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Brandon Payton-Carrillo merges rock, pop, disco and classic soul vibes into a smooth-grooving fresh collage with his album The Break Up and it seriously impresses. Recently relocated to Atlanta from Milwaukee, where The Break Up was recorded in a dingy warehouse in the Bayview neighborhood, the music is uniquely Milwaukee with a global potential and goes by the stylistic description of Lakebeat. The real take-away here is the emergence of a super solid songwriter who is able to mix the familiar and the fresh and maintain his own individuality. Performing as 'Brandon Payton-Carrillo and The Love Is Loud' with engineering help from Jamison Thorwald, the vibe they achieve on The Break Up is something of a Brian Ferry-meets-Maxwell Motown-meets-Manchester blend. This is actually his third album and in various configurations Brandon has toured regionally and performed in places like Atlanta, Denver and San Francisco and numerous other cities. The time on the road and in the studio definitely show in a project that is just an all-around success. Currently he is working on new compositions for himself as well as other artists on labels like Def Jam and getting comfortable in his new home city. It's pretty rare when a talent like Brandon emerges and his double threat of writing for others and producing his own work will surely get him noticed. - Rustzine.com
Brandon Payton-Carrillo merges rock, pop, disco and classic soul vibes into a smooth-grooving fresh collage with his album The Break Up and it seriously impresses. Recently relocated to Atlanta from Milwaukee, where The Break Up was recorded in a dingy warehouse in the Bayview neighborhood, the music is uniquely Milwaukee with a global potential and goes by the stylistic description of Lakebeat. The real take-away here is the emergence of a super solid songwriter who is able to mix the familiar and the fresh and maintain his own individuality. Performing as 'Brandon Payton-Carrillo and The Love Is Loud' with engineering help from Jamison Thorwald, the vibe they achieve on The Break Up is something of a Brian Ferry-meets-Maxwell Motown-meets-Manchester blend. This is actually his third album and in various configurations Brandon has toured regionally and performed in places like Atlanta, Denver and San Francisco and numerous other cities. The time on the road and in the studio definitely show in a project that is just an all-around success. Currently he is working on new compositions for himself as well as other artists on labels like Def Jam and getting comfortable in his new home city. It's pretty rare when a talent like Brandon emerges and his double threat of writing for others and producing his own work will surely get him noticed. - Rustzine.com
Discography
2010 Love. Lies. Bleeding.
2012 The Breakup
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