Album Notes

Living in Melbourne, Australia, Brendan has been a guitarist for over 30 years. His music is an eclectic mix of world, jazz and minimalist influences.
Brendan studied guitar craft with Robert Fripp in Switzerland,the U.S.A and New Zealand. He has performed locally with Tommy Emmanuel, Nina Ferro, Peter Petrucci, Kiss of Reality, Chris Young, The Changing, Mantramancy, Diabolus Musica, Lenny Ramoskis, Julien Wilson, Jeremy Alsop, Craig Beard, Justin Humphries, Igor Oskolkov and Leigh Underhill. Brendan plays in the new standard tuning as used by The League of Crafty Guitarists.
The material from "Modal Nomad", Brendan's first solo release was premiered in a live performance on Dec.3/2006 at the Melbourne Town Hall and received a standing ovation.
All guitars on "Modal Nomad" are first take recordings.
Some of Brendan's influences include; Robert Fripp, John McLaughlin, George Benson, Kenny Burrell, John Goodsall, Frank Zappa, Grant Green, Tommy Emmanuel, Paco Delucia, Steve Reich, Mike Oldfield, Arvo Part, Luciano Berio, Spike Milligan and Arthur Two Sheds Jackson.
A highly regarded guitar teacher Brendan also examines guitar for ANZCA.
Brendan was featured in the February/March issue of Guitarist Australia.
The March/April edition of Australian Guitar magazine featured the following review;
"MELBOURNE guitarist and teacher Brendan Hains is a musician with a huge imagination. This album is a collection of instrumental compositions performed with various guest musicians...and it is as the name suggests,an exploration of various modes combining jazz, world, classical and prog influences... While Hains' reinterpretation of John Mclaughlin's "Lotus Feet" is hypnotising, his own rich compositions, which also make use of electric, tenor guitar and guitar synth, are the real highlights here. A superior journey in moody, modal composition." Karl Mayerhofer
Brendan plays Alhambra guitars and uses equipment by Billy Hydes Main St. and Somerton stores.