Profile of
Brandon Rogers
Type(s) of Music: Pop, R&B
Full name: Brandon [middle?] Rogers
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California
Year the Act Began: 1993
Musical Influences: Beatles, Donny
Hathaway, Aretha Franklin |
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Biography/History of
Brandon Rogers
I was born in Los Angeles, CA but spend most of my years growing up just
outside of LA in Altadena. I knew that music was in my bones at a very
early age. Anyone who knows me would tell you that I've been singing
since the day I was born. Always singing and if there's a piano around,
I'm playing it. The moment that really got me seriously considering
being a musician for life happened in 1993. I was in school and my choir
was chosen to sing in the Super Bowl Half Time show with Michael
Jackson!! That experience left me desperately wanting for more...more
music, and more performing. After high school, I attended the University
of North Texas where I majored in voice with and secondary in piano.
While at UNT, I continued to hone my skills as a musician while
deepening my love for it.
Then came the boyband, YES, I was in a boyband. Don't laugh, we were
good! We were based out of Dallas and we were called Sons of Harmony
(sounded good at the time). We were put together by Kidd Kraddick from
the KHKS (KISS) FM station there... We opened for a ton of artists,
including Destiny's Child. We broke up in 2001 and I moved back to LA to
continue pursuing my music career.
After a year-long stint at Blockbuster video, I began singing background
for Anastacia. From there I moved on to
Christina Aguilera, who I
toured with for about 2 years. The Grammy's with
Justin Timberlake came
next...then a short tour with Usher, then back to Anastacia. I had had
enough. I needed a break. I realized that I needed some time to
concentrate on myself and my own writing and music. I decided to sit
2006 out and just write and produce a record. That record was my
"baby"... I put my all into it and finally finished it in June '06. I
then went on a month long tour with my best friend Zack Hexum to promote
the album, and really just have some fun! About a week after I finally
got home, my parents talked me into doing something that would forever
change my life....
AMERICAN IDOL!!!! In Aug. 2006, I stood in the longest line that I hope
I'll EVER stand in outside of the Rose Bowl in my hometown of Pasadena,
CA. After going through a process too long to type about, I made it all
the way to 12th place. Sounds bad, but when you think about it, it's
12th place out of like 100,000 PEOPLE!!! (at least that's what I tell
myself when I'm crying myself to sleep.) just kidding! Anywho...now I'm
here just trying to continue doing what I love - what I've devoted my
life to, and more. So, thanks to everyone who voted for me....you've
given me an opportunity to express myself in a way that I never thought
possible. The show has opened so many doors for me and I am eternally
grateful. I promise I'll pay you back! I'll do my best in everything I
do, from music, acting...to...to...TV show hosting. Whatever. LOL
Love you all,
B
ps. I didn't expect this to be so long. Thanks for hanging in there!
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So....as you can see I've finally gotten some music up here. Now if
you've been my friend on here for a while you've probably heard all of
them before. Currently I'm working on some brand new music, and some
remixes to some of the songs on my last album "Automatic". I'll put some
of those songs up as soon as I can.
Biography from his
MySpace.com page
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