The Brilliance is an American music duo made up of David Gungor and John Arndt.

History

David Gungor and John Arndt grew up together in

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. They formed the band together in 2010. Gungor previously led worship services in

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, and Arndt worked in

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. The two moved to

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and

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. David Gungor is the brother of

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. The duo released a self-titled album, ''The Brilliance'', on October 19, 2010. They quickly followed it up with ''Advent, Vol. 1'', on November 28, 2011. In 2012, the duo released several albums. They released ''Lent'', on February 29, ''Advent, Vol. 2'' on November 12, ''Cavetime – A Worship Experience'', on November 23, and a live album titled ''The Road Recordings''. Subsequently, they made two more

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s. They released ''Advent B Sides EP'' on December 2, 2013, and the ''For Our Children EP'', on December 2, 2014. The duo signed with

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, which released ''

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,'' the duo's first studio album, on February 17, 2015. The album charted on the ''

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chart at number 36.https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f ts_chart_artistname%3AThe%20Brilliance&f ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=The%20Brilliance On January 27, 2017, Integrity Music released ''All is Not Lost''. The album peaked at number 20 on ''Billboard's'' Christian Albums chart and number 12 on ''Billboard's'' Heatseeker's chart on February 18, 2017. The Brilliance partnered with World Relief in their initiative to raise awareness for the DACA dreamers, which led to the first album in a series of "Suites", a set of songs and pieces united by a theme. The Dreamer Suite was featured on

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's New Music Friday playlist. Following the success of "Oh Dreamer," Gungor and Arndt set out to write a new suite and called it "World Keeps Spinning," which they released at the beginning of 2020, and which features the

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orchestra and chorale. On January 9, 2020, The Brilliance performed a Paste session in New York City, setting a record of having the most performers in Paste's tape room. On May 15, 2020, The Brilliance released a music video in support of their single, "Telephone," that was dedicated to health care workers in the midst of the pandemic, and that was featured on YouTube's Video HotList at #5. In June 2022, the band is scheduled to perform at the

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Big Church Day Out. The songs "God Our Mother" and "A Light" were also been featured on both the ''God Our Mother'' and ''A Light'' albums by The Liturgists.

Members

* David Gungor – vocals, guitar * John Arndt – keys, vocals

Discography

References

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