Drew Brown (OneRepublic)
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Andrew Brown (born January 9, 1984) is an American musician, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He is a guitarist in the bands
OneRepublic OneRepublic is an American pop rock band from Colorado Springs, Colorado, formed in 2002. The lineup currently consists of Ryan Tedder (lead vocals, piano), Zach Filkins (guitar, viola), Drew Brown (musician), Drew Brown (guitar), Brent Kutzle ( ...
and
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Biography and career

Drew Brown originated from
Salem, Massachusetts Salem ( ) is a historic coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, located on the North Shore (Massachusetts), North Shore of Greater Boston. Continuous settlement by Europeans began in 1626 with English colonists. Salem was one ...
. He attended
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in
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. He moved to
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in 2004, where he formed OneRepublic with vocalist
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and guitarist
Zach Filkins Zachary Douglas Filkins (born September 15, 1978) is an American musician, actor and songwriter. He is a guitarist for the pop rock band OneRepublic. Biography Early life A significant part of Filkins's childhood was spent intensely studying c ...
. In January 2011, Brown formed the band
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with
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drummer Dan Konopka, Hush Sound guitarist Bob Morris, and vocalist Ryan McNeill. They released an EP that year titled ''Wins Again''.


OneRepublic

Drew has been a guitar player for OneRepublic since 2002. Songs he has co-written for the band include "
Say (All I Need) "Say (All I Need)" is a song by American pop rock band OneRepublic. It is the third single released from their debut album '' Dreaming Out Loud'' (2007) and follows the global success of their previous top ten singles, " Apologize" and " Stop an ...
", "
Stop and Stare "Stop and Stare" is the second single by American band OneRepublic from their debut album, '' Dreaming Out Loud'' (2007). The song was released to American radio on November 27, 2007, and British radio on December 16, 2007, reaching number one, ...
", "All Fall Down," "Tyrant," and "Won't Stop" from their debut album ''
Dreaming Out Loud ''Dreaming Out Loud'' is the debut studio album by American pop rock band OneRepublic. The album was released on November 20, 2007, by Interscope Records. The album was recorded between 2004 and 2007 and it was produced by Greg Wells, with two ...
''; the title track from their second album ''
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''; and "
Feel Again "Feel Again" is a song recorded by American rock band OneRepublic for their third studio album ''Native (album), Native'' (2013). It was released as the lead single from the album on August 3, 2012. It was written and produced by Ryan Tedder, Br ...
" and "
Love Runs Out "Love Runs Out" is a song recorded by American pop rock band OneRepublic for the 2014 reissue of their third studio album ''Native'' (2013). The song was produced by frontman Ryan Tedder, who co-wrote it with bandmates Brent Kutzle, Drew Brown ...
" from the band's third album ''
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''.


Debate Team

Debate Team is a side project co-created by Drew Brown, vocalist Ryan McNeill, drummer Dan Konopka of
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, bassist Bob Morris of
the Hush Sound The Hush Sound is an American indie pop band from Chicago, Illinois, United States. Initially named "The Hush," the band changed its name to "The Hush Sound" due to the discovery of a rapper with the same name. The band consists of Bob Morris ...
and keyboardist Adam James. The band started out as a recording project by flatmates Brown and McNeill. With the success of Brown's main project, OneRepublic, the band went on hiatus until 2008. In 2009, Konopka, James and Morris joined Brown and McNeill to complete the band. Throughout 2009 and 2010, the band began recording ''Wins Again''. The EP was set to be released in Summer 2010, but was delayed until the start of 2011. In the meantime, the band released the tracks "Christmastime Alone", "Curious Pair", "My Expertise" and "Leave" onto their
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page.


Discography


With OneRepublic

* ''
Dreaming Out Loud ''Dreaming Out Loud'' is the debut studio album by American pop rock band OneRepublic. The album was released on November 20, 2007, by Interscope Records. The album was recorded between 2004 and 2007 and it was produced by Greg Wells, with two ...
'' (2007) * ''
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'' (2009) * ''
Native Native may refer to: People * '' Jus sanguinis'', nationality by blood * '' Jus soli'', nationality by location of birth * Indigenous peoples, peoples with a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory ** Nat ...
'' (2013) * ''Oh My My'' (2016) * ''Human'' (2021)


With Debate Team

*''Wins Again'' EP (2011)


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Drew American male guitarists 1984 births Living people 21st-century American keyboardists OneRepublic members Musicians from Salem, Massachusetts Debate Team (band) members