Brian Kent is an American musical artist.
Brian Kent | |
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| Born | November 23, 1969 |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Singer-songwriter, CEO, Music Producer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Notable work | Breathe Life |
| Website | www |
Musical career
editFrom his album Breathe Life,[1] Kent's single “Whatcha Doin’ To Me” entered the Billboard Dance Chart,[2] peaking at #35 in 2009 with nine weeks on the chart.[3][4] It also reached #1 on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hot 20 Chart.[5] His next single was “I'll Find A Way”, which was subsequently nominated for the 2010 Out Music Single of The Year and Out Music Producer Of The Year.[6] His music video for the single “I'm Not Crazy” was on the Logo TV top ten music video list for fifteen weeks.[7] Kent was featured on Logo network's reality series, The A-List: New York, where Mike Ruiz shot and filmed his music video for Su-Su-Su-Superstar.[8] He is also a nightclub promoter, as former co-owner and managing partner of San Francisco nightclub Beatbox.[9]
Discography
edit- "Don't Stop Believin'" (2005)
- "I'm Not Crazy" (2005)
- "Breathe Life" (2007)
- "Breathe Life - The Remixes" (2007)
- "Whatcha Doin'To Me" (2009)
- "I'll Find A Way" (2010)
- "Su-Su-Su-Superstar" (2011)
- "With or Without You (Wayne G feat Brian Kent)" (2013)
- "On Every Page" (2014)
- "Just Say Yes (Toy Armada & DJ Grind feat Brian Kent)" (2019)
- "Proud" (2020)
- "Believe It or Not" (2022)
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result | ||
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| Outmusic Awards | |||||
| 2009 | Outstanding Electro/Dance Song | "Breathe Life" | Won | ||
| 2010 | Outstanding Single of the Year | "I'll Find A Way" | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Best Electronic/Dance Song of the Year | "Su-Su-Su-Superstar" | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Best Music Video of the Year | "Su-Su-Su-Superstar" | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Best CD Artwork | "Su-Su-Su-Superstar" | Nominated | ||
| USA Songwriting Competition | |||||
| 2010 | "I'll Find A Way" | Finalist[10] | |||
References
edit- ^ "Brian Kent Interview - Hotspots! Magazine". 30 November 2010.
- ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (18 April 2009). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Brian Kent Whatcha Doin' To Me Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2018-05-24. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
- ^ Administrator. "Brian Kent Comes Out with "Su-Su-Su-Superstar"". www.outwordmagazine.com.
- ^ "Out Recording Artist Brian Kent - QUEER ME UP". 3 October 2011.
- ^ "Review – Brian Kent – I'll Find a Way - Hotspots! Magazine". 26 November 2010.
- ^ "An Interview with Brian Kent - QSaltLake Magazine". 8 September 2008.
- ^ "Brian Kent Comes Out With Centaur". 8 August 2012.
- ^ "Beatbox Turns 5! – Gloss Magazine". www.glossmagazine.net. 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Winners of USA Songwriting Competition – USA Songwriting Competition" (PDF). www.songwriting.net.