Bridge The Atlantic

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. - 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 - Send us your music recommendations - we all want new music! More: - View the full show notes at http://bridge-the-atlantic.com/046 - Follow us on Twitter: @Bridge_Atlantic