Audiobook Narrator/Actor, Writer of Hard-Rock Musicals, Cat Dad, & Nature Enthusiast in the PNW 🧗🌊 Survivor of a Near-Death Experience (NDE) on the Oregon Beach 🎸🤘Former Professional Rock Musician 🎙📚 Audiobook Narrator of 24+ titles, most recent release: “It Rides A Pale Horse” by Andy Marino, published by Tantor Media 🎙📚 Working with indie authors and publishers like Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, Audible, Deyan Audio, Audioworks/Spotify, Tantor, and ACX. 🎧📚 Currently Reading 📖 “Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment…” by Levine/Heller 📖“Stillness Speaks” by Eckhart Tolle 📖”Silence” by Thich Nhat Hanh 🎙🗣 Host & Creator of the “Narrators’ Workout”, Mondays at 9 AM PT/12 Noon ET on CH in the Audiobooks House! 🎙🧑‍🎓 Narration Coach: Elise Arsenault 🎙🚪 Pro home studio, APA Member 🎙📻 VO artist for brands like HP & Gatorade, regional TV/Radio ads, & indie video games 🎸🎹🎵 Bass, Keys, Orchestration, & Bgvs for I Am Ghost (Epitaph Records) - albums: “Lovers’ Requiem” & “We Are Always Searching” 🎹 Keys on “Buildings Tumble” for MxPx’s Acoustic Album (Rock City Records) 🎸🎟 Played the Vans Warped Tour (2006 & 2007), the Take Action Tour, the Epitaph Records Tour, and the Kerrang Tour; Toured the US/Canada/UK with bands like Escape The Fate, Biffy Clyro, Matchbook Romance, The Classic Crime, Aiden, and many more; ASCAP Member 🎭 Previous theatrical acting credits with Dramatic Adventure Theatre (Tanzania/NYC), Alley Repratory Theatre (Boise, ID), Migration Theory (Boise, ID), and the Idaho Shakespeare Festival (Boise, ID) 👨‍🏫 Served as Artist in Residence & Theatre Instructor for schools and organizations in Idaho, Tanzania, and Belize Actor in Film: 🎥 The Chosen (Season 2), award-winning indie sci-fi and horror shorts, and regional commercials 🎓 Education 🎓 🎭 BA Theatre (acting & dramatic writing) 🎥 BA Communication (media production) 🎤 BA Music (vocal performance) 📖 Minor in Religious Studies 🎭 SITI Company Suzuki/Viewpoints Masterclasses 📞 Reels and Representation at BrianTelestai.com (link in insta bio👇) 🪣💀Bucket List💀🪣 Performed in 47/50 US States Performed on 3/7 Continents My Journey So Far: Portland->Denver->Fullerton->Long Beach->Boise