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Brian Maddox
Birth nameBrian Maddox
Also known asBMAD
Born (1990-04-09) April 9, 1990 (age 34)
Los Angeles, United States
Occupations
  • DJ
  • musician
  • actor
  • boxer
Years active2006–present
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • bass guitar
  • backing vocals
Formerly ofStereo Skyline

Brian Maddox (born April 9, 1990),[1][2] also known as BMAD is an American musician, actor and boxer from Los Angeles.[1] He is best known as the bassist from Stereo Skyline. He departed the group in 2011 and started making music under the name BMAD.

Early life

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Career

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Maddox played in a band called Scenes and Sirens along with Mark Rosas in 2006.[3] The group originated in Texas and released their debut studio album, Lost Lust, But Living on March 15, 2007.[4] In 2008, the band had broken up.[5] That same year, Maddox moved to New York City to join the band Stereo Skyline.[5] He joined the group as the guitarist replacing Matt Villani and they signed with Columbia Records the following year.[6] On July 20, 2010, the band released their debut studio album, Stuck on Repeat.[7] The album debuted at number four on the US Heatseekers Albums chart and sold 4,000 copies first week.[8] The album also peaked at number 133 on the US Billboard 200.[9] On May 21, 2011, Maddox departed Stereo Skyline to form a new group called BLAC along with former bandmate Clayton Johonson.[10]

In 2011, Maddox made a guest appearance on the Nickelodeon TV series, Big Time Rush in the episode, "Big Time Beach Party".[11] In July 2012, Maddox released his debut single "Everybody Is Here to Party" featuring Mandy Jiroux, under the name BMAD.[12] In September 2013, he released his debut studio album, Entirely Bonkers.[13] "You're Not Going Home" was released as the lead single from the album.[14] In 2015, Maddox announced the release of his second studio album, Madness.[15] "Shine Your Light" featuring Chelsea Korka, was released in April 2015 as the album's lead single.[16]

Personal life

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Discography

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with Stereo Skyline

Main article: Stereo Skyline § Discography

with Scenes and Sirens

  • Lost Lust, But Living (2007)

Albums

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List of studio albums
Title Details
Entirely Bonkers
Madness
  • Released: 2015
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download

Extended plays

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List of extended plays
Title Details
BMAD
  • Released: February 11, 2015[17]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download
Latest
  • Released: November 23, 2017[18]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles

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Title Year Album
"Everybody Is Here to Party"
(featuring Mandy Jiroux) 		2012 BMAD
"Lets Go"[19] 2013
"You're Not Going Home"[20]
(featuring Mandy Jiroux) 		Entirely Bonkers/BMAD
"Living for the Good Times"[21]
(featuring Mark Rosas) 		Non-album single
"Shine Your Light"[22]
(featuring Chelsea Korka) 		2015 Madness
"Toma"[23] Latest
"Home"[24]
(featuring Llama)
"Glory Father"[25] 2017 Non-album singles
"Psycho"[26]
"I Love You More"[27]
(featuring Aaron Edwards) 		2021 Latest

Remixes

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Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Silent Library Himself Contestant with Stereo Skyline and Hey Monday [28]
iCarly Himself Guest appearance [29]
2011 Big Time Rush Himself Guest appearance [11]

References

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  1. ^ a b Tammy La Gorce (January 7, 2011). "Drawing a Crowd With Positive Pop". The New York Times. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  2. ^ @youcantBMAD (April 9, 2013). "Thank you everyone for all the birthday wishes! Celebrating at The MGM Grand in CT tonight!!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Scenes and Sirens - ReverbNation". ReverbNation. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "Lost Lust, But Living - Album by Scenes and Sirens". Apple Music. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Jason MacNeil (March 8, 2010). "Stereo Skyline Interview: SXSW 2010". Spinner. AOL Radio. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  6. ^ Andrew Leahey. "Stereo Skyline Biography by Andrew Leahey". AllMusic. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  7. ^ Glenn Gamboa (July 15, 2010). "Stereo Skyline hits new heights with major-label debut". Newsday. Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  8. ^ Gabriella Landman (August 8, 2010). "Stereo Skyline Builds Solid Foundation on Repeat". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  9. ^ "Stereo Skyline Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  10. ^ "Mandy Jiroux & I got to interview our friends Clayton". Buzznet. September 20, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  11. ^ a b @youcantBMAD (February 21, 2011). "Check out me and @CJstereo on Big Time Rush tonight feat Russell Brand" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Everybody Is Here to Party (feat. Mandy Jiroux) - Single by BMAD". Spotify. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  13. ^ "BMAD Street Team". YouTube. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  14. ^ @youcantBMAD (August 20, 2013). "I just released the first single off my upcoming album titled "Entirely Bonkers" check it out here! on iTunes now" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ Sarah Afshar. "Meet BMAD: DJ, Artist and Producer". www.sarahafshar.com. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  16. ^ "BMAD "Shine Your Light ft. CGK" Live music video". YouTube. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  17. ^ "BMAD - EP by BMAD Official". SoundCloud. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  18. ^ "Latest - EP by BMAD Official". SoundCloud. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  19. ^ "BMAD "Lets GO" APRIL 13 MIX". SoundCloud. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  20. ^ "You're Not Going Home ft. Mandy Jiroux by BMAD". SoundCloud. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  21. ^ "BMAD-Living for the Good Times ft. Mark Rosas". SoundCloud. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  22. ^ "BMAD - Shine Your Light Ft. CGK OUT NOW!!!". SoundCloud. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  23. ^ "TOMA - BMad". SoundCloud. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  24. ^ "Home Ft. Llama". SoundCloud. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  25. ^ "Glory Father- Youcantbmad". SoundCloud. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  26. ^ "Psycho - Youcantbmad". SoundCloud. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  27. ^ "I Love You More ft. Aaron Edwards". SoundCloud. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  28. ^ Whitney Shoemaker (August 27, 2019). "10 times Silent Library featured some of our favorite bands". Alternative Press. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  29. ^ @youcantBMAD (September 2, 2010). "Shooting an episode of Icarly today!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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