Newcomer Brandon Jarod Releases, “The Crush” (Avail Now)
Newcomer Brandon Jarod Presents New EP- – “The Crush”
Brandon
Jarod was born to working class parents and sister on March 16, 1986 in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A quiet, yet inquisitive child, Brandon often
entertained himself with comic books, drawing and writing imaginative
short stories. Though he did not come from a musical family, Brandon’s
father was an avid listener of the band Parliament Funkadelic, which
would become the first music that Brandon remembers hearing. Seeing him
constantly play air guitar on a baseball bat. Brandon’s mother built
his first guitar from a cereal box, a napkin roll and rubber bands.
Unable to mimic the music he heard from the radio, Brandon soon began to
play the trumpet and sing in his school choir.
Seeing
the growing poverty and crime in the inner city of MIlwaukee, Brandon’s
father moved the family to the melting pot of Virginia Beach, Virginia.
The sudden moved effected Brandon in such a way that he discontinued
singing and playing trumpet for years. It wasn’t until high school that
Brandon found his muse again in writing poetry and participation in
cafeteria freestyles. On his 19th Christmas, he received his first real
guitar. A self-taught musician, Brandon practice playing guitar
sometimes 10 to 12 hours a day, trying to imitate the music that he
heard from his radio.
Over
the next 4 years Brandon would play in over 15 bands ranging from Soul,
R&B, Hip Hop, Rock, Gospel to Blues trying to find his way though
the diverse music scene of Hampton Roads. During this time, he would
play alongside or open up for the likes of Jasmine Sullivan, Hezekiah,
Jaguar Wright, The Clipse, The Kool Kids even touring in Amsterdam, New
York and North Carolina. In a relatively short amount of time, becoming
one of the most talented and in demand guitarists in the area drawing
comparisons to John Mayer, Jimi Hendrix as well as Eric Clapton.
In
2010 Brandon decided, to create his own label and publishing company.
Playing the music that he wanted to play, instead of playing what he was
told to play. With the release of his debut EP entitled “The Crush,”
Brandon has established himself as an artist with a fresh sound forged
from years of absorbing a wide range of musical influence and
experiences.
“Every
10 years music has to go somewhere. 50 years from now I want people to
look back on the years 2010 to 2020 and say I was among the pioneers
pushing music to where it was supposed to go.”– Brandon Jarod
