Biography
Brian Roberts is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and Florida Keys performer who has made his living playing music since 1991. Performing more than 350 shows a year, Brian can be found throughout Key West and the Lower Keys at resorts, festivals, private events, and legendary venues including his long-running residency at Sloppy Joe’s Bar. His music blends acoustic-driven rock, Americana, island influences, and storytelling into a style distinctly his own.
Originally from New Jersey, Brian grew up visiting the Florida Keys before eventually making the islands his home. Over more than three decades, he has become a familiar part of the Keys music scene, known for his versatility, humor, professionalism, and connection with audiences from around the world.
A guitarist and bassist, Brian began playing music at age twelve and developed his early musical foundation in jazz, concert, and marching bands, earning the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award while still in high school.
Original music is an important part of Brian’s career. He has written and recorded more than 50 original songs, working at Warmfuzz Recording Studio in Key West, with additional sessions at the Key West Theater.
His new album, Mainland Reject, marks his first full-length collection of original music since 2006 and the beginning of a planned trilogy of albums. Blending rock, Americana, island soul, and singer-songwriter influences, Brian describes the music more simply: “songs with guitar.”
Brian’s music has received radio airplay in the Florida Keys and beyond, while his career has also brought national exposure through the Florida Keys Tourist Development Council’s tourism campaign and WLRN’s Our Cities.
After more than three decades of making music in the Keys, Brian remains focused on the same things that brought him there in the first place: writing honest songs, playing great shows, and connecting with people through music.