BRIAN MACKEY

Singer-Songwriter, Brian Mackey, voices what often goes unsaid with warmth and vulnerability that is reminiscent yet new. He's often been told, that he has a sound that combines a healthy balance of Pop, Folk, Rock and Americana with a voice that is in the likes of the late Jim Croce. Originally from the northern Florida panhandle, Brian was raised on a diet of 90's alt rock and 70's folk music. Picking up vibes from positively hopeless cases from the darkest places, he’s created a sound uniquely his own.

This Spring, Brian began recording his 2nd full length album at Sony Tree Studios in Nashville, TN. In anticipation of the album launch later this year, he’s just released his new single "Keep the World Alive," written to highlight how life has changed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A writing project at the end of 2019 with his friend Jeff King (Reba McEntire/Brooks & Dunn) sparked several tracks, “My Only Friend” and “Six Strings” on the new forthcoming album, as well as Mackey’s new stand outs, “Even Though I Try” “Count The Stars” and “Bird In A Cage.”

The album comes after a period of touring and single releases. In 2018 + 2019, Brian toured with Kate Voegele + Tyler Hilton on their joint European tour, Howie Day, Tyler Hilton and American Idol Winner Taylor Hicks. The tours supported a collection of singles, "Promise Me", "Don't Own Much", "Underwater" and "Learn to Be" produced in Los Angeles by Jon Levine (Rachel Platten, Andy Grammer). "Learn to Be" charted #1 most added for 3 weeks in a row tied with John Mayer on the US FMQB A/C Charts. This single, poppy and bold, reflects on the life lessons of learning to live without a crutch, and the liberation of breaking free. The music video for "Underwater" premiered on the Huffington Post, boasting the headline "Sublimely Gorgeous Music From Brian Mackey". It was also officially nominated for an HMMA award for "Best Independent Music Video”, along with his video for, “Don’t Own Much. During this timeframe, he has also toured with David Bromberg in the US, with Ron Pope in Europe, and Jon McLaughlin for select dates.

In 2015, Brian released his first full-length album Broken Heartstrings, a collection of pop infused American folk-rock, also in Nashville. The music took him through a very personal journey, spurred by loss and then renewal and signified a new beginning for Brian. He assembled a talented team: Producer Sam Ashworth, Engineer Richie Biggs (Tom Petty, The Civil Wars), bassist Mark Hill (Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban) and guitarist Jeff King, (Reba McEntyre/Brooks & Dunn).

Broken Heartstrings yielded his hit single, “Are You Listening,” which, after being featured on YouTube by gamer Gronkh about the PlayStation 4 game Until Dawn, became a runaway hit in Germany. The song peaked at #8 on the A/C Radio Charts in the US, charted top 25 on German iTunes, was on the ‘100 Most Sold’ chart on Amazon Germany, had over 400k streams on Spotify and resulted in sold out shows throughout the country. He returned to Germany in May of 2016, debuting in the UK, and toured with Camplified in Summer of 2016 in the Northeast region.