Bryan Alford Jr. | Owner

Mr. Alford is an entertainer/speaker/ entrepreneur noted for his ability to captivate an audience using his many talents. His performances have been enjoyed in universities, festivals, hotels, hospitals, convention centers and schools. As an entertainer and speaker, Mr. Alford has spoken in combination with his performance at over 1,000 colleges, conferences, hotels, schools and throughout the United States.

Mr. Alford has appeared as a guest on television talk shows and commercials. He has been featured on The Trinity Broadcast Network as a guest soloist with his “Jesus Cans” Also featured in a short film “Is it Jazz Yet?” which was award a Vegas film festival award. He has recorded nationally on the “The Tommies CD” on Tommyboy Label.  He has shared the same stage as Shirley Caesar, and been featured at the Las Vegas, MGM Grand Hotel and Casino with “Sticks of Thunder”.

Mr. Alford was awarded the Kelsey Beshears award for racial equality given by the NAACP and YWCA for his work in his community.  Bryan has spoken for countless schools and education programs. He studied music at Missouri Western State University and is endorsed by Vic Firth Corporation. He has recently recorded a motivational CD series titled How to start from nothing: The User’s Guide to Succes

In 1996 he founded Alford Music & Entertainment of Saint Joseph, Missouri. Mr Alford is an author of several percussion books and has been featured many times in newspapers, CD’s, TV and Film.

In 2008 Mr. Alford received the Kelsey Beshears award given by the NAACP and YWCA.  His latest projects include Motivational Speaking on various topics to diverse audiences and speaking on his personal experiences which he titles “The Rhythm of Life”.

Even with his already demanding schedule Bryan found time to write and produce the already successful "Invisdrum."