Ted Bruner
Ted Bruner (born October 24, 1970) is an American musician, songwriter, and producer, originally from St. Louis, Missouri.
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Ted Bruner recording at Sawhorse Studios in St. Louis, MO in 2020 | |
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 in 2012. He's written with and/or produced songs for Katy Perry,[3] Miley Cyrus,[3] Kesha,[4] Selena Gomez,[1] Plain White T's,[2] Hinder, Three Days Grace,[5] My Darkest Days,[5] Cavo, Pete Wentz, Bebe Rexha, Chad Kroeger, Ludacris, Joey Moi, Amy Meredith, Delta Goodrem, Bowling For Soup,[2] Marie Digby, Jessie James,[5] Lit (band), Semi Precious Weapons, Natalie Walker, Tiffany Page, Bonnie Mckee, Traci Lords, and Action Design, 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."[6]
Selected discography
- "Lost" (Katy Perry - One of the Boys album) — Bruner, Perry (Writer/Producer) [1][5]
- "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)[5]
- "The Abyss" (Three Days Grace) — Bruner, Sanderson, Walst, Stock, Walst, Brown[5]
- "Me Against You" (Three Days Grace) — Bruner, Sanderson, Walst, Stock, Walst, Brown[5]
- "Casual Sex" (My Darkest Days) — Bruner, Walst, Moi (First Single)[5]
- "Fucked Up Situation" (My Darkest Days) — Bruner, Walst, Moi, Kroeger
- "Porn Star Dancing" (My Darkest Days featuring Ludacris & Zakk Wylde) — Bruner, Walst, Moi, Kroeger (#1 US Rock Single)[5]
- "Set It On Fire" (My Darkest Days) — Bruner, Walst, Moi[5]
- "Sick and Twisted Affair" (My Darkest Days) — Bruner, Walst, Moi (Second Single)[5]
- "Down the Road" (Plain White T's) — Bruner, Higgenson
- "Thick As Thieves" (Cavo) — Bruner, Walker, Hobbs (First Single)
- "California" (Cavo) — Bruner, Walker, Hobbs
- "Ohio" (Bowling For Soup) — Bruner, Maloy, Reddick (Third Single)
- "Breakout" (Miley Cyrus) — Bruner, Schock, Vittetoe (Title Track)[3][5]
- "Crush" (Selena Gomez & the Scene) — Bruner, Schock, Vittetoe (Writer/Producer)[5]
- "Falling Down" (Selena Gomez & the Scene) — Bruner, Schock, Vittetoe (Writer/Producer - First Single)[5]
- "Kiss & Tell" (Selena Gomez & the Scene) — Bruner, Schock, Vittetoe (Writer/Producer - Title Track)[5]
- "Stop and Erase" (Selena Gomez & the Scene) — Bruner, Schock, Vittetoe (Writer/Producer)[5]
- "Magic" (Selena Gomez - Wizards of Waverly Place (soundtrack)) — (Producer)[5]
- "Good Life" (Hinder) — Bruner, Winkler, Hanson
- "Cool Kids" (Natalie Walker) — Bruner, Walker
- "Korewa" (Marie Digby) — Bruner, Digby
- "Spell" (Marie Digby) — Bruner, Digby
- "Last Time Again" (Building Rome) — Bruner, Heisserer
- "Bullet" (Jessie James) — Bruner, Perry, Vittetoe, James (Writer/Producer)[5]
- "Girl Next Door" (Jessie James) — Bruner, Perry, Vittetoe (Writer/Producer)[5]
- "Breaking Your Heart" (Jessie James) — Bruner, James[5]
- "Thunder" (Rusko) — Bruner, Mckee[5]
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
- "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
- Zaleski, Annie (2009) "", Riverfront Times, June 1, 2009. Retrieved January 27, 2020