Ted Bruner
Ted Bruner (born October 24, 1970) is an American musician, songwriter, and producer, originally from St. Louis, Missouri.
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Background information | |
Born | October 24, 1970 |
Origin | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
Genres | Pop, pop rock, rock, country pop |
Occupation(s) | Record producer, songwriter, musician, mix engineer |
Instruments | guitar, keyboards, voice |
Labels | Kobalt Music Group, Warner Chappell Music, Rondor Music/Universal |
Website | tedbrunermusic |
Bruner began his professional music career when his band Colony was signed to MCA Records in 1998.[1][2] In 2002, he relocated to Los Angeles and began writing and producing for Rondor Music/Universal.[1][2] He left Universal in 2009 and signed with Warner Chappell Music,[1] and then signed with Kobalt Music Group[3] in 2012. He's written with and/or produced songs for Katy Perry,[4] Miley Cyrus,[4] Kesha,[5] Selena Gomez,[1] Plain White T's,[2] Three Days Grace,[6] My Darkest Days,[6] Gina Schock,[1] Cavo,[7] Joey Moi,[8] Gavin Brown (musician),[8] Bowling For Soup,[2] Marie Digby,[9] Jessie James,[6] Natalie Walker,[10] Rusko (musician),[6] Bonnie Mckee,[6] Traci Lords,[11] among others, as well as songs in film and television.
In the book It All Begins with the Music, Bruner is quoted as saying "Music is a rebellious path; it's all about freedom, and if you lock down and listen to people who are only worried about making a buck, that will shave off all the reasons you got into it in the first place- to have an adventurous and exciting life. If you keep that mindset, then the music will keep coming to you."[2]
In an interview in Riverfront Times, Bruner is quoted as saying "I feel like the best songs start out with a kind of therapy session with the artist finding out what inspires them, digging into the skeletons, and getting very personal about why they've chosen to get up on a stage and sing, you know? It's nuts, so if you dig a little, you'll find the good stuff."[12]
Selected discography
- "Lost" (Katy Perry - One of the Boys album) — Bruner, Perry (Writer/Producer) [1][6]
- "I Think I'm Ready" (Katy Perry - One of the Boys album) — Bruner, Perry (Writer/Producer) [1]
- "Fallen Angel" (Three Days Grace) — Bruner, Sanderson, Walst, Brown, Stock, Walst, Millar, Moi (Fourth Single)[6]
- "The Abyss" (Three Days Grace) — Bruner, Sanderson, Walst, Stock, Walst, Brown[6]
- "Me Against You" (Three Days Grace) — Bruner, Sanderson, Walst, Stock, Walst, Brown[6]
- "Casual Sex" (My Darkest Days) — Bruner, Walst, Moi (First Single)[6]
- "Porn Star Dancing" (My Darkest Days featuring Ludacris & Zakk Wylde) — Bruner, Walst, Moi, Kroeger (#1 US Rock Single)[6]
- "Set It On Fire" (My Darkest Days) — Bruner, Walst, Moi[6]
- "Sick and Twisted Affair" (My Darkest Days) — Bruner, Walst, Moi (Second Single)[6]
- "Down the Road" (Plain White T's) — Bruner, Higgenson[13]
- "Thick As Thieves" (Cavo) — Bruner, Walker, Hobbs (First Single)[14]
- "California" (Cavo) — Bruner, Walker, Hobbs[15]
- "Ohio" (Bowling For Soup) — Bruner, Maloy, Reddick (Third Single)[16]
- "Breakout" (Miley Cyrus) — Bruner, Schock, Vittetoe (Title Track)[4][6]
- "Crush" (Selena Gomez & the Scene) — Bruner, Schock, Vittetoe (Writer/Producer)[6]
- "Falling Down" (Selena Gomez & the Scene) — Bruner, Schock, Vittetoe (Writer/Producer - First Single)[6]
- "Kiss & Tell" (Selena Gomez & the Scene) — Bruner, Schock, Vittetoe (Writer/Producer - Title Track)[6]
- "Stop and Erase" (Selena Gomez & the Scene) — Bruner, Schock, Vittetoe (Writer/Producer)[6]
- "Magic" (Selena Gomez - Wizards of Waverly Place (soundtrack)) — (Producer)[6]
- "Cool Kids" (Natalie Walker) — Bruner, Walker[10]
- "Girlfriend" (Marie Digby) — Bruner, Digby[9]
- "Spell" (Marie Digby) — Bruner, Digby[9]
- "Bullet" (Jessie James) — Bruner, Perry, Vittetoe, James (Writer/Producer)[6]
- "Girl Next Door" (Jessie James) — Bruner, Perry, Vittetoe (Writer/Producer)[6]
- "Breaking Your Heart" (Jessie James) — Bruner, James[6]
- "Thunder" (Rusko (musician)) — Bruner, Mckee[6]
References
- Zaleski, Annie (2009) "", Riverfront Times, June 1, 2009. Retrieved October 6, 2013
- Grierson, Don & Kimpel, Dan (2009) It All Begins With The Music, Delmar, ISBN 978-1598638639, pp. 90-92
- Pandora Media (2020) "", Pandora.com, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020
- "Ted Bruner Breaking Out", ASCAP, September 1, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2013
- Weiner, Natalie (2015) "", Billboard Magazine, March 6, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2019
- Medien, Hung (2019) "", Norwegiancharts.com, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019
- AllMusic, Netaktion LLC (2020) "", Allmusic.com, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020
- Medien, Hung (2020) "", Norwegiancharts.com, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020
- Discogs (2020) "", Discogs.com, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020
- AllMusic, Netaktion LLC (2020) "", Allmusic.com, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020
- Lynch, Joe (2018) "", Billboard Magazine, May 9, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2020
- Zaleski, Annie (2009) "", Riverfront Times, June 1, 2009. Retrieved January 27, 2020
- Pandora Media (2020) "", Pandora.com, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020
- AllMusic, Netaktion LLC (2020) "", Allmusic.com, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020
- AllMusic, Netaktion LLC (2020) "", Allmusic.com, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020
- Pandora Media (2020) "", Pandora.com, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020