Rich Brightman (born April 17, 1990) is an American singer-songwriter.[1] He was born in Bay Shore, New York and raised on Long Island. Rich started writing songs on guitar in his childhood bedroom on Long Island before after dropping on music theory classes at Bay Shore High School and started to learn audio and mix engineering the school's recording studio during study hall, lunch, and his after school hours.[2]
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Background information | |
Birth name | Richard J Brightman |
Born | Bay Shore, New York | April 17, 1990
Genres | Rock, Pop, R&B |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, music producer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, piano, bass, synthesiser, drum machine, digital audio workstation |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | Rich Brightman MotherShipSound |
Rich's mother, Sherry Brightman, gifted him a MacBook Pro for his high school graduation. Rich saved his high school graduation money along with his summer job earnings to buy studio equipment of his own to start work on his debut self-titled album. Rich released his first single "Lighter Than Air" on August 7, 2009 later releasing his first full self-titled album Rich Brightman on July 23, 2010. Rich attended Salve Regina University while writing his second album "II" released November 29, 2013 featuring rock alternative/pop tracks.[3][4] During 2014–2016 Rich worked on his third release "III" which was released on Christmas Eve 2016[5]
Discography
editRich Brightman
edit- Introduction
- Casablanca
- Lighter Than Air
- Hit The Lights
- Beautiful Night
- Montauk
- You & Other Drugs
- Love Letter
- Summer
Source:[6]
II
edit- Aura
- Spark
- Drive
- Anchor
- Flight
- Posie
- Cozumel
- Blur
III
edit- FLESH 4 FLESH
- HIT LIST
- RUN
- WALDEINSAMKEIT
- LATE NIGHTS
- FIRST SIGHT
- IKTSUARPOK
- ONCE MORE
- MONO NO AWARE
References
edit- ^ "Rich Brightman discography". Allmusic. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- ^ "Rich Brightman". Amazon. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ^ "Rich Brightman biography". CDBay. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ^ "Rich Brightman Latest Releases". 7digital. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ^ "III by Rich Brightman on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Rich Brightman". iTunes. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ^ "Rich Brightman". www.emusic.com. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ^ "Rich Brightman". www.amazon.co.uk. Retrieved December 30, 2016.