Brandon Heath
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| Brandon Heath | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7/21, Nashville, TN |
| Genre(s) | CCM |
| Occupation(s) | Contemporary Christian Music Artist (Singer/Songwriter) |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | 2005-present |
| Label(s) | Reunion Records |
| Website | http://brandonheath.net |
Brandon Heath is an American Contemporary Christian Music singer and songwriter.
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[edit] Early years
He was born in Nashville, Tennessee, in the heart of the Contemporary Christian Music scene. Brandon Heath began playing guitar and writing songs at the age of 13. As a teenager, he attended a Young Life camp.
[edit] Singles
He is best known for singing the song "I'm Not Who I Was", which climbed to the #16 position on the September 15 2007 R&R magazine chart[1] after hitting #1 on the Billboard magazine's Hot Christian Songs chart for six weeks starting on July 4 2007. Also, he is single.
[edit] Albums
- Early Stuff, 2003 (Independent)
- Soldier, 2003 (Independent)
- Don't Get Comfortable The EP 2006 (Independent) [2]
- Don't Get Comfortable, September 5 2006 Reunion Records Reviews: Billboard
[edit] Musical career
Don't Get Comfortable is Heath's major label debut, and it is the result of all his years of studying songwriting greats. His song, 'I'm Not Who I Was' is a great example of this young artist's unique and fresh song-writing. Producer Dan Muckala (Backstreet Boys, Nick Lachey, The Afters) has added pop influences to Heath's earthy songwriting. In 2007, he received a nomination for a Dove Award for Worship Song of the Year with his song "Our God Reigns".[3] [4]
Heath has partnered in songwriting with Bebo Norman and Matt Wertz, who was one of his roommates.[4] He has written songs for Norman, Joy Williams and Christopher Williams. He has worked with Sevenglory on their 2007 album.
Brandon attributes much of his success to the direct influence of Rusty Goodsell, Joey Humke, and Matt Long. According to Brandon, "without Rusty Joey and Matt, I'd be picking up horse droppings on Broadway downtown in Nashville. Those guys...seriously, they're everything to me."
[edit] References
- ^ September 15, 2007 chart at the Weekend 22 countdown, Retrieved September 26 2007
- ^ /Jesus Freak Hideout Bio
- ^ "Nominations Announced for 38th GMA Dove Awards" (February 20, 2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
- ^ a b Billboard review for album "Don't Get Comfortable", Retrieved September 26 2007
- Sondova, Amy. ""Brandon Heath: Missional Musician"", Youth Mission Exchange. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
