David Bryant | |
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![]() David Bryant in 2015. | |
Background information | |
Born | Glasgow, Scotland | April 8, 1970
Genres | Post-rock, drone music, film scores |
Occupation(s) | Musician, recording engineer, film-maker |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, tape loops |
Years active | 1997–present |
Labels | Constellation, Alien8 Recordings, FatCat Records |
David Bryant (born April 8, 1970) is a Canadian musician, recording engineer, and film-maker best known for being a member of Montreal-based bands Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Set Fire to Flames, and Hiss Tracts. In 2015, he co-directed the film Quiet Zone and has written music for other films.
David Bryant joined Godspeed You! Black Emperor in 1997 as a third guitarist, later also doing recording, mixing, and photography for the band.
In 2001 David Bryant set up the experimental music project Set Fire to Flames combining post-rock with background noise and various other non-musical sound effects, creating a brooding, eerie, and minimalist sound. [1] [2]
During the 2003–2010 Godspeed hiatus Bryant met Kevin Doria, of the bands Growing and Total Life, and in 2008 they formed the band Hiss Tracts – named after a Set Fire to Flames song. [1] [3] Bryant was also the recording engineer for the three Growing albums released between 2006 and 2008. [1]
In 2015, together with bandmate Karl Lemieux, Bryant directed the experimental documentary short film Quiet Zone . Together with Kevin Doria and Thierry Amar he has also written the score for Lemieux's 2016 feature film Shambles .
In 2017, Bryant collaborated with artist duo Kata Kovács and Tom O’Doherty on their ‘sound and extraterrestrial radio installation’, Signal Tide , which was presented at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in September 2017. [4] The work combines composed and generative music with the live signal of the LES-1, an abandoned satellite.