OPEN MIC with Colie Brice

Inspired by the free form FM radio movement of the late 60's, this podcast hosted by AERIA Recording Artist Colie Brice seeks to cover and eclectic range of cultural and human interests by featuring heart felt interviews with real people whether almost famous or not, an eclectic array of live and recorded music, random chaos and whatever the Luna Muse Principle inspires..

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About Colie Brice:

A multi-talented musician and recording artist known for his eclectic and experimental approach to music. He has released over 40 solo albums on his label AERIA Records. Colie Brice has been a prominent figure in the Jersey Shore music scene and later moved to Maine, where he continued to explore his unique sound, blending genres like New Age Blues with ambient soundscapes. His music often serves as a personal chronicle of his life, showcasing his versatility as a multi-instrumentalist.

Colie is also the Director of Studio Operations at Asbury Media an audio mastering studio with Dolby Atmos and Apple Spatial Audio capabilities..  Previously he has worked in music or audio oriented positions at AERIA Records (Fontana Distribution), Classic Records (Acoustic Sounds), Mercer County College, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (Music Direct), and PolyGram (Universal).  He has always been a seriously active working musician who plays many local solo gigs and has been in quite a variety of prominent bands over the years.

Originally a Sayreville based hard rocker from the band Gemini, after experiencing a metaphysical transmutation upon experiencing the Grateful Dead live, Colie set upon pursuing a creative direction he terms the "Luna Muse" principle and started exploring a sub genre of music he termed New Age Blues. To that end, in 1997 Colie's solo debut New Age Blues was accepted in the 40th Annual Grammy Nomination Entry List in several categories including Top Instrumental for "17 G (Tribute to Jerry)" a tribute to the late Jerry Garcia. Since then he has ardently and boldly explored and sculpted his own unique sonic character.  

Colie Brice is a multi-instrumentalist who has been recorded on over 50 albums, some on major labels with big budgets, others recorded DIY style on indie labels. Recording highlights beyond his solo work include three albums with Phantom's Opera which at one time featured Michael Romeo of Symphony X and later Karl Cochran of Ace Frehley and Joe Lynn Turner's band. He was also a featured guitarist on a dark, mystical live improvisational recording for Musso Records with Lunar Ensemble featuring Lunar Richey, Greg D, Dave Dreiwitz of Ween and Sim Cain of the Rollins Band.As a stage musician, Colie has performed at diverse venues ranging from the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, to the Viper Room in Hollywood, California and many points in between. He has shared the bill with an eclectic variety of notable acts such as Dick Dale, Layonne Holmes (Jon Bon Jovi solo band), Juggling Suns, Tony Levin, Handsome Dick Manitoba, Marshall Tucker, Skid Row, Jill Sobule, and Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes among others.

As a media personality Colie Brice has interviewed Ray Charles, Cameron Crowe, Graham Nash, Nancy Wilson and many others.

In 2014 the Abbe Museum in association with the Smithsonian Institute commissioned Colie Brice to produce and compose a sound sculpture to accompany their Circle of the Four Directions Exhibit honoring the culturing traditions of the Wabanaki nation.

As a music industry professional Colie has held positions at PolyGram, Classic Records, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab and Asbury Media. For many years he was on the Preservation and Technology Committee of the National Academy Recording Arts and Sciences.

As a teenager in Sayreville, NJ, Colie Brice was one of the teenagers who helped select the songs included on Bon Jovi's breakthrough album Slippery When Wet. Later as a young man working at PolyGram Records, Colie Brice conducted all the vault research to help compile Bon Jovi's Cross Roads Greatest Hits compilation.

 Colie is also a prolific live musician in downeast Maine where he has played with many local bands at regional music festivals. He was appointed a city official as the music project manager for the city of Eastport, Maine when he founded and produced the Eastport Music Festival among other regional events. In the Summer of 2022 Sea Are Bee returned to Lavallette, NJ after a tumultuous marriage break up which inspired his 40th solo album entitled Luna Muse Vol. XL.

Currenty he is the Director of Studio Operations at ASBURY MEDIA (http://asburymedia.com) and playing tons of gigs up and down the Jersey Shore.