Brayton Bowman is an American singer-songwriter. Born in

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, he attended the

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where he studied classical and choral music and dabbled in

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. After high school he studied jazz at

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, then moved to

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in February 2015, where he released the four-track EP ''HERE/NOW'', leading to

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naming him one of 5 Artists to Watch in May. He is perhaps best known for his noirish cover of

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' "...Baby One More Time" in April 2015, which was remixed by DJ Wizza & OVSN, and a mashup of

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’s “What Do You Mean?” and

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’s “Hotline Bling” in October of that year. Now based in

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, he released a second EP, ''The Update'', in August 2015. Inspired by classic artists like

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and

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, Bowman describes his sound as "somewhere in between soul-pop and future-funk." The popular June 2016 video "Shy," by The Magician featuring Brayton Bowman, gained notoriety in part because of its bisexual imagery. Bowman's September 2016 single "What's Really Good" was produced by

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.BRAYTON BOWMAN – Ask Folks *What's Really Good?* (Music)
" ''The LGBT Update'', August 21, 2016 He co-wrote

's single “At Night I Think About You,” released on Capitol Records UK in May 2016.

Discography

Mixtapes

Extended plays

Singles

as lead artist

as featured artist

Songwriting Credits

References

Singer-songwriters from Pennsylvania American male singer-songwriters Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American LGBTQ musicians 21st-century American LGBTQ people {{US-singer-songwriter-stub