BT (musician)

{{Short description|American musician (born 1971)}} {{Paid contributions|date=March 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = BT | image = BT of All Hail The Silence 03 (cropped).jpg | image_size = | landscape =  | caption = BT performing in 2019 | birth_name = Brian Wayne Transeau | alias = {{hlist|Prana|Elastic Chakra|Elastic Reality|Libra|Dharma|Kaistar|GTB}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1971|10|4}} | birth_place = Rockville, Maryland, U.S. | genre = {{hlist|Electronic|trance|trip hop|IDM|house|ambient|breakbeat|big beat|glitch|orchestral}} | occupation = DJ, singer-songwriter, musician, composer, record producer and audio engineer | years_active = 1989–present | label = {{hlist|Warner Bros.|Perfecto|Reprise|Vandit|Headspace|Nettwerk|DTS|405|Black Hole|New State|Armada|Enhanced|Anjunabeats|Flashover|Coldharbour|Binary Acoustics|Monstercat}} }} '''Brian Wayne Transeau''' (born October 4, 1971), known by his initials as '''BT''', is an American musician, DJ, singer, songwriter, record producer, composer, and audio engineer. An artist in the electronic music genre, he is credited as a pioneer of the trance and intelligent dance music styles that paved the way for EDM,<ref name="tgray">Tyler Gray, [http://www.fastcompany.com/3019084/reverse-engineered/would-you-want-to-hear-this-new-circa-news-sound-whenever-news-breaks "Would You Want to Hear This New Circa News Sound Whenever News Breaks?"] ''Fast Company'', October 3, 2013.</ref> and for "stretching electronic music to its technical breaking point."<ref>Curtis Silver, [https://www.wired.com/2010/02/bt-these-hopeful-machines/ "BT Talks These Hopeful Machines, Math and Inspiration,"] ''Wired'', February 2, 2010.</ref> In 2010, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album for ''These Hopeful Machines''.<ref name="btgrammy1">BT, [https://archive.today/20140806163402/http://www.grammy.com/blogs/first-time-nominee-bt-part-one "First-Time Nominee: BT (Part One),"] Grammy.com, January 18, 2011.</ref> He creates music within myriad styles, such as classical, film composition, and bass music.

BT holds multiple patents for pioneering the technique he calls stutter editing.<ref name="cperry">Clayton Perry, [http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/blogcritics/article/Interview-Brian-Transeau-Singer-Songwriter-886997.php "Interview: Brian Transeau – Singer, Songwriter and Producer,"] ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'', April 26, 2011.</ref><ref>[https://patents.google.com/patent/US7935879 Method and Apparatus for Digital Audio Generation and Manipulation], Patent 793587911551696; [https://patents.google.com/patent/US20090281793 Time Varying Processing of Repeated Digital Audio Samples in Accordance with a User Defined Effect], Patent 814549611807214</ref> This production technique consists of taking a small fragment of sound and repeating it rhythmically, often at audio rate values while processing the resultant stream using advanced digital processing techniques.<ref name="clukacs">Cosmin Lukacs, [http://www.trancesound.net/2010/09/10/interview-with-bt-aka-brian-transeau/ "Interview With BT aka Brian Transeau,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110216115147/http://www.trancesound.net/2010/09/10/interview-with-bt-aka-brian-transeau/ |date=February 16, 2011 }} Trance Sound, September 10, 2010.</ref> BT was entered into the ''Guinness Book of World Records'' for his song "Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved)", recognized as using the largest number of vocal edits in a song (6,178 edits).<ref name="tgray"/><ref name="cperry"/><ref name="rslomowicz">DJ Ron Slomowicz, [http://dancemusic.about.com/cs/features/a/Ron2k3Pick.htm "21 Records That Made Me Happy to Be a DJ,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016085810/http://dancemusic.about.com/cs/features/a/Ron2k3Pick.htm |date=October 16, 2011 }} About.com. Accessed August 3, 2014.</ref> BT's work with stutter edit techniques led to the formation of software development company Sonik Architects, developer of the sound-processing software plug-ins Stutter Edit and BreakTweaker, and Phobos with Spitfire Audio.<ref name="clukacs"/>

BT has produced, collaborated, and written with a variety of artists, including Death Cab for Cutie, Howard Jones, Peter Gabriel, David Bowie, Madonna, Rob Dickinson, Markus Schulz, Armin van Buuren, Sting, Depeche Mode, Tori Amos, NSYNC, Blake Lewis, The Roots, Guru, Britney Spears, Paul van Dyk, and Tiësto. He has composed original scores for films such as ''Go'', ''The Fast and the Furious'', and ''Monster'', and his scores and compositions have appeared on television series such as ''Smallville'', ''Six Feet Under'', and ''Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams''.<ref name="tgray"/><ref>David Battino, Kelli Richards, ''The Art Of Digital Music'', Backbeat Books, 2005, p. 10</ref><ref name="dfonooni">Damon Fonooni, [http://www.lunarmagazine.com/features/bt.php "Embracing BT,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624171526/http://www.lunarmagazine.com/features/bt.php |date=June 24, 2012 }} ''Lunar'', 2002.</ref><ref name="sevans">Steph Evans, [http://www.earmilk.com/2013/08/20/earmilk-interview-bt/ "Earmilk Interview: BT,"] Earmilk, August 20, 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=New Episodes of 'Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams' to Feature Music by Mark Isham, BT & Bear McCreary |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2018/01/09/new-episodes-of-philip-k-dicks-electric-dreams-to-feature-music-by-mark-isham-bt-bear-mccreary/ |publisher=Film Music Reporter |date=January 9, 2018}}</ref> He was commissioned to compose a four-hour, 256 channel installation composition for the Tomorrowland-themed area at Shanghai Disneyland, which opened in 2016.<ref name="thr2016">{{cite news |last1=Newman |first1=Melinda |title=Meet the Composer Who Wrote the Music for Shanghai Disneyland's Tomorrowland |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/meet-composer-who-wrote-music-903608 |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=June 16, 2016}}</ref>

==Early life and education== BT was born in Rockville, Maryland on October 4, 1971. His father was an FBI and DEA agent, and his mother a psychiatrist.<ref name="sevans"/> BT started listening to classical music at the age of 4<ref name="tbomba">Tim Bomba, [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/home-is-art-is-143087 "Home is where the art is,"] ''The Hollywood Reporter'', November 14, 2006.</ref> and started playing classical piano at an early age, utilizing the Suzuki method.<ref name="cperry"/><ref name="rbuskin">Richard Buskin, [http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/dec01/articles/briantranseau.asp "Brian Transeau: Emotional Experience,"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808040940/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/dec01/articles/briantranseau.asp |date=August 8, 2014 }} Sound on Sound, December 2001.</ref> By the age of eight he was studying composition and theory at the Washington Conservatory of Music.<ref name="btgrammy1"/><ref name="keyboard022610">[http://www.keyboardmag.com/miscellaneous/1265/bt-wears-his-lab-coat-for-these-hopeful-machines/30250 "BT Wears His Lab Coat for These Hopeful Machines,"] ''Keyboard'', February 26, 2010.</ref><ref name="msmall">Mark Small, [http://www.berklee.edu/berklee-today-28%20 "Berklee Today,"] Berklee.edu. Retrieved August 3, 2014.</ref> He was introduced to electronic music through the breakdancing culture and the Vangelis score for the film ''Blade Runner'', which led him to discover influential electronic music artists such as Afrika Bambaataa, Kraftwerk, New Order and Depeche Mode.<ref name="tbomba"/><ref name="rbuskin"/><ref name="msmall"/> Transeau also cites hearing the Blue Nile for the first time, and seeing OMD in concert, as significant moments in his youth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.btmusic.com/2012/03/in-case-you-missed-it-all-hail-the-silence/|title=In Case You Missed It: All Hail the Silence|last=Transeau|first=Brian|date=March 8, 2012|website=BTMusic.com|access-date=February 13, 2026|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624014721/https://www.btmusic.com/2012/03/in-case-you-missed-it-all-hail-the-silence/|archive-date=June 24, 2012}}</ref> In high school, he played drums in one band, bass in a ska band and guitar in a punk group.<ref name="rbuskin"/> At 15, he was accepted to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, where he studied jazz and enjoyed experimenting, such as running keyboards through old guitar pedals.<ref name="rbuskin"/><ref name="keyboard022610"/><ref name="msmall"/>

==Career== BT is a multi-instrumentalist, playing piano, guitar, bass, keyboards, synths, sequencers, the glockenspiel, drum machines and instruments he has modified himself.<ref name="rbuskin" /><ref name="msmall" /> His process for creating songs typically starts with composition on basic instruments, like the piano or an acoustic guitar.<ref>Brittany Gaston, [http://news.beatport.com/blog/2013/08/14/hot-on-the-heels-of-controversy-dance-music-legend-bt-releases-his-ninth-studio-lp/ "Hot on the heels of controversy, dance music legend BT releases his ninth studio LP,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808045028/http://news.beatport.com/blog/2013/08/14/hot-on-the-heels-of-controversy-dance-music-legend-bt-releases-his-ninth-studio-lp/ |date=August 8, 2014 }} Beatport, August 14, 2013.</ref>

===1989–1994: Early career=== In 1989, after dropping out of Berklee, BT moved to Los Angeles, where he tried, unsuccessfully, to get signed as a singer-songwriter. Realizing he should focus on the electronic music he was more passionate about, he moved back to Maryland in 1990 and began collaborating with friends Ali "Dubfire" Shirazinia and Sharam Tayebi of Deep Dish. Together they started Deep Dish Records.<ref name="rbuskin"/><ref name="msmall"/><ref name="BT interview">{{Cite web|url=http://music.hyperreal.org/library/publicity/bt/|title=BT interview|website=Music.hyperreal.org|access-date=August 24, 2025}}</ref> Early in his career, BT worked under a variety of musical aliases, including Prana, Elastic Chakra, Elastic Reality, Libra, Dharma, Kaistar and GTB.<ref name="dfonooni"/>

===1995–1996: ''Ima''=== In the early years of BT's career, he became a pioneering artist in the trance genre, this despite the fact that he does not consider himself a DJ, since he infrequently spins records and comes from an eclectic music background.<ref name="msmall"/><ref name="Boston.com Page 2">{{cite news| url=http://archive.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2004/10/02/the_world_at_his_fingertips/ | work=The Boston Globe | title=The world at his fingertips | first=Christopher | last=Muther | date=October 2, 2004}}</ref> When he started out, such common elements as a build, breakdown and drop were unclassified. BT's was a unique interpretation of what electronic music could be.<ref name="rdelatorre">Rafael De La Torre, [http://www.magneticmag.com/2013/06/edm-interview-magnetic-catches-up-with-bt-to-discuss-new-album/ "EDM Interview: Magnetic Catches Up With BT To Discuss New Album,"] ''Magnetic'', June 14, 2013.</ref> His first recordings, "A Moment of Truth" and "Relativity", became hits in dance clubs in the UK. His productions were not yet popular in the US, and he was initially unaware that he had become popular across the Atlantic, where UK DJs like Sasha were regularly spinning his music for crowds. Sasha bought BT a ticket to London, where BT witnessed his own success in the clubs, with several thousand clubbers responding dramatically when Sasha played BT's song. He also met Paul Oakenfold, playing him tracks that would make up his first album. He was quickly signed to Oakenfold's record label, a subsidiary of Warner Brothers.<ref name="btgrammy1"/><ref name="msmall"/><ref>Kara Nesbitt, [http://elitedaily.com/music/music-interviews/a-song-across-wires-interview-with-bt/ "Elite Daily Talks 'A Song Across Wires' & More With B.T.,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20140806163421/http://elitedaily.com/music/music-interviews/a-song-across-wires-interview-with-bt/ |date=August 6, 2014 }} Elite Daily, August 21, 2013.</ref>

BT's 1995 debut album ''Ima'', released on Oakenfold's label, was a progressive house effort.<ref name="msmall"/> The opening track, "Nocturnal Transmission", was featured in ''The Fast and the Furious''. The album also featured a song called "Loving You More" with Vincent Covello. Blending house beats with sweeping New Age sounds, ''Ima'' helped to create the trance sound.<ref name="gboucher">Geoff Boucher, [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-aug-20-ca-7298-story.html "He's Breaking the Spell of Trance Music,"] ''Los Angeles Times'', August 20, 2000.</ref> "Ima (今)" is the Japanese word for "now". BT has stated that it also means many other things and that the intention of the album is to have a different effect for everyone.

Following the release of ''Ima'', BT began traveling to England regularly. It was during this time that he met Tori Amos. They would collaborate on his song "Blue Skies", which reached the number one spot on ''Billboard'' magazine's Dance Club Songs chart in January 1997. This track helped expand BT's notability beyond Europe, into North America. He soon began to remix songs for well-known artists such as Sting, Madonna, Seal, Sarah McLachlan, NSYNC, Britney Spears, Diana Ross and Mike Oldfield.<ref name="msmall"/><ref name="rbaskaran">Ravi Baskaran, "Beatific," ''Broward/Palm Beach New Times'', July 13, 2000.</ref>

===1997–1998: ''ESCM''=== BT's second album, ''ESCM'' (acronym for ''Electric Sky Church Music''), released in 1997, features more complex melodies and traditional harmonies along with a heavier use of vocals. The tone of the album is darker and less whimsical than ''Ima''. The album, as a whole, is much more diverse than BT's debut, expanding into drum and bass, breakbeat, hip-hop, rock and vocally-based tracks.<ref name="rbaskaran"/>

The biggest hit from ''ESCM'' was "Flaming June," a modern trance collaboration with German DJ Paul van Dyk.<ref name="rbaskaran"/> Van Dyk and BT would go on to collaborate on a number of works, including "Namistai" (found on the later album ''Movement in Still Life''), as well as van Dyk's remix of BT's "Blue Skies" and "Remember". "Remember" featured Jan Johnston on vocals, and reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Dance Club Songs chart.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/artist/275530/bt/chart?f=359 "Remember,"] Billboard Dance Club Songs, ''Billboard''. Retrieved August 3, 2014.</ref> BT and Van Dyk also remixed the van Dyk classic "Forbidden Fruit" as well as Dina Carroll's "Run to You", and BT collaborated with Simon Hale on "Firewater" and "Remember."<ref name="cperry"/>

===1999–2002: ''Movement in Still Life''=== right|thumb|BT playing an acoustic version of "Satellite" from his 1999 album, ''Movement in Still Life'', in 2006|200px In 1999, BT released his third album, ''Movement in Still Life'', and continued his previous experimentation outside of the trance genre.<ref name="gboucher"/><ref>Sean Bidder, "Trance Defector," ''URB'', July/August 2000.</ref> The album features a strong element of nu skool breaks, a genre he helped define with "Hip-Hop Phenomenon"<ref name="dfonooni"/> in collaboration with Tsunami One aka Adam Freeland and Kevin Beber.<ref name="contributors">{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/BT-Movement-In-Still-Life/release/14798 |title=BT – Movement In Still Life (CD, Album) at Discogs |year=2011 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=January 9, 2011}}</ref> Along with trance collaborations with Paul van Dyk and DJ Rap, ''Movement'' includes pop ("Never Gonna Come Back Down" with M. Doughty on vocals), progressive house ("Dreaming" with Kirsty Hawkshaw on vocals) and hip hop-influenced tracks ("Madskill – Mic Chekka", which samples Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's "The Message", and "Smartbomb", a mix of funky, heavy riffs from both synthesizers and guitars woven over a hip-hop break).<ref name="rbaskaran"/> "Shame" and "Satellite" lean toward an alt-rock sound, while "Godspeed" and "Dreaming" fall into classic trance ranks. "Running Down the Way Up", a collaboration with fellow electronic act Hybrid, features sultry vocals and acoustic guitars heavily edited into a progressive breakbeat track. "Dreaming" and "Godspeed" reached number 5 and number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Dance Club Songs chart, respectively,<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/artist/275530/bt/chart?f=359 "Godspeed,"] Billboard Dance Club Songs, ''Billboard''. Retrieved August 3, 2014.</ref> "Never Gonna Come Back Down" reached number 9 on the ''Billboard'' Dance Club Songs chart<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/artist/275530/bt/chart?f=359 "Never Gonna Come Back Down,"] Billboard Dance Club Songs, ''Billboard''. Retrieved August 3, 2014.</ref> and number 16 on ''Billboard'''s Alternative Songs chart,<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/artist/275530/bt/chart?f=377 "Never Gonna Come Back Down,"] Alternative Songs, ''Billboard''. Retrieved August 3, 2014.</ref> and the album reached number 166 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album charts.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/artist/275530/bt/chart?f=305 "Movement In Still Life,"] Billboard 200, ''Billboard''. Retrieved August 3, 2014.</ref>

Long interested in branching out into film scoring, BT got the opportunity when director Doug Liman asked him to score ''Go'', a 1999 film about dance music culture. Shortly after creating the score, BT moved to Los Angeles in order to further pursue film scoring. He also began writing music for string quartets to prove his capabilities beyond electronic music. He was then hired to score the film ''Under Suspicion'' with a 60-piece string section.<ref name="msmall"/><ref name="gboucher"/> For ''The Fast and the Furious'', BT's score featured a 70-piece ensemble, along with polyrhythmic tribal sounds produced by orchestral percussionists banging on car chassis.<ref name="rbuskin"/>

In 1999, BT collaborated with Peter Gabriel on the album ''OVO'', the soundtrack to the Millennium Dome Show in London.<ref name="gboucher"/> In 2001, he produced NSYNC's hit single "Pop", which won a 2001 Teen Choice Award for Choice Single, won four MTV Video Music Awards, and reached number 19 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 9 on the UK Singles chart.<ref name="cperry"/> In 2002, BT released the compilation album ''10 Years in the Life'', a two-disc collection of rarities and remixes, including "The Moment of Truth", the first track he ever recorded.<ref name="sevans"/>

===2003–2005: ''Emotional Technology''=== BT's fourth studio album, released on August 5, 2003, featured more vocal tracks than his previous fare, including six with vocals by BT himself. ''Emotional Technology'' was his most experimental album to date, exploring a range of genres; many consider it the "poppiest" of all his work. ''Emotional Technology'' spent 25 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Dance/Electronic Albums chart, reaching the top spot,<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/artist/275530/bt/chart?f=322 "Emotional Technology,"] Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums. Retrieved August 3, 2014.</ref> and it reached number 138 on the ''Billboard'' 200 charts.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/artist/275530/bt/chart?f=305 "Emotional Technology,"] Billboard 200, ''Billboard''. Retrieved August 3, 2014.</ref> The biggest single from the album, "Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved)", draws heavily from the breakbeats and new wave dance of New Order and Depeche Mode, whom BT has cited as major influences.<ref name="gboucher"/> "Somnambulist" holds the Guinness World Record for the largest number of vocal edits in a single track, with 6,178.<ref name="tgray"/><ref name="rslomowicz"/><ref>Greg Rule, [http://www.drummagazine.com/plugged-in/post/drumming-mixing-and-editing-tips-from-bt/ "Drumming, Mixing & Editing Tips From BT,"] ''Drum!'' July 2010.</ref> It reached number 5 on the ''Billboard'' Dance Club Songs chart<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/artist/275530/bt/chart?f=359 "Simply Being Loved (Somnambulist),"] Billboard Dance Club Songs. Retrieved August 3, 2014.</ref> and number 98 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/artist/275530/bt/chart "Simply Being Loved (Somnambulist),"] Billboard Hot 100. Retrieved August 3, 2014.</ref>

BT ventured into television production for ''Tommy Lee Goes to College'' for NBC in 2005. It starred Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee. He executive-produced the reality television series, the idea for which he developed and sold to NBC.<ref name="Boston.com Page 2"/>

BT worked with Sting on his album ''Sacred Love'', co-producing the track "Never Coming Home".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yes24.com/product/goods/396517|title=Sting - Sacred Love|website=Yes24.com|access-date=August 24, 2025}}</ref>

===2006–2009: ''This Binary Universe''=== [[File:BrianTranseau Ultra.JPG|left|thumb|BT performing "Flaming June" at Ultra Music Festival in 2008|200px]] BT's fifth studio album, ''This Binary Universe'', released on August 29, 2006, is his second album released in 5.1 surround sound,<ref name="lastfm">{{Cite web|url=https://www.last.fm/music/BT/+wiki|title=BT age, hometown, biography|website=Last.fm|access-date=August 24, 2025}}</ref><ref>David Murphy and Dave Powers, [https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1995339,00.asp "Digital Music Innovators,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085057/http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1995339,00.asp |date=March 4, 2016 }} ''PC Magazine'', August 2, 2006.</ref> the first being the soundtrack to the 2003 film ''Monster''.

The double album highlights a mix of genres, including jazz, breakbeats and classical. Three songs feature a full 110-piece orchestra. Unlike his previous two albums, which featured vocals on almost every track, this album is entirely instrumental. The tracks change genres constantly. For example, "The Antikythera Mechanism" starts off almost lullaby-like, complete with a piano, acoustic guitars and reversed beats; halfway through the track, it explodes with a 110-piece orchestra, followed by a section of breakbeats and ending with the de-construction of the orchestra. Animated videos created by visual effects artist Scott Pagano to accompany each song were included in a DVD packaged along with the CD.<ref name="msmall"/><ref name="lastfm"/> ''This Binary Universe'' reached number 4 on the ''Billboard'' Dance/Electronic Albums chart.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/artist/275530/bt/chart?f=322 "This Binary Universe,"] Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums. Retrieved August 3, 2014.</ref> BT's company, Sonik Architects, built the drum machine (the first in surround sound) used on the album.<ref name="msmall"/>

''Keyboard'' magazine said of the album, "In a hundred years, it could well be studied as the first major electronic work of the new millennium."<ref name="sfortner">Stephen Fortner, "The Mind Of BT," ''Keyboard'', December 2005.</ref> ''Wired'' called it an "innovative masterpiece."<ref name="csilver">Curtis Silver, [https://www.wired.com/2010/02/bt-these-hopeful-machines/ "BT Talks These Hopeful Machines, Math and Inspiration,"] ''Wired'', February 2, 2010.</ref>

In November and December 2006, BT toured the album with Thomas Dolby opening.<ref name="msmall"/> The concert featured a live slideshow of images from DeviantArt as a backdrop.<ref name="dA">{{cite web|url=http://news.deviantart.com/article/23585/|title=DeviantArt Presents BT and Thomas Dolby|access-date=February 7, 2007|archive-date=February 7, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070207081516/http://news.deviantart.com/article/23585/|url-status=dead}}</ref> All the shows were done in 5.1 surround sound, with BT playing piano, bass and other instruments live, and also singing on a cover of "Mad World" by Tears for Fears.<ref name="dolbrych">{{cite web |author=Dan Olbrych |url=http://djtimes.com/emotional-technology/ |title=BT on New Production Tech: 'Holy S**t!' |work=The Nexus of All Things DJ |publisher=DJ Times |date=January 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140212170632/http://djtimes.com/emotional-technology/ |archive-date=February 12, 2014}}</ref> Earlier in 2006, BT performed with an orchestra and conductor and visuals for an audience of 11,000 at the Video Games Live concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.<ref name="msmall"/>

===2010–2011: ''These Hopeful Machines''=== right|thumb|BT performing at GearFest in 2011|250px BT's sixth studio album, ''These Hopeful Machines'', was released on February 2, 2010. The double album features dance-pop, trance, house, breaks, soundscapes, orchestral interludes, acoustic guitar and stutter edits. With BT spending several years perfecting the album, mathematically placing edits and loops to create "an album of ultimate depth and movement,"<ref name="csilver"/> each of the songs went through a lengthy recording process. BT has estimated that each song on the album took over 100 sessions to record, adding that "Every Other Way" took 2 months to write and record, working 14 to 20 hours a day, 7 days a week.<ref name="keyboard022610"/> ''These Hopeful Machines'' was nominated for a 2011 Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album.<ref name="btgrammy1"/>

The album features guest appearances from and collaborations with Stewart Copeland of The Police, Kirsty Hawkshaw ("A Million Stars"), JES ("Every Other Way" and "The Light in Things"), Rob Dickinson ("Always" and "The Unbreakable"), Christian Burns ("Suddenly", "Emergency" and "Forget Me") and Andrew Bayer ("The Emergency").<ref name="clukacs"/><ref name="csilver"/> It contains the most singles released from any BT album, with 8 of the 12 tracks released as singles. Official remixes were made by Armin van Buuren and Chicane. It reached number 6 on the ''Billboard'' Dance/Electronic Albums chart<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/artist/275530/bt/chart?f=322 "These Hopeful Machines,"] Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums. Retrieved August 3, 2014.</ref> and number 154 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album charts.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/artist/275530/bt/chart?f=305 "These Hopeful Machines,"] Billboard 200, ''Billboard''. Retrieved August 3, 2014.</ref> The singles "Emergency" and "Rose of Jericho" reached numbers 3 and 5 on the ''Billboard'' Dance Club Songs chart, respectively.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/artist/275530/bt/chart?f=359 "Emergency,"] Billboard Dance Club Songs. Retrieved July 7, 2014.</ref>

A remix album, titled ''These Re-Imagined Machines'' was released in 2011. ''These Humble Machines'', an un-mixed album featuring shorter "radio edit" versions of the tracks (similar to the American version of ''Movement in Still Life'') was also released in 2011.<ref name="dturner">Danny Turner, "Interview: BT," ''Future Music'', September 2010.</ref>

===2012: ''If the Stars Are Eternal So Are You and I'' and ''Morceau Subrosa''=== On June 19, 2012, BT released ''If the Stars Are Eternal So Are You and I'', along with ''Morceau Subrosa'', his seventh and eighth studio albums. ''If the Stars Are Eternal So Are You and I'' was an about-face from BT's previous album ''These Hopeful Machines'', utilizing minimal beats, ambient soundscapes, and glitch music, as opposed to the electronic music style of ''These Hopeful Machines''. ''Morceau Subrosa'' is very different in style compared to most of BT's previous works, favoring ambient soundscapes and minimal beats.<ref>[http://www.gunnars.com/visionary-bt/ "Electronica Visionary BT Redefines Musical Composition,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808044414/http://www.gunnars.com/visionary-bt/ |date=August 8, 2014 }} Gunnar, June 20, 2012.</ref>

===2013–2014: ''A Song Across Wires'' and radio shows=== BT's ninth studio album, ''A Song Across Wires'', was released worldwide on August 16, 2013.<ref name="rdelatorre"/> Blending elements of trance, progressive house and electro,<ref name="rdelatorre"/> the club music-oriented album reached number 5 on the ''Billboard'' Dance/Electronic Albums chart,<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/artist/275530/bt/chart?f=322 "A Song Across Wires,"] Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums. Retrieved August 3, 2014.</ref> and features four Beatport No. 1 trance singles: "Tomahawk" (with Adam K), "Must Be the Love" (with Arty and Nadia Ali), "Skylarking" and "Surrounded" (with Au5 and Aqualung).<ref name="dolbrych"/> On the album, BT also collaborates with Senadee, Andrew Bayer, Tania Zygar, Emma Hewitt, JES, Fractal, tyDi and K-pop singer Bada.<ref>{{cite web|title=Good summer for music fans|url=http://www.hilltopviewsonline.com/life_and_arts/article_c0ebb354-aea4-11e2-a30b-0019bb30f31a.html|access-date=May 1, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615204356/http://www.hilltopviewsonline.com/life_and_arts/article_c0ebb354-aea4-11e2-a30b-0019bb30f31a.html|archive-date=June 15, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2012, he released the mix collection ''Laptop Symphony'', based on his laptop performances on his Sirius XM radio show, which range from dubstep to drumstep to progressive to trance.<ref name="ggraff">Gary Graff, [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/502964/bts-busy-2012-mix-set-quiet-ep-a-follow-up-to-machines "BT's Busy 2012: Mix Set, 'Quiet' EP & a Follow-Up to 'Machines',"] ''Billboard'', March 1, 2012.</ref> In 2013, he started a new Sirius XM radio program, ''Skylarking'', on the Electric Area channel.<ref>{{cite web|title=PREMIERE OF SKYLARKING RADIO|url=http://www.btmusic.com/2013/09/premiere-of-skylarking-radio/|access-date=September 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925064452/http://www.btmusic.com/2013/09/premiere-of-skylarking-radio/|archive-date=September 25, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===2015–2019: ''Electronic Opus'', All Hail the Silence, _ and ''‡''=== [[File:BT of All Hail The Silence 01.jpg|left|thumb|BT performing live at The Paramount in Huntington, New York, in 2019|150px]] On November 10, 2014, BT announced a Kickstarter project with Tommy Tallarico to produce ''Electronic Opus'', an electronic symphonic album with re-imagined, orchestral versions of BT's songs. The project reached its crowd-funding goal of $200,000.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Takahashi |first1=Dean |title='Video Games Live' producer Tommy Tallarico's new project is 'Electronic Opus' — classical meets electronic dance music |url=https://venturebeat.com/2014/11/10/video-games-live-producer-tommy-tallarico-and-brian-transeau-team-up-on-electronic-opus/ |publisher=Venture Beat |date=November 10, 2014}}</ref> A live orchestra played during Video Games Live on March 29, 2015, while the album was released on October 12, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Electronic Opus by BT|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/445474695/electronic-opus|access-date=November 10, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Video Games Live creator teams with trance musician BT for new symphonic concert|url=http://www.polygon.com/2014/11/10/7186465/video-games-live-creator-teams-with-trance-musician-bt-for-new|website=Polygon|date=November 10, 2014|access-date=November 10, 2014}}</ref>

On March 7, 2012, it was announced that BT and Christian Burns had formed a band called All Hail the Silence, with encouragement from Vince Clarke. They released their first unofficial single, "Looking Glass", online in 2012.<ref>[http://houseplanet.dj/2012/03/07/bt-christian-burns-announced-their-new-band-all-hail-the-silence/ "BT & Christian Burns announced their new band All Hail The Silence,"] House Planet, March 7, 2012.</ref> On July 21, 2014, Transeau and Burns announced that their band would be touring with Erasure in the fall of 2014 for the album ''The Violet Flame''.<ref>{{cite web|title=All Hail the Silence Debut Tour with Erasure This Fall|url=http://www.btmusic.com/2014/07/all-hail-the-silence-debut-tour-with-erasure-this-fall/|access-date=July 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808104137/http://www.btmusic.com/2014/07/all-hail-the-silence-debut-tour-with-erasure-this-fall/|archive-date=August 8, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> On August 24, 2016, the band announced that they would release a limited edition colored 12" vinyl collectible extended play entitled ''AHTS-001'' with Shopify on September 19, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=PRE PURCHASE Limited Edition Coloured 12" Vinyl Collectable AHTS 001 EP|url=https://all-hail-the-silence.myshopify.com/products/all-hail-the-silence-ep001-limited-edition-coloured-12-inch-vinyl|access-date=2016-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827103023/https://all-hail-the-silence.myshopify.com/products/all-hail-the-silence-ep001-limited-edition-coloured-12-inch-vinyl|archive-date=2016-08-27|url-status=dead}}</ref> On September 28, 2018, the band released their first official single, "Diamonds in the Snow", along with its accompanying music video.<ref name="Diamonds">{{cite web|title=Diamonds in the Snow // All Hail the Silence|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2jhxR1HJ18 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/i2jhxR1HJ18 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|last=Roumeliotis|publisher=YouTube|date=September 28, 2018|access-date=September 28, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> They released the music video for "Temptation" in December 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pareles |first1=Jon |title=The Playlist: David Byrne's Paranoid Party, and 10 More New Songs |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/14/arts/music/playlist-david-byrne-avril-lavigne-robin-thicke.html |work=The New York Times |date=December 14, 2018}}</ref> The band's first album, ''Daggers'' (stylized as ''‡''), was released on January 18, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=All Hail The Silence (BT + Christian Burns) Share "Diamonds In The Snow" Video/Announce New Album '‡ (Daggers)' Out January 18th|url=https://dubiks.com/2018/10/04/all-hail-the-silence-bt-christian-burns-share-diamonds-in-the-snow-video-announce-new-album-%E2%80%A1-daggers-out-january-18th/|work=Dubiks|date=October 4, 2018|access-date=October 7, 2018 |author1=Dubiks }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=All Hail the Silence Tap Old-School Analog Synths for 'Diamonds In the Snow': Video Premiere|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/all-hail-the-silence-diamonds-in-the-snow-8477377/|last=Graff|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=September 28, 2018|access-date=September 28, 2018}}</ref>

[[File:BT of All Hail The Silence 02.jpg|right|thumb|BT performing live at The Paramount in Huntington, New York, in 2019|150px]] On December 14, 2015, BT disclosed news to ''DJ Mag'' about a new album to come by early 2016. Similar to ''This Binary Universe'', BT explained that "the entire record is recorded in a way [I've] never recorded anything before," and that it has a "modular, ambient aesthetic".<ref>{{cite web|title=BT's Opus of Discovery|url=http://www.djmag.com/news/bts-opus-discovery|last=Sharoni|first=Erin|publisher=DJ Mag|date=December 14, 2015|access-date=December 15, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=BT's Dropping a New Album –You Name It|url=http://www.mixonline.com/news/profiles/bt-s-dropping-new-album-you-name-it/428038|last=Eskow|first=Gary|publisher=Mix|date=August 1, 2016|access-date=September 23, 2016}}</ref> The album, ''_'', was released digitally on October 14, 2016, and physically on December 2, 2016, via Black Hole Recordings, along with an accompanying film.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Emily |title=BT Releases Innovative '_' Album With Accompanying Film |url=http://www.thenocturnaltimes.com/bt-releases-innovative-_-album-accompanying-film/ |publisher=The Nocturnal Times |date=October 20, 2016}}</ref> Due to the restrictions of most music sites, which forbid blank album titles, BT chose to name the album the underscore character "_". BT has admitted that this title has resulted in complaints from fans about difficulties in finding the album on popular services due to the inability of most search engines to handle the "_" character.<ref>{{cite web|title=I am composer and technologist BT. My new album is _ AMA|date=October 24, 2016 |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/596hc0/i_am_composer_and_technologist_bt_my_new_album_is/|publisher=Reddit}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Nocturnal Times Exclusive Interview: BT|url=http://www.thenocturnaltimes.com/nocturnal-times-exclusive-interview-bt/|publisher=The Nocturnal Times|last=Mancino|first=Mark|date=October 26, 2016|access-date=October 28, 2016}}</ref> On January 17, 2017, BT released ''_+'', an extended version of ''_''.<ref>{{cite web |title=BT - _+ |url=https://www.blackholerecordings.com/music/albums/btunderscoreplus/ |website=Black Hole Recordings |access-date=October 3, 2019 |archive-date=September 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920205333/https://www.blackholerecordings.com/music/albums/btunderscoreplus/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On October 10, 2019, BT announced on Instagram that two new albums were slated for release in the Fall of 2019: ''Between Here and You'', an ambient album consisting of ten tracks, and ''Everything You're Searching for Is on the Other Side of Fear'', a 17-track album with sounds akin to those from ''This Binary Universe'' and ''_''. ''Between Here and You'' was released on October 18, 2019<ref name="BHYBeatport">{{cite web|title=Between Here and You - BT|url=http://classic.beatport.com/release/between-here-and-you/2723440|access-date=October 11, 2019|publisher=Beatport}}</ref> and reached the number 1 spot on the Electronic Albums Chart on iTunes.<ref name="Regen2019">{{cite web |author1=Jon Regen |title=BT: 11 tracks that blew my mind - "I heard this and literally pulled the car over and wept" |url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/bt-11-tracks-that-blew-my-mind-i-heard-this-and-literally-pulled-the-car-over-and-wept |website=MusicRadar |access-date=August 2, 2020 |language=en |date=November 25, 2019}}</ref> ''Everything You're Searching for Is on the Other Side of Fear'' was released on December 13, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=Everything You're Searching for Is on the Other Side of Fear - BT|url=https://www.beatport.com/release/everything-youre-searching-for-is-on-the-other-side-of-fear/2775637|access-date=November 19, 2019|publisher=Beatport}}</ref><ref name="IMusic2019">{{cite web |author1=Staff |title=Bt · Everything You're Searching for is on the Other Side of Fear (CD) (2019) - imusic.dk |url=https://www.imusic.dk/music/8715197019736/bt-2019-everything-you-re-searching-for-is-on-the-other-side-of-fear-cd |website=www.imusic.dk |publisher=Audio Visionary Music |access-date=August 2, 2020 |language=da}}</ref>

===2020–present: ''The Lost Art of Longing'', Genesis.json, ''Metaversal'' and ''The Secret Language of Trees''=== On June 19, 2020, BT released the single "1AM in Paris / The War", which featured singer Iraina Mancini and DJ Matt Fax.{{cn|date=July 2023}} On July 17, 2020, another single, "No Warning Lights" was released, featuring Emma Hewitt on vocals.<ref>{{cite web|title=BT announces new album "The Lost Art Of Longing"|url=https://www.frontview-magazine.be/en/news/bt-announces-new-album-the-lost-art-of-longing|website=Frontview Magazine|date=July 17, 2020|access-date=July 20, 2020}}</ref> It was later announced that ''The Lost Art of Longing'' would be his thirteenth album, released on August 14, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Lost Art of Longing| website=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/bt/videos/1226411964369009/?v=1226411964369009}}</ref>

In May 2021, Transeau entered into the world of NFTs by composing music for a digital artwork piece entitled "DUNESCAPE XXI", and soon afterwards auctioning off a digital artwork piece entitled "Genesis.json", which includes 24 hours worth of original music that contains a raga and 15,000 hand-sequenced audio and visual moments. The artwork is programmed to give a special message on the owner's birthday and is the "only work of art that puts itself to sleep" on a certain time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Interview: BT|url=https://allships.co/article/interview-bt|website=Allships|last=Krugman|first=Dave|date=May 24, 2021|access-date=August 18, 2021}}</ref> In September 2021, BT announced his 14th album ''Metaversal'', which was created and programmed entirely on a blockchain for release on September 29. The album was released publicly on November 19.<ref name="Metaversal1">{{cite web|title=BT Creates The Future With Groundbreaking Blockchain Software Album, 'Metaversal'|url=https://freshmusicfreaks.com/bt-creates-the-future-with-groundbreaking-blockchain-software-album-metaversal/|publisher=Fresh Music Freaks|date=September 27, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Metaversal12">{{cite web|title=Exclusive: BT's New Album 'Metaversal' is a Blockchain-Based Musical Puzzle Containing Unlockable NFTs|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-bts-album-metaversal-blockchain-205536362.html|publisher=Yahoo! Finance|date=September 27, 2021}}</ref>

On June 6, 2023, Transeau released a single, "k-means clustering", and announced his 15th album, ''The Secret Language of Trees'', which was released on July 11 on Monstercat.<ref>{{cite web|title=BT'S 15th Album is Inspired By Machine Learning|url=https://edm.com/music-releases/bt-announces-15th-album-machine-learning-ai|last=Sunkel|first=Cameron|website=Edm.com|date=June 6, 2023 |access-date=June 6, 2023}}</ref>

In March 2025, Transeau and frequent collaborator Christian Burns formed a sub-label for Black Hole Recordings, KSS3TE Recordings.<ref>{{cite web|title=TVLI – KEEP YOU|url=https://thebackstageaccess.com/index.php/2024/03/01/tvli-keep-you/|website=Thebackstageaccess.com|date=March 1, 2024|access-date=March 3, 2024}}</ref>

In March 2025, BT was awarded the Legend of Dance – Level Award from Nexus Radio during an interview with the internet station in Miami.<ref>{{cite web|title=BT Reflects on a Legacy of Innovation, From EDM Milestones to Miami Magic|url=https://nexus.radio/news/bt-reflects-on-a-legacy-of-innovation-from-edm-milestones-to-miami-magic|date=April 24, 2025|access-date=January 30, 2026}}</ref> He also co-hosted the 41st TEC Awards in January 2026.<ref>{{cite web|title=NAMM 2026 honors Smashing Pumpkin's Billy Corgan with TEC Innovation Award|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2026/01/23/namm-2026-honors-smashing-pumpkins-billy-corgan-with-tec-innovation-award/|date=January 23, 2026|access-date=February 10, 2026}}</ref>

==Film, TV and video game scores== BT began scoring films in 1999 with ''Go''. Since then he has scored over a dozen films, including ''The Fast and the Furious'', ''Monster'', ''Gone in 60 Seconds'', ''Lara Croft: Tomb Raider'' and ''Catch and Release''.<ref name="rbuskin"/><ref name="msmall"/><ref name="gboucher"/><ref name="sfortner"/> His soundtrack for ''Stealth'' featured the song "She Can Do That", with lead vocals from David Bowie.<ref name="msmall"/> BT produced the score for the 2001 film ''Zoolander'', but had his name removed from the project. His tracks for the film were finished by composer David Arnold. BT also composed music for the Pixar animated short film ''Partysaurus Rex'', released in 2012 alongside the 3D release of ''Finding Nemo''.<ref name="ggraff"/>

He has scored or had his music licensed to the following video games: ''Die Hard Trilogy 2: Viva Las Vegas'' (2000), ''Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions'' (2002), ''FIFA Football 2002'' (2002), ''Need for Speed: Underground'' (2003), ''Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005'' (2004), ''Burnout Revenge'' (2005), ''Need for Speed: Most Wanted'' (2005), ''EA Sports Active 2'' (2010), ''TopSpin 2K25'' (2024) and ''Mafia: The Old Country'' (2025). He made the official second-long alert tone for the Circa News app.<ref name="tgray"/> In 2013, he scored ''Betrayal'', a 13-episode drama on ABC.

In 2014, BT was selected by Walt Disney Company executives to score the music for the Tomorrowland-themed area at Shanghai Disneyland, which opened in 2016. He spent more than two years on the project, writing more than four hours of music that are played out of more than 200 speakers spread throughout Tomorrowland. BT called the undertaking "one of the most thrilling experiences of my life."<ref name="thr2016"/>

==Software== ===Sonik Architects=== During the production of ''This Binary Universe'', Transeau wanted to program drums in surround sound, and found that software tools to accomplish this weren't readily available. He decided to develop his own, forming his own software company, Sonik Architects, to create a line of sound design tools for the studio and another line of tools and plug-ins designed for live performance. The company's first release was the drum machine surround sound sequencer BreakTweaker, a PC plug-in.<ref name="msmall"/><ref name="progsnd">{{Cite web|url=http://www.progressive-sounds.com/artists/BT/BT-interview-8-2006.asp|title=BT interview 8 2006.as | BT | artists | Progressive-Sounds|website=Progressive-sounds.com|access-date=August 24, 2025}}</ref> In 2009, Sonik Architects released Sonifi, a product for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch that enables musicians to replicate BT's stutter edit effect live.<ref>[http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2009/06/18/bt-sonifi-iphone/ "BT's Sonifi For The iPhone,"] Synthopia, June 18, 2009.</ref><ref name="mmilian">Mark Milian, [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/11/bt-sonifi-iphone-app.html "Sonifi iPhone app lets your fingers remix music,"] ''Los Angeles Times'', November 17, 2009.</ref> BT himself has used it during live shows.<ref name="mmilian"/>

In December 2010, Sonik Architects was acquired by software and music production company iZotope,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.izotope.com/press/12.2.2010_iZotope_Announces_Acquisition_of_Sonik_Architects_and_Partnership_with_BT.html |title=iZotope, Inc – Audio Processing Technology and Plug-Ins for Pro Tools, VST, MAS, Audio Unit, and DirectX |publisher=Izotope.com |access-date=February 20, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224034940/http://izotope.com/press/12.2.2010_iZotope_Announces_Acquisition_of_Sonik_Architects_and_Partnership_with_BT.html |archive-date=February 24, 2013 }}</ref> and at the Winter NAMM Show in January 2011, the Stutter Edit plug-in, based on BT's patented technique of real-time manipulation of digital audio, was released by iZotope and BT.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mixonline.com/namm_2011/izotope_stutter_edit |title=NAMM 2011: iZotope Stutter Edit |publisher=Mixonline.com |date=January 14, 2011 |access-date=February 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916082330/http://mixonline.com/namm_2011/izotope_stutter_edit |archive-date=September 16, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2020, Transeau released an upgraded version of his Stutter Edit plug-in with iZotope, called Stutter Edit 2. This version includes more sound effects, more presets, and new features such as Auto Mode and the Curve editor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.izotope.com/en/products/stutter-edit.html|title=Stutter Edit 2 - From the mind of BT|website=Izotope.com|access-date=August 24, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=iZotope Stutter Edit 2 Redesigned with More Effects, New UI|url=https://www.attackmagazine.com/news/izotope-stutter-edit-2-redesigned-with-more-effects-new-ui/|publisher=Attack Magazine|last=Douglas|first=Adam|date=June 25, 2020|access-date=July 20, 2020}}</ref>

===SoundLabs=== In 2024, Transeau co-founded SoundLabs,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soundlabs.ai/|title=Soundlabs AI: Next-Gen Audio Tools for Music Professionals|website=Soundlabs.ai|access-date=August 24, 2025}}</ref> which allows for music corporations to use their artificial intelligence-assistive tools to create music and vocals for artists while letting artists retain the rights of such generated material. The company has entered an agreement with Universal Music Group to create vocals using SoundLabs' plugin MicDrop.<ref>{{cite web|title=SoundLabs and Universal Music Group Announce Strategic Agreement to Offer Responsibly Trained AI Technology and Vocal Modeling Plug-in Micdrop to UMG Artists|url=https://www.universalmusic.com/soundlabs-and-universal-music-group-announce-strategic-agreement-to-offer-responsibly-trained-ai-technology-and-vocal-modeling-plug-in-micdrop-to-umg-artists/|date=June 18, 2024|access-date=October 26, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The World's Largest Music Company Is Helping Musicians Make Their Own AI Voice Clones|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/umg-startsai-voice-clone-partnership-with-soundlabs-1235041808/|publisher=Rolling Stone|last=Millman|first=Ethan|date=June 18, 2024|access-date=October 26, 2024}}</ref> A Spanish version of country music star Brenda Lee's 1958 song "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" using MicDrop was generated by SoundLabs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Universal Music release AI-powered Spanish version of Brenda Lee's hit song|url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/universal-music-release-ai-powered-spanish-version-brenda-lees-hit-song-2024-10-25/|publisher=Reuters|date=October 25, 2024|access-date=October 26, 2024}}</ref>

===Other software=== Transeau is a user of the digital audio workstation FL Studio and he was included in the Power Users section on Image-Line's site in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vintage.image-line.com/documents/powerusers.php?entry_id=1368409382&title=bt-%28brian-transeau%29 |title= BT (Brian Transeau) |publisher=image-line.com |access-date=September 4, 2013}}</ref> In 2014, BT collaborated with Boulanger Labs in creating the Leap Motion app Muse, a device that allows users to compose their own ambient sounds using gestural control.<ref name="dolbrych"/> He also developed a standalone plugin synthesizer called BT Phobos for the music software company Spitfire Audio, which was released on April 6, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=NAMM 2016: Spitfire Audio Phobos (Video)|url=http://www.soundonsound.com/news?NewsID=19167|date=January 23, 2016|access-date=January 26, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Spitfire + BT Intro Phobos Polyconvolution Synthesizer|url=http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2017/03/31/spitfire-bt-intro-phobos-polyconvolution-synthesizer/|publisher=Synthtopia|date=March 31, 2017|access-date=April 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Spitfire Audio Announce BT Phobos|url=http://www.sonicstate.com/news/2017/03/31/spitfire-announce-bt-phobos/|publisher=Sonicstate|date=March 31, 2017|access-date=April 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=BT PHOBOS – POLYCONVOLUTION SYNTHESIZER|url=https://www.spitfireaudio.com/shop/a-z/bt-phobos/|work=Spitfire}}</ref> BT created presets for the synth plugin Parallels, released by Softube in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Arblaster |first1=Simon |title=Parallels from Softube could well be your dream synth plugin |url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/parallels-from-softube-could-well-be-your-dream-synth-plugin |publisher=Music Radar |date=March 12, 2019}}</ref> He also created analog synth tone patches for the synthesized Omnisphere 2, created by ILIO.<ref>{{cite web|title=BT-Modern Wave — Retro-Modern Analog Synth Tones for Omnisphere 2™|url=https://www.ilio.com/bt-modern-wave|website=ILIO}}</ref>

In 2022, BT released the reverb Tails<ref>{{cite web|title=Unfiltered Audio TAILS: Endless reverbs without disturbing transients|url=https://www.gearnews.com/unfiltered-audio-tails-shimmer-reverb-plugin/|publisher=Gearnews|last=Eilers|first=Lasse|date=March 31, 2022|access-date=May 10, 2022}}</ref> with Unfiltered Audio and the synth plugin Polaris with Spitfire.<ref>{{cite web|title=Spitfire Audio and BT collaborate on Polaris, bringing coveted vintage synth sounds to your DAW|url=https://musictech.com/news/gear/spitfire-audio-bt-polaris-vintage-synth-sound-library/|website=Musictech.com|last=Kraftman|first=Tamzin|date=April 8, 2022|access-date=May 10, 2022}}</ref> In 2024, he released the drum layering plugin Snapback with Cableguys.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cableguys.com/snapback|title=Cableguys | Snapback|website=Cableguys.com|access-date=August 24, 2025}}</ref>

==Personal life== right|thumb|BT in 2009|200px He is an avid scuba diver, and supports the preservation of sharks.<ref>{{cite web|title=BT TEAMS WITH ELECTRIC FAMILY TO SUPPORT THE SHARK TRUST|url=http://www.btmusic.com/2014/02/bt-teams-with-electric-family-to-support-the-shark-trust/|access-date=February 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228052210/http://www.btmusic.com/2014/02/bt-teams-with-electric-family-to-support-the-shark-trust/|archive-date=February 28, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> In February 2014, BT partnered with EDM lifestyle brand Electric Family to produce a collaboration bracelet for which 100% of the proceeds are donated to the Shark Trust.<ref>[http://edm.com/blog/electric-family-bt "Electric Family & BT Team Up to Benefit Shark Trust,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810144302/http://edm.com/blog/electric-family-bt |date=August 10, 2014 }} edm.com, February 2014.</ref> On October 19, 2014, BT was married to Lacy Transeau (née Bean).<ref>{{cite web|title=BT wedding announcement|url=https://twitter.com/BT/status/523220314680213504|website=Twitter.com|access-date=October 20, 2014}}</ref> He has a daughter from a previous relationship.

==Awards and nominations== ===Grammy Awards=== {| class=wikitable |- ! Year ! Nominated work ! Category ! Result |- | 2011 | ''These Hopeful Machines'' | Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album<ref name="btgrammy1"/> | {{nom}} |}

===International Dance Music Awards=== {{Awards table}} |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2012 | "Must Be the Love" | IDMA Award for Best Trance Track<ref>[http://wintermusicconference.com/idmaballot/nominees/ 28th Annual International Dance Music Award Winners] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212081331/http://wintermusicconference.com/idmaballot/nominees/ |date=February 12, 2015 }}, Winter Music Conference. Accessed August 3, 2014.</ref> | {{nom}} |- | rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|2013 | "Skylarking" | IDMA Award for Best Trance Track<ref name="wintermusic29">[http://wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/ 29th Annual International Dance Music Award Winners], ''Wintermusicconference.com'', Accessed August 3, 2014.</ref> | {{nom}} |- | BT | IDMA Award for Best North American DJ<ref name="wintermusic29"/> | {{nom}} |- {{end}}

===Beatport Music Awards=== {{Awards table}} |- | style="text-align:center;"|2014 | ''A Song Across Wires'' | Beatport Award for Album of the Year | {{nom}} |- {{end}}

===''Computer Music'' Awards=== {{Awards table}} |- | rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|2014 | rowspan=2" style="text-align:center;"| BT | ''Computer Music'' magazine Innovative Award | {{Won}} |- | ''Computer Music'' magazine Performance Award | {{Won}} |- {{end}}

===BMI Film & TV Awards=== {| class=wikitable |- ! Year ! Nominated work ! Category ! Result |- | 2002 | ''The Fast and the Furious'' | BMI Film Music Award | {{won}} |}

===Hollywood Music in Media Awards=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Result |- | 2025 | ''Mafia: The Old Country'' | Score - Video Game (Console & PC) | {{nom}} |}

===Level Awards=== {{Awards table}} |- | 2025 | BT | Legend of Dance Award | {{Won}} |- {{end}}

==Discography== {{Main|BT discography}} '''Studio albums''' * ''Ima'' (1995) * ''ESCM'' (1997) * ''Movement in Still Life'' (1999) * ''Emotional Technology'' (2003) * ''This Binary Universe'' (2006) * ''These Hopeful Machines'' (2010) * ''If the Stars Are Eternal So Are You and I'' (2012) * ''Morceau Subrosa'' (2012) * ''A Song Across Wires'' (2013) * ''_'' (2016) * ''Between Here and You'' (2019) * ''Everything You're Searching for Is on the Other Side of Fear'' (2019) * ''The Lost Art of Longing'' (2020)<ref>{{cite web |title=BT - TLAOL |url=https://www.tlaol.com/ |access-date=June 29, 2020}}</ref> * ''Metaversal'' (2021)<ref name="Metaversal1"/><ref name="Metaversal12"/> * ''The Secret Language of Trees'' (2023)

'''With All Hail the Silence''' * ''Daggers'' (2019)

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{Official website|https://btmusic.com/}} * {{IMDb name|0117741|BT}} * {{Discogs artist|2737|BT}} * {{Youtube channel|TheBTchannel}} at YouTube

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