Brett Minkin is Paradise Theatre's master keyboardist.

Brett was raised in Palo Alto, CA. He was playing keyboard by ear before the age of 5. He began playing in bands at the age of 12.

Brett became a hard-core Styx fan at 13, and has been one ever since. He's played in a number of different bands over the years of lots of styles...rock, blues, funk, and even country-rock.

For the last four and half years, Brett has been performing with "Briefcase Full of Blues"- A Salute to the Blues Brothers, which has been touring all over the Western U.S. With that show, Brett has opened for groups such as Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Elvin Bishop, Dave Mason, Marshall Tucker Band, The Coasters, The Busboys, Starship,  Canned Heat and others.

Brett has also done some film scoring for a couple of small independent films.

Brett's major Influences are Dennis DeYoung, Jon Lord (Deep Purple), Tom Scholz (Boston), Rick Wright (Pink Floyd), Elton John, and Kevin Moore (Dream Theater).

Brett's Equipment list for the technically curious:

Keyboards:
- Roland JD800 Synth
- Korg CX-3 Organ (through a Speakeasy "Howler" vintage tube preamp and a MotionSound Pro-3T/LowPro leslie)
- Roland A37 MIDI controller
- Kurzweil SP88 digital piano
- Roland AX-7 remote keyboard with  MIDIJet Pro wireless MIDI interface.