(1962-05-12) May 12, 1962 (age 62) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Origin
Southern California, U.S.
Genres
Punk rock
melodic hardcore
hardcore punk
skate punk
Occupation(s)
Musician
songwriter
producer
Instrument(s)
Guitar
Years active
1979–present
Labels
Epitaph
Member of
Bad Religion
Formerly of
Daredevils
Error
Musical artist
Brett W. Gurewitz (born May 12, 1962),[1][2] nicknamed Mr. Brett, is an American musician and record producer best known as the co-founder and guitarist of the punk rock band Bad Religion. He is also the owner of the music label Epitaph Records and a number of sister labels. He has produced albums for Bad Religion as well as Epitaph Records labelmates NOFX, Rancid, and Pennywise, among others. Gurewitz also had a project called Error, which also featured Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross, and Greg Puciato. He is also the co-founder of comic book and graphic novel publisher, Black Mask Studios.
Gurewitz founded Bad Religion in 1980 with Greg Graffin, Jay Bentley and Jay Ziskrout. After releasing two albums and one EP, Gurewitz left Bad Religion in 1983, but rejoined three years later, and recorded five more albums with the band before they signed to Atlantic Records in 1993. The success of his record label Epitaph prompted Gurewitz to leave Bad Religion once again in 1994, and run the label on a full-time basis. During his hiatus from Bad Religion, he released the "Hate You" single in 1996 with his one-off project Daredevils, and entered a period of drug addiction. By 1999, Gurewitz had successfully completed drug rehabilitation, and two years later he rejoined Bad Religion, appearing on six more studio albums with them.
^According to Family Tree Legends, a "Brett W Gurewitz" was born on May 12, 1962, in Los Angeles County
^"Free Family Tree, Genealogy and Family History – MyHeritage". Familytreelegends.com. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
Brett W. Gurewitz (born May 12, 1962), nicknamed Mr. Brett, is an American musician and record producer best known as the co-founder and guitarist of the...
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replaced BrettGurewitz before the release of Stranger than Fiction. Adapted from the album liner notes. Bad Religion Greg Graffin – vocals BrettGurewitz –...
ending with the release of Loco Live. After leaving Sire Records, BrettGurewitz of Bad Religion offered to sign the band to his label Epitaph Records...
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band Bad Religion. It was produced by its leaders Greg Graffin and BrettGurewitz, and was released on January 22, 2002, through Epitaph Records. After...
an offshoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between BrettGurewitz of Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid,...
replaced by El Hefe. Ribbed is also the last NOFX album produced by BrettGurewitz, who also produced their first two Epitaph albums. The album sold 8...
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