Episode 18: Foghat (Bryan Bassett) Interview

Brian Tarquin's Guitar Trax Show

Bryan Bassett has over 40 years experience as a professional musician and recording artist and 30 years experience as a recording engineer and producer. Guitarist for "Foghat". Bryan is a songwriter/guitarist/engineer and producer who has worked on Foghat's "Return of the Boogie Men", "Road Cases", "Family Joules", "Live II", "The Official Bootleg DVD, Volume 1", "Not Live at the BBC", "Last Train Home"' and their latest DVD "Live in St. Pete". Guitarist for "Molly Hatchet". In 1996 Bryan recorded a CD in Germany titled "Devil's Canyon" for "CBH/SPV Records" in Europe, "Mayhem Records" in the US and "Avex Records in Japan". In January of '98 he returned to Germany to record the CD "Silent Reign of Heroes" and again in 2000 to record "Kingdom of XII" both on CMC International in the US and CBH/SPV in Europe. As a member of MOLLY Bryan performed 100's of concerts worldwide. He has 2 Grammy Nominations, an American Music Award, 2 Platinum Records & 3 Gold Records.
GUITAR TRAX is hosted by mulit-Emmy award winning guitarist Brian Tarquin featuring in- depth interviews with today’s hottest guitar legends and airs every Monday night from 10pm-12pm on NPR's WFIT 89.5FM on the Florida space coast and can be streamed on WFIT.org. In 2023 Brian’s music video “Speed of Sound” featuring Joe Satriani won Best Video of the Year by the Josie Music Awards. His all star album Brothers In Arms topped the metal radio charts peaking #7 on the NACC Loud Rock charts and #11 on the Metal Contraband charts. Both in 2022 & 2023 the Josie Music Awards nominated Tarquin for "Musician of the Year (Guitar)" and "Music Producer of the Year." In 2019 Tarquin received a Global Music Gold Award for his release Orlando In Heaven for “Best Album.” In 2023 the Hollywood Independent Music Awards nominated his company BHP Music-Guitar Trax Records for "Independent Record Label of the Year."