Is Brandon ‘Taz’ Niederauer the next guitar sensation?]

It’s entirely possible that there’s something Brandon Niederauer – better known by his stage name, Taz – can’t do, and we’ll let you know when we find it.

He’s been singing and dancing on Broadway since the age of 12. He’s acted in movies (Saturday Night) and TV series (Spike Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It). Just recently, he graduated from Yale University with a degree in economics.

Oh yeah, he also plays guitar like a freakin’ demon. “When I was a kid, somebody said, ‘He plays like the Tasmanian Devil.’ Ever since then, people have called me ‘Taz,’” he says.

Ahead of his upcoming album debut, Taz has released a hook-filled single, Say Something, that seamlessly mixes pop, rock and R&B. “The guitar doesn’t get in the way of my vocal melody,” he says, “but I did try to make it super-catchy.” He plans to drop a few more singles in the coming months, during which time he’ll be touring the U.S. as part of Jon Batiste’s band.

“Now that I’m out of school, I can devote all my time to being a musician,” Taz says. “Which isn’t to say that I regret going to college, because I had the greatest time ever. I had to balance my schedule – when to work, when to have fun. It was a little hard bouncing between classes and playing gigs like Coachella, but it was all part of the journey.”