It’s great to see an old friend do so well. As a 20 year old college student making tracks on the “classic” version of a 1604 VLZ Pro, contemporary R&B instrumentalist Brian Culbertson found incredible success: he stormed the Adult Contemporary charts with his entirely self-made Long Night Out . 13 years later Brian's popularity merits getting the cover of Music Connection magazine. If you’re looking for career pointers, the cover story “How He Became The Hottest Ticket in Jazz” is loaded with practical tips for making it and staying on top in this hard, hard biz.

According to Keyboard magazine, Brian and his bandmate father are still using Mackie mixers.

To hear the 33-year old’s latest, listen to It’s On Tonight .