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Podcast guestBrandon Eiynck
Bassist in the '90s grunge tribute Seattle Rain and a live sound engineer who has toured with Mint Condition and mixed bands from Ginger Jake to Trampled by Turtles.
Brandon Eiynck plays bass and sings backups in Seattle Rain and works as a live sound engineer around the Twin Cities. Brandon started on guitar around age 10 and played guitar for more than 20 years, but around 2020 an isolated bass track of Stone Temple Pilots' Interstate Love Song made Brandon decide to play bass like a real bass player. Brandon met Seattle Rain's Shad on BandMix and has focused on bass ever since, and is now learning cello too. Brandon's sound career began at the Five Corners Saloon on the West Bank, then Bunkers, O'Gara's and the 400 Bar. Brandon toured with the rock band Ginger Jake, recording and mixing one of its records, then toured with the R&B group Mint Condition. Brandon has also worked with Taproot, New Medicine, Hippo Campus and Trampled by Turtles at Red Rocks, and did one-off shows with Train in Hawaii and Kenny Loggins. Brandon's last original band, Ready-Made Fire, ended in 2010 and is on Spotify.
On the Minnesota Music Note
The Minnesota Music Note - Ep 71 - Brandon on Playing Bass, Touring, and the Changing Music Scene
October 14, 2026
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- Plays bass and sings backups in Seattle Rain, mostly on the Nirvana and Alice in Chains songs.
- Met Shad through the musician-matching site BandMix.
- Took up bass seriously around 2020 after hearing an isolated bass track of Interstate Love Song by Stone Temple Pilots.
- Has owned the same Squier Jazz bass since being a teenager and is now learning cello.
- Started doing sound at the Five Corners Saloon, then Bunkers, O'Gara's and the 400 Bar.
- Toured with Ginger Jake and recorded and mixed one of the band's records.
- Toured with the R&B group Mint Condition.
- Has worked shows for Taproot, New Medicine, Hippo Campus and Trampled by Turtles at Red Rocks.
- Mixed one show for Train in Hawaii and one for Kenny Loggins.
- Played in punk bands at the Fireball Cafe, an all-ages spot near the old State Fair main gate.
- Last original band, Ready-Made Fire, ended in 2010 and is on Spotify.
- Seattle Rain's first Shaw's gig was a Thursday from 7 to 11.
- Thinks bars should start and end shows earlier so crowds stay to the end.
- Recommended guests: a young musician from today's original music scene.
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