Brendon Small (born February 15, 1975) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, writer, director, producer, and musician who is known for co-creating the

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'' (1999–2004, with Loren Bouchard) and ''

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'' (2006–2013, with Tommy Blacha). He also writes the music, and is the main performer for the fictional

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band Dethklok, which began as the subject of ''Metalocalypse'' but has taken on a life of its own, with four albums and an occasional live touring band, headed by Small. Small has also released two albums under his own name, in a similar musical style to Dethklok.

Early life and education

Small was born in

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in 1975. He moved to

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as a child. Small started learning guitar at the age of 14 after a kid in his neighborhood began teaching him about guitar and music. At his first public performance, his hands shook so wildly that he had trouble controlling the guitar. It would be another ten years before he was comfortable performing in public. He graduated from Palma High School in

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. He graduated from

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in 1997. During his music studies, he took several writing and comedy classes at

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. After graduating, he felt that the

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genre was fading in popularity, so decided to try his hand at stand-up comedy.

Career

Media

Small was performing stand up at The Comedy Studio in

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when he was spotted by Loren Bouchard, who at the time was casting for the central character for a UPN pilot produced by

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, which eventually evolved into ''

''. Small and Bouchard co-created ''Home Movies'', an animated series that initially aired on the UPN television network which moved to

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block. The series ran for four seasons from 1999 to 2004. Small was one of the show's writers, while Bouchard served as the director. In the series, he voiced the show's protagonist, eight-year-old aspiring filmmaker Brendon Small, as well as a number of other characters. Small composed the show's theme music, as well as writing and performing numerous other songs for the show's soundtrack. Small lent his voice to a number of other animated shows. He co-starred as Chad in the BET animated sitcom, '' Hey Monie!'', and has voiced many supporting characters in '' The Venture Bros.'', including that show's

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ed and drug-addicted version of Jonny Quest. Small has had cameo roles in ''

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'', '' Squidbillies'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Small, along with

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, appeared as lead characters of the Adult Swim pilot ''Let's Fish''; the show's pilot premiered on May 13, 2007, but the series was not picked up. In April 2005, the Sci Fi Channel announced an upcoming debut of a half-hour animated ensemble comedy show created by Small titled ''Barbarian Chronicles''. The show, which has not aired, was said to be produced by Small and Worldwide Pants Incorporated. Small has said that there are no plans to air the show but that anything can happen in the future. Small posed for a pictorial that appeared in the April 2006 issue of ''

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'' magazine, as part of a humor-themed issue. Small posed naked holding a medieval flail and a strategically placed metal shield that hid his genitals. Small served as co-producer, co-writer and composer for the Adult Swim animated series ''

'', which ran for four seasons from 2006 to 2012, along with a 2013 special, '' Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem''. The series focused on a fictional

band named Dethklok, and each episode features a song performed by the band. In addition to writing, directing and executive producing the series, he also provided voice talent for the characters Skwisgaar Skwigelf,

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, and Nathan Explosion, three of the five members of Dethklok. Small has stated that while animation is his dream job, he does not really like watching animation that much. In 2007 and 2009, Small hosted the annual

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competition; in 2008, he was one of the judges. In 2010, Small directed

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's music video for " Black Rain", and The Damned Things' music video for "We've Got a Situation Here". Small's virtual band Dethklok appeared, via video, at the 2009 Golden Gods Awards. The band received the award for Best International Band. At the 2010 Golden Gods Awards, Small attended and performed with Brian Posehn's band and introduced

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's set. At the 2011 Golden Gods Awards, Small attended and introduced

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's set. Small attended the 2012 Golden Gods Awards and introduced

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's set. He was nominated for best guitarist at the 2013 Golden Gods Awards but did not win. In May 2014, Small wrote a column for ''

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'' regarding his guitar techniques. Small appeared on Ken Reid's ''TV Guidance Counselor Podcast'' on May 15, 2015, as part of the Bridgetown Comedy Festival in

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Comedy

Small has frequently performed stand-up comedy, first in

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, before moving to the

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area, where he performs now. Small was one of the hosts (along with Ron Lynch and

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) of ''The Tomorrow Show'', a live weekly musical and comedic variety show; in his off-time, Small still occasionally appears as a guest. One of his prominent forms of stand-up is character comedy, where he acts out a character he created. Some of the characters he has played are Captain Moustache, Victor Diamond, Tiny and Bernie Fretts, all of which he has performed as in the comedy podcast '' Comedy Bang! Bang!''. In recent years, Small's time has become booked from his music and television career, but he still occasionally performs stand-up at venues such as

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, The Ice House and The Baked Potato. Small credits

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and the

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as his biggest comedy influences.

Music career

Small wrote all the music for the show ''Home Movies'', and released all the songs he had written for the show on the ''Home Movies'': Bonus CD. The CD was included with purchase of the Season 4 DVD box set. He wrote all the music for ''

''. In September 2007, he completed work on the first Dethklok album, '' The Dethalbum'', on which he collaborated with

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to deliver an authentic

sound while simultaneously retaining the light-hearted nature with which Small portrays the heavy metal genre. The album debuted at No. 21 on the ''Billboard'' 200, making it the highest-ranked

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album on the Billboard at the time. In November 2007, Small, Hoglan, Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller performed live as Dethklok at twelve US college campuses in support of ''The Dethalbum''. The

-sponsored "Dethtour" featured Dethklok supporting

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band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead. The quartet reunited in 2008 to headline a longer "Dethtour", where they toured the US in June and early July with fellow metal bands

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and

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. During the tour they released the ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead/Dethklok split EP for free at the concerts. The second Dethklok album, '' Dethalbum II'', was released on September 29, 2009. ''Dethalbum II'' reached No. 15 on the ''Billboard'' 200, making it the highest charting

album in history, beating the first ''Dethalbum''. A tour in support of the new album began in late 2009, where Dethklok co-headlined with the band

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. Small performed guest vocals as Nathan Explosion on the Zimmers Hole song "The Vowel Song". Small contributed guitar work to the songs "Devils Teeth" from Exodus's album '' Exhibit B: The Human Condition'', as well as "More Metal Than You" from comedian Brian Posehn's album '' Fart and Wiener Jokes''. Small created the "Murder Mix" of the song "Liar" by Emilie Autumn from the '' Liar/Dead Is the New Alive'' EP. Small performed the solo for the song "Get It Up" (

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cover) on Sylencers' debut album '' A Lethal Dose of Truth''. Small performs a guitar solo on the song "Let's Make Out" on the Sex Slaves album ''Call of the Wild''. In early 2011, Small introduced the Dethklok "Thunderhorse" Explorer from Gibson, a guitar made to his own specifications, and modeled after Skwisgaar's Gibson Explorer. A limited edition

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"Thunderhorse" Explorer, based on the Gibson "Thunderhorse" Explorer, was introduced in early 2013. In May 2012, Small introduced the prototype for the Gibson Flying V "Snow Falcon", built to his own specifications, and modeled after Toki Wartooth's Gibson Flying V. The final version of the guitar was released on December 13, 2013. In April 2012, Small released his debut solo album, '' Brendon Small's Galaktikon''. The album featured Dethklok members Beller on bass and Hoglan on drums. Small described the album as a "high-stakes, intergalactic, extreme rock album" and described it as being similar to Dethklok but with more melodic vocals and rock elements. Small performed songs from ''Brendon Small's Galaktikon'' for the first time at "WesFest 8" on March 3, 2013, in

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, California. On April 29, 2012, Small started a weekly guitar lesson video series on the Adult Swim YouTube channel, entitled "Shreducation", which consisted of 12 installments. Small, Beller and Hoglan got together to work on the third Dethklok album, '' Dethalbum III'', which was released on October 16, 2012. Small released a fourth Dethklok album, entitled '' The Doomstar Requiem'', on October 29, 2013, which is a soundtrack album to the ''Metalocalypse'' special of the same name. The album featured Hoglan on drums, Beller performing guest bass on a track, and Mike Keneally performing guest vocals. Small released his second album, '' Brendon Small's Galaktikon II'', in 2017. In 2021, Small released a new instrumental song, "Ghosthorse," to promote his new

signature model guitar, the GhostHorse Explorer.

BS Records

In 2012, Small self-released his solo album, ''Brendon Small's Galaktikon'', independently on his personal record label BS Records. He funded the album himself, and used all of the profits he received from the album to fund future projects. In 2013, as there was no demand from Cartoon Network's Williams Street Records for another Dethklok album, Small released the fourth Dethklok album, '' The Doomstar Requiem'' (the soundtrack to the TV special of the same name), on BS Records instead. He stated at the time that he wanted to keep Dethklok's music going regardless of whether it would be financially beneficial to him.

Personal life

Small currently resides in Los Angeles. He had a dog named Ernie (a

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) that died in January 2014. He has since gotten a new dog named Gilda, also a Weimaraner. Small is of Lithuanian descent. Small married interior designer Courtney Bates in 2014.

Filmography

Film and television

Music videos

Pinball machines

Podcasts

Discography

Solo

*2012: '' Brendon Small's Galaktikon'' *2017: '' Brendon Small's Galaktikon II: Become the Storm'' *2021: "Ghosthorse" (Single)

Dethklok

*2007: '' The Dethalbum'' *2007: '' Adult Swim Presents: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead on Tour with Dethklok'' (

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with ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead) *2009: '' Dethalbum II'' *2012: '' Dethalbum III'' *2013: '' The Doomstar Requiem'' *2023: '' Dethalbum IV''

Soundtrack

*2004: Songs Brendon's Not Allowed to Name (also known as "web") – Free online download previously available on Small's website, comprising 15 songs from ''

'' and an early version of the ''Metalocalypse'' theme song *2006: '' Home Movies: Bonus CD'' (released with the ''Home Movies'' Season 4 Boxset) *2006: ''Saw III'' soundtrack (European version) (featured Dethklok song "Hatredcopter"; credited as Brendon Small) *2014:

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– '' Knights of Badassdom – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (guitar work on "Your Heart Sucks My Soul")

Video games

*2006: ''

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'' (Dethklok – "Thunderhorse") *2009: '' Brütal Legend'' (Dethklok – "Murmaider") *2010: ''

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'' " Metal Track Pack" DLC (Dethklok – "Laser Cannon Deth Sentence") *2010: '' Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock'' (Dethklok – "Bloodlines") *2011: '' Saints Row: The Third'' ("Adult Swim" radio station; Dethklok – "The Cyborg Slayers") *2015: ''

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'' " Dethklok 3-Song Pack" DLC (Dethklok – "Thunderhorse", "Awaken", "Go Into the Water")

Guest work

*2007: Emilie Autumn – '' Liar/Dead Is the New Alive'' ("Murder Mix" of the song "Liar") *2008: Zimmers Hole – '' When You Were Shouting at the Devil... We Were in League with Satan'' (guest vocals on "The Vowel Song" as Nathan Explosion) ( Dethklok) *2010: Brian Posehn – '' Fart and Wiener Jokes'' (guitar work on "More Metal Than You") *2010: Exodus – '' Exhibit B: The Human Condition'' (guitar solo on "Devils Teeth") *2012: Sex Slaves – ''Call of the Wild'' (guitar solo on "Let's Make Out") *2012: Sylencer – '' A Lethal Dose of Truth'' (guitar solo on "Get It Up") (

cover) *2014:

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– ''

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'' (guitar work on "Turkey Dog Coma" and "Siren Song") *2014: Romantic Rebel – ''Romantic Rebel'' (guitar work on "Lie") *2014: The Levinson Bros & Rob Kutner – "The Season of ForGiftNess" (guest vocals and guitar solo) *2015: The Aristocrats – '' Tres Caballeros'' (guest vocals on "Smuggler's Corridor") *2020: Posehn – ''Grandpa Metal'' (guitar solo on "Goblin Love")

Collaborations and other appearances

*2005:

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– '' Venue Songs DVD/CD'' (co-writer of "Taste the Fame") *2014:

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– ''Up The Dosage'' (writer of "Takin' it Easy")

References

External links

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Brendon Small's Berklee Alumni profileInterview with Brendon Small at Lambgoat.comInterview with Brendon Small at Metalunderground.com
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