Anderson Paak

Anderson .Paak
Paak in Rockaway Beach, 2015
Background information
Birth name	Brandon Paak Anderson
Also known as	Breezy Lovejoy
Born	(1986-02-08) February 8, 1986 (age 31) Oxnard, California, US
Genres	Hip hop R&B funk soul
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter rapper record producer drummer
Instruments	Vocals drums percussion keyboards
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Stones Throw Steel Wool OBE ArtClub Empire Aftermath
Associated acts	NxWorries Knxwledge The Game Chance the Rapper ScHoolboy Q KAYTRANADA GoldLink Mac Miller T.I. Dr. Dre Dumbfoundead Wax (rapper) Watsky Blended Babies
Website	www.andersonpaak.com

Brandon Paak Anderson (born February 8, 1986), known professionally as Anderson .Paak, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, drummer, and record producer from Oxnard, California. He released his debut album, O.B.E. Vol. 1 in 2012, under the pseudonym Breezy Lovejoy. He went on to release Venice in 2014, under his current moniker. Paak followed with Malibu, in 2016, which received a nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the Grammy Awards.

Apart from his solo career, Paak is also one-half of NxWorries, alongside record producer Knxwledge.

Paak was born into a Black and Korean family in Oxnard, California in 1986. His mother is half-African American, half South Korean. At the age of seven, Paak witnessed his estranged father attack his mother: "My little sister and I went out front, and my pops was on top of my mom. There was blood in the street. He was arrested, and that was the last time I saw him. I think he did 14 years." He began producing music from his bedroom as a teenager, while attending Foothill Technology High School.

His first experiences performing were as a drummer at his family's church where he met and married his first wife. After a few years, they divorced, and when Paak was teaching at a music school, he met his second wife, a music student from South Korea. In 2011, prior to being a successful working musician, Paak was working at a marijuana farm in Santa Barbara. He was let go without warning, becoming homeless together with his wife and infant son.

In 2011, Paak had started earning acceptance in the Los Angeles music world as he worked on his debut album. Shafiq Husayn of Sa-Ra helped Paak recover financially from losing his job in Santa Barbara by employing him as an assistant, videographer, editor, writer and producer. He completed O.B.E. Vol.1 and released the album in mid-2012. He became the drummer for American Idol contestant Haley Reinhart.