He is known to wider audiences for his participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, representing Austria in 1980 as a member of the band Blue Danube and as a soloist in 1981, singing "Wenn du da bist" amidst somewhat unusual choreography performed by female dancers in an equally unusual selection of costumes.
In 1995 Brem became Vice President International Marketing for Sony Music Entertainment Europe in London, and in 1997 he took helm at Columbia Records in Berlin.
Since 2012, Brem has been Head of Audio Portfolio for Red Bull Media House in Salzburg.
[1] Brem's wife Ursula died in 2001, leaving him with two sons, at that time 9 and 11 years old.
Inspired by his wife's hobby of collecting kimonos and a massive collection thereof, he started Sai So, a fashion boutique offering various parts of apparel, as well as other items, made of vintage kimono fabric.