Brett Epstein (born January 5, 1978) is a musician, songwriter and record producer.[1][2][3] He studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Epstein is a writer on the Kimberly Caldwell (American Idol) debut album "Without Regret", co-writing "Taking Back My Life". The album was released by Capitol Records.[4][5][6] He wrote and produced two tracks entitled "Perfect Stranger" and "Temporary Life" on the Hilary Duff film Material Girls.[7][8][9][10] Epstein has had his songs featured on PBS, specifically in a 9-11 special with the song "United States (Take A Good Look)",[11][12][13] and he has had his songs used on the CBS show Ghost Whisperer.[14][15] Epstein also had three songs on the USA Olympic Medalist Carly Patterson's debut Album 'Back to the Beginning' distributed by Universal Republic Records.[16] In 2012 Epstein worked with Korean girl group Brown Eyed Girls co-writing and co-producing their single Come With Me.[17][18] It was released on July 17, 2012,[19][20][21][22] Brett played electric guitars on "Pride" off Cher's final album entitled, "Closer To The Truth" released Sept 24th 2013.
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Background information | |
Birth name | Brett Epstein |
Born | Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | January 5, 1978
Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Genres | Pop, pop rock, R&B |
Occupation(s) | Musician, record producer, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Piano, Keyboards, Rhodes, Guitar, Drums, Synth Bass, Bass Guitar,Ukulele, Whistle |
Years active | 2006–present |
Website | brettepstein |
Epstein performs on all of his recordings (mainly pianos, synthesizers, guitars, and drum programming).
Discography
editSong | Artist | Album | Label |
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Pride | Cher | Closer To The Truth | Warner Bros. |
Taking Back My Life | Kimberly Caldwell | Without Regret | Capitol Records |
Come With Me | Brown Eyed Girls | The Original | Sony Music |
Wing | Kim Bo Kyoung | groWing | Sony Korea |
Perfect Stranger | Material Girls | Material Girls Motion Picture Soundtrack | MGM (2006) |
Let Me Inside | Big Mama | TBD | Taillrunsmedia/YG Entertainment (2010) |
I'm Not Supposed To Know | Ryan Beatty | TBD | OcSkee Entertainment |
That's How I Roll | Jordan Jansen | TBD | Kite Records (2011) |
Fall Short | K. Michelle | TBD | RCA Records (2012) |
Gone | Carly Patterson | Back to the Beginning[23] | Music Mind Records (2010) |
The Chase | Carly Patterson | Back to the beginning | Music Mind Records [24] (2010) |
Temporary Life (Ordinary Girl) [25] | Carly Patterson | Back to the beginning | Music Mind Records (2010) |
Sidewalks | Brian Lam | EP | Contagious Songs (2012) |
TV/film
editSong | Show/film | Production |
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Perfect Stranger | Ghost Whisperer | CBS |
United States (Take A Good Look) | 9-11 Looking Back... Moving Forward | PBS |
Perfect Stranger | Material Girls | MGM |
Music | Fox Sports | Fox Sports |
Music | The Real Gilligan's Island[26][27] | CBS |
Temporary Life | Material Girls | MGM |
Music | The Sweat Solution-30 for 30[28][29][30][31] | ESPN |
Music | LIFE FLIGHT[32] | Lifetime (TV network) |
Music | Operation Match[36] | ESPN Films |
Music | Little Blue Box[37] | ESPN Films |
Music | All the Rage (Saved by Sarno)[38] | RUMUR Inc. |
Music | Best Leftovers Ever[39] | Netflix |
Music | Botched[40] | E! |
Music | Double Shot At Love | MTV |
Music | I Am Jazz | TLC |
Music | Jersey Shore | MTV |
Music | Love At First Flight[41] | MTV |
Music | Floribama Shore | MTV |
Music | My Big Fat Fabulous Life | TLC |
Music | Sweet Home[42] | Netflix |
Music | Zombie House Flipping[43] | A&E |
Music | Win or Else[44][45] | ESPN Films |
Music | The Ripe Stuff | SC Featured, ESPN, ESPN+ |
Music | Bananaland[46] | ESPN2, ESPN+ |
Music | True Character[47] | ESPN |
Notes
edit- ^ "Brett Epstein - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ^ "Brett Epstein Credits - ARTISTdirect Music". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ^ "Brett Epstein @ ARTISTdirect.com - Free Brett Epstein Music Videos, Downloads, News, Biography, MP3, Lyrics and More". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ^ "Without Regret - Kimberly Caldwell : Credits". AllMusic. April 19, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ^ "M Music & Musicians Magazine » KIMBERLY CALDWELL". Mmusicmag.com. August 19, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ^ Kimberly Caldwell. "Taking Back My Life - Kimberly Caldwell". Billboard.com. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ^ ""Temporary Life" from MGM motion picture Material Girls .mov". YouTube. July 16, 2010. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ^ "Filmography for Brett Epstein". Tcm.com. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ^ "Perfect Stranger/Material Girls.mov". YouTube. July 17, 2010. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ^ Material Girls (2006) - IMDb
- ^ "In the Mix - 9-11: Looking Back...Moving Forward". Pbs.org. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ^ "Credits". Berklee.edu. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ^ "9/11 Tribute Song by Berklee Students - "United States" by martysilverstonepw on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free". Soundcloud.com. September 11, 2011. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ^ "Ghost Whisperer-Jennifer Love Hewitt-"Perfect Stranger" video on CastTV". Casttv.com. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ^ "Perfect Stranger on the Ghost Whisperer.mov". YouTube. July 17, 2010. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ^ http://www.universalrepublic.com/home/
- ^ "[Rom || Eng Lyrics] Brown Eyed Girls – Come With Me « KROMANIZED – Lyrics". Kromanized.com. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ^ "Brown Eyed Girls return with "The Original" - Yahoo!". My.entertainment.yahoo.com. July 19, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ^ "Brown Eyed Girls release digital single 'The Original'". Allkpop.com. July 16, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ^ "Brown Eyed Girls releases "The Original," digital single | Oh! Kpop stars celebrity news and gossip!". Ohkpop.com. July 16, 2012. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ^ "Brown Eyed Girls releases "The Original," digital single - Korea Kpop Daily Entertainment | Korea Kpop Daily Entertainment". Infokpop.info. July 16, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 음악이 필요한 순간, 멜론 (in Korean). MelOn. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ^ "Back to the Beginning by Carly Patterson @ ARTISTdirect.com - Shop, Listen, Download". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ^ "Music Mind Records". Archived from the original on June 23, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
- ^ "Temporary Life by Carly Patterson". YouTube. June 20, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ^ "TBS.com - the Real Gilligan's Island". Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
- ^ "The Real Gilligan's Island". IMDb.
- ^ "The Sweat Solution - ESPN Films: 30 for 30".
- ^ "30 for 30 Shorts: The Sweat Solution - ESPN Video". May 24, 2017. Archived from the original on January 24, 2015.
- ^ "30 for 30 Shorts: The Sweat Solution". January 21, 2015.
- ^ "The Fascinating Origins of Gatorade". January 21, 2015.
- ^ "Lifetime TV Shows".
- ^ "Lifetime TV Shows".
- ^ "Life Flight: Trauma Center Houston Premieres on Lifetime".
- ^ "Memorial Hermann's Life Flight stars in Lifetime reality show". February 19, 2015.
- ^ "What Online Dating Was Like in the 1960s". August 12, 2015.
- ^ "Before They Created Apple, Jobs and Wozniak Hacked the Phone System". November 4, 2015.
- ^ "All the Rage (2016)". IMDb.
- ^ "Best Leftovers Ever". IMDb. 2020.
- ^ "Botched". IMDb. 2020.
- ^ "Love At First Flight". IMDb. 2018.
- ^ "Sweet Home". IMDb. 2020.
- ^ "Zombie House Flipping". IMDb. 2019.
- ^ "Win or Else (2020)". March 16, 2021.
- ^ "Win or Else UK Title Team (2020)".
- ^ "Premiere of 'Bananaland' Original Series, Live 'Banana Ball' Games". August 20, 2022.
- ^ "The "Stoernover" Sets the Stage for Newest SEC Storied Film, "True Character" Debuting in November".