Brian Calzini is an American metalcore vocalist. He formed bands

Paddock Park Paddock Park was an American post-hardcore band from Ocala, Florida. History The band was formed by harsh vocalist Brian Calzini and consisted of clean vocalist Jason Neil, drummer Bobby Scruggs, guitarists John Copeland and bassist Sanders Duk ...

Sleeping with Sirens Sleeping with Sirens is an American rock band from Orlando, Florida, currently residing in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The band currently consists of Kellin Quinn (lead vocals, keyboards), Nick Martin (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Justin Hills ...

and

We Are Defiance We Are Defiance is an American metalcore band from Ocala, Florida, United States. Founded in 2009 by former Sleeping with Sirens and Paddock Park singer Brian Calzini, the band released their only album, '' Trust in Few'', in early 2011 on Tragic ...

, his current band.

Early life

Calzini is also known as Brian John Williams.

Music career

Williams's musical career began when he started recording a song named ''I´ll Swing My Fists'' together with

Tom Denney Tom Denney (born November 23, 1982) is an American musician and record producer. He is a founding member and the ex-lead guitarist of A Day to Remember. He parted ways with the band in 2009, and now produces at his own recording studio (though h ...

formerly of A Day To Remember. Williams uploaded the song to his MySpace profile and started a solo musical project called '"Paddock Park". He later found a live band to perform his songs live and formed the band as

, with whom he recorded his first song "I'll Swing My Fists" for their debut EP ''False Hope'', in 2007. The band was later signed by

Eulogy Recordings Eulogy Recordings is an American independent record label established in early 1997 by hardcore guitarist John Wylie. The record company was founded in Cooper City, Florida but its headquarters moved around in various parts of Broward County, ...

, where they released their first full-length album ''A Hiding Place for Fake Friends'', which featured a re-recording of the same song. In 2009, the band was disbanded. Almost immediately after Paddock Park's end, Williams went on to form

Sleeping With Sirens Sleeping with Sirens is an American rock band from Orlando, Florida, currently residing in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The band currently consists of Kellin Quinn (lead vocals, keyboards), Nick Martin (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Justin Hills ...

with former member of Uprising Records band Broadway, Nick Trombino. Finding members from Orlando, Florida and a singer Kellin Quinn from Oregon. Williams spent two weeks with the band in Orlando, Florida writing together in a studio then went on to record The Bomb.com and Big Gulps. Williams soon after recording parted ways with the band with Quinn taking over all vocals. He has stated in interviews Quinn wanted the band to go in a different direction and there was no harsh feeling between him and former bandmates. Soon after Williams went on to create his current band

. The band recorded a few songs in 2009, including a cover of

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's popular song "

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", featuring Tom Denney and former bandmate Kellin Quinn (

). In 2010, the band started touring extensively as well as working on their debut album with producer Tom Denney. We Are Defiance signed to

Tragic Hero Records Tragic Hero Records is an independent record label founded in Raleigh, North Carolina, in March 2005 to represent the growing metalcore and post-hardcore scene of North Carolina. The label was founded by Tommy LaCombe, David Varnedoe, and Jason G ...

and released their debut album called ''

Trust in Few ''Trust in Few'' is the debut album of Ocala metalcore band We Are Defiance, released in March 2011. Background and recording The band announced that Tyler Smith of The Word Alive and Danny Worsnop of Asking Alexandria would be featured on one tr ...

'' which was released worldwide. ''Trust In Few'' was released on March 15, 2011. The album peaked at 28 on

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for one week.

Film

In 2022 Calzini played himself in the

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series

The Most Hated Man on the Internet ''The Most Hated Man on the Internet'' is a 2022 American three-part Netflix docuseries that covers the story of Hunter Moore and his website Is Anyone Up?, a pornographic site based on stolen and hacked photos, and the struggle to take the web ...

Influences

Williams has stated in interviews his music influences range from

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, and

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Discography

;Paddock Park * 2007: ''With False Hope'' (EP) * 2008: ''A Hiding Place for Fake Friends'' (

) ;Sleeping with Sirens *2009: Bomb(dot)com, Big Gulps ;We Are Defiance * 2011: ''

'' (

)

References

External links

*
Interview
on ''Highwiredaze.com''

at ''Spirit of Metal webzine'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Calzini, Brian Living people 21st-century American male singers 21st-century American singers Year of birth missing (living people)