He was also producer, bassist and mixer for Jeff Parker's 2015 record The New Breed[6] and its companion piece, 2020's Suite for Max Brown.

Bryan wrote the string and woodwind arrangements for Nina Nastasia's critically acclaimed album Outlaster (Fat Cat Records, 2010).

Bryan has recorded with Sam Phillips, Norah Jones, Billy Preston, Ann Peebles, Irma Thomas and Mavis Staples.

In 2021 Bryan released A Better Ghost, a collaboration with saxophonist Dustin Laurenzi of Twin Talk and drummer/composer Jeremy Cunningham.

Bryan received a 2017 Grammy as producer of Aimee Mann's Mental Illness, which won Best Folk Record.