Brian Kalinec is a native of Beaumont, Texas. He started playing guitar at the age of ten. While in high school, he actively performed with local bands throughout Southeast Texas at clubs, dances, proms, and private parties. In college, Brian performed solo and with friends at various venues in Beaumont, including Christopher's, Steak & Ale, and Carlo's.

During the summers in college, he lived in Houston and appeared at Theodore's, Gallagher's, and Steak and Ale. Brian and friends also performed at the 75th anniversary of Spindletop in January of 1976.

Upon graduation, Brian and his wife Pam moved to Houston, and he worked for a while as a professional musician. Although he later took a daytime job as a geophysicist, he never lost touch with music, occasionally performing at parties and clubs.

During the 1980's & 1990's, songwriting became an increasingly important drive in Brian's musical life. In 1980, Brian performed a song he wrote for his daughter Kerri titled "Challenged Child" at the 1980 National Convention of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and at the Houston School for Deaf Children's Charity Gala, as well as several television appearances. In 1990, he joined the Fort Bend Songwriters Association, and served as its president in 1996 & 1997. He also was associate producer for the "1992 Best of the FBSA" release, a compilation tape of songs of members. He also co-produced the FBSA's "Sonny Throckmorton Songwriter's Festival" for several years. He is still an active member of the organization, now known as the Houston-Fort Bend Songwriters Association. Brian has been invited to perform in local writers-in-the-round at both Anderson Fair and Ovations in Houston.

In 1997, Brian began to perform on a regular basis. He teamed up with Joelle Joyce in a duo known as the "Urban Birds" and they appeared weekly in many clubs around Houston through 1999.

Brian teamed up with Melinda Mones in 2000. Melinda and Brian performed both as a duo and as a band. In 2001, Melinda Mones recorded her debut CD, which contained 3 of Brian's songs, "Good Life", "My Apology", and "Right Here, Right Now". Melinda and Brian were co-executive producers of this project. Melinda and Brian, who still perform together on occasion, have appeared at Blanco’s, the Firehouse, and the Rhythm Room.

In early 2002, Brian teamed up with Jeff Chambers, a Houston singer-songwriter-guitarist. Jeff and Brian trade off songs, original and cover tunes, as well as lead guitar licks. Jeff and Brian have performed at local Houston venues including the Grisby Grill and Ovations, as well as private parties.