Brian May

Acting · Born 1947-07-19 · Hampton, Middlesex, England, UK

Biography

Brian Harold May (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and astrophysicist. He is the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. He was the co-founder of Queen with lead singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, having previously performed with Taylor in the band Smile, and bass player John Deacon. As a member of Queen, he became regarded as a virtuoso musician and he was identified with a distinctive sound created through his layered guitar work, often using a home-built electric guitar called the Red Special. He has a short cameo in Queen's biographical film Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).

Known for

• Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary (2025)
• Jean-Michel Jarre - Starmus: Bridge from the Future (2024)
• Rory Gallagher: Calling Card (2024)
• Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration (2024)
• Queen: We Are the Champions – The Story of the Greatest Sports Anthem of All Time (2024)
• Adam Lambert: Out, Loud and Proud (2024)
• Brian May: The Badgers, the Farmers and Me (2024)
• The Yardbirds: In Their Own Words (2024)
• Katy Perry: Night of a Lifetime (2024)
• The Rory Gallagher Story (2024)
• 60 Songs: BBC Two at 60 (2024)
• Jean-Michel Jarre - Bridge from the Future (2024)
• Queen Rock Montreal (2024)
• Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari (2023)
• Rock: the origin (2023)
• Freddie Mercury: The Final Act (2022)
• Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life (2022)
• Platinum Party at the Palace (2022)
• Rhapsody Over London (2022)
• ABBA V Queen (2022)
• Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert (2022)
• Queen at the BBC (2021)
• Der Echte Freddie Mercury - Die Münchner Jahre (2021)
• Queen: The Band that Rocked the World (2020)