Brayton Bowman
| Brayton Bowman | |
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| Genres | |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Associated acts | |
| Website |
www |
Brayton Bowman is an American singer-songwriter. Born in Philadelphia, he attended the Philadelphia High School for Creative & Performing Arts where he studied classical and choral music and dabbled in musical theatre. After high school he studied jazz at Berklee College of Music, then moved to New York City in February 2015, where he released the four-track EP HERE/NOW, leading to Spin Magazine naming him one of 5 Artists To Watch in May.[1]
He is perhaps best known for his noirish cover of Britney Spears' "...Baby One More Time" in April 2015, which was remixed by DJ Wizza & OVSN, and a mashup of Justin Bieber’s “What Do You Mean?” and Drake’s “Hotline Bling” in October of that year. Now based in Los Angeles, he released a second EP, The Update, in August 2015.
Inspired by classic artists like Stevie Wonder and Amy Winehouse, Bowman describes his sound as "somewhere in between soul-pop and future-funk." [2]
The popular June 2016 video "Shy," by The Magician featuring Brayton Bowman, gained notoriety in part because of its bisexual imagery. Bowman's September 2016 single "What's Really Good" was produced by MNEK.[3] He co-wrote MNEK's single “At Night I Think About You,” released on Capitol Records UK in May 2016.
Discography
Mixtapes
| 22 Minutes Later (2017) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Worry Too Much (Intro)" |
| MNEK | 2:09 |
| 2. | "Puff Puff Pass" |
|
| 3:46 |
| 3. | "WTF (Interlude)" |
| Brayton Bowman | 0:23 |
| 4. | "The Second I'm Rich" |
|
| 3:31 |
| 5. | "What's Really Good?" |
| MNEK | 4:04 |
| 6. | "Kustom Made" |
| MNEK | 3:44 |
| 7. | "Broke n' Down (Interlude)" |
| Bowman | 0:13 |
| 8. | "Feel You" |
| MNEK | 4:07 |
| Total length: | TBA | |||
Extended Plays
| Here / Now (2015) | ||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Jaywalk" |
| Moore | 3:27 |
| 2. | "Runaway" | 3:20 | ||
| 3. | "Stephen" | 3:40 | ||
| 4. | "Ride or Die" | 3:25 | ||
| Total length: | TBA | |||
| The Update (2015) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Skin Deep" |
|
| 4:08 |
| 2. | "Real" |
|
| 3:31 |
| 3. | "Play Me" |
| MNEK | 3:24 |
| 4. | "Side" (featuring Donna Simmal) |
| MNEK | 3:32 |
| Total length: | TBA | |||
Singles
as lead artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Runaway" | 2015 | Here / Now EP |
| "Skin Deep" | The Update EP | |
| "What's Really Good?" | 2016 | 22 Minutes Later |
| "Puff Puff Pass" | ||
as featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Shy" (The Magician featuring Brayton Bowman) |
2016 | Non-album single |
Songwriting Credits
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Credits | Written with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "At Night (I Think About You)" | 2016 | MNEK | Non-album single | Co-writer | Uzoechi Emenike, Ryan Campbell |
| "World to Me" (featuring MNEK or Luke James) |
2017 | Tchami | Revelations EP | Martin Besso, Uzoechi Emenike, Daniel Fite | |
References
- ↑ "Five Artists to Watch in May 2015," Spin Magazine, May 11, 2015
- ↑ Bianca Gracie, "Brayton Bowman Brings The Funk With New Single “Runaway”: Idolator Premiere," Idolator, October 7, 2014
- ↑ "BRAYTON BOWMAN – Ask Folks *What’s Really Good?* (Music)," The LGBT Update, August 21, 2016