"...spontaneous, and it’s not uncommon to see him individually engage the crowd in a sing along during live acts..." - Carolina Style Magazine

Raleigh, NC - Libra - likes kickball
Currently digging: The Kooks, The Slip, Nathan Asher and the Infantry, Postal Service, Alan Jackson, Chad Hanson, Weezer, Butch Walker, Lee Brice
go-to: The Beatles, Saves the Day, Phish

"Owning any stage with foot-stomping swagger of Eric Church...at times his voice takes on an almost Dave Matthews uniqueness...combining infectious melodies and the love-song-messages of John Mayer..."

"After consecutive nearly fatal accidents in 2009 and 2011, Brandon has adopted a very grateful and against-all-odds mentality.  Lately writing friendship-laced pop songs and classic love letters, you can expect a fresh and uplifting perspective from a man who seems wiser than his age.  Though some would consider him a multi-instrumentalist, he relies mostly on guitar, but finds ways to pepper in percussive moments and unexpected special guests."

"He connects to you with.  Sometimes in a one-man, one-guitar, one-microphone performance...other times as an acoustic duo or trio, or as a full on rock band...always fusing technology and tradition, he mixes danceable beats and riveting guitar solos with acoustic singing and strumming.  His sound will bring you back to warm memories with friends and bitter break-ups doused with cold beer; his songs reverberate in your mind and heart. Brandon reminds you of your best friend or a brother...good memories, late nights...music you'll want to see and write home about."

Originally hailing from Rhode Island, Brandon Scott McLean has been strumming the strings of a guitar since the age of seven. As a college student in Ithaca, New York, Brandon could feel the music running rampant through his veins. Going to class during the day and studying jazz at night (thanks to generous Jazz professor Steve Brown), Brandon worked hard at both school and making a name for himself musically.  After graduation, Brandon migrated South, but not just for the winter. His new found love for southern rock and country music keeps him calling Raleigh, North Carolina homebase indefinitely. Finally away from the confines of higher education, he began experimenting with ways to integrate different types of music to create a unique sound of southern hospitality with an alternative twist. Between bands Cougar Magnum, the Windsor Oaks Band, Young & New, and 'solo', Brandon has played over 1000 shows and gigs since 2008. Working up and down the east coast, he has cultivated a fairly respectable following in a few cities, especially Providence, Boston, Baltimore, and Raleigh. 

"A lot of people are bored with the way radio is right now. People are looking for something different, something unique. This album definitely fits in to that, 100%!" 
- Chad Carlson, Steel Town Rock (Sep 01, 2010) 

“It is easy to tell that this is a man who understands at a unique level, since he can write in so many different genres.....From country to folk pop to blues, Brandon can control musical destiny no matter what he does.”
-Independent Music Scene Magazine, (July 2010)

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