Dylan Brady (country singer)

Dylan Brady (born October 29, 1998) is an American country recording artist, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and activist from Sea Cliff, New York.[1]

This article is about the country singer and musician. For the electronic musician and producer of the same name, see Dylan Brady.
Dylan Brady
Background information
Born (1998-10-29) October 29, 1998
OriginSea Cliff, New York
GenresCountry
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, drums
Years active2014–present
LabelsRECORDS LLC/ Columbia Records
Associated acts
Websitedylancbrady.com

Early life

Brady and his twin brother Cody Brady were born on October 29, 1998 to parents John Brady, a musician, and Nancy Brady. He attended North Shore Middle School and High School where he played soccer and hockey.

Brady began playing drums at age six, and soon after began singing. As a young teenager, he played in a duo with his twin, Cody, as The Brady Brothers, citing influences including Bruno Mars and Jason Mraz.[2]

After being diagnosed with Tourette syndrome as a high school freshman, Dylan became a Youth Ambassador for the Tourette Syndrome Association (now called the Tourette Association of America).[3] In that capacity he spoke to school groups to inform children about Tourette syndrome and share a message of acceptance and tolerance. In 2014 he was featured in Disney Channel's "Make Your Mark" series.[1]

Music career

The Brady Brothers played at schools around their region and gained tens of thousands of Twitter followers. They opened for Meghan Trainor at the Paramount in Huntington, New York,[4] and performed at the "Hot New Artist Showcase" at the same theater on November 13, 2014.[5]

On August 16, 2015 Dylan appeared at bassist Doug Wimbish's (of Living Colour) WimBash Festival[6] Of Dylan, Wimbish said, "It was music that calmed him down...got him to something that stabilized his life...Singing helped him to deal with his disability and be able to have something to hold on to."

In 2016 Dylan appeared on the Impact Meet and Greet social media tour and opened for Why Don't We. In the summer of that year, he was invited to be a counselor at the Zac Brown Band's Camp Southern Ground, a camp in Peachtree City, Georgia for children with special needs, and he opened for Zac Brown Band at a benefit concert for the camp.

The same year, he signed an artist development deal with Joe Don Rooney of Rascal Flatts. Together Dylan and Rooney produced Dylan's first single, "Shifting Gears," which was released in August 2018.[7]

Brady moved to Nashville, Tennessee on his own in 2016.[8] For a period he studied songwriting at Belmont University in Nashville.[9] He then left college to pursue music full-time, and released his second single, "Fallin'", in September 2018.

Sensitized by his Tourette syndrome and by having been bullied for being a musician, he continued his activism, visiting schools to present anti-bullying messages.[10]

In early 2019 he was signed by Barry Weiss to Weiss's RECORDS label, a joint venture with Sony Music.[11] His first single on the label, "Over Us," which he co-wrote with Jared Scott and Andy Sheridan, was released May 24, 2019.[12] Rolling Stone named the song one of its "10 Best Country and Americana Songs to Hear Now."[13] A video for the single premiered at Taste of Country on June 20, 2019.[14]

Dylan performed at the CMA Music Festival in June 2019, sharing the stage with Keith Urban, Lil Nas X, Cody Johnson, and Dierks Bentley.[15]

His follow-up single, "I Hate California," co-written with Jared Scott and co-produced with Andy Sheridan and Joe Don Rooney, was released August 2, 2019.[16]

Discography

Release history
Region Date Title Format Label REF
Various August 10, 2018 Shifting Gears Digital Download Independent Release
October 23, 2018 Fallin'
May 24, 2019 Over Us Columbia Records / RECORDS LLC [12]
August 2, 2019 I Hate California [16]
September 26, 2019 Boyfriend

Non-Dylan Brady release credits
Year Album Artist Credit Ref.
2017 Moonlight Grace VanderWaal Ukuele [17]

References
  1. Gleberman, Monica Rose (September 9, 2014). "Children Stand Out on Disney Channel's 'Make Your Mark'". ABC News. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  2. Shirvell, Bridget (June 17, 2014). "Digital Battle of the Bands: The Brady Brothers". Long Island Pulse. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  3. Gleberman, Monica Rose (October 26, 2013). "15-Year-Old Dylan Brady Speaks to Students About Tourette Syndrome". Patch. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  4. "Do This: Long Island Events November 13–19". Long Island Press. November 13, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  5. "The Paramount's Hot New Artist Showcase". Getty Images. November 13, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  6. Hamad, Michael (August 10, 2015). "Hartford Bassist Doug Wimbish Makes Multi-Generational Connections at Beach Fest". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  7. Thompson, Gayle (July 18, 2019). "Dylan Brady's Tourette Syndrome Advocacy Leads to Rascal Flatts' Joe Don Rooney Co-Producing Single 'Over Us'". PopCulture. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  8. Hart, Lisa (June 23, 2019). "DYLAN BRADY DEBUTS VIDEO FOR 'OVER US'". USA Country UK. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  9. Scannell, Sara (March 28, 2017). "Office Concerts: Dylan Brady". Belmont Vision. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  10. Roland, Tom (November 6, 2018). "Country Artists Fight Back Against Rising Tide of Bullies". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  11. Karp, Hannah (April 12, 2019). "Why RECORDS CEO Barry Weiss Is Betting on Country – and Unproven Talent – in His Latest Act". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  12. "DYLAN BRADY DELIVERS ULTIMATE BREAK-UP SONG "OVER US"". Essential Broadcast Media. May 24, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  13. Crawford, Robert (June 21, 2019). "10 Best Country and Americana Songs to Hear Now: Sturgill Simpson, Jesse Dayton". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  14. Despres, Tricia (June 20, 2019). "Dylan Brady's "Over Us" Video Mines His Own Emotions [Exclusive Premiere]". Taste of Country. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  15. Roland, Tom (June 12, 2019). "Country's Big Tent: Lil Nas X, Cody Johnson Exemplify Genre's Identity Struggle". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  16. "Dylan Brady Loses His Girl to West Coast Dreams in 'I Hate California'". Sounds Like Nashville. August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  17. VanderWaal, Grace. Just the Beginning, Target deluxe version liner notes, November 3, 2017
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