This week we’re joined by LA based singer/songwriter Brandyn Burnette. Brandyn attended
NYU's
Tisch School Of The Arts on full scholarship for musical theatre before being encouraged by his manager to travel the world and pursue his own music career. After meeting with music publishers and writing for other artists, Brandyn was discovered by
Kara Dioguardi, who signed him as an artist, developed him & brought him to LA to record an
album. His work has been nominated for a
Juno Award and tracks he has written for artists have featured in top 40 charts around the world, including a #1 in
Spain. Now focusing on his own material, Brandyn has a new EP due for release later this year and has just released a video for “
I Wanna Be Free.”
Highlights:
-
Marcio shares a tip:
Don’t say you “dropped out of school to pursue music” - you LEFT school to pursue music.
Big difference ;)
- We learn that one of Brandyn’s first passions was acting
- Brandyn tells us about his time at
Warner and shares the reasons he became independent
- We hear about the politics and priorities at major labels - it’s a tough business!
- Brandyn shares his being let go from Warner allowed him to open up and say what he really wants to say with his music
- We talk about the video for “
I Wanna Be (Free)” and how it’s the first big statement Brandyn wanted to make post-Warner.
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People who love independent music know what’s real and what isn’t
- We agree that Brandyn’s girlfriend
Molly needs a production credit on his video (make it happen, B!)
- Brandyn tells us about his plans for his next video, and how it was inspired by a dream
-
Ross shares a story about how the album artwork for
Tyler Hilton’s album “
Indian Summer” was also inspired by a dream
- We hear about a recent writing experience Brandyn had with a couple called
Johnny Swim
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Send us your music recommendations - we all want new music!
Advice:
- Don’t just wait for a record deal - create your own machine and make things happen for yourself
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It’s important to find people to work with that you have a connection with
- Know who you are on social media - don’t just post what you think people want to hear
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Social media is such a prominent thing now - and your brand is very important
- Your fans are the most important people - they’re the ones who buy the music and merch and attend the shows
- When writing for other artists, you have to be invested in what you are writing
- The only way you can give something great and authentic, treat it like it’s for you
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Focus on knowing yourself so you can communicate honestly
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Leave your ego outside!
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Trust your instincts - always
- Your manager should be guiding you, but should also trust your instincts, too - they have to be by your side throughout it all
Recommendations:
- Johnny Swim (
Music)
-
Molly Moore (Music)
-
Banks (Music)
-
Indiana (Music)
-
Broods (Music)
-
Jaymes Young (
Music)
Artist Links:
- Website:
http://brandynburnette.com
- Twitter: @brandynburnette
-
Facebook: /brandynburnette
- Instagram: @brandynburnette
Tags:
American Idol,
Audition,
Interview,
Hollywood,
Singer,
Final, Molly Moore.
- published: 18 Aug 2015
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