Brett McDermid is a professional singer and vocalist residing in Los Angeles. Graduating from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, Brett spent several years touring in the US and internationally, performing with The Concordia Choir, Kentucky Opera, Cornerstone Chorale, the Pallas Ensemble, and the Cardinal Singers. He is also an original member of the male vocal ensemble Chanson, and has recorded four studio albums with them. Since moving to Los Angeles he has sung with the Choir of St. James, The Clarion Singers, LASchola, De Angelis Vocal Ensemble, Horizon Chamber Choir, Pacific Bach Ensemble and the early music ensemble Tesserae Baroque.

In 2015 he joined the Los Angeles Master Chorale and is a member of the international touring company for Lagrime di San Pietro, performing the piece at venues around the world including the Barbican in London, Cité de la Musique in Paris, the Melbourne International Arts Festival, Auckland Arts Festival, and as the opening performance of the 2019 Salzburg Festival. He is also a soloist in the new Peter Sellars touring production of Heinrich Schütz’s Musikalische Exequien, which opened the 2023 Salzburg Festival. Other highlights include working with John Williams on the soundtrack for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and recording The Sacred Veil with Eric Whitacre.

In addition to his work as a chorister and soloist, Brett is a writer, vocal artist and actor for American Greetings e-cards, and other media content. In 2020, Brett and his wife partnered with producer Scott Liggett​ to form Constellation Music Group. They are currently in the process of finishing their first studio recording—In Dreams: Choral Works of Aaron McDermid.