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2012 Battleship [Original Score] Steve Jablonsky Percussion
2011 The Rum Diary [Original Soundtrack] Christopher Young Percussion
2011 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception [Original Video Game Soundtrack] Drums, Percussion
2010 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves [Original Video Game Soundtrack] Greg Edmonson Percussion
2009 Dave Siebels with Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Dave Siebels Percussion
2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen -- The Score Steve Jablonsky Percussion
2008 Tropic Thunder [Original Motion Picture Score] Theodore Shapiro Drums
2008 WALL-E [Original Score] Thomas Newman Percussion
2007 Hairspray [2007 Original Soundtrack] Percussion
2007 Transformers: The Score [Original Motion Picture Score] Steve Jablonsky Percussion
2005 Firefly [Original Television Soundtrack] Greg Edmonson Percussion
2005 Syriana [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Alexandre Desplat Percussion
2004 Hidalgo (Music Composed by James Newton Howard Ethnic Percussion
2003 The Rundown [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Harry Gregson-Williams Percussion
2001 Ocean's Eleven Percussion, Vibraphone
Brad started to study music at age seven. After high school he studied at the University of North Texas and Berklee college of music. In 1982 he moved to Los Angeles and began free-lancing untill 1984 when he joined Maynard Ferguson and toured around the country. Beside his ten solo c.d.s - NINE NEDS, KRIN, CAMELS, RAILROADS, GRILL, MAKING ICE, OBLITERATION quartet, MY BONGO, JOHN HOLMES- BRAD DUTZ duos and the first BRAD DUTZ c.d. he has co-produced twelve others and played as a sideman for 210 titles.
In 1995 Warner Brothers and Interworld selected Brad to do eight video tapes for beginners entitled HAVE FUN PLAYING HAND DRUMS. He can be heard on TV shows KING OF THE HILL, FAMILY GUY, AMERICAN DAD, ENTERPRISE and FIREFLY. Some of the movies that Brad has played on are PRINCE OF EGYPT, SYRIANA, HILDAGO, RUGRATS GO WILD,STAR TREK 5, OCEANS ELEVEN , ANCHORMAN, HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE ,TRANSFORMERS, RUSH HOUR 3, RUN DOWN and I SPY. IMAX films : MYSTERIES OF EGYPT, MT. KILAMANJARO , AMAZON, and ISLAND of SHARKS.
In addition to playing mallets, hand percussion is his specialty. He has studied many instruments; congas, berimbau, bata, bodhran, bones, pandiero, djembe, tabla, kanjira, doumbec, riq, and others.
While recording CDs for artists like ALANIS MORRISETTE, KISS, WILLIE NELSON, MICHAEL WOLFF, TRIBAL TECH, DAVID BENOIT,RICK BRAUN, VINNY GOLIA, LEE ANN RYHMES, MITCH FORMAN, TERENCE TRENT DARBY, RICKIE LEE JONES, HANDSONSEMBLE and even actors JEFF BRIDGES and RONNY COX, Brad tries to bring the strangest percussion instruments he has to the session to create a unique sound . Every year he travels to colleges and stores to do clinics and concerts on hand percussion and mallets. His endorsements include VIC FIRTH, REMO,YAMAHA, PAISTE, ROLAND and MOUNTAIN RYTHYM . Since becoming a member of the part-time faculty of Cal State Long Beach eight years ago Brad has finished three books, Practicing music on hand percussion, Manipulations in timeand Duos,Trios,and Quartets for percussion. In 2002 his Obliteration quartet was the subject of a documentary film.
2011 The Rum Diary [Original Soundtrack] Christopher Young Percussion
2011 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception [Original Video Game Soundtrack] Drums, Percussion
2010 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves [Original Video Game Soundtrack] Greg Edmonson Percussion
2009 Dave Siebels with Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Dave Siebels Percussion
2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen -- The Score Steve Jablonsky Percussion
2008 Tropic Thunder [Original Motion Picture Score] Theodore Shapiro Drums
2008 WALL-E [Original Score] Thomas Newman Percussion
2007 Hairspray [2007 Original Soundtrack] Percussion
2007 Transformers: The Score [Original Motion Picture Score] Steve Jablonsky Percussion
2005 Firefly [Original Television Soundtrack] Greg Edmonson Percussion
2005 Syriana [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Alexandre Desplat Percussion
2004 Hidalgo (Music Composed by James Newton Howard Ethnic Percussion
2003 The Rundown [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Harry Gregson-Williams Percussion
2001 Ocean's Eleven Percussion, Vibraphone
Brad started to study music at age seven. After high school he studied at the University of North Texas and Berklee college of music. In 1982 he moved to Los Angeles and began free-lancing untill 1984 when he joined Maynard Ferguson and toured around the country. Beside his ten solo c.d.s - NINE NEDS, KRIN, CAMELS, RAILROADS, GRILL, MAKING ICE, OBLITERATION quartet, MY BONGO, JOHN HOLMES- BRAD DUTZ duos and the first BRAD DUTZ c.d. he has co-produced twelve others and played as a sideman for 210 titles.
In 1995 Warner Brothers and Interworld selected Brad to do eight video tapes for beginners entitled HAVE FUN PLAYING HAND DRUMS. He can be heard on TV shows KING OF THE HILL, FAMILY GUY, AMERICAN DAD, ENTERPRISE and FIREFLY. Some of the movies that Brad has played on are PRINCE OF EGYPT, SYRIANA, HILDAGO, RUGRATS GO WILD,STAR TREK 5, OCEANS ELEVEN , ANCHORMAN, HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE ,TRANSFORMERS, RUSH HOUR 3, RUN DOWN and I SPY. IMAX films : MYSTERIES OF EGYPT, MT. KILAMANJARO , AMAZON, and ISLAND of SHARKS.
In addition to playing mallets, hand percussion is his specialty. He has studied many instruments; congas, berimbau, bata, bodhran, bones, pandiero, djembe, tabla, kanjira, doumbec, riq, and others.
While recording CDs for artists like ALANIS MORRISETTE, KISS, WILLIE NELSON, MICHAEL WOLFF, TRIBAL TECH, DAVID BENOIT,RICK BRAUN, VINNY GOLIA, LEE ANN RYHMES, MITCH FORMAN, TERENCE TRENT DARBY, RICKIE LEE JONES, HANDSONSEMBLE and even actors JEFF BRIDGES and RONNY COX, Brad tries to bring the strangest percussion instruments he has to the session to create a unique sound . Every year he travels to colleges and stores to do clinics and concerts on hand percussion and mallets. His endorsements include VIC FIRTH, REMO,YAMAHA, PAISTE, ROLAND and MOUNTAIN RYTHYM . Since becoming a member of the part-time faculty of Cal State Long Beach eight years ago Brad has finished three books, Practicing music on hand percussion, Manipulations in timeand Duos,Trios,and Quartets for percussion. In 2002 his Obliteration quartet was the subject of a documentary film.