Please join us for this very special house concert in The Tambourine Lounge on Friday December 7th with Brian Vander Ark of The Verve Pipe!
Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at https://holidaymusicmotel.com/calendar-and-tickets or by calling the motel at 920-743-5571
Brian Vander Ark is the lead singer and principal songwriter for multi-platinum selling band, The Verve Pipe. He's written a string of hit singles, including the #1 song "The Freshmen".
In 2009, Brian abandoned his 'angst-ridden' lyrics and penned 10 children's songs for The Verve Pipe's kindie rock CD, A Family Album. The collection garnered rave reviews and headlining spots on the stages of Austin City Limits and Lollapallooza. The follow-up CD, “Are We There Yet?” was released in 2013.
He is also an actor, having appeared in the wildly successful Warner Brother's picture Rock Star (starring Mark Walberg and Jennifer Aniston). Brian also wrote the single for the movie, a ballad called "Colorful", which Mark Walberg personally championed for the project. (Mark lip-synchs to Brian's voice in the movie).
Other acting credits include Dead And Breakfast (starring Jeremy Sisto and Erik Pallidino), House Of The Rising Sun (starring Amy Smart and Dave Batista). His most recent accomplishment is writing,producing and starring in the multiple award winning short, Bullies On Vacation.
On stage, Brian garnered rave reviews as Charley Bowdrey in The Collective Works Of Billy The Kid, at the prestigious La Jolla Playhouse. Under the direction of Des McAnuff (Jersey Boys, Tommy). After seeing Brian’s performance, Pete Townsend of The Who made note of it, commenting to his own crowd that night, “Brian Vander Ark of The Verve Pipe was awesome.” Brian has finished producing two recent rock albums for The Verve Pipe, one called Overboard (2014), and Parachute, (2017). In addition, he has released a solo album with actor/songwriter Jeff Daniels.
Currently, Brian is touring the country with The Verve Pipe, while also speaking at corporate functions across the globe.
For more information, check out: www.brianvanderark.com.