Brad Stewart (born November 19, 1974) is an American bassist, best known for his work with hard rock bands

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and

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. He now plays in

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, Society Red, and

Burn Season Burn Season was an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed in 2001. Their final lineup consisted of Damien Starkey on vocals, Kevin Renwick on guitar, Brad Stewart on bass and Bobby Amaru on vocals. The group initially signed with ...

Career

Shinedown

Stewart was the second member to join Shinedown after vocalist

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. They met through a mutual friend of Smith’s A&R contact, local Jacksonville producer Pete Thornton. In March 2007, it was reported that Stewart had left Shinedown. No official statement was made, leaving fans to speculate. On September 20, 2008 on his newly-created MySpace account, Stewart posted a lengthy blog that provided information about his time with Shinedown and his controversial departure. He wrote of tensions between band members during the recording of Shinedown's second album, and stated "the reason I was given was that 'I never got over what happened in the studio and during the recording of

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Amaru

In 2007, Stewart joined the pop rock band Amaru, the brainchild of former

drummer Bobby Amaru.

Society Red

In June 2008, Stewart made the decision to join the rock/grunge/alternative band Society Red, which features another former member of Burn Season, vocalist Damien Starkey. At this time, he also parted ways with Amaru.

Fuel

In March 2010, it was announced that Stewart has replaced

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in the Fuel revival band Re-Fueled. In April 2010, it was officially announced that Re-Fueled lineup would be using the name of Fuel and going on a world tour starting in April 2010. In 2019, it was announced that Stewart is currently a licensed real estate agent at SVR Realty, when he is not on the road performing.

Songwriting

Stewart co-wrote

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hit "

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", and also contributed to a selection of Shinedown's material, namely " I Dare You".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Brad 1969 births Living people American rock bass guitarists Songwriters from Florida Fuel (band) members Shinedown members Musicians from Jacksonville, Florida