Briar is a freelance composer, producer and vocalist. She completed a Masters in Composition at the New Zealand School of Music in Wellington and her passion is writing music for film, as well as songwriting and producing electronic and contemporary music. Briar has been an active performer, most notably for her vocal performances, although she has a background classical piano from a young age, and later learned guitar, bass, and started exploring other instruments from different cultures. This journey of performance lead her through a vast array of genres, such as Balkan folk and gypsy, Greek rembetiko, Javanese and Balinese gamelan orchestra, rock, flamenco, Latin, jazz, pop, and folk/singer-songwriter. She is an experienced vocal coach and session vocalist, having done numerous vocal recordings for film, television, and other music projects.

To accompany her work, Briar is a visual artist, creating her own illustrations and music videos. Her interest in visual art came from an upbringing with a family of artists, and it still remains a passion. Although she studied music, she is an artist of many paths, that is - music, poetry and lyric writing, video art, and illustration. Navigating through her work, it is evident that these different art forms often cross over into one another.