Bryan Weisberg
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Bryan Weisberg is the former bassist for Until December
, a San Francisco-based rock band active in the early 1980s. The band released four 12" singles in 1985 on 415 Records
/ CBS. A self-titled album Until December was released in 1986 by 415 Records
/ CBS, which contained their biggest hit "Heaven". Other notable songs performed by Until December include their song "Until December", "Live Alone In Shame" (B-Side to the 12" of "Until December - The Berlin Mix") and a cover of the song "Bela Lugosi's Dead" by Bauhaus
. They toured the U.S. as a headliner and with seminal 80's bands such as New Order
, Gene Loves Jezebel
, and Specimen
.
Bryan was recognized for his unique bass playing style where he incorporated a collection of guitar effects to simulate the tone and syncopated style of a synthesizer. This technique combined with Adam Sherburne’s vocal/guitar performances quickly propelled the band into the national spotlight.
Weisberg went on to form Maximillion's Motorcycle Club, a hard rock San Francisco club band. Along with Producers, John Carter and Bill Cutler, the band produced numerous recordings for Geffen
, and DGC Records
though none where released commercially.
While attending a 1992 multimedia convention in San Francisco, Bryan ran into an old friend Hillman Curtis
and together they formed a company called V2 Productions. The company went on to produce the first interactive audio CD in conjunction with Heyday Records for recording artist Chris Von Sneidern
. The CD received national attention in both the music and mainstream press.
Soon after, V2 Productions changed their name to Five Star Entertainment and produced Learn the Art of Magic with Jay Alexander, an award winning tell-all magic CD ROM game published through Broderbund Software. Again, the national spotlight was cast on Bryan as the project received rave reviews throughout the country and was the top selling product in its category.
Currently, Bryan is the CEO of 1000oaksbarrel.com, a specialty cooperage producing personal size oak barrels for making and aging wine, whiskey, bourbon and tequila.
Until December
Until December was a San Francisco-based rock band active in the early to late 1980s. The band released four 12" singles in 1985 on 415 Records / CBS. A self-titled album Until December was released in 1986 by 415 Records / CBS, which contained their biggest hit "Heaven"...
, a San Francisco-based rock band active in the early 1980s. The band released four 12" singles in 1985 on 415 Records
415 Records
415 Records was a San Francisco record label created in 1978. The label focused its efforts on local punk rock and new wave music acts of the late 1970s through the late 1980s, including The Offs, The Nuns, Romeo Void, and Wire Train...
/ CBS. A self-titled album Until December was released in 1986 by 415 Records
415 Records
415 Records was a San Francisco record label created in 1978. The label focused its efforts on local punk rock and new wave music acts of the late 1970s through the late 1980s, including The Offs, The Nuns, Romeo Void, and Wire Train...
/ CBS, which contained their biggest hit "Heaven". Other notable songs performed by Until December include their song "Until December", "Live Alone In Shame" (B-Side to the 12" of "Until December - The Berlin Mix") and a cover of the song "Bela Lugosi's Dead" by Bauhaus
Bauhaus
', commonly known simply as Bauhaus, was a school in Germany that combined crafts and the fine arts, and was famous for the approach to design that it publicized and taught. It operated from 1919 to 1933. At that time the German term stood for "School of Building".The Bauhaus school was founded by...
. They toured the U.S. as a headliner and with seminal 80's bands such as New Order
New Order
New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris...
, Gene Loves Jezebel
Gene Loves Jezebel
Gene Loves Jezebel are a gothic rock band from the early 1980s, now two separate bands of the same name, founded by identical twin brothers, Michael and Jay Aston .-Early years: 1980-1989:...
, and Specimen
Specimen
A specimen is a portion/quantity of material for use in testing, examination, or study.BiologyA laboratory specimen is an individual animal, part of an animal, a plant, part of a plant, or a microorganism, used as a representative to study the properties of the whole population of that species or...
.
Bryan was recognized for his unique bass playing style where he incorporated a collection of guitar effects to simulate the tone and syncopated style of a synthesizer. This technique combined with Adam Sherburne’s vocal/guitar performances quickly propelled the band into the national spotlight.
Weisberg went on to form Maximillion's Motorcycle Club, a hard rock San Francisco club band. Along with Producers, John Carter and Bill Cutler, the band produced numerous recordings for Geffen
Geffen Records
Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...
, and DGC Records
DGC Records
DGC Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and currently operates as an auxiliary label of Interscope Records.-Company history:...
though none where released commercially.
While attending a 1992 multimedia convention in San Francisco, Bryan ran into an old friend Hillman Curtis
Hillman Curtis
David Hillman Curtis is an American new media designer, author, and filmmaker. Curtis is the Principal and Chief Creative Officer of hillmancurtis.com, inc., a digital design and film production firm in New York City. Previously, he was design director for Macromedia...
and together they formed a company called V2 Productions. The company went on to produce the first interactive audio CD in conjunction with Heyday Records for recording artist Chris Von Sneidern
Chris Von Sneidern
Chris Von Sneidern, born Syracuse, New York, is an American singer/songwriter. He earned a cult following with a string of indie releases during the 1990s and 2000s.-Career:...
. The CD received national attention in both the music and mainstream press.
Soon after, V2 Productions changed their name to Five Star Entertainment and produced Learn the Art of Magic with Jay Alexander, an award winning tell-all magic CD ROM game published through Broderbund Software. Again, the national spotlight was cast on Bryan as the project received rave reviews throughout the country and was the top selling product in its category.
Currently, Bryan is the CEO of 1000oaksbarrel.com, a specialty cooperage producing personal size oak barrels for making and aging wine, whiskey, bourbon and tequila.