Brian Wecht

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London-based theoretical physicist who happens to also make up one-half of the musical comedy duo Ninja Sex Party where he is known as Ninja Brian. He and his partner Danny also formed a group called Starbomb.

He is an alumnus of Harvard University and has taught a class and held research positions at the prestigious university. He has also held research positions at the Center for Theoretical Physics at MIT, the Institute for Advanced Study, and the University of Michigan.

He co-founded Story Collider, a weekly podcast demonstrating stories of how science has made a difference. In London, he became a faculty member at Queen Mary, University of London.

He was born in New York City, but moved to London when he was a kid. He has a daughter named Audrey with his wife Rachel.

He and Daniel Avidan perform together in Ninja Sex Party and Starbomb.

Wecht attended Williams College and the University of California, San Diego where he obtained his PhD in particle physics in 2004. Wecht held research positions at Harvard University, the Center for Theoretical Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Institute for Advanced Study, and the University of Michigan, prior to becoming a faculty member at the Queen Mary University of London. While there, Wecht worked on string theory, supersymmetry, and quantum field theory.

Prior to meeting Dan Avidan, Wecht was the musical director of an improv comedy troupe in New York. In 2009, Avidan, who had conceptualized Ninja Sex Party and was in search of a bandmate and/or producer, was introduced to Wecht by Julie Katz, a member of Wecht’s comedy troupe (who would later be featured in Ninja Sex Party’s music video “The Decision”), to whom Avidan had asked if she knew any musicians.

Wecht appeared in an episode of Hot Pepper Game Review episode on September 16, 2013, “reviewing” the video game Dark under his Ninja Brian persona after eating a “very spicy” chili pepper; the episode is a joke, as Ninja Brian simply stares at the camera in silence for the entire episode, not blinking a single time in almost four minutes.

Wecht’s bandmate Dan Avidan had been the co-host of the Let’s Play webseries Game Grumps since 2013. The same year, Wecht, Avidan, and Avidan’s Game Grumps co-host Arin Hanson formed Starbomb. This new comedy band followed the humorous style of Ninja Sex Party, but focused on video game parodies. The project was officially revealed on December 3, 2013. It was quickly followed by a self-titled album on December 17. A second album, Player Select, was released on December 16, 2014.

Wecht is married to Rachel Wecht, born Bitney. The couple has a daughter, Audrey, born in 2014; nicknamed “Ninja Audrey”, she appeared on several special Grumpcade episodes in 2017 with her father to celebrate Father’s Day.

He also appeared in the fourth episode of the second season of Child Genius in 2014, having set questions about string theory for the participants, and reacting to their answers.

Wecht officially joined the Game Grumps team alongside Avidan and Hanson on November 5, 2015, becoming their new social media manager; he had occasionally appeared in their videos, mainly alongside Avidan to promote Ninja Sex Party. The team officially introduced him via a humorous sketch featured at the beginning of their BurgerTime video, “revealing” him to be the secret mastermind behind Game Grumps all along.

Specializing in humorous songs, both on stage or in their music videos, the duo started by appearing on various film festivals. They regularly published original songs on their YouTube channel, which progressively helped them in becoming popular, as well as studio albums on a regular basis. Although he only played keyboards on stage, Wecht performed all instruments on early Ninja Sex Party albums, including piano and drum machines, while Avidan was in charge of all vocals, except for occasional backing or spoken vocals by Wecht. Ultimately, the duo was joined by backing band Tupper Ware Remix Party in 2015, after which Wecht focused solely on keyboards for studio recordings.

Wecht has an extensive record of highly cited contributions. He retired in 2015 to join Game Grumps and dedicate himself to his music career.

In Ninja Sex Party, Wecht plays the character of “Ninja Brian”, an uncommunicative, homicidal masked ninja, in both live shows and music videos. He performed all instruments on early Ninja Sex Party albums, until Tupper Ware Remix Party started acting as their backing band in 2015. Since May 2018, Wecht also portrays Ninja Brian on his own live comedy show titled Ninja Brian’s All-Star Variety Luau Spectacular.

Wecht originally worked as a theoretical physicist, and notably held research positions at Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Institute for Advanced Study, the University of Michigan, and the Queen Mary University of London. Specialized in particle physics, his work included research on string theory, supersymmetry, and quantum field theory. He retired in 2015, choosing to join Game Grumps while focusing on his musical career. He is also the co-creator of The Story Collider, a science-based story telling podcast recorded in front of a live audience.

He voiced the character of Quizzmaster Quinn in the video game Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator, a 2017 visual novel video game made by members of Game Grumps. He also appeared in two episodes of Good Game, a webseries starring Avidan and Hanson.

Starbomb’s third album, The TryForce, was released on April 19, 2019.

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