Austin Bisnow (born June 9, 1987), is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and lead singer of the band Magic Giant. He has written and produced songs for artists such as

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feat.

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(" Listen"),

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(“Like Nobody’s Around”),

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& Stay Human (“Express Yourself”),

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(" I Love It When You Cry"), and

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(“Who Do You Love”), where he was also the featured artist. In addition, Bisnow has collaborated with

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, will.i.am, American Authors,

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, and

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Early life

Bisnow grew up in Washington, D.C. and is the brother of Elliott Bisnow, best known for being the founder and CEO of

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. Summit helped Austin co-found the organization Get Well Soon Tour. Austin is the son of author Margot Machol and media entrepreneur

Mark Bisnow Mark Bisnow (born August 1952) is an American entrepreneur, author and former presidential campaign aide. In 1980, he was press secretary for presidential candidate John B. Anderson. In 2005, he founded Bisnow Media, a commercial real estate news an ...

. Bisnow attended the University of Colorado Boulder, playing back-up long snapper for the Buffaloes and majoring in Music Composition.

Career

Bisnow is a writer, producer and pianist on the title track of

’s 2014 album '' Listen''. The album went No. 1 on Billboard's Dance Electronic Chart the day it was released, reached No. 4 on the ''

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'' making it Guetta's highest charting album in the US, and has gone No. 1 in over 50 countries worldwide. Austin Bis with Akon

Bisnow has two additional #1s on the Billboard charts for his work as a writer and producer on the

& Stay Human single, “Express Yourself” and on the

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Boy Band,

single, “Like Nobody’s Around", which saw its music video premiere on Vevo during the 2013 ''Kids' Choice Awards''. According to Vanity Fair, Batiste & Stay Human's "stirring" performance of "Express Yourself" on ''

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'' in 2014 must be connected with Colbert's decision to name Batiste as the bandleader on his new iteration of '' The Late Show''. In June 2015, Bisnow's work with

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group,

achieved 1st place on the daily

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(Japan's equivalent to US

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). Bisnow also co-wrote the lead single "I Love It When You Cry (Moxoki)" off

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's 2015 release, ''

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.'' As a solo artist, Bisnow was featured on electronic music DJ

’s 2013 single, “Who Do You Love” which Bisnow also penned and performed on stage with Oakenfold in both Hollywood and Vancouver. As a musician, Bisnow played Fender Rhodes on the Billboard No. 1 (US Mainstream Top 40)

’ “ Stereo Hearts" feat.

” and organ on

’s “Classic” as well as the remix featuring

MAGIC GIANT

In early 2014, Bisnow formed the

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band MAGIC GIANT. Its singles "Set On Fire" charted top 30 on

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's Alternative chart, #1 on

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's ''Locals Only'' and #4 on

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's US Viral 50 while its single, "Window" charted top 40 on Billboard's Hot AC and Adult Pop charts. The band appeared on ABC's ''

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'' and

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's ''

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'' show with

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and

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's Artist of the Month, where they performed live their hit "Set on Fire". The group was chosen as ALT 98.7's Artist in Residence and named by

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as one of 10 New Artists You Need to Know. The group has played festivals such as

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, BottleRock,

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, and Lightning in a Bottle and toured with artists such as

, The Revivalists, American Authors, Beats Antique,

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, and Atlas Genius.

Get Well Soon Tour

In 2011, Bisnow teamed up with

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-winning producer

to create the non-profit Get Well Soon Tour, which aims to bring joy to children in hospitals through surprise visits from superstar musicians around the US. Since their first visit with

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on Valentine's Day, 2011, the “tour” has brought artists like

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Selena Gomez Selena Marie Gomez ( ; born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, actress and producer. Gomez began her acting career on the children's television series ''Barney & Friends'' (2002–2004). As a teenager, she rose to prominence for starring a ...

Robin Thicke Robin Alan Thicke (born March 10, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his 2013 hit single " Blurred Lines", which is one of the best-selling singles of all time. At the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, h ...

, FUN., and Maroon 5. In 2013, Get Well Soon Tour got several patients backstage access at The Grammys to meet

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, B.O.B. and

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References

External links

MAGIC GIANT: Official site
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