Kevin Andrew Chapman, commonly known by his stage name SNBRN, is an American DJ and musician from Los Angeles. He has accumulated over 47 million plays on SoundCloud per May 2016.

Biography

Kevin Chapman became interested in dance music when he was 12 years old, after discovering music from artists such as

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and

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. He started producing his own

dance music Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement. In terms of performance, the major categories are live dance music and recorded danc ...

in 2008, after acquiring the digital music software

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. In 2013 SNBRN finished several professional degrees in the fields of

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and production. Around this time he decided on his artist name, SNBRN. In May 2014 he released several remixes and covers of songs on the internet under the name SNBRN. After this he gained attention, with several of his songs topping charts on

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as well as accumulating millions of plays on digital music platforms such as

SoundCloud SoundCloud is an online audio distribution platform and music sharing website that enables its users to upload, promote, and share audio. Founded in 2007 by Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss, SoundCloud is one of the largest music streaming se ...

and YouTube. He also got

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out of

BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It specialises in modern popular music and current chart hits throughout the day. The station provides alternative genres at night, including electronica, dance, ...

's support. Releasing his songs officially through

Atlantic Records Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over its first 20 years of operation, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most i ...

Astralwerks Astralwerks is an American record label primarily focused on electronic music owned by Universal Music Group. Its material is distributed via Capitol Music Group in the United States. The label was founded in 1993 and, in its early years, featur ...

and Sony U.K., SNBRN has quickly become an up-and-coming dance and house music artist. His first single, Raindrops, featuring Estonian singer

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was released January 20, 2014 via

Ultra Records Ultra Records is an American record label formed in New York City in 1995 by former PolyGram and Virgin Records executive Patrick Moxey. As of December 23, 2012, Ultra entered a global partnership with Sony Music, giving its artists access to ...

. In 2015 he released the song "

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" which incorporates previously unreleased vocals by

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, licensed through his estate; it has per May 2016 debuted on several charts.http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f ts_chart_artistname%3ASNBRN&f ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=SNBRN

Style and influences

SNBRN labels his own music as "Sunset House" on SoundCloud. According to

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, he mixes elements of

deep house Deep house is a subgenre of house music that originated in the 1980s, initially fusing elements of Chicago house with the lush chords of 1980s jazz-funk and touches of soul music. Its origins are attributed to the early recordings of Larry Heard ( ...

indie dance Alternative dance (also known as indie dance or underground dance in the U.S.) is a musical genre that mixes alternative rock with electronic dance music. Although largely confined to the British Isles, it has gained American and worldwide expos ...

, and nu disco while maintaining its accessibility.

References

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