Austin Bisnow (born June 9, 1987), is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and lead singer of the alt band

Magic Giant Magic Giant (stylized as MAGIC GIANT) is an American alt-rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in early 2014. The group consists of Austin Bisnow (lead vocals), Zambricki Li (viola) and Zang (guitar). Magic Giant released its debut full-l ...

and co-lead singer of the

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duo Somewhere In Between. He has written and produced songs for artists such as

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feat.

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(" Listen"),

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(“Like Nobody’s Around”),

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& Stay Human (“Express Yourself”),

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& Moxie Raia (" I Love It When You Cry"), and

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(“Who Do You Love”), where he was also the featured artist. In addition, Bisnow has collaborated with

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Adam Levine Adam Noah Levine ( ; born March 18, 1979) is an American musician who is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and sole continuous member of the pop rock band Maroon 5. Levine began his musical career in 1994 with the band Kara's Flowers, for ...

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, and

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. His band

has made national TV performances ( ''The Today Show'', ''

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''), had multiple radio-charting singles, and toured with groups such as

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, and

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. Its

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performance was part of the most livestreamed event in world history.

Early life

Bisnow grew up in

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He attended the University of Colorado Boulder, playing back-up long snapper for the Buffaloes and majoring in Music Composition. He is the brother of Elliott Bisnow (best known for being the founder and CEO of

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), and the son of author Margot Machol and media entrepreneur Mark Bisnow.

Writer / Producer

Bisnow is a writer, producer and pianist on the title track of

’s 2014 album '' Listen''. The album went No. 1 on Billboard's Dance Electronic Chart the day it was released, reached No. 4 on the ''

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'' making it Guetta's highest charting album in the US, and has gone No. 1 in over 50 countries worldwide. Austin Bis with Akon

Bisnow has two additional #1s on the Billboard charts for his work as a writer and producer on the

& Stay Human single, “Express Yourself” and on the

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Boy Band,

single, “Like Nobody’s Around", which saw its music video premiere on Vevo during the 2013 ''Kids' Choice Awards''. According to Vanity Fair, Batiste & Stay Human's "stirring" performance of "Express Yourself" on ''

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'' in 2014 must be connected with Colbert's decision to name Batiste as the bandleader on his new iteration of ''

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''. In June 2015, Bisnow's work with

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group,

achieved 1st place on the daily

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(Japan's equivalent to US

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). Bisnow also co-wrote the lead single "I Love It When You Cry (Moxoki)" off

's 2015 release, '' Neon Future II.'' As a solo artist, Bisnow was featured on electronic music DJ

’s 2013 single, “Who Do You Love” which Bisnow also penned and performed on stage with Oakenfold in both Hollywood and Vancouver. As a musician, Bisnow played

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on the Billboard No. 1 (US Mainstream Top 40)

’ “

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" feat.

” and organ on

’s “Classic” as well as the remix featuring

Get Well Soon Tour

In 2011, Bisnow teamed up with

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-winning producer

to create the non-profit Get Well Soon Tour, which aims to bring joy to children in hospitals through surprise visits from superstar musicians around the US. Since their first visit with

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on Valentine's Day, 2011, the “tour” has brought artists like

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, Pitbull,

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Robin Thicke Robin Alan Thicke (born March 10, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his 2013 single " Blurred Lines" (featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams), which peaked atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, received ...

, FUN., and

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. In 2013, Get Well Soon Tour got several patients backstage access at The Grammys to meet

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, B.O.B. and

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MAGIC GIANT

In early 2014, Bisnow formed the

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band

MAGIC GIANT Magic Giant (stylized as MAGIC GIANT) is an American alt-rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in early 2014. The group consists of Austin Bisnow (lead vocals), Zambricki Li (viola) and Zang (guitar). Magic Giant released its debut full-l ...

. Its singles "Set On Fire" charted top 30 on

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's Alternative chart and #4 on

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's US Viral 50, while its single, "Window" charted top 40 on Billboard's Hot AC and Adult Pop charts. The band appeared on

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's ''

'' and

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's ''

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'' show with

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and

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's Artist of the Month, where they performed live their hit "Set on Fire". The group was chosen as ALT 98.7's Artist in Residence and named by

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as one of 10 New Artists You Need to Know. The group has played festivals such as

, BottleRock,

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, and Lightning in a Bottle and toured with artists such as

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, and

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Live From Quarantine

From March to May 2020, during the

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, Bisnow presented and hosted a 4-weekend digital music festival fundraiser on

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called Live From Quarantine, featuring performances and appearances from

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, Walk the Moon,

The Head and the Heart The Head and the Heart is an American indie folk band. They were formed in the summer of 2009 by Josiah Johnson (vocals, guitar, percussion) and Jonathan Russell (vocals, guitar, percussion). The band currently includes Russell, Charity Rose Th ...

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, Edward Sharpe, LP,

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, Ashe,

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, Nahko Bear,

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's Scarypoolparty,

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, Maggie Rose, and more. The festival raised over $100,000 for Frontline Responders Fund to get

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to hospital workers and for

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Coronavirus Relief Fund to offer grants to music industry professionals whose livelihood had been affected by the pandemic.

Somewhere In Between

In June 2024, Bisnow launched the

duo Somewhere In Between with his

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wife Deena Robertson. Their musical partnership began when they wrote their wedding vows to each other. Then Deena received a life-threatening diagnosis of mouth cancer to which doctors warned she might never speak again—so they came together to record those wedding vows, their first single “Mr & Mrs,” just days before her complex surgery, with

-winning artist/producer RY X.

References

External links

MAGIC GIANT: Official site

Somewhere In Between: Official site
List of University of Colorado Boulder alumni {{DEFAULTSORT:Bisnow, Austin Living people 1987 births American male singer-songwriters Record producers from Washington, D.C. American electronic musicians American multi-instrumentalists 21st-century American male singers 21st-century American singer-songwriters Singer-songwriters from Washington, D.C.