name:bran

...started in november of 2007, name:bran was formed by solo rapper brandon flores (formerly "name:bran") in an attempt to pull more from his influences and tastes...having worked with misha vlasov as a dj/producer, they recruited old friend and local hardcore punk veteran justin watson to play guitar...brett livesey was referenced to them through a mutual friend, and name:bran the band was born...name:bran isn't about celebrity or stardom, it's all about making music that properly depicts the thoughts, emotions and experiences of everyday people...there are no stars here, just people proud to represent the working class...our sound is heavy because that's how life gets and we aim to properly convey what life is to us...our biggest gimmick is that there is no gimmick, our sell is that there is nothing we have to sell...we've played big shows with some very big names, and we've played backyards...we have headlined and we've opened up shows...as long as we can share our music, we will...our music is like america...a melting pot; a mixing area for all races and walks of life...the only people that cannot relate are sound asleep in their graves...