a singer/songwriter in the Americana and country genre with the release of his debut solo album, ''

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Life and career

Brett Detar was born April 30, 1978 in

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. He began his musical career as guitarist in the band Pensive, who released an EP called ''The Subtlety of Silence'' and a split with EP with fellow Pennsylvania band Seasons In The Field. In 1997, drummer Jesse Smith recruited Brett to play guitar in the metalcore band Zao. Detar suggested his friend Dan Weyandt come aboard as well. They both appeared on the groundbreaking album '' Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest'' and a split CD with

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. In 1998, Detar left Zao to pursue what began as a side-project, The Juliana Theory, full-time. Following the initial dissolution of The Juliana Theory in 2006, Detar began work on a solo album, which emerged on November 10, 2010 via his website. ''Bird in the Tangle'' was supported by a month long tour in 2011, opening for

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. His second solo album, ''Too Free to Live'', followed on October 8, 2013. The same year, he toured the U.S. with

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. A number of Detar's solo songs have been featured on several television series, including '' Nashville'', '' Supernatural'', ''

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''. He made his debut as a film composer with Paramount Pictures '' The Devil Inside'', which opened in North America on January 6, 2012. Detar reunited with writer/director

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's 2014 action thriller '' WER'', the 2020 horror sequel '' Brahms: The Boy II'' and the 2021 horror film, '' Separation''.

Discography

Pensive

*''The Subtlety of Silence'' EP (1997) *''The Psalms of Ariana'' split EP with Seasons In the Field (1998)

Zao

*'' Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest'' (1998) *''The Split EP'' split EP with

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(1998)

The Juliana Theory

*'' Understand This Is A Dream'' (1999) *'' Emotion is Dead'' (2000) *''

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'' (2003) *'' Deadbeat Sweetheartbeat'' (2005) *''A Dream Away'' (2021)

Brett Detar

*''

'' (2010) *''Too Free to Live'' (2013)

Filmography

Composer

*'' The Devil Inside'' (2012) *'' WER'' (2014) *'' Brahms: The Boy II'' (2020) *'' Separation'' (2021) *'' Orphan: First Kill'' (2022)

References

External links

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