Album Notes

An acoustic-based rock musician hailing from New Jersey, Brian Colburn has been a mainstay of the NJ music scene for the past decade, and is currently making a name for himself in the singer / songwriter circle. Colburn's music is grounded in soaring melodies and memorable hooks, giving his music a cross-genre appeal.

Brian's influences range from: 90's rock acts such as Blues Traveler, Sister Hazel, Toad The Wet Sprocket, & Barenaked Ladies; Current acoustic-rock staples such as Jack Johnson, Eric Hutchinson, Jason Mraz, Virgina Coalition, & Donavon Frankenreiter; and timeless artists such as John Hiatt, Billy Joel, & Tom Petty.

Since 2007, Brian has released three discs of original music: 2007's "Literal Fiction," 2008's "Time Marches On," and 2009's "Life Happens."

'Life Happens' includes 13 tracks, and bring together all of Colburn's influences (rock, blues, jam-rock, & country) together. The disc includes guests DC Slater (lead guitar on 5 tracks), The Caterpillar Book's Kris Van Cleave on Keyboards, and Doug Phelps (lead guitar on "Sunday Morning"). The disc also includes two digital-only bonus acoustic tracks ("Something Like That" and "Summer Song") both of which were chosen by members of Brian's mailing list.

Brian can be heard on the Versailles Record's release of "Wicked Garden: A Millennium Tribute To Stone Temple Pilots," where he and DC Slater contributed an acoustic-reworking of the band's classic track "Unglued."

Brian has appeared as an opening act for Blues Traveler, Plain White T's, and Toad The Wet Sprocket. Brian continues to perform throughout the North-East, and hopes to expand throughout 2010.

More information on Brian Colburn can be found at www.BrianColburn.com , www. MySpace.com/BrianColburn , and www.Twitter.com/BrianColburn .