Autour de ses 15 ans, Philippe découvre "Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young" mais aussi plus particulièrement Neil Young seul au travers de ses premiers albums très originaux tels que "Harvest" et "After the gold rush". C'est le déclic. Sa musique et ses paroles, ses ambiances, les guitares, les voix, une approche de la pop-rock-folk sans artifice et si proche de sa sensibilité, lui donnent l’envie d’aller plus loin dans l'aventure musicale. Tout en composant ses propres chansons, Philippe décide d’étudier la guitare classique au Conservatoire Royal de Musique de Bruxelles.
Après quoi, il entreprend diverses activités musicales classiques, notamment la création du Trio Torres (2 albums-cd) et du festival "Le Kaléidoscope de la guitare", la réalisation de nombreux albums-CD de jeunes artistes ou d’artistes confirmés.
C’est après ses 50 ans qu’il revient à ses "premiers amours" et réalise un projet de concerts acoustiques"Tribute to Neil Young" des années 68 à 78, avec la sortie en 2010 du CD "About Neil…" with Phil-Pat-Jeff. Suivront ensuite trois albums avec ses propres compositions : en 2015, "Madras Lovers" et en 2017, "Somewhere Old Somewhere Young" par Philippe Bruno & Homeland Band, ensuite, en novembre 2019, "A Long Way to Go" - Acoustic Light. Comme une suite logique à l’album précédent, "50 Years Ago" voit le jour fin 2021.
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Around the age of 15, Philippe discovered "Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young" and in particular Neil Young through his original first albums such as "Harvest" and "After the gold rush". A turning point for Philippe... Neil Young's music and lyrics, his unsophisticated approach to pop-rock-folk, with his guitars and vocals, that were so close to his own sensibility, inspired Philippe to go further in the musical adventure. While composing his own songs, Philippe decided to study classical guitar at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Brussels.
He then embarked on a variety of classical music activities, including the creation of the “Trio Torres” (2 CD albums) and the festival "Le Kaléidoscope de la guitare", as well as the production of numerous CD albums for young or experienced artists.
After turning 50, he returned to his “first love” and initiated a project of acoustic concerts entitled “Tribute to Neil Young”, covering the years 68 to 78, with the release in 2010 of the CD “About Neil...” with Phil-Pat-Jeff. This was followed by three albums featuring his own compositions: in 2015, "Madras Lovers" and in 2017, "Somewhere Old Somewhere Young" by Philippe Bruno & Homeland Band, then, in November 2019, "A Long Way to Go" - Acoustic Light. As a logical continuation of his previous album, "50 Years Ago" was released at the end of 2021.