Brian Delaney, originally from St. Louis, MO, has been a fixture in the New York City music scene since moving there in 1994. He just finished a US/Europe summer tour with Melissa Etheridge. Brian has played with artists of all styles and flavors, playing with everyone from the New York Dolls, Lucy Woodward, Delta Goodrem, David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, Earl Slick, Buster Poindexter, Peter Cincotti, Patti Austin, Michael Brecker, Blood, Sweat & Tears, The Wu Tang Clan and many, many others, including NYC blues legends Bill Sims, Pat Cisarano, Jerry Dugger and Craig Dreyer. He’s played gigs from punk rock to bebop to folk to r&b to dixieland to country to Broadway.
Brian received a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies from the world famous University of North Texas, where he played in the great Lab Bands. He studied with teaching greats Ed Soph, Robert Schietroma and Ron Fink and was a member of the great University of North Texas drumline. Since then, he has appeared on hundreds of albums, demos, jingles, and soundtracks as a drummer/percussionist/composer/producer.
He has played all over the world including UK, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Russia, Netherlands, Austria, Germany, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Greece, Turkey, Israel, China, Japan, New Zealand, Australia and seemingly every city in the US.
He has appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Today Show, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, The Jonathan Ross Show(UK), CanalPlus(France), The Henry Rollins Show(IFC) and Soundstage(PBS).
Brian can be found on hundreds of videos on YouTube, appearing with the New York Dolls and Melissa Etheridge.
