Brian Yale
Brian Joseph Yale (born November 14, 1968) is an American musician who is the bass guitarist for the band Matchbox Twenty. He has been nominated for four Grammy Awards.
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Brian Yale
- Name
- Brian Yale
- Birth Name
- Brian Joseph Yale
- Born
- 14 November 1968
- Occupation
- Musician
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- alternative rock
- Education
- Amity Regional High School · Berklee College of Music
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Brian Joseph Yale (born November 14, 1968) is an American musician who is the bass guitarist for the band Matchbox Twenty. He has been nominated for four Grammy Awards.
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Brian Yale (born 1968) is an American musician. The musician was born in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Brian Yale studied at Amity Regional High School and Berklee College of Music. Genres include alternative rock.
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• Name — Brian Yale • Birth Name — Brian Joseph Yale • Born — 14 November 1968 • Genre — * Pop rock • alternative rock • post-grunge • Occupation — Musician • Instrument — Bass guitar • Years Active — 1978–present • Current Member Of — Matchbox Twenty • Past Member Of — Tabitha's Secret
Early life and education
Early life and education
Yale grew up in Orange, Connecticut. He graduated from Amity Regional High School (in Woodbridge, CT) in 1987, where he participated in a school band. After high school, he attended Berklee School of Music for one year. He then transferred to University of Miami, graduating a Bachelor of Music in 1993. After college he attended and graduated from the audio engineering program at Full Sail University.
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Before joining Matchbox Twenty, he was a member of the band Tabitha's Secret with Rob Thomas and Paul Doucette.
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Brian Yale is recorded as having studied at Amity Regional High School and Berklee College of Music.
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- 1.Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Biography: Matchbox Twenty. Allmusic.
- 2.Brian Yale. 23 November 2020.
- 3.Amity Regional School District No. 5. Amity Hall of Honor. April 2009.
- 4.Virginian-Pilot, The. Matchbox Twenty: first tour as a foursome. pilotonline.com. February 7, 2008.
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