Brett Detar

Brett Detar is an American singer, songwriter,^[2] film composer,^[3] and music producer.^[4] He is best known as frontman for the band The Juliana Theory and as former guitarist in Zao and Pensive.

Brett Detar
Brett Detar in 2006
Background information
Born	Brett Andrew Detar[1] (1978-04-30) April 30, 1978 (age 47)
Origin	Greensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres	Folk music film score country Americana alternative rock metalcore (early)
Occupation(s)	Musician, film composer, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, piano, banjo, bass guitar
Years active	1996–2006, 2010-present
Website	"Brett Detar". Archived from the original on December 26, 2021.

Detar launched a career as a country musician^[5][6] with the release of his debut solo album, Bird in the Tangle.^[7]

Life and career

Brett Detar was born April 30, 1978, in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.^[8]

He began his musical career as guitarist in the band Pensive, who released an EP called The Subtlety of Silence^[9] and a split with EP with fellow Pennsylvania band Seasons In The Field.^[10]

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.^[11] They both appeared on the groundbreaking album Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest and a split CD with Training for Utopia. In 1998, Detar left Zao to pursue what began as a side-project, The Juliana Theory, full-time.^[12]

Following the initial dissolution of The Juliana Theory in 2006, Detar moved to Los Angeles and opened a vintage clothes shop and made a massive financial investment by building a studio. Despite the uncertainty, he continue to write songs from time to time.^[13][14] Brett also owns a recording studio in Manhattan, New York called Soho Taxidermy.^[15] Afterwards, he 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 Tiger Army frontman Nick 13.^[16] His second solo album, Too Free to Live, followed on October 8, 2013.^[17] The same year, he toured the U.S. with Lindi Ortega.^[18]

A number of Detar's solo songs have been featured on several television series, including Nashville,^[19] Supernatural,^[20] Elementary,^{[citation needed]} Jersey Shore,^[21] Friendzone,^[22]Snooki & Jwoww, Teen Mom,^[23] and Party Down South.^[24] His songs were also included in episodes of the acclaimed Marvel Television Netflix shows Daredevil,^[25] Jessica Jones, and The Punisher.^{[citation needed]}

He made his debut as a film composer with Paramount Pictures The Devil Inside, which opened in North America on January 6, 2012.^[26] Detar reunited with writer/director William Brent Bell for FilmDistrict's 2014 action thriller WER,^[27] the 2020 horror sequel Brahms: The Boy II and the 2021 horror film, Separation.^[28]

Discography

Pensive

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

Zao

Main article: Zao discography

• Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest (1998)
• The Split EP, split EP with Training For Utopia (1998)

The Juliana Theory

Main article: The Juliana Theory

• Understand This Is A Dream (1999)
• Emotion is Dead (2000)
• Love (2003)
• Deadbeat Sweetheartbeat (2005)
• A Dream Away (2021)

Solo Album

• Bird in the Tangle (2010)
• Too Free to Live (2013)

Filmography

Composer

• The Devil Inside (2012)^[29]
• WER (2014)^[30]
• Brahms: The Boy II (2020)^[31]
• Separation (2021)^[32]
• Orphan: First Kill (2022)^[33]