Brian Kent | |
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Born | (1969-11-23) November 23, 1969 (age 55) Santa Monica, California |
Occupation(s) | Musician, Singer-songwriter, CEO, Music Producer |
Years active | 2004–present |
Notable work | Breathe Life |
Website | www |
Brian Kent is an American musical artist.
Musical career
From his album Breathe Life, Kent's single “Whatcha Doin’ To Me” entered the Billboard Dance Chart, peaking at #35 in 2009 with nine weeks on the chart. It also reached #1 on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hot 20 Chart. 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. His music video for the single “I'm Not Crazy” was on the Logo TV top ten music video list for fifteen weeks. 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. He is also a nightclub promoter, as former co-owner and managing partner of San Francisco nightclub Beatbox.
Discography
- "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
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 |
References
- "Brian Kent Interview - Hotspots! Magazine". 30 November 2010.
- Inc, Nielsen Business Media (18 April 2009). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
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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. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "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.