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Real Name:
Brian Wayne Transeau
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American producer and DJ. Born: 4 October 1971 in Rockville, Maryland, USA. Brian Transeau, better known simply under moniker BT, has been active in the electronic music scene since the early 1990s.
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btmusic.com, Facebook, Last.fm, MySpace, SoundCloud, bt.tumblr.com, Twitter, Wikipedia, YouTube
Aliases:
Brian Transeau, Elastic Reality, IMA (21), Kaistar, Libra
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0630-12265-1 今 Ima — BT BT 今 Ima (Album) Perfecto, EastWest 0630-12265-1 UK 1995 Sell This Version
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3984-20065-2 ESCM — BT BT ESCM (Album) Perfecto 3984-20065-2 UK & Europe 1997 Sell This Version
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HEDSCDA 001 Movement In Still Life — BT BT Movement In Still Life (Album, Comp) Headspace, Pioneer (3) HEDSCDA 001 UK 1999 Sell This Version
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none Remixes — BT BT Remixes Warner/Chappell none US 2000 Sell This Version
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none Still Life In Motion — BT BT Still Life In Motion (Album) Ministry Of Sound none UK 2001 Sell This Version
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AVICD60306/7 Emotional Technology — BT BT Emotional Technology (Album, EP, Maxi, Comp) Nettwerk America AVICD60306/7 Taiwan 2003 Sell This Version
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none Music From And Inspired By The Film Monster — BT BT Music From And Inspired By The Film Monster (Album) DTS Entertainment none US 2003 Sell This Version
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302 066 676 2 Stealth (Original Motion Picture Score) — BT BT Stealth (Original Motion Picture Score) Varèse Sarabande 302 066 676 2 US 2005 Sell This Version
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none Under Suspicion — BT BT Under Suspicion (Album) Soundtrack Music Associates none US 2005 Sell This Version
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300YLV1 300 Years Later — BT BT & Nick Phoenix BT & Nick Phoenix - 300 Years Later ‎(2xCD + DVD-D) 300 Years Later 300YLV1 US 2005 Sell This Version
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1140 This Binary Universe — BT BT This Binary Universe (Album) DTS Entertainment 1140 US 2006 Sell This Version
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none Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 — BT BT Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 ‎(13xFile, MP3, 320) E.A.R.S. (EA™ Recordings) none USA, Canada & Europe 2006
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none Look - Original Score By BT — BT BT Look - Original Score By BT ‎(CD, Album) Not On Label (BT Self-released) none US 2006 Sell This Version
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VSD-6793 Catch And Release (Original Motion Picture Score) — BT BT and Tommy Stinson BT and Tommy Stinson - Catch And Release (Original Motion Picture Score) (Album) Varèse Sarabande VSD-6793 US 2007 Sell This Version
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EA 005 BT Electronica (Music From The EA BT BT Electronica (Music From The EA "Tiger Woods PGA Tour" Game Series) ‎(CD) Selected Sound, APM Music, Electronic Arts EA 005 US 2007 Sell This Version
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88697668912 These Hopeful Machines — BT BT These Hopeful Machines (Album) Black Hole Recordings 88697668912 Poland 2010 Sell This Version
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NEWCD9101 These Re-Imagined Machines — BT BT These Re-Imagined Machines (Album, Comp) Black Hole Recordings NEWCD9101 UK 2011 Sell This Version
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45CD12038 If The Stars Are Eternal So Are You And I — BT BT If The Stars Are Eternal So Are You And I (Album) Binary Acoustics 45CD12038 Australia 2012 Sell This Version
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none Nuovo Morceau Subrosa — BT BT Nuovo Morceau Subrosa (Album) Binary Acoustics none US 2012 Sell This Version
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ARMA352, 45CD13017 A Song Across Wires — BT BT A Song Across Wires (Album) Armada (4) ARMA352, 45CD13017 Australia 2013 Sell This Version
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M2-36734 Dark Places — BT BT & Gregory Tripi BT & Gregory Tripi - Dark Places (Album) Milan M2-36734 US 2015 Sell This Version
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none Electronic Opus — BT BT Electronic Opus (Album) Electronic Opus none US 2015 Sell This Version
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X¹ _ — BT BT _ (Album) Black Hole Recordings X¹ Netherlands 2016 Sell This Version
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none Ittefaq (Original Motion Picture Score) — BT BT Ittefaq (Original Motion Picture Score) (Album) KSS3TE Recordings none 2018 Sell This Version
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Black Hole CD 191 Between Here And You — BT BT Between Here And You (Album) Black Hole Recordings Black Hole CD 191 Netherlands 2019 Sell This Version

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Paulbromley123

Paulbromley123

February 12, 2023
Ima is still one of my favourite albums of all time. Loved the collaboration back in the mid 90's with Sasha, they remixed and produced some absolute belters.
Jivemaster

Jivemaster

July 26, 2022
edited 8 months ago
I always wondered, did anybody ever get a copy of "BT - Hand in Hand" with Vincent Covello?

Apparently it was a laborious, 25 minute epic piece of music. According to rumour, it was included as a demo on some magazine covermount CD like Future Music Magazine and leaked as an mp3. I know very little about this track and can't find much online besides the fact that it was re-recorded by Vincent and Fawn (who also worked with BT on "Oneday") on their album "Body, Soul & Mind" in 2007 (which I can't find on Discogs but is listed on CD Baby).
tobymessy

tobymessy

January 19, 2022
edited 8 months ago
One word (…well two really) - Flaming June

💣 💥

vanez.art

vanez.art

September 25, 2020
edited over 2 years ago
The Lost Art of Good BT Albums (c)

Sad but true...

Don't get me wrong. The man is my hero. Literally. Brian has my utter respect and is responsible for blowing my mind off regarding music production and sound design. In 2010/11 I heard These Hopeful Machines and my life has never been the same since. He is clearly light years ahead of everyone, when he wants it. And still somehow underrated.

And believe me I'm not one of those 'aah those were the days' nostalgic kinda guys, totally against anything contemporary. Lots of really great stuff is being released today. And I freakin' loved 'The War' from the first listen, but that's about it on his last album.
I just want my art to have essence. Let me elaborate.

His productions got to a point of sounding like plastic for my taste but technically still on the highest level, the music is empty though – meaning neither can I associate myself with any feelings expressed here, if those can be called such, nor listen to these tracks more than once, not even in full. No one is gonna tell him that in his cozy fan-infested instagram lair of course, at the risk of being ostracized.. Technical prowess can never replace the 'heart' of an artwork. Chris Nolan's movie Tenet is a recent proof of that (I'm sure Brian loved it, ha). Underscore '_' had its cool moments, but more recent 'abstract/ambient' albums on Black Hole were perfectly passable as well. No more 'set in stone' feel to them, let alone replayability. Just harmless background EDM for IT nerds or something... Also, my 2 cents as a photographer/designer: the lighting of cover photography is awful, making him look like a Mexican junkie as someone on Russian music forums said.. Compare this cover to his older albums – less 'me', more beauty, concepts, and mystery. Yeah I know that Black Hole as a big label probably requires you to put your face on the cover..

Overall I feel that 'passability' is the zeitgeist of our modern age and BT, having struggled all his life to be recognized for his efforts (just listen to 'Forget Me' for example), currently more or less resting on his laurels and enjoying well-deserved respect (no offence to the hard work routines of the man), can't get his unique inner voice back to go against the grain, or maybe he doesn't want to at all.

For music to have essence and nutritious filling the creator should obviously have access to corresponding experiences to reflect them in sounds; and that's why productions from 'the crazy 90s' often feel timeless and fresh and set in stone (yes, lots of garbage as well) – different age, different feel, different people, daring to dive into the unknown. I find myself returning to the 'dirty' sound of oldschool more and more often. Damn it, just blast 'Fibonacci Sequence' on proper speakers or headphones at full volume. It's filthy, it's sexy, it's dangerous! (featured on one and only Parks & Wilson BBC Radio 1 Essential mix from 2000). I guess our lives are becoming increasingly plastic, safe and predictable and that's obviously being reflected in music productions.. It's just that some accept that and settle down while others seek deeper and more profound experiences and sounds. To each their own.
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AndyCroat

AndyCroat

April 4, 2018
Whatever happened with BT & Sasha's The Real World Session? Why was it removed?
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crazyaejay

crazyaejay

February 9, 2017
Been a fan of his for a long time. Just wanted to say: I hate "dubstep" but whenever BT implements the genre in his music, he does so in a very cool and seamless way. For example, "Letting Go" from "A Song Across Wires". The dude definitely knows how to mix genres like nobody else.
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DeepestTempest

DeepestTempest

January 31, 2015
BT is a well known pioneer of trance music of the 1990s. His focuses have changed around the mid-2000s, and certainly not always for the better. Just like many of his caliber (Armin Van Buuren as one example), his latest works reflect pursuing a life of a rockstar rather than making fresh innovative tracks. Still, BT helped lay out the foundations that other trance and progressive house artists would learn from and be inspired by. I recommend his 1990s and early 2000s works, those are his greater achievements when he wasn't jaded nor hypnotized by common gimmicks.
tomwolfe727

tomwolfe727

January 16, 2015
Been listening to BT for over 15 years now. I was immediately hooked after hearing Mercury and Solace for the first time. I bought up everything I could that had his name on it at the time and never looked back. His music inspires, mesmerizes, and relaxes. It pumps, rejuventates, and is down right fun. He has had his blunders, but makes up for it in spades.

Please note that BT is not a DJ, he is a producer. He is one of the finest producers in electronic music today and quite possibly in the last 20 years. He is truly innovative and he is always raising the bar for himself and fellow musicians as well. Give this guy a listen, you won't regret.
Diaezoner

Diaezoner

October 25, 2013
BT has been my number one dance artist for at least 10 years. I have always found the right hour in the day to listen to him, be that 5am to chill after a party, or 7pm to rev up for a night out. His style of music ranges far and wide across the electronic genres, with influences clearly felt in some songs, (the quite tribal sounding "Memories on the sea of forgetfulness"). I find with his music,it very much evokes imagery in your mind as you listen, Flaming June, and Dreamer being examples of this. I could gush here for hours, but ultimately the most I can say is:
Clear your mind.
Just Listen...
didatote

didatote

May 4, 2012
edited over 11 years ago
Pure genius. Nuff said.

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