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Brian Falduto

@brianfalduto

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“I Could Be Happy” (EP) out 11/13! ✨
🎟️ Release Show (NYC) - 11/21
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Whoops! Got the band back together! 🤠🤘🏻

“You’re Tacky & I Hate You (School of Rock Reunion)” feat. Jack Black arrives tomorrow, 10/2, to all streaming platforms & digital retailers in honor of the film’s 23rd anniversary. ✨

For @kev_beats 🤍 .. Always part of the band.

🎥: Official Music Video out now on YouTube.
🔗: Links in bio!

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Director: @brianfalduto
Producer: @brianfalduto
Director of Photography: @emiliaghamirzai
Editor: @emiliaghamirzai

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Writers: @brianfalduto @brettcastro.wav @jackblack
Producer: @brettcastro.wav
Mixing Engineer: @theotheredboyer
Mastering Engineer: @gabigrella
Vocals: @brianfalduto @jackblack
Featured Vocals: @mayhrenate
Background Vocals: @aleishalanae @caitlinmhale
Gang Vocals: @aleishalanae @caitlinmhale @brianfalduto @brettcastro.wav @ryanamador
Guitar Solo: @joeygaydosjr
Piano: Robert Tsai
Bass: @rivkah.reyes
Drums: @brettcastro.wav @afdeyo
Guitar: @willleet
Pedal Steel Guitar: @steve_hinson
Fiddle: @lilygoddamndesmond

#schoolofrock #youretackyandihateyou #reunion #fancypants #anniversary by @brianfalduto

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9 days ago

We’re so back! 🥳

I’m beyond excited to announce my return to the home of my recent residency to celebrate the release of my EP, I Could Be Happy, just a week after its arrival. ❣️

With the drag chanteuse of NYC joining me as my special guest & my handsome af boyfriend returning to curate the front-of-house vibes, it is sure to be a stacked evening! 🔥

🔗 Tickets now on sale, link in bio.
✨ With special guest Castrata.
🔊 House music by DJ VANIMAL! (Doors & happy hour @ 6p!)
🎟️ Tickets are $5 more at the door — grab them in advance.
💻 Livestream from anywhere (watch anytime within a week).

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Musical direction & keys/guitar: @brettcastro.wav
Lead guitar: @sdbmusic
Rhythm: @delcappa
Bass: @svulpes
Cello: @katiethecellist
Pedal steel guitar: @annietaylorsloan
Vocals: @bronwhittle @k_mart

#epreleaseshow #residency #letsgo taken in The Green Room 42 by @brianfalduto

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19 days ago

Remember 'Fancy Pants' from School of Rock? Well he's all grown up now and making gay country music that's pretty catchy. ⁠
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Brian Falduto's new single 'Free Coffee' is out now and his EP, 'I Could Be Happy,' is soon to follow with a November 13 release date. ⁠
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More on this story at the link in the bio. 🔗 by @brianfalduto

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24 days ago

A moment for Freddy. 🤍

Obviously, there was no reuniting the OG School of Rock band without its OG, badass, “stick-it-to-the-man” drummer.😔 But we did our best to make him proud. This project is & always will be dedicated to him. A portion of the profits from streaming will be donated to @socialworks_chi in his honor, as one more way of keeping him part of it all. Rest in peace, Kev. ❤️

PS: The empty drum kit in the music video was actually not an intentional nod to him, but how appropriate that it ended up being one. We honestly just needed a studio space, lol. But thank you to the many of you who pointed out the pointedness. I think maybe it was meant to be there that way all along. ✨

#schoolofrock #reunion #freddy #kevin #inmemoriam by @brianfalduto

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2 days ago

One great rock (song) can change the world! 👀

It’s been so fun seeing the love & excitement for this. 🥰 “You’re Tacky & I Hate You (School of Rock Reunion)” feat. @jackblack is now available wherever you stream music. Full music video on YouTube. Links in bio. 🤘🏻

#schoolofrock #reunion #youretackyandihateyou #fancypants #jackblack by @brianfalduto

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3 days ago

So how exactly does one get the band back together? 👀

➡️ for a closer look at the #SchoolofRock reunion behind “You’re Tacky & I Hate You” feat. @jackblack — out now & available wherever you stream music. 🤘🏻

#schoolofrock #reunion #youretackyandihateyou #behindthescenes by @brianfalduto

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5 days ago

Started from Horace Green, now we’re here. 🤘🏻

The movie ➡️ the trauma ➡️ the reunion ➡️ the reclamation ➡️ the music ➡️ the studio ➡️ the banger ➡️ the love.. 🥹😮‍💨

Can’t believe it’s been 23 years. Happy Anniversary. You’re all wonderful & I love you. 🫶🏻

“You’re Tacky & I Hate You (School of Rock Reunion)” feat @jackblack now available wherever you stream music. 🔥

#schoolofrock #reunion #23years #anniversary #youretackyandihateyou by @brianfalduto

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7 days ago

This is not a drill! 🚨

🔗 Pre-save link in bio.
✨ Album artwork by @cara.search

#youretackyandihateyou #schoolofrock #reunion #countrymusic #fancypants by @brianfalduto

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12 days ago

I could be happy…

Just thinking about a new batch of my songs becoming all of ours on 11/13. 🥹

📸: @miaisabellaphotography
💁🏼‍♀️💄: @ericalongnyc_hair
#ep #icouldbehappy #comingsoon by @brianfalduto

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23 days ago

“Free Coffee (Live in NY)” is now on YouTube! ❣️

Getting to perform this at the Something Borrowed, Something New residency was so fun.. we may just have to do it again.. sometime.. soon.. 👀

“Free Coffee (feat. Will Leet)” is now available wherever you stream music & is the 2nd single off my forthcoming EP: I Could Be Happy, out 11/13. 🫶🏻 taken in The Green Room 42 by @brianfalduto

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Artist Feature ⭐️ @brianfalduto

Selected as “one of the 20 most influential, outspoken, and optimistic individuals on the planet” by PrideLife Magazine, Brian Falduto came into prominence after playing the role of Billy, nicknamed Fancy Pants by Jack Black in the cult classic film School of Rock. Now as an adult, he’s transformed into a bonafide gay country artist destined for superstardom.

His participation in School of Rock had a major impact on his coming of age, having been so publicly visible as different but yet too young to come to terms with his sexuality. “My story is one of what happens when we try to label something we don’t understand in order to avoid our own discomfort,” says Brian, a now-out-and-proud LGBTQ+ advocate.
Brian at 3:55!

🎯Lipstick Lounge, Nashville TN
🦋AMERICANAFEST week
📆September 17, Doors 11:30am, Music 12-8pm
Design by @reillydownes by @brianfalduto

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We brought the whole damn barn on this one, & then some! 🚜

Seriously tho, so many talented people on one track—more than any past tune of mine. So grateful for all involved! 🥰 “Free Coffee” is now available wherever you stream music. ☕️

Songwriters: me & @willleet
Producer: @brettcastro.wav
Mixing Engineer: @brettcastro.wav
Mastering Engineer: @gabigrella

Vocals: me
Featured Vocals: @willleet
Background Vocals: @bronwhittle @k_mart @brettcastro.wav
Mandolin: @atjeffgreenspan
Upright Bass: @esotericwharton
Banjo: @highatmissphere
Guitar: @willleet
Rhythm: @afdeyo
Pedal Steel Guitar: @steve_hinson
Piano: @jnathanhopkins
Fiddle: @lilygoddamndesmond

Photos: @curtisbrownphotography
Hair & Make-Up: @ericalongnyc_hair
Graphics: @cara.search
Social Media Assistance: @zyrillezunomusic
Publicity: @thekarpelgroup

#barnbasher #freecoffee #thankyou #newmusic #bluegrass by @brianfalduto

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