Bronze Avery

Gabriel Brown is an American pop singer-songwriter known professionally as Bronze Avery. His debut EP American Dream was released in 2015. Avery released the EP, Split, in 2019.

Bronze Avery
Birth nameGabriel Brown
OriginOrlando, Florida, U.S.
GenresPop
Years active2015–present
Websitebronzeavery.com

Early life

Gabriel Brown[1] was born in Orlando, Florida to a military family. He grew up as a Navy brat and moved to Seattle, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Atlanta before returning to Orlando after his parent's divorce.[2] Avery came out as gay by mistake due to a shared family computer. He was first attracted guy in the first grade. Shows including A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila helped him feel more comfortable while in school.[3]

Career

Avery is a pop singer-songwriter. He released an EP, American Dream (2015) under his birth name Gabriel Brown. He started going by Bronze Avery to disambiguate himself from several others with the same name. In his earlier music, Avery avoided discussing his sexuality, but has now come to embrace LGBT+ themes. The single "Pressure" is the first song released under his name Bronze Avery. In a 2018 interview with Local Wolves, Avery expressed interest in collaborating with singers Raye and Mabel.[4]

The Orlando nightclub shooting influenced him as a queer musician.[5] He regularly patronized the Pulse nightclub but was in Nashville, Tennessee at the time of the shooting.[2] Avery performed at Los Angeles Pride in 2019.[3]

In 2019, Avery released a music video accompanying the single "Want 2." Shawn Binder was the director and Joe DeSantis was the cinematographer.[6] In an interview with Billboard, Avery stated he does not want to be labeled as an rhythm and blues artist.[7] In June 2019, Avery released the single "Spilling Out" with a music video.[8]

Artistry

Avery is a pop musician. His biggest influence is musician Charli XCX.[4] He is inspired by performers including The Pussycat Dolls and Nelly Furtado, Tove Lo, Banks, and Lana Del Rey.[1][9] He was influenced by Gwen Stefani's debut album, Love. Angel. Music. Baby. Early LGBT influences of Avery include George Michael and Simon Curtis.[1]

Personal life

Originally from Orlando, as of 2019, Avery is based in Los Angeles.[6]

Discography

Extended plays
Title Details
American Dream
Split
  • Released: April 4, 2019[5]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Retrospect
  • Released: November 15, 2019[10]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles
List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Blind"[11]
(as Gabriel Brown)		 2015 Non-album singles
"Disguise"[12]
(as Gabriel Brown)
"Colossal"[13]
(as Gabriel Brown)		 2016
"Leave Together"[4] 2017
"Pressure"[4]
"Secrets"[14] 2018
"Never Gonna Give You Up"[15]
"Want 2"[16]
"Anybody Else"[5] 2019 Split
"Spilling Out"[5]
"Never Be You"[17] Non-album single
"Faking"[18] Retrospect
"Messy"[19]
"Boys!"[20] 2020 Non-album singles
"Only You"[21]
"Risky Time"[22]

Remixes
Title Year Other artists
"Sorry Bro (I Love You)"[23] 2020 Dorian Electra

References
  1. Damshenas, Sam (November 7, 2018). "Bronze Avery is the queer pop star giving us "bedroom sheets meets the dance floor"". Gay Times. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  2. "Bronze Avery Talks Clubbing & Going Home Alone in 'Leave Together' Video". Intomore. December 12, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  3. Winkles, Hope (June 20, 2019). "Pride Artist Feature: Bronze Avery". Resurget Magazine. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  4. Kvesic, Natasa (January 23, 2018). "On The Loop: Bronze Avery". Local Wolves. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  5. Damshenas, Sam (June 10, 2019). "Bronze Avery throws a massive gay sleepover in Spilling Out video". Gay Times. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  6. Michael, Michael Love (March 14, 2019). "Bronze Avery Is Not Holding Back". PAPER. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  7. Daw, Stephen (March 19, 2019). "Bronze Avery Talks Being Mislabeled, Overcoming Stereotypes & His New 'Want 2' Video". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  8. Daw, Stephen (June 7, 2019). "Bronze Avery Throws a Big, Gay Sleepover in New 'Spilling Out' Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  9. Baker, Kamrin (September 29, 2015). "Gabriel Brown". Local Wolves. Retrieved July 28, 2019 – via Issuu.
  10. "Retrospect - EP". iTunes. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  11. "Blind - Single". iTunes. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  12. "Disguise - Single". iTunes. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  13. "Colossal - Single". iTunes. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  14. "Secrets - Single". iTunes. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  15. "Never Gonna Give You Up - Single". iTunes. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  16. "Want 2 - Single". iTunes. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  17. "Never Be You - Single". iTunes. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  18. "Faking - Single". iTunes. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  19. Herb, Jesse (August 12, 2020). "TODAY'S SONG: THE NUANCE OF POP & EVOCATION AROUND DRAMA WITH BRONZE AVERY'S "MESSY"". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  20. Randall, Devin (April 29, 2020). "Bronze Avery's New MV Is All About The "Boys"". Instinct Magazine. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  21. Damshenas, Sam (2020). "Bronze Avery's new single Only You is a universal self-love anthem". Gay Times. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  22. "Risky Time - Single". iTunes. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  23. Satellite414 (July 24, 2020). "Dorian Electra re-emerges with "Give Great Thanks"". Press Party. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
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