Brian Transeau (born Brian Wayne Transeau on October 4, 1971, in Rockville, Maryland) is a musician who records under the stage name BT. Classically trained from the age of 13, he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston for one year before dropping out and moving to Los Angeles, California, and then back to Washington, D.C.. Brian Transeau is the father of a young daughter, Kaia. He lives and composes his works in his Los Angeles home/studio