Brad Walsh (born 1982) is an American singer and record producer known for his pop and experimental music, as well as his dance

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es of pop artists including

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, and

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Career

Walsh has released several albums and singles since 2009. His songs and remixes have sold millions of copies. His 2011 album ''Right Now'' received positive reviews from ''

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'', ''

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''. and his 2016 album ''Six Infinite'' was praised by ''

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'' magazines. In 2009 and 2010 he remixed songs by

and

among other artists and reached the top of a ''

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'' dance chart. His music has been used on commercials and television shows including shows on

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'', and he composes runway music for shows at

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. He reportedly has stage fright and does not often perform live because of it. According to ''Time'' magazine, "for singer/songwriter and producer Brad Walsh, every song is a chance to tell a story." In that same article Walsh describes his musical style as "guerrilla pop ... it's chaotic, untrained, uninformed—born completely out of passion for what I'm doing." Walsh's 2017 album ''Antiglot'' was an experimental collection of songs created "only with vocal layering and manipulation of sounds produced from his body", and the title of the album is a Latin reference to the lack of language in the music. There were no instruments, and no lyrics on the ''Antiglot'' album, just vocals. His 2019 album ''Artbreak'' was a "pop opera" about his divorce from fashion designer

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and included many spoken guest vocal spots from famous actors and actresses, including

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, and

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. Walsh also has had success as a fashion and celebrity photographer, as well as a painter with his work shown at department store

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in New York, and he is recognized for his interior design work. He started his own record label, OMGBTW Records. In 2023 he released a book of poetry and illustrations called ''The Overwhelming Expectation of Pleasantness'', with actress

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calling it "a work of extraordinary depth."

Personal life

Brad Walsh is reportedly worth $8.5 million as of 2021. He was married to fashion designer

. They lived together in

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with their two dogs named Topper and Bear. They had been together since November 2007, and became engaged in July 2013. They were married on July 9, 2016, at their vacation home in

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. On June 25, 2018, Walsh confirmed that he and Siriano had separated the previous month. The pair did not move to make the divorce official until 2021.

Discography

Albums and EPs

* ''Antiglot II'' (2022) * ''House Party EP'' (2021) * ''Artbreak'' (2019) * ''Remixography'' (2019) * ''Antiglot'' (2017) * ''Six Infinite'' (2016) * ''Secondary EP'' (2016) * ''Primary EP'' (2015) * ''Demos & Unreleased'' (2013) * ''Right Now'' (2011) * ''Runway Vol. 1'' (2010) * ''Unhitched Restitched'' (2010) * ''Human Nature'' (2009)

Remixes

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– "Good For You" (Brad Walsh Remix) (2015) *

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– "Bad Blood" (Brad Walsh Remix) (2015) *

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– "Talking Body" (Brad Walsh Remix) (2015) *

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– "Do It" (Brad Walsh Remix) (Symphonic Dist 2013) *

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– "Somebody That I Used To Know" (Brad Walsh Remix) (2012) *

– "Hold It Against Me" (Brad Walsh Remix) (2011) *

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– "Juliet of the Spirits" (Brad Walsh Remix) (2011) *

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– "Don't Wanna Dance" (Brad Walsh Remix) (2011) *

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feat. Brad Walsh – "We Luv the Nite" (Nervous Records 2011) *

– "Monster" (Brad Walsh Remixes) (2010) *

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– "Volcanic" (Brad Walsh Remixes) (EMI Australia 2010) *

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– "Loving You Is Easy" (Brad Walsh Remix) (Sony/Arista 2010) *

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feat.

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– "Push Push" (Brad Walsh Remix) (2010) *

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– "Rude Boy" (Brad Walsh Remix) (2010) *

– "Whataya Want From Me" (Brad Walsh Remixes) (RCA/Jive 2010) *

– "For Your Entertainment" (Brad Walsh Remix) (RCA/Jive 2009) *

feat.

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– "Elevator" (Brad Walsh Remix) (2009) *

– "3" (Brad Walsh Remix) (2009) *

– "Unstoppable" (Brad Walsh Remix) (2009) *

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– "Single Ladies" (Brad Walsh Remix) (2008) *

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– "Love Lockdown" (Brad Walsh Remix) (2008) *

– "Womanizer" (Brad Walsh Remix) (2008) *

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– "Outta My Head" (Brad Walsh Remix) (2007) *

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– "Pull Up the People" (Brad Walsh Remix) (2006)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Walsh, Brad 1982 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) American dance musicians American pop musicians American male singer-songwriters Record producers from New York (state) American LGBTQ musicians 21st-century American singer-songwriters People from Chelsea, Manhattan 21st-century American male singers 21st-century American LGBTQ people Singer-songwriters from New York (state)