The Brilliance

The Brilliance
Origin Austin, Texas
Chicago, Illinois
New York City, New York
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Years active 2010 (2010)–present
Labels independent
Website thebrilliancemusic.com
Members David Gungor
John Arndt

The Brilliance, stylized as the BRILLIANCE, is a band made up of David Gungor and John Arndt. They create spiritual protest music. They are based in New York City.

Background

Gungor and Arndt grew up together in Marshfield Wisconsin. Their music evolved over the years from liturgical art, to peacemaking protest music, to focusing on music that inspires empathy.[1] The band began in 2010 with Gungor in Tulsa, Oklahoma, leading worship services at a church, and Arndt coming from Austin, Texas.[2] The two would move their home bases to New York City for Gungor and Chicago for Arndt.[2] David Gungor is the brother of Michael Gungor.[2]

Music history

The duo started making music in 2010 and released a self-titled album, The Brilliance, on October 19, 2010.[3] They quickly followed it up with Advent, Vol. 1, on November 28, 2011.[4] In 2012, the duo released several albums. They released Lent, on February 29[5] Advent, Vol. 2 on November 12,[6] Cavetime - A Worship Experience, on November 23[7] and a live album titled The Road Recordings, a free download available via Noisetrade.[8] Subsequently, they made two more extended plays. They released Advent B Sides EP on December 2, 2013,[9] and the For Our Children EP, on December 2, 2014.[10]

This all caught the attention of Integrity Music, which released Brother, the duo's first studio album, on February 17, 2015.[11] The album charted on the Billboard Christian Albums chart at number 36.[12] On January 27, 2017, Integrity Music released All is Not Lost, garnering 4/5 stars from Jesus Freak Hideout, which called the album "epic." The album peaked at number 20 on Billboard's Christian Albums chart and number 12 on Billboard's Heatseeker's chart on February 18, 2017. [13]

The songs "God Our Mother" and "A Light" by the Brilliance were also been featured on the "God Our Mother"[14] and "A Light"[15] albums by The Liturgists.

Members

  • David Gungor – vocals, guitar
  • John Arndt – keys, vocals

Discography

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Christian
Brother[11] 36[12]
All is Not Lost
  • Released: January 27, 2017
  • Label: Integrity Music
  • Format: CD, digital download, vinyl
 20[16]

References

  1. ↑ "The Brilliance Releases New Album Brother". www.newreleasetoday.com. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  2. 1 2 3 Hoganson Media Relations (February 15, 2015). "The Brilliance Releases New Album Brother". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  3. ↑ Jesus Freak Hideout. "The Brilliance". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  4. ↑ Jesus Freak Hideout. "Advent, Vol. 1". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  5. ↑ Jesus Freak Hideout. "Lent". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Advent, Vol.2 | Christian Music Archive". christianmusicarchive.com. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  7. ↑ Jesus Freak Hideout. "Cavetime - A Worship Experience". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  8. ↑ THE BRILLIANCE: The Road Recordings, retrieved 2018-09-02
  9. ↑ Jesus Freak Hideout. "Advent B Sides EP". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  10. ↑ Jesus Freak Hideout. "For Our Children EP". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  11. 1 2 Jesus Freak Hideout. "Brother". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  12. 1 2 https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3AThe%20Brilliance&f[1]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=The%20Brilliance
  13. ↑ "Chart Search | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  14. ↑ The Liturgists, God Our Mother, retrieved 2018-09-03
  15. ↑ The Liturgists, A Light, retrieved 2018-09-03
  16. ↑ "Chart Search | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
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