Brian Liesegang (born February 10, 1970) is an American songwriter, producer, composer, guitarist and programmer, and a founding member of the

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Career

After leaving Nine Inch Nails, Liesegang was the producer, guitarist and founding member of the

band

along with

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. Filter was formed in 1993 in Cleveland Ohio. The album '' Short Bus'' was released on April 25, 1995 and it sold over one million copies and features Brian's work with the band. It was recorded "in a small brick house somewhere in Chicago". It is best known for the hit single "

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", reputedly about

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's public suicide; but the duo had hits on many soundtracks, working with

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and

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. They embarked on an exhaustive world tour, as headliners, and opening for the likes of

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, White Zombie and more.... The duo was also nominated for "Best New Band" at the MTV music awards. Brian has been mentioned on each Filter CD released since then in the

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, but he actually left the band during the summer of 1997. He and Richard Patrick have remained friends, and Brian contributed some production work and guitar/keyboard parts to the Filter record, '' The Trouble with Angels'' in 2010 as well as "Fades Like a Photograph" from the movie "2012".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Liesegang, Brian 1970 births Living people 21st-century American guitarists 21st-century American male musicians American rock guitarists American male guitarists Filter (band) members Bolles School alumni University of Chicago alumni