Brian James Kruger

Brian uses modern electronic and beat making techniques mixed with classical string scoring and violin performance practices to create organic film, contemporary, rap, and computer game music.

PORTFOLIO

FILM MUSIC

Piece Commissioned for the opening of the WA Museum Boola Bardip. Directed by David Vincent Smith and Featuring James Vu Anh Pham.

Music written for Watches of Switzerland advertisement, produced and directed by Matsu Photography. Brian also featured in the ad wearing a $60k Lange & Sohne watch, playing piano.

Music written for Ella Wright’s various documentary episodes.

Unreleased music written for an upcoming Australian feature length film.

Soundscape built from having Kindergarten and Year 1 students imitate the sounds of the river during the Makuru or wet season, as part of the Bilya Project, based on the Derbal Yerrigan (the Swan River) which runs through Perth, WA.

Music written for the short film, “The Little Astronaut”, working with David Vincent Smith back in 2013.

RAP MUSIC

Lead single “The First of Many” from Brian’s latest self produced rap album.

Brian produces and raps under the alias Kruger James, above is a link to his latest feature album, “Lucky I’m Already Down”.

Track from Emptybars Vol. 3, a collection of hip hop instrumentals where Brian play’s everything - violin, piano, guitar, trumpet, percussion & piano accordion.

The complete Emptybars Vol. 3 playlist, a double LP length release of hip hop instrumentals.

The Emptybars Vol. 2 playlist.

‘Portrait in Rap’ - the lead single from Brian’s first Album, shot in one take and featuring a live recording of him on the violin (halfway through the music video).

Brian writes and produces for many other artists. Above is a beat Brian wrote for award winning producer / rapper Mathas. They’ve also been working on a full length release scheduled for 2024.

Beat produced and mixed for Singer / Songwriter Katherine Curnow.

The Empty Cup - a live band EP, with Brian on lead vocals.

Biography

Brian James Kruger is a multi-instrumentalist artist who effortlessly combines modern electronic mixing and beat making techniques with classical performance practices. His unique approach has left a lasting impact on the worlds of film and contemporary music composition.

Over the years Brian has been guest Concertmaster of The Perth Symphony Orchestra and Australian Baroque, both high level professional orchestras. He’s scored music for advertisements, documentaries, short films, and last year his first feature film.

Brian has won both West Australian Music Industry awards and the Martin Simms awards for his composition and performance contributions, and is widely regarded as one of the hardest working and highest quality of artists in his field.

Brian was a co-founder and ran community based project “Colab” for 10 years. Colab was a freestyle rap night featuring a live band, with a rotating roster and musicians drawn from other perth ensembles. It ran bi-weekly and was an intergral part of the underground music scene in Perth for it’s duration. The night is responsible for not only encouraging and providing a safe space for new artists to perform alongside veterans, but it also created networking opportunities and became a cultural hub for those involved.

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