Biography
Emmy Award winner Stan Bush is best known for his songs “The Touch” and “Dare,” both made famous by Transformers: The Movie (1986). In 2009, “The Touch” was featured in Guitar Hero and even remixed in 2013 by High Moon Studios for the hit video game Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. It has also been featured in motion pictures like Bumblebee and Boogie Nights, on network television programs like The Goldbergs, Chuck, and American Dad, just to name a few.
Born For Battle (2025) is Stan’s 15th studio album. With a voice as powerful as ever, and world-class production, the relentless optimism of Stan Bush shines through every new song on this inspirational record. The impassioned lead single “Invincible” showcases uplifting lyrics about self-confidence embedded in a soaring soundscape that exemplifies why Stan Bush has earned the title of “master of motivational rock.”
Stan’s 2020 album Dare To Dream features the hit single “The 80’s,” bolstered by a popular music video. The album’s anthemic “Heat of Attack” became a signature tune for the Netflix series Transformers: War for Cybertron. In 2014, to celebrate his long-standing partnership with the franchise, Stan was inducted into the Transformers Hall of Fame.
In 2010, Stan Bush issued the audio gem Dream The Dream, and one of the music videos the album spawned, “Your Time,” became a viral hit on YouTube. Stan’s critically-acclaimed 2007 release In This Life was named “Album of the Year” by RockUnited.com! It features “Til All Are One,” the official theme of the global gathering of Transformers fans, BotCon.
In 1997, Stan won an Emmy Award for Best Original Song for his track “Til I Was Loved By You.” Another Bush original, “Capture the Dream,” was featured at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. His songs are heard in two iconic Jean-Claude Van Damme films: Kickboxer (1989) and Bloodsport (1988). Stan has co-written with top songwriters Jonathan Cain (Journey,) Jim Vallance (Bryan Adams, Aerosmith,) and Paul Stanley of KISS. Throughout his storied career, Stan has toured extensively throughout the United States as well as across Europe.
As a vocalist with a career that spans decades, Stan has sung on albums by renowned artists such as Alice Cooper and Jefferson Starship, and has worked with many top producers (Georgio Moroder, Mick Jones, Peter Frampton, Paul Stanley, Richie Zito,) in addition to lending his voice to national and international advertising campaigns for Toyota, Coors, Mazda, Budweiser, Hertz and more. While his electrifying anthems like “Streets of Siam” and “Never Surrender” showcase the cinematic scope of his music, Bush’s work lends itself just as well to unique tracks like “That’s What Tiggers Do Best” (for a collection of songs about Winnie the Pooh) and “She’s Got the Power” (for the anime Sailor Moon.) Some of his other best-loved hits include “Love Don’t Lie,” “Heat of the Battle,” “Southern Rain” and “On My Own – Alone.”