A Texas native, Bryan began his professional guitar-playing career as the opening act for legendary jazz guitarist Larry Carlton. A graduate of the University of Southern California (BM, DMA), and University of Texas (MM), His music is regularly featured on FOX, ESPN, VH1, Lifetime Network, WB Network, and the History Channel. He has worked with a diverse range of artists: Bonnie Raitt, Lisa Loeb, Scott Henderson, renowned Chinese Erhu virtuoso Xiaohui Ma, Phil Keaggy, and Kelsea Ballerini to name a few.