Brett Adam Hestla (born February 4, 1973) is an American musician.

Career

In the late 1990s, Hestla's band

Virgos Merlot Virgos Merlot was an American hard rock band formed in 1998. Prior to the formation of Virgos Merlot, many of the band members were in the group The Devine, which later disbanded. After formation, their first album, '' Signs of a Vacant Soul'', ...

was signed to Atlantic Records. After their first release, '' Signs of a Vacant Soul'', he became the touring bassist for Creed after the departure of

Brian Marshall Brian Aubrey Marshall (born April 24, 1973) is an American musician and songwriter best known as the bassist and co-founder of the rock bands Creed and Alter Bridge. Early life Brian Aubrey Marshall was born April 24, 1973, in Jackson, Missi ...

. When Creed disbanded in 2004, Hestla began a career as a

record producer A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure. Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...

, forming the independent label Silent Majority in Orlando, Florida and working with bands such as

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, Tantric, Redfine, Refuse The Fall, Bad Axis, Iodine Sky, Calefactor and Seven Day Sonnet. In 2005, Hestla became the lead vocalist of

Dark New Day Dark New Day was an American hard rock supergroup formed in 2004 featuring Brett Hestla of Virgos Merlot, Clint Lowery of Sevendust, Troy McLawhorn of DoubleDrive, Corey Lowery of Stereomud and Stuck Mojo, and Will Hunt of Skrape. Their debut ...

. Dark New Day released their first full length, ''

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'' later that year. The band's single "Brother" reached #7 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock charts. After touring, Clint Lowery returned to

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and Mclawhorn and Hunt joined

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, causing Dark New Day to disband. Hestla began producing for new and up-and-coming bands. In 2014, he formed a band called A Dark Line. The band released their debut EP called ''Running From The Light'' in 2015, available for download only.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hestla, Brett 1973 births Living people Record producers from Alabama American rock bass guitarists Nu metal singers American rock guitarists American male bass guitarists Creed (band) members Dark New Day members 21st-century American singers 21st-century American bass guitarists 21st-century American male singers