Born in the Houston area, Brian began playing violin at age 8 then soon after switched to fiddle. He later began playing guitar, bass, mandolin, and any other instruments he could get ahold of in local Houston/College Station bands.  

 After high school, Brian moved to Austin to attend the University of Texas but was quickly sidetracked and joined the South Austin Jug Band and toured the U.S. and Europe for 5 years. After SAJB, Brian toured with the likes of Bruce Robison and a host of other Austin bands before striking out with a new project, Milkdrive. Releasing 3 studio albums and a live record, Milkdrive also toured Europe and the U.S. extensively and still play occasionally when the stars align!

 In 2015, Brian started playing fiddle with Robert Earl Keen and took over acoustic and electric guitars in 2018. Brian played with Keen for 8 years until his retirement from touring in 2022. 

Now living west of Austin, Brian loves creating music in an abundance of genres, has played on numerous studio sessions, and is an avid traveler and outdoorsman.