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Brayton Bowman

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Brayton Bowman
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Years active2013–present
Websitewww.braytonbowman.com

Brayton Bowman is an American singer-songwriter. Born in Philadelphia, he attended the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts where he studied classical and choral music and dabbled in musical theatre. After high school he studied jazz at Berklee College of Music, then moved to New York City in February 2015, where he released the four-track EP HERE/NOW, leading to Spin Magazine naming him one of 5 Artists to Watch in May.[1]

He is perhaps best known for his noirish cover of Britney Spears' "...Baby One More Time" in April 2015, which was remixed by DJ Wizza & OVSN, and a mashup of Justin Bieber’s “What Do You Mean?” and Drake’s “Hotline Bling” in October of that year. Now based in Los Angeles, he released a second EP, The Update, in August 2015.

Inspired by classic artists like Stevie Wonder and Amy Winehouse, Bowman describes his sound as "somewhere in between soul-pop and future-funk."[2]

The popular June 2016 video "Shy," by The Magician featuring Brayton Bowman, gained notoriety in part because of its bisexual imagery. Bowman's September 2016 single "What's Really Good" was produced by MNEK.[3] He co-wrote MNEK's single “At Night I Think About You,” released on Capitol Records UK in May 2016.

Discography

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Mixtapes

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22 Minutes Later (2017)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Worry Too Much (Intro)"
MNEK2:09
2."Puff Puff Pass"
  • MNEK
  • Jean-Marie
3:46
3."WTF (Interlude)"
Brayton Bowman0:23
4."The Second I'm Rich"
  • Bowman
  • Emenike
  • Jean-Marie
  • Campbell
  • MNEK
  • Jean-Marie
3:31
5."What's Really Good?"
  • Bowman
  • Emenike
  • Campbell
MNEK4:04
6."Kustom Made"
  • Bowman
  • Emenike
  • Jean-Marie
  • Campbell
MNEK3:44
7."Broke n' Down (Interlude)"
  • Bowman
  • Emenike
  • Jean-Marie
  • Campbell
Bowman0:13
8."Feel You"
  • Bowman
  • Emenike
  • Campbell
MNEK4:07
Total length:TBA

Extended plays

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Here / Now (2015)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Jaywalk"
  • Brayton Bowman
  • April Bender
  • Drew Moore
Moore3:27
2."Runaway"  3:20
3."Stephen"  3:40
4."Ride or Die"  3:25
Total length:TBA
The Update (2015)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Skin Deep"
4:08
2."Real"
  • MNEK
  • Manson
3:31
3."Play Me"EmenikeMNEK3:24
4."Side" (featuring Donna Simmal)
  • Bowman
  • Emenike
  • Donna Simmal
MNEK3:32
Total length:TBA

Singles

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as lead artist

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Title Year Album
"Runaway" 2015 Here / Now EP
"Skin Deep" The Update EP
"What's Really Good?" 2016 22 Minutes Later
"Puff Puff Pass"
"High & Low"
(with West Coast Massive)
2018 High & Low
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Title Year Album
"Shy"
(The Magician featuring Brayton Bowman)
2016 Non-album single

Songwriting Credits

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Title Year Artist(s) Album Credits Written with
"At Night (I Think About You)" 2016 MNEK Non-album single Co-writer Uzoechi Emenike, Ryan Campbell
"World to Me"
(featuring MNEK or Luke James)
2017 Tchami Revelations EP Martin Besso, Uzoechi Emenike, Daniel Fite
"Wanna" 2019 Zara Larsson TBA Zara Larsson, Uzoechi Emenike, Georgia "Ku" Overton, Usher Raymond IV, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal

References

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  1. ^ "Five Artists to Watch in May 2015". Spin. May 11, 2015.
  2. ^ Bianca Gracie, "Brayton Bowman Brings The Funk With New Single “Runaway”: Idolator Premiere," Idolator, October 7, 2014
  3. ^ "BRAYTON BOWMAN – Ask Folks *What's Really Good?* (Music)," The LGBT Update, August 21, 2016