In 2008, Brandon Van Dalen began a solo career using the pseudonym Strategic. His style is a mixture of pop, rock & punk. Strategic's music and message aims to communicate that we are all here for a purpose. Recordings include full instrumentation while his upbeat live performances utilize live looping (where he recreates the songs using a combination of acoustic guitar, beatbox, piano, and vocals.) Strategic has released 4 independent EP's, the newest being the Worthwhile EP (Aug. 2013) as well as 2 singles, 'Crash & Burn' and "Eye of the Storm" (online only).