Bry (singer)
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Brian with his wife Candice on their wedding day in 2014
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Brian O'Reilly 16 February 1989 Dublin, Ireland |
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| Genres | Indie rock |
| Instruments | Guitar, piano |
| Associated acts | Twenty One Pilots |
Brian O'Reilly (born 16 February 1989), known professionally as Bry, is an Irish singer/songwriter and online blogger from Dublin.
Bry's eponymous debut album, Bry, was produced by Greg Wells and released on 11 November 2016. At the time of the album's release, Bry was opening for Twenty One Pilots on the European leg of their Emotional Roadshow World Tour.
Bry originally performed under the name "Bribry". Emboldened by the growth of his YouTube channel, the singer saw the opportunity to take his music out of the online sphere and into the physical world. He operated without a manager, booking agent or record label for four years – he would book a trip overseas, tweet his intention to be in a certain spot in a given city at a set time, and then wait with his guitar to see who might show up. This approach drew 80 people to Central Park in New York and 150 more to Singapore – tangible evidence of a loyal, committed community building. This first-hand market research encouraged the singer to book tours of more conventional venues, and led to sell-out tours of Australia and the UK in 2013/2014.
In late 2014, a word-of-mouth recommendation from a friend led Jonny Quinn, Snow Patrol drummer and founder (alongside band mates Gary Lightbody and Nathan Connolly) of Polar Patrol Publishing, to check out the singer-songwriter’s YouTube channel.
In early 2015, Bry duly joined Belle and Sebastian, Johnny McDaid and more as the newest addition to the Polar Patrol stable, with the 13 Artists agency signing him up for live bookings. In 2015, he toured the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
In November 2015, it was announced on his secondary YouTube channel with his wife Candice that he would be flying to Los Angeles to record his debut studio album with producer Greg Wells, who has produced for the likes of Katy Perry, Twenty One Pilots and Adele. The album, eponymously titled Bry, was released on 11 November 2016.
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