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Bryan McLellan


 
 

Bio

Bryan established himself in London in 1997 after moving from his native Canada. He studied drums at the Musicians Institute where he graduated at the top of his class.  It was during this time that he started to become involved in the London music scene which lead to him recording and touring with artists like chart topper Tom McRae and indie legend David Gedge (The Wedding Present, Cinerama).

He was then asked to join mainstream radio band Vega4 in 1999 who released two major label albums under Capitol records ('Satellites') and Sony BMG ('You and Others'). Music from 'You and Others' which Bryan co-wrote has been used in numerous Hollywood films as well as major network television shows such as Greys Anatomy, One Tree Hill and The Hills.

During this time, Bryan toured extensively around the world and shared the stage with acts like Snow Patrol, Robbie Williams, The Fray, Ben Harper, Nickelback and Bryan Adams.  

Vega4 disbanded in 2008 and Bryan joined UK band Tape the Radio who released “Heartache and Fear” (HiTone Records), an album on which Bryan was also a co-writer.  Music from the Heartache and Fear album was used in numerous television shows in the US.

In 2012, Bryan joined 24Pesos, one of the UK’s most critically acclaimed blues bands. He recorded “Busted, Broken & Blue” in 2015 and toured extensively around Europe in support.

Bryan was a founding member of the teaching faculty at the London Centre of Contemporary Music from 2004 - 2018 where he helped develop the teaching curriculum and formed the LCCM Beefeaters Drumline - London’s first collegiate drumline. A highlight was performing at a packed Wembley Stadium for the UEFA Champions League final in 2014.

He moved back to his hometown in Canada in 2018 where he maintains a busy schedule with remote recording clients. His last teaching position before this move was coaching actor Ben Hardy for his role in the Queen biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody”. It has gone on to become the highest grossing music biopic of all time and won 4 Academy Awards and 2 Golden Globes.

 

 

 

 

Gear

Drums - Sonor Delite Series

Brilliant Champagne

Bass Drum  22x17.5

Toms       10x8

           12x9

           14x12

           16x14

Snare      14x6

GRETSCH BROADKASTER

Gold Glass Glitter

Bass Drum  22x14

Toms       12x8

           16x16

Snare      14x5 COB

PEARL MASTERS STUDIO
(1990s)

BRONZE GLASS GLITTER

Bass Drum  22x18

Toms       10X8

           12X10

           16x16

Other snares

1976 Ludwig Black Beauty

Sonor Benny Greb Signature

cymbals

mixture of Sabian HHX and Vault series

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Do the Right Thing

by 24Pesos

Recording credits

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (2018)

  • Drum coach to Ben Hardy who played the part of Roger Taylor in the Oscar-winning Queen bio pic.

VEGA4 MOVIE/TV CREDITS

  • Life Is Beautiful:

  • Featured in the movie 'Street Dance The Film'

  • Featured in the movie 'My Sisters Keeper'

  • Featured in the movie 'Sex Drive'

  • Used by Norwegian channel TV3 to advertise its programs

  • Featured in the American drama series 'Grey’s Anatomy' (2 November 2006 episode)

  • Featured in the American drama series 'One Tree Hill' (episode 416)

  • Used in the trailers for the ABC drama series 'Pushing Daisies'

  • Used in second half of the Season 2 premiere of 'Kyle XY' (episode ‘To C.I.R. with Love’)

  • Major US TV channel HBO used it to promote their DVD box sets of series such as 'The Sopranos' season 6

  • Featured in the ABC American drama series 'Scrubs'

  • Featured in the CW American drama series 'Smallville'

  • Featured in the American NBC comedy series 'The Office'

  • Featured in a Disney documentary African Cats

  • You

  • Featured as part of an advertising campaign for Serenato de Amor – Paixao chocolate commercial in Brazil.

  • Time Of Our Lives

  • Featured in the movie 'Into The Blue'

  • Featured in the movie 'Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants'

  • Used for various TV advertisements including Motorola mobile phones in Europe and Land Rover in USA

I use a combination of Audient and RME preamps and converters with a large selection of Miktek, Shure and Warm Audio microphones. My recording space is a large, 3000 square foot space that has been treated acoustically so that I can achieve a large natural room sound or a tight, close drum sound through baffling, depending on your requirements.