Our Purpose:
Learn music fundamentals, Play your favorite artists and genres, Create your own compositions.
Specializing in voice, guitar, piano, bass, and drums; we offer all instrument lessons, band coaching, and songwriting workshops. Our purpose is to facilitate a lasting relationship with music and art, while prioritizing music theory and encouraging creativity.
Our Director:
Briana Harley is a singer-songwriter/composer inspired by Rock n Roll and Avant Garde. Dedicated to supporting local music and art scenes, they advocate for the process to learn, play, and create art that challenges artists to be seen for who they are. Briana Harley composed a wide range of contrasting pieces earning their Masters of Music in composition from Bob Cole Conservatory at CSULB, they are an alumnus of Young Artist Project with Phantom Projects, and formerly a teaching artist for Pacific Chorale Academy.
Briana is the creator of The Open Stage in Downtown Santa Ana, and founder of B&B Music Studio. They perform solo and with a band throughout Southern California, original music and popular songs from the 50s to Now. You can find their albums "Better Late Than Never" and "Give Me an A" streaming everywhere.
Our Team
“While working to build a studio, I was lucky to find a like-minded purpose driven team;
without them we would not be here!” - Briana Harley, Founder
President
When they are not leading the B&B community, you can find them near a tree, at the beach, on a hike, swimming, roller skating, practicing archery and yoga, or singing and playing music for fun!
Secretary
Marissa Frausto is an award-winning hospice patient care secretary and live performer who is passionate about the healing properties of music. She has been contracted by Segerstrom Center of the Arts as a live performer, Downtown Inc. as a hostess and artist, Santa Ana Business Council as a workshop facilitator, and SOKA University as an art activist. Frosty’s community planning experience will help organize documentation of all meetings, functions, and plans for B&B Music Studio.
Treasurer
Devon Ingram is a lover of music and art, and supporter of small businesses. As an optician she is passionate about helping patients, as a community member she is passionate about helping creatives. Devon runs a coffee blog and a photography interview blog about updates on the local music scene.
