Dave Brainard
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | David Gregory Brainard |
| Born | February 9, 1975 |
| Origin | Omaha, Nebraska, United States |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, guitarist |
| Instruments | Acoustic guitar, electric guitar |
| Years active | 1995-present |
| Associated acts | Jerrod Niemann, Ray Scott, Brandy Clark, Hunter Hayes, Jamey Johnson |
David Gregory "Dave" Brainard (born February 9, 1975) is a Grammy nominated American music executive best known for his work in country music in the entertainment industry.
Dave Brainard was born in Seoul Korea and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, the second of four children born to South Korean So Un Jo, and Greg Brainard, a retired Air Force Master Sergeant. He graduated from Papillion-La Vista High School in 1993 and went on to attend University of Nebraska Omaha for 1 year. Afterwards Brainard served 5 years in the United States Air Force Band stationed in Omaha, before moving to Nashville, Tennessee in 1999.
In 2001 Dave Brainard began his publishing career writing songs for Balmur Corus Music. Afterwards Brainard wrote for Bigger Picture Music Group formerly Big Picture Music Group. In that time Brainard wrote songs for Neal McCoy, Sammy Kershaw, Kelly Coffee, Ricochet, Tebey Ottoh, and Brooks & Dunn. During this time Brainard went on radio tours, playing on the road with artists such as Rebecca Lynn Howard, Anthony Smith, Marcel, David Nail, and Jessica Andrews.
Brainard began recording Music Row demos for other contemporary songwriters, such as Chris Tompkins, Dierks Bentley, Craig Monday, Chris Wallin, Anthony Smith and produced Jamey Johnson’s self-released debut album “They Call Me Country”. Dave Brainard is a self-taught music producer known for his multi-instrumental ability and creativity.
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