Bruno Major

Bruno Major (born 15 July 1988)[2] is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. His debut album A Song for Every Moon was released in 2017.

Bruno Major
Birth nameBruno Major
Born (1988-07-15) 15 July 1988
Northampton, England
GenresR&B, pop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
InstrumentsGuitar, Piano, Vocals[1]
Years active2014–present
Associated acts
Websitebrunomajor.com

Career

On 21 January 2014, Major released the four-song EP Live on Virgin Records, where he worked with producer Ethan Johns before being released from the label.[3][4] In August 2016, Major announced that he would write, record and release one song every month for a year, which resulted in the 12-song R&B album A Song for Every Moon, released on 3 November 2017.[2][5]

In November 2017, he went on The Trio Tour in six cities in the US and Europe.[4] In 2018, he embarked on a tour across North America, followed by a UK arena tour opening for Sam Smith, a headline tour of Europe and the UK, and a headline tour of the United States.[5][6][7] He appeared on The Late Late Show on 22 February 2018, in his first television performance, performing his song "Easily".[2][5] In June 2018, he performed at his first US festival, Bonnaroo Music Festival.[5] In September and October, he went on an Asia tour for the first time.

On 19 February 2019, Major released a revised version of "Old Fashioned" from his "Live" EP. Following that, he released a string of five more singles over the year, until 20 March 2020, when Major announced his second full length album, To Let A Good Thing Die, to be released on 5 June 2020. The album featured producer Finneas as a co-writer for "The Most Beautiful Thing".

Personal life

Major is originally from Northampton, England.[6] He moved to London in 2011.[1] Originally a jazz musician, he began his career as a session guitarist at age 16, for artists including Lalah Hathaway.[7][8]

He is the older brother of Dominic 'Dot' Major of London Grammar.

Discography

Albums

  • Live (EP, 2014)
  • A Song for Every Moon (2017)
  • To Let a Good Thing Die (2020)

Appears on

Writing, producing

YearArtistAlbumSongCredit
2016 Liv Dawson "Tapestry" Writer, producer
Open Your Eyes "Still" Writer, producer
"Open Your Eyes" Writer
SG Lewis Yours EP "Yours" Writer
"Holding Back" Writer
"Gone" Writer
2017 Jack Vallier Rebekah "Good for You" Writer, producer
"The Boy You Knew" Writer, producer
SG Lewis "Times We Had" Writer
Sarah Close Caught Up "Perfect After All" Writer, producer
XamVolo "Old Soul" Writer, producer
Liv Dawson "Somewhere Good" Writer, producer
Eliza A Real Romantic "Alone & Unafraid" Writer, producer
Tom Chaplin Twelve Tales of Christmas "Say Goodbye" Writer
2018 Aquilo ii "The Road Less Wandered" Writer
SG Lewis Dark EP "Dreaming" Writer
2019 MJ Cole Waking Up EP "Mercy" Writer
"Serotonin" Writer
SG Lewis Dawn EP "Rest" Writer
Tori Kelly Inspired by True Events "Sorry Would Go a Long Way" Writer
"Before the Dawn" Writer
2020 Lianne La Havas Lianne La Havas "Read My Mind" Writer

References

  1. Taylor, Trey (19 March 2018). "BRUNO MAJOR'S MUSIC IS DESIGNED TO MAKE YOU CRY". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  2. Feldberg, Isaac (1 March 2018). "Bruno Major aims for the stars". Boston Globe. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  3. Oswald, Angelica (21 February 2014). "Bruno Major: The next big thing". Cliche Magazine. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  4. "Bruno Major on How He Found Success as an Independent Artist". awal.com. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  5. Machin, Jennifer (20 March 2018). "Meet Bruno Major, British R&B Singer-Songwriter & Sam Smith Tourmate". Billboard. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  6. O'Connor, Roisin (21 March 2018). "Bruno Major shares stunning video for 'Places We Won't Walk' with footage from Jan Van Ijken short film". The Independent. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  7. Wood, James (18 April 2018). "Guitarist Bruno Major Talks Songwriting, Touring with Sam Smith". Guitar World. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  8. "BRUNO MAJOR & THE PERFECT IMPERFECTIONS (INTERVIEW)". Urban Soul. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
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