Brad Engler

With a style often reminiscent of 70s funk and soul, and vocals both intense and stylish, Brad Engler gives his home studio a workout. The recordings offered here include programmed beats, live guitars, bass, and vocals. Contact Brad Engler at bxe123@yahoo.com with feedback. A primarily self-taught guitarist and vocalist, Brad Engler started as a blues man. His first band, Brad Allen and the Blues Barrage, recorded at Buckingham Studios in Northampton, PA in 1998. After moving to State College, PA, Engler studied blues guitar with one of Pennsylvania's great bluesmen, Marc Ross, of the now-defunct Queen Bee and the Blue Hornet Band. It was through Ross that Engler met future bandmate Brian Kucinski, and the two eventually formed the blues-rock combo Third Degree. After steady gigs at local pubs, and recording sessions that produced their only studio album, "Do You Feel It?", Engler and Kucinski dissolved Third Degree in 2002 to pursue their own musical styles. Engler put together this collection of recordings on hiatus from live performance in Charleston, South Carolina. His recent return to the northeast has prompted a renewed interest in performance, and he is seeking a live band to hit the scene running in Pittsburgh, PA. Contact Brad Engler at bxe123@yahoo.com if you or someone you know in Pittsburgh is interested in playing his style of music.