B R I

B R I - Singer/Songwriter

Briana (B R I) Maia is a CT/NY based Singer-Songwriter. Born into a notoriously musical family, B R I has always been a performer, singing and choreographing Barney songs in her Grandmother's living room. Her mom quickly put her into dance classes, and by the age of 14, B R I began attending The Greater Hartford Academy for Performing Arts with a focus in theatre. She fell in love with the Dramatic Arts and went on to graduate from the University Of Connecticut with her BFA in Acting.

Although a classically trained actress, B R I found her career being formed around her voice, spending much of her time in the studio dubbing foreign cartoons and performing regionally in musicals such as The Color Purple (Nettie), Ragtime (Sarah) and Dreamgirls (Deena). In-between contracts, B R I made her laundry money singing in small bars and busking subway stations throughout NYC, gaining recognition by Producers for NBC's The Voice and Kelly Rowland's BET series, Chasing Destiny. Realizing that music kept blissfully peaking into her life, B R I made the decision to stop running away from what was inherently apart of her being.

In 2016, B R I put acting aside to pursue her career as a singer-songwriter, singing in bars throughout NY/CT, recording/writing demos for local artists and taking the opportunity to pitch songs for artists, such as Justine Skye and Rihanna. Combining her theatre background with her ethereal voice, B R I is often admired for her rich musical storytelling and perceptible honesty.

B R I is now in studio finishing up her debut album, DETOUR. IG @brilimi

T-AARON MUSIC - Keyboards

A skilled musician and music producer, Tye Brown is the notable force behind T-Aaron Music.

A native of New Britain, CT, Tye first discovered his love for music when he started playing drums at the age of two. That same love sparked his desire to expand his talents to include keyboard and organ. At the age of 14, he identified a love for production while pursuing his musical aspirations.

Deemed a creative, Tye is strategic and intentional with his art. He credits his fatherʼs sheer musicianship for influencing his pride in creating a timeless and unmatched sound for todayʼs listener.

With his immense ability to merge music production and technology, Tye is transforming culture while establishing his place in the music industry. To date, his extensive resume includes having worked with artists and clients like Faith Evans, Monica, Fred Jerkins, Norman Thomas, Tiffany Stevenson, BET “Sundayʼs Best” finalists Latice Crawford & Alexis Spight, Take 6, VH-1, Walmart, Amazon, & PaintBox Labs. IG @t_aaronmusic2

Darryl Reberio - Drummer/Music Director

An accomplished drummer, Darryl Reberio continues to propel into new heights in his musical career.

Born in New Britain, Connecticut, Darryl began his musical journey at the age of three. His mother saw his love for rhythm and invested in a tape recorder and his first drum set. Without hesitation, Darryl began teaching himself. His mother’s act of love launched his career.

Now a student at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, Darryl is recognized for his notable skills and distinctive jazz and R&B infused style. As a college student his lengthy resume includes having played for/worked with artists and clients like JCole, Robert Glasper, Victor Wooten, ESPN, Fox News, Travis Greene, Zildjian Cymbals & many more. He has also been publicly recognized on social media by high end drum companies Remo and Vic Firth. Darryl aims to pursue even higher heights in music as he continues to create his own distinct sound.
IG @darrylreberiodrums

Doug Wilson - Guitarist

Doug Wilson III was born December of 1992 in Newport News Virginia. At the age of three he and his family moved to the Greater Hartford area . Doug grew up in a very musical family with a classical singer for a mother and a true musicologist for a father giving him the opportunity to truly listen, learn and love all kinds of music from Classical and Jazz to Folk, R&B, Blues and Rock, Gospel and more. As his love for music grew his parents recognized this and nurtured his interests by getting a violin and starting him on Suzuki method violin lessons for children at UCONN. After a few years his interest had shifted from just playing violin to mastering the guitar. At the age of ten Doug received his first guitar along with a hand full of lessons to get him started. After just a few weeks his playing had taken off and he began to teach himself how to play guitar. Shortly thereafter Doug was playing in the school jazz band and guitar ensemble. Once Douglas had become comfortable playing guitar he had put together his own rock band called Crystal Blue Project at the age of fourteen which played live all over the hartford area. By the time he was seventeen he had his second band called the Trey Wilson Trio which was sponsored by the Connecticut Blues Society to play at B.B. Kings Blues Club in Memphis Tennessee to be the very first youth band to represent blues music in CT in the International Blues Challenge.As time went on Doug would expand his musical vocabulary from just Blues and Rock to Gospel, R&B, Musicals, Classical, Jazz and even more!
Doug has been seen opening for Myron Butler, and has been seen playing with Jaimoe from the Alman Brothers, Jackie Lipson from the Voice, Kimberli Joye from The Voice, Bernard Purdie, JJ Harriston, Lucky Peterson, Robert Randolph, Jonathan DuBose and many more. His biggest influences are Nile Rodgers, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Mark Lettieri, Jeff Beck, and Stevie Wonder. IG @dwilsonmusic