A musician born in Belfast whose creative drive spans genres from punk to classical music, aiming to connect, provoke, and reinvent aspects of life, people, society, art, and understanding in every possible way.

A finalist for the Ivor Novello Awards, five-time nominee and two-time winner of the British Composer Awards (BASCA), Brian’s extensive body of work includes operas, large-scale oratorios, orchestral, ensemble, chamber, solo, and dance pieces, as well as film scores and installations.

His music has been commissioned, broadcast, and performed around the world by a wide range of performers and organisations, including the London Symphony Orchestra, Welsh National Opera, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Red Note Ensemble, Ulster Orchestra, Joanna MacGregor, Fidelio Trio, and Irish National Opera, to name just a few.