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| birth_name = Bryan Kei Mantia▼
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| birth_place = [[Cupertino, California]], U.S.▼
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| caption = Brain in a 1998 photo with Primus
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▲| birth_name = Bryan Kei Mantia
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|2|4}}
▲| birth_place = [[Cupertino, California]], U.S.
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| occupation = Drummer
| instrument = Drums
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| years_active = 1984–present
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'''Bryan Kei Mantia'''{{refn|group=note|name=first|Frequently misspelled as "Brian Mantia"}} (born February 4, 1963), known professionally as '''Brain''', is an American rock drummer. He has played with bands such as [[Primus (band)|Primus]], [[Guns N' Roses]], [[Praxis (band)|Praxis]], and [[Godflesh]], and with other performers such as [[Tom Waits]], [[Serj Tankian]], [[Bill Laswell]], [[Bootsy Collins
== History ==
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In the early '90s, he joined [[Praxis (band)|Praxis]], a musical project led by [[Bill Laswell]] and initially featuring [[Bernie Worrell]], [[Bootsy Collins]] and [[Buckethead]]. The drummer was a mainstay of Praxis for the 1990s, featuring on most of their albums. Mantia recorded with Buckethead on many of Buckethead's solo albums, including ''[[Monsters and Robots]]'', ''[[Colma (album)|Colma]]'', ''[[The Cuckoo Clocks of Hell]]'', and ''[[Bucketheadland 2]]'', among others.
Sometime in 1995, Mantia was approached by his cousin Kristin Yee, who was managing industrial metal band [[
In March 2000, Mantia joined the revamped lineup of [[Guns N' Roses]] after being recommended to singer [[Axl Rose]] by Buckethead (who himself had joined the band a few months earlier).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/news/shownews.php?newsid=297|title=Guns N' Roses Make Buckethead, Robin Finck, & Bob Ezrin Official|author=Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna|date=October 30, 2000|work=heretodaygonetohell.com; Allstarmag.com|access-date=April 24, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/2009/03/bryan-brain-mantia/|title=Guns 'N' Roses' Bryan "Brain" Mantia – Modern Drummer Magazine|date=March 25, 2009|access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref>
In 2003, Mantia appeared on several songs on [[Brian Transeau|BT]]'s 2003 release ''[[Emotional Technology]]'' as well as BT's score for the 2003 film ''[[Monster (2003 film)|Monster]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/emotional-technology-mw0000042131/credits|title=Emotional Technology – BT – Credits – AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/music-from-and-inspired-by-the-film-monster-mw0000334503/credits|title=Music from and Inspired by the Film Monster – BT – Credits – AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref>
Mantia toured several legs of the [[Chinese Democracy Tour]] with Guns N' Roses from 2000 until 2006, when he left the band to take care of his newborn child.<ref name="Brain interview">{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/guns-n-roses-drummer-says-axl-rose-wants-to-release-remix-album-of-chinese-democracy-songs/|title=Guns N' Roses drummer says Axl Rose wants to release remix album of 'Chinese Democracy' songs|date=April 12, 2009|work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|access-date=February 14, 2015}}</ref> [[Frank Ferrer]], originally brought in as just a replacement drummer for the tour, eventually replaced Mantia as full time drummer for the band. ''[[Chinese Democracy]]'' was released in 2008, and featured drums from Mantia on every track except [[Chinese Democracy (song)|the title track]]. Mantia was also credited with writing the songs "[[Shackler's Revenge]]" and "Sorry". Parts of Mantia's drumming on the album were note-for-note re-recordings of [[Josh Freese]]'s parts, who left the band before Mantia joined.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/brain-talks-about-making-guns-n-roses-chinese-democracy-177777|title=Brain talks about making Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy|author=Joe Bosso|work=MusicRadar|date=October 17, 2008 |access-date=February 10, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.twentyfourbit.com/2009/05/brain-mantia-talks-tom-waits-axl-rose/|title=Brain Mantia Talks Tom Waits, Axl Rose|website=www.twentyfourbit.com|access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref> Mantia was also responsible for arrangements on "Shackler's Revenge", "[[Better (Guns N' Roses song)|Better]]", "[[Street of Dreams (Guns N' Roses song)|Street of Dreams]]", "There Was a Time", "Sorry", "[[Madagascar (song)|Madagascar]]", and "[[Prostitute (song)|Prostitute]]", initial production on "Shackler's Revenge" and "Sorry", engineering on "Sorry", drum machine and drum programming on "I.R.S." and [[Logic Pro]] engineering for the entire album.
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== Composing ==
[[File:Bux 1.jpg|thumb|Mantia drumming for [[Buckethead]] in 2017]]
Mantia has partnered with musician [[Melissa Reese]] on several projects, a composing team dubbed "Brain and Melissa".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://brainandmelissamusic.com/About|title=About – Brain and Melissa|access-date=April 3, 2016}}</ref> In 2010, along with [[Buckethead]], they released the multi-CD sets ''Kind Regards'' and ''Best Regards''. Brain and Melissa composed part of the soundtrack to the video game ''[[Infamous 2]]'', for which they were nominated for "Outstanding Achievement in Original Composition" by the [[Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences]] awards.<ref>{{cite web|title=Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition|url=http://www.interactive.org/awards/award_category_details.asp?idAward=2012&idGameAwardType=94/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141113175053/http://www.interactive.org/awards/award_category_details.asp?idAward=2012&idGameAwardType=94/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 13, 2014|publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences|access-date=November 13, 2014}}</ref> Other video games the duo worked on include, ''[[Midnight Club 2]]'' , ''[[PlayStation Home]]'', ''[[ModNation Racers]]'', ''[[Twisted Metal (2012 video game)|Twisted Metal]]'', ''[[Fantasia: Music Evolved]]'' and ''[[Infamous: Second Son]]'' (received the nomination ''Original Dramatic Score, Franchise'' at the 2014 NAVGTR Awards, shared with [[Marc Canham (composer)|Marc Canham]] and Nathan Johnson).<ref>{{cite web|title=NAVGTR Awards (2014)|url=http://navgtr.org/archives/2445|website=National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers|access-date=January 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322064850/http://navgtr.org/archives/2445/|archive-date=March 22, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> They also scored the films ''[[Detention (2011 film)|Detention]]'' and ''[[Power/Rangers]]''. They have worked with music video director [[Joseph Kahn (director)|Joseph Kahn]] on several television commercials, including [[NASCAR]], [[SEAT]], and [[Qoros]]. In addition, they scored a commercial for [[Johnnie Walker|Johnnie Walker Blue]] which featured a computer-generated [[Bruce Lee]].<ref>{{cite web|title=BBH China brings Legend Bruce Lee back to life in game changing campaign for Johnnie Walker|url=http://www.campaignbrief.com/asia/2013/07/bbh-china-brings-legend-bruce.html|publisher=Campaign Brief|access-date=October 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923200322/http://www.campaignbrief.com/asia/2013/07/bbh-china-brings-legend-bruce.html|archive-date=September 23, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> They also worked on several remixes of songs off of ''Chinese Democracy'' for a planned remix album.
The two created a [[production music|stock music]] album called "Eclectic Cinema" alongside former Guns N' Roses guitarist [[Paul Tobias]], and Guns N' Roses and Buckethead collaborator Pete Scaturro.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/eclectic-cinema/id1042506835|title=Eclectic Cinema by Various Artists on Apple Music|website=[[iTunes]] |date=November 19, 2013|access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref> Mantia has also worked with Tobias on several other stock music tracks.
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* "[[Absurd (song)|Absurd]]" – 2021
* "[[Hard Skool]]"<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 20, 2023 |title=Melissa Reese Music - About |url=https://www.melissareesemusic.com/about |access-date=August 20, 2023 |website=melissareesemusic.com}}</ref> – 2021
* "[[Perhaps (song)|Perhaps]]" – 2023
* "The General" – 2023
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