Brooks Tipton

James Brooks Tipton (born October 9, 1981) Is a musician who has played in several bands. He toured (and recorded) with Unwed Sailor from 2003-2008. He appeared as keyboardist in the band on their 2009 release Little Wars (recorded at Black Watch Studios in Norman, OK). Brooks joined songwriter Vincent Griffin of Little Rock, AR to form the band Bear Colony in 2006. Bear Colony is a collective of friends/musicians who have recorded two studio albums to date with only one of them that is released ("We Came Here To Die" 2007). Brooks has played piano/keyboards with singer/songwriter Chase Pagan since 2003. Brooks has toured with all three of these artists/bands since 2003. He joined Colour Revolt in early 2010. Other bands/artists that Brooks has played with include American Tourist, (little rock 2001-2003) Sleep Today,(2008) Lucky Father Browne, (briefly in 2002) Aaron Copeland, (live shows in 2004) Brooks also has a solo project called Black Pond that has been in the works for several years. There are videos of demos/stripped down versions of Black Pond.

Brooks is the owner/operator of Electric Ghost Screen Printing LLC. He lives in Little Rock, Arkansas