Ideal if you like..
The contemporary, melodic, eclectic music and accessibility of Toto mixed with the progressive and atmospheric soundscapes of Steve Hackett and pop/prog sensibilities of It Bites
Brian Johnstone
Multi-genre songwriter, composer, arranger and keyboard player
Featured Solo Albums
Consent Under Coercion
A modern melodic prog album by a one man prog band. Progressive but accessible songs,
Including the 5 song suite The Course of Empire
Guest vocals by Kevin Kennie of Scarlet Inside
The Balance of Risk
A truly eclectic mix of music including, prog, melodic pop/prog, ballads and instrumentals. Featuring guest vocals on 3 songs by Euan Lowson (ex Pallas) and Des McFarlane.
Released on the Centaur Record label in 1996
Multi-Genre
Brian is a multi genre artist, writer, composer with many musical personas and has ‘a calling’ to make music… because music.
He sees music as one universal language and his musical curiosity drives him to write, play and investigate many types and styles including rock, pop, electronic, jazz-fusion, cinematic, neo classical and anything else that he feels like on the day.
Producer, Arranger, Composer
Being mainly studio based Brian is focused on his songwriting, composition arranging and production skills for his own releases but also on commissions for sync music, library music and collaborations with other artists of many styles and genres.
