Doctah B Sirius (also known as Courtney Branch) is a multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated record producer, composer, engineer, mixer, audio consultant, studio musician, programmer, educator, and touring percussionist. A founding member of Total Track Entertainment and one of the pioneers of West Coast Rap music, he helped shape the sound of modern R&B and hip-hop while bridging them with world, jazz, and soul traditions.

With more than 45 years as a musician and 30 years in the music industry, Doctah B Sirius is recognized as one of the fathers of West Coast hip-hop production. He studied at the Artist Collective of Hartford, UCLA, the University of Hartford, and the Ward School of Technology, majoring in electronics, music, educational instruction, ethno-musicology, psychological kinesiology, nutrition, and sound engineering.

An innovator in percussion and rhythm, he developed a signature style that merges ancient traditions with modern production. He began teaching African drumming in 1973 as a teenager at the Artist Collective founded by his mentor, the legendary jazz icon Jackie McLean. His expertise led to a four-year tenure at UCLA, where his acclaimed course “The Urban Music Scene” inspired a new generation of music professionals.

After years of chart-topping success as a producer, Doctah B transitioned into label ownership, artist development, and executive roles—but the pressures of the industry and being typecast as “just a hip-hop producer” inspired him to walk away and seek balance. Through facing a life-threatening illness, deep study of herbal medicine, nutrition, and metaphysics, he transformed his life—reemerging as Doctah B Sirius, “The Medicine Man.” His creative renaissance reignited in 2007 when his production work on India Arie’s Testimony: Vol. 1 – Life & Relationship earned a Grammy nomination.

Respected as both an artist and thought leader, Doctah B has been featured in Time Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and other major publications. He has hosted radio shows, written for magazines, and consulted with top audio brands—co-designing the ATC-1 Studio Electronics Synthesizer, serving as a creative consultant for Logic Pro (then owned by Emagic), and endorsing Spectrasonics, Arturia, Toontrack, Rob Papen, Universal Audio, Bauer Percussion, and Line 6.

As a performer, he has shared stages and studios with an extraordinary array of artists including Michael Jackson, India Arie, Herb Alpert, B.B. King, Keb Mo, George Clinton, George Duke, Larry Dunn (Earth Wind & Fire), Roy Ayers, Sheila E, Coke Escovedo, Alice Coltrane, DJ Quik, Grace Jones, and many others. His work also appears on numerous film soundtracks such as Head of State, Zebrahead, Trespass, The Substitute, House Party III, and Above the Rim.

Today, Doctah B Sirius is creating a groundbreaking metaphysical instrumental album that fuses jazz with healing frequencies (432 Hz, 528 Hz, and Binaural beats) to elevate mind, body, and spirit. The project features jazz luminaries such as Roy Ayers, Keb Mo, and the late George Duke and Bernie Worrell of Parliament Funkadelic. He also continues to perform live, including special sets with Keb Mo and at the Annual 4Bidden Knowledge Awards.

A true bridge between the ancient and the future, Doctah B Sirius stands as a living embodiment of music as medicine — a visionary artist whose sound heals, educates, and awakens.