Brandt Morain
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Brandt Morain
Brandt Morain are an innovative duo of talented, immensely experienced musicians, who are making headway in the music scene through their unique philosophy and approach to making the best possible record.
Jared M. Brandt
“A veteran of the musically rich Pacific Northwest, Jared Brandt is a formally trained musician with professional music and engineering careers spanning over 25 years. His primary instruments are Drums and Vocals, but as you can hear on the album, his talents do not stop there. During his musical tenure, Jared has logged an incredible 12,000 hours of live paid performances, playing in bands with such noted artists as Tanya Dennis, formerly of The Faith Hill Band, and John Fohl currently with Dr. John’s 911 band and formerly of the Cherry Poppin Daddies with their smash hit platinum record “Zoot Suit Riot”. The listof performances with similarly talented players goes on and on. Check out the Artists links below for more detail. In addition, Jared has also logged over2500 hours of studio work.
Jared also holds a Bachelors of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from Gonzaga University, Cum Laude, with emphasis on Semiconductors, Mathematics, and Physics, and he held the chair of President of the Gonzaga Chapter of the Engineering Honor Society, Tau Beta Pi. He was also honored by receivingthe much coveted National Jesuit Honor Society Award, from Delta Tau Sigma, being one of only four students from the School of Engineering accepted into membership in 1993. Additionally, the Engineering Faculty elected Jared to serve as Banner Bearer for the School of Engineering at the graduation ceremonies in 1993, an honor given to only one student per year.
Upon graduation Jared went to work as a Research and Development Engineer, designing CMOS SRAM Memories for American Microsystems, now On Semiconductors in Pocatello Idaho. Jared’s chip design work is literally in thousands of products worldwide, including many medical devices such as the Lifescan glucose monitoring product line, Alesis and EMU musical electronics, the Boeing 777 aircraft cockpit equipment and displays, a wide array of automotive and spacecraft electronic products, a number of classified projects for the FBI and Lockheed Skunkworks, and the Javelin portablecruise missile guidance system.
After nearly a decade of R&D, Jared has now turned his attention to Audio Engineering and has broken new ground in this field by developing proprietary recording techniques that result in recording quality that is unparalleled in the industry. Listen to the album and you will see for yourself.”
Eddie B. Morain, Sr.
“Hailing from Phoenix Arizona, Eddie is a seasoned guitarist with a style of playing that can only be described as listening to warm chocolate. In his earlier years, Eddie toured the Western U.S. extensively, playing primarily country music before countless audiences and TV and radio. Eddie’s guitar work is only exceeded by his rich vocal style. “Take a listen to the character in his delivery on our tune, Heartburn, and you will understand what we are talking about.” says Jared. Eddies primary instruments are guitar and vocals, but once again, as the CD will show, his talents don’t stop there. “When I first met Eddie, he was not used to listening with a producers ear, but now, years later, I am amazed at how good he has become.” says Jared. “He has this great ability to get the best performances out of me time and time again.” “I can be struggling with a part, vocals for example, and he will say—”Stop trying to impress the whole #@# world and just relax and sing. This is a simple part. What is wrong with you?” “And Boom, I relax, stop trying to impress, and we capture the right performance.” says Jared.
Eddie shares Jared’s attitude about recording. “At Brandt Morain Studios we use a very purist approach to music. We don’t use any drum machines. All the drums you hear are recorded live. We don’t use any pitch correction devices or vocal modellers or vocal processors. We record vocals the old fashioned way–We actually sing. “We bought a version of Autotune years ago and it promptly went into the garbage can. I mean, when you have a guy like Jared at the microphone, why waste your time with Autotune? It just slows you down and produces sterile results.” says Eddie. “Besides, sometimes you want to pitch your voice just a little sharp or flat to produce the right kind of character. This is something that the industry has forgotten about.” says Eddie.
In addition, Eddie and Jared believe the best music is usually the simplest. “When we sit down and compose parts—drums, guitars, vocals, whatever, our primary focus is on melodic content. Does this part fit the song, or are we just showing off? We can play those tasmanian devil parts if we want, but the songs usually sound the best with simple, beautiful phrasing. Virtuosity is a distant second.” says Eddie. “David Gilmour knows this, The Eagles know this, and we know this.” says Eddie.
As a producer, Eddie is relentless. “I love working with this guy because he never lets me off the hook. He knows exactly what I am capable of and if I ever become tempted to accept a questionable performance, he will always say “You are going to hate yourself in a few months if you accept this”. Of course, I produce Eddiethe same way, although I would like to think that I am a bit nicer about it—-but I am probably not!.” says Jared.
“This unforgiving process is very difficult on us at times, but there is no arguing with the results. This is why Eddie and I gave up trying to record and play with other musicians several years ago–Nobody could take the beating, so we just decided to do it all ourselves.” says Jared.
When asked why they worked on this album so hard for so long, Jared says, “We just want to keep Mutt awake at night.”
When asked about his guitar influences, Eddie says he likes David Gilmour, Roy Clark, Chet Atkins and Tommy Shaw. When asked about his songwriting influences, Eddie likes Merle Haggard and Marty Robbins. Vocally, Eddie has been most influenced by Elvis Presley, and Ricky Van Shelton.
Eddie plays Fender and Gibson Electric Guitars and Ovation Acoustic Guitars.”
For more information and booking details, visit Brandt Morain’s official website.
