THE MAN.
| Brendan Croskerry | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1985 (age 27–28) St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Origin | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Genres | Pop, |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, composer, record producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussions, bass, |
| Years active | 2003 – present |
| Labels | Ossington Creative |
| Associated acts | Honeydriver |
| Website | www.brendancroskerry.com |
Brendan James Bone Croskerry (born 24 July 1985 St. John's) is a Canadian singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Halifax, Nova Scotia. “Superman is on Holidays”, his first commercial release, was featured on the international selling compilation albums Disco Estrella in 2007, and Supermodelo 2007.[1] Both compilations reached number 1 in Spain, enduring a total of 8 weeks in the number 1 spot.[2]
In 2008 he released his debut album Goodbye harrier. The album was produced by Paulino Lorenzo, Michel Andrés, and Leroy Quintyn of the independent Spanish label Contactados Factoría Musical.[3] He shared the stage with the Spanish artist Quique Gonzalez at the 2008 Actual Festival in Spain.[4] He also performed at the 2008 Popkomm Festival, in Germany.[5]
In 2009, Brendan embarked on a 12-date tour of Germany with Paul Carrack, an English singer more commonly known for being a member of Ace, Squeeze, Mike + The Mechanics, and Roxy Music.[6]
An instrumental version of "Radio Love Song" from the album Passing Trains (2011) was featured in the Land Rover Freelander 2 television commercial.[7]
In 2012, Brendan returned to Canada to pursue his music in the country he started in. He joined Toronto based marketing agency Ossington Creative as head composer and musical consultant for creative-commercial video and radio work[2]. In July of 2012, Ossington Creative recorded a live performance of Brendan in the Don Valley[3].
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