Mike Wiles of Retro Rock Roundup recently interviewed Brett about his recent EP release “Cityscapes.” They covered topics including Brett's creative process, history writing music for TV and film, as well as gigging in the Chicago area.

To hear the…

Brett Ratner's instrumental rock track “Speedy Delivery” was recently selected for five Spotify playlists, spanning a variety of genres and musical interests.

• Indie Tracks features “cinematic soundtracks.”
• Gaming Jukebox features “…hand picked legendary Rock hits for boosting your gaming.”
• Unheard…

Chicago-based blogger Terry Flamm has been writing about cutting-edge rock music since 2009.

In a recent post, Terry had this to say about Brett's debut EP “Cityscapes”:

“Chicago guitarist-bassist Brett Ratner’s debut EP Cityscapes, which became available on…

Brett's debut instrumental EP "Cityscapes" has been added to rotation at CHIRP Radio 107.1 FM.

To see the current playlist, visit https://chirpradio.org/.../top-50-for-the-week-of-06-17-2024 and scroll down to “this week's adds.”

Brett's single “Caribbean Street Fest” was recently played on Radio Free Charleston's show "The Swing Shift. To broadcast featured a broad range of music from a variety of genres. Visit https://popcultblog.com/new-clownhole-ginger-wixx-and-more-on-rfc-and-a-django-mixtape-on-the-swing-shift to listen in.

Brett, working with his longtime cowriter Derrick Procell cowrote a track called “A Place in the Sun” which is featured in the newly-released independent film “What We Find on the Road.” To learn more visit the film's IMDB page: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23743490/?ref_=tt_mv_close

The Deli Magazine, which highlights emerging artists, recently featured the launch of “Caribbean Street Fest.”

To learn more, visit: https://thedelimag.com/single-premier-brett-ratner-caribbean-street-fest/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3WVOlawX55HNEmrO1NZbpDc7UgrjzAgUcxGfFcy4ng8nGHn4ZFPZQ91Mc_aem_AZL8Z3RtxdzOVyjt9PWZbw1dt8RYQ4eJXtw_8U1AVQdaD-AlJH0uFqfIJQis_ti3w8y5ORB5y1DLbzc8HMUYM7BJ 

On May 16, Chicago's WZRD 88.3 FM featured “Caribbean Street Fest” in its afternoon playlist!

To learn more about this Chicago institution, which just celebrated its 50th anniversary, visit https://www.wzrdchicago.org.

The May 16 playlist was as follows:

So, me and the guitar go back a pretty long time. And while we've had our ups and downs, I've somehow managed to make a full-time or part-time living doing guitar and guitar-adjacent things for more than 30 years. I…