Brian Gross - Creations

Music

I have recorded hundreds of songs - some have been featured on albums or in musical theatre pieces, on the radio, at live performances, as accompaniment to modern dance companies, art videos and commercials. I've also fronted a signed band, Apocrypho (ADSR Musicwerks).

Misguided Home

40 Songs from the 80s and 90s (Double Album)

Back in the days when my guitar was an open wound and my voice was blood dripping to the floor - sometimes slowly, sometimes in a florid splash! Released December 2011.

Listen to the songs below. If you'd like to listen to them elsewhere, just purchase the album for download: $4.99 (192 MB Zip File). All proceeds benefit the BC/Yukon Association of Drug War Survivors.

Photo by Fabian Ojeda

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Biopsy

The new album from Brian Gross - released December 2010

Features 16 new songs - from haunting to harmonious, and a mixture of spirituality and psychedelia - melancholy, meaning and meandering.

Listen to the songs below. If you'd like to listen to them elsewhere, just purchase the album for download: $4.99 (52 MB Zip File). All proceeds benefit the Fraser Valley Youth Society.

Photo by Paisley Town

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Graphic Design

Graphic design is something I do for fun, as a favour, as well as for pay. I use Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and Flash for animated designs - Dreamweaver, Fireworks, InDesign and Flash for websites. I've taught university-level courses in Photoshop and web and graphic design, as well as having a Bachelor's degree in Art. Click on the thumbnail below to launch a portfolio of recent designs:

Visual Art

As you'll see from many of these samples, most of my visual art is abstract, using multiple mediums (acrylic, oil, watercolour, pastel, pencil, etc.). My style derives from an experience I had when being hypnotized once. The hypnotist suggested I go to a pristine place, like the mountains or the beach - but if I went to the places he suggested in my mind I would always encounter smog or buildings. Instead I went to a chaotic place of undulating colours and shapes - no heirarchy of objects, just an endless flow - which is what I depict in my art. I've had numerous gallery shows.