Gunson Roses is whatever Brad Gunson wants to do with the guitar, trombone, electronics, the camera, a projector, a computer, his voice, and his friends from telling jokes, to writing songs, to long exploratory improvisation, to rearranging his favorite popular songs, to performing the music of the Super Mario Brothers video games while audience members play the game on stage, to acting, to shooting music videos, to pouring syrup on pancakes. No style restrictions, no audience pandering, no rules about what can and shouldn't be done. Pure fun and indulgence. This is non-commercialism that rarely covers the cost of its own existence, but always inspires and challenges. 

This project has produced several recordings including Gunson Roses (2009), Right Away (2010), Man Vs Band (2012), and Smothered and Covered (2014), Live at Joe Squared (2015), Fast and Loose (2016) and several upcoming albums, videos, and "other". The most recent projects include a short, surrealist, comedic, musical, documentary called "Baltimore By Storm" shot in June of 2016 (currently being edited) and a feature film adaptation of Homer's Odyssey and James Joyce's Ulysses, set in Baltimore (in place of Ithace, Greece) and throughout the United States. 
  • A nod and a wink at the Clifford Still Museum!
    A nod and a wink at the Clifford Still Museum!
  • Like Us On Facebook - Brad Gunson
    Maybe my most accessible, relevant, and abstractly complicated music video made in collaboration with many people including videographer Keston DeCoteau. Download the song: https://bradgunson.bandcamp.com/track/like-us-on-facebook-2 iTunes: Like Us On Facebook - Single by Brad Gunson https://itun.es/us/9X1Uab Like Us On Facebook Brad Gunson - Voice, Guitar, Trombone, Production, Mixing, Direction Keston DeCoteau - Videography, Photography, Editing, Direction Tom Harold - Drums Geoff Rorhbach - Keys Maeve Royce - Bass Ben Frock - Sound Recording Engineer, Trumpet John Baldwin - Mastering Actors: Brad Gunson James Von Lenz Mark Luce Rosalie Hunt Savannah Buskell Zach Serleth Bridget Cimino Special Thanks: Baltimore City Recreation and Parks Rawlings Conservatory Keystone Productions Beltway Motel and Restaurant Publishing BMI Copyright 2016 The first single from Brad Gunson's new album "Fast and Loose" by his band Gunson Roses.
  • Gunson Roses
    Gunson Roses
    A live show at Gallery 788 in Hampden, Baltimore performing as a trio with Maeve Royce and Tom Harold Photo by George Skepton
  • The Battle of the Bands - Brad Gunson
    The first song off of the new album "Fast and Loose" by Brad Gunson, leader of Gunson Roses, about the sacred ritual of battling musical groups and striving for victory. Audio: Written, Produced, Electric Guitar, Vocals, by Brad Gunson Bass - Meave Royce Drums - Tom Harold Acoustic Guitar. Vocals - Matt Hutchison Recorded by Ben Frock at Heartwood Sound Studios Baltimore, MD Mixed at Epic Love Studios by Brad Gunson Baltimore, MD Mastered by John Baldwin Nashville, TN Video shot and edited by Keston De Coteau at Keystone Productions Baltimore, MD
  • Enjoy the Silence
    a shred guitar cover of an electro pop hit by depeche mode from the album smothered and covered Recorded and Produced by Matt Hutchison and Brad Gunson Mixed by Brad Gunson Mastered by John Baldwin, Nashville, TN Photography by Matthew Mahlstedt Video by Daniela Milekovsky and Brad Gunson Matt Hutchison - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals Maeve Royce - Electric Bass Tom Harold - Drums Brad Gunson - Guitar, Vocals
  • Gunson Roses plays the music of Super Mario Brothers 1-3
    Several times, including Artscape 2014, Gunson Roses performed all the music from the first three Nintendo Entertainment System live as audience volunteers played the game on stage. This is a musical documentary including most of the music performed live at various Baltimore venues and some vintage arcade footage scored studio recordings.
  • Kashmir (live Led Zeppelin Cover)
    A month or so after moving to moving to NYC, I scored a gig at a coffee shop downtown and got this instrumental arrangement of one of the more unique Led Zeppelin songs on camera. Rough and Lo-Fi, but fun... Video by Rosalie Gunson Ray Mason - Trombone Aaron Rockers - Trumpet Takehiro Shimizu - Drums
  • Together (from the album Man Vs Band)
    This was the first song recorded for the album Man Vs Band with Tom Harold and Maeve Royce who have become the most regular players since the band came back from NYC. The tune is one of my most sincere as I'm attempting to take what should be a simple folk song, but is presented with a modulation in both meter and key and treated with extra modern rock improvisation. I spent a long time editing the video and discovered an interesting effect of layering with high contrast. Recorded by Christopher Todd Goodin in Ashburn, VA Mixing, Composition, Video - Brad Gunson Mastering - John Baldwin Nashville, TN
  • Family (from the album Man Vs Band)
    This is a comic song about family that was released the day same sex couples could legally marry in the state of Maryland. Musically it was a chance to use a vocoder, which synthesizes the guitar and the human voice for a sort of robot-like sound. Recorded in Greenwich Village, NYC... Rodrigo Recabarren - Drums Evan Crane - Bass Recorded by Crystal Kim Composition, Mixing, Video editing - Brad Gunson Mastered by John Baldwin
  • Gunson Roses at Lost City Diner, Baltimore, MD
    Gunson Roses at Lost City Diner, Baltimore, MD
    a promotional picture of the band from the album Smothered and Covered. We incorporated the photography of Baltimore native Matthew Mahlstedt into the videos of us performing in the recording studio and hanging at the diner. Matt Hutchison - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals Maeve Royce - Electric Bass Tom Harold - Drums Brad Gunson - Guitar, Vocals
  • A nod and a wink at the Clifford Still Museum!
  • Gunson Roses
  • Gunson Roses at Lost City Diner, Baltimore, MD