Draft:Brian Bart

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Brian Arthur Bart (born August 18, 1958) is an American musician, record producer, and audio engineer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is known for his work with the rock band Dare Force, instrumental fusion band Outsiders, his three solo albums, and his extensive career as a studio producer.^[1][2]

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Bart was born on August 18, 1958, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He studied advanced audio and multimedia in college.

Bart began his musical career in the early 1980s as a founding member of the rock band Dare Force, which released three albums and toured extensively, opening for acts including KISS, Kansas, and Blue Öyster Cult before disbanding in the early 1990s. Brian has performed over 2,000 concerts internationally in 6 countries.

In 1984, Bart established Logic Productions recording studio in Minneapolis, where he has produced over 380 albums and performed as a session musician on approximately 140 recordings. Notable productions include recording and performing with Night Ranger drummer Kelly Keagy, collaborations with Jim Peterik of Survivor, and several projects with Joey Molland of Badfinger.

From the 1990s through the early 2000s, Bart taught audio production at McNally Smith College of Music, where he was the digital technology department head and developed curriculum for advanced audio and MIDI courses. During this period, he also produced dozens of tribute albums for Liquid8 Records.

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Bart has received several regional music awards:

• Minnesota Music Awards for Best Rock Instrumentalist (1985)
• Minnesota Music Awards for Best New Solo Artist (1986)
• Minnesota Music Awards for Best Advertising Jingle (1988)
• International Kahler Guitar Competition winner (1987)
• Twin Cities Best Guitar Competition (1990)
• Multiple nominations in production and performance categories at the Minnesota Music Awards

• Future Vision (Australia, 2025)
• *A/V* (2018)
• Always Busy (1999)
• Future Vision (1987)

• Dare Force - Makin’ Our Own Rules (1986)
• Samoa - No Band Is an Island (1987)
• Outsiders - Groovism (1988)
• The Regime - Knuckle Sandwich (1989)
• Disturbed - Don't Expect Any Miracles (1989)
• Dare Force - Firepower (1989)
• Gemini - Self Titled (1990)

• Morticia - 13 Nightmares (1991)
• Outsiders - What Planet? (1991)
• False Oath - Suffering For The Living (1992)
• Equinox - Color Of The Time (1994)
• Dawit Mellesse - Lottery (1994)
• Knight Crawler - World Of Make Believe (1995)
• The SugarBone Express - Sweet Lovin' Sunshine (1996)
• Malicious - From Cradle To Grave (1997)
• Balance of Power - Book of Secrets (1998)

• Flipp - Live At Sound Gallery (1998)
• Impaler - It Wont Die (1998)
• Mick Sterling - Nothing Less Than Everything (1999)
• Little Egypt - Self Titled -  (1999)
• Kiki Klein & Union Jack - Out Of A Crowd  (1999)
• Chain Lightning - Ain't Just Whistling Dixie (2000)
• You And Who's Army - Abbie Rowed (2000)
• Kelly Keagy - Time Passes (2001)
• Zip Caplan - Monsters And Heroes  (2001)

• Junkyard Prophet - The Price  (2006)
• Tim Schools - Wear A New Face (2007)
• Sterns County 17 - Cowboy  (2008)
• Charlie Lakotas - Garden Variety (2009)
• T.C. Ortberg - Hot Jupiters  (2011)
• David Young - Affirmations  (2012)
• American Headcharge - Tango Umbrella (2016)

• Steve Heath - Kindred Spirit (2018)
• The Raz Band with Joey Molland (2018)
• Paul Metsa - Ain't Whistling Dixie (2018)
• Tony Royce – Pressin’ On (2021)
• The Surf Dawgs – Play The Beatles (2021)
• A Rising Force – Undertow (2021)
• Johnny O’Neil – Truth Or Dare (2021)
• Wenso Ashby – A Perfect Flow (2022)
• Rod Kinny – The Definitive Collection (2023)
• The Rebel Queens – Pretty Feral (2024)
• The Dead Cowboys – Heavy Western (2025)

• Visionary Man - Australia (2025)

• Tribute to Pink Floyd (2007)
• Tribute to Seal (2006)
• Tribute to Eminem (2006)
• Tribute to Led Zeppelin (2005)
• Tribute to Metallica (2005)
• Tribute to AC/DC (2005)

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