Brian Calzini
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Brian Calzini is an Italian American post-hardcore
vocalist. He is a founding member of Paddock Park (disbanded 2009), Sleeping with Sirens
(proceeded by Kellin Quinn), and We Are Defiance
(his current band).
. He loaded this song up to his MySpace profile and started a solo musical project called '"Paddock Park" shortly after Calzini got a fast increasing fan base. Calzini later found a live band to perform his songs live and formed the band as Paddock Park, with whom he recorded his first song "I'll Swing My First" for their debut EP False Hope, in 2007. The band was later signed by Eulogy Recordings
, where they released their first full-length album A Hiding Place for Fake Friends, which featured a re-recording of the same song. In 2009, the band was disbanded.
Brian Calzini is said to have gained a lot of his fame after performing fellatio on former member of A Day To Remember, Tom Denney. The fellatio occurred allegedly for the band We Are Defiance in exchange for studio time in Tom Denney's personal studio.
Not long after disbanding Paddock Park, Calzini went on to form We Are Defiance
. The band recorded a few songs in 2009, including a cover of B.o.B
's popular song "Airplanes
", featuring Tom Denney (ex-A Day to Remember
) and Kellin Quinn (Sleeping with Sirens
). In 2010, the band started touring extensively as well as working on their debut album with producer Tom Denney. We Are Defiance signed to Tragic Hero Records
and released their debut album called Trust in Few
which was released worldwide. Trust In Few was released on March 15, 2011. The album peaked at 28 on Billboard Heatseekers for one week.
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
vocalist. He is a founding member of Paddock Park (disbanded 2009), Sleeping with Sirens
Sleeping with Sirens
Sleeping with Sirens is an American post-hardcore band from Orlando, Florida currently residing in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Formed in 2009 by members of For All We Know, Broadway and We Are Defiance...
(proceeded by Kellin Quinn), and We Are Defiance
We Are Defiance
We Are Defiance is an American metalcore band from Ocala, Florida. Founded in 2009 by singer Brian Calzini, with the help of producer, Tom Denney, formerly of A Day to Remember....
(his current band).
Career
Calzini's musical career began when he started recording a song named I´ll Swing My Fist together with Tom Denney a former guitarist of A Day to RememberA Day to Remember
A Day to Remember is an American rock band from Ocala, Florida. Founded in 2003 by guitarist Tom Denny and drummer Bobby Scruggs, the band has released four studio albums, nine singles and eight music videos...
. He loaded this song up to his MySpace profile and started a solo musical project called '"Paddock Park" shortly after Calzini got a fast increasing fan base. Calzini later found a live band to perform his songs live and formed the band as Paddock Park, with whom he recorded his first song "I'll Swing My First" for their debut EP False Hope, in 2007. The band was later signed by Eulogy Recordings
Eulogy Recordings
Eulogy Recordings is a record label based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.The label specializes in heavy metal or hardcore punk bands, some of which are straight edge. The label was founded by ex-hardcore guitarist John Wylie...
, where they released their first full-length album A Hiding Place for Fake Friends, which featured a re-recording of the same song. In 2009, the band was disbanded.
Brian Calzini is said to have gained a lot of his fame after performing fellatio on former member of A Day To Remember, Tom Denney. The fellatio occurred allegedly for the band We Are Defiance in exchange for studio time in Tom Denney's personal studio.
Not long after disbanding Paddock Park, Calzini went on to form We Are Defiance
We Are Defiance
We Are Defiance is an American metalcore band from Ocala, Florida. Founded in 2009 by singer Brian Calzini, with the help of producer, Tom Denney, formerly of A Day to Remember....
. The band recorded a few songs in 2009, including a cover of B.o.B
B.o.B
Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr. , better known by his stage name B.o.B, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is currently signed under the labels of Grand Hustle Records, Rebel Rock Entertainment, and Atlantic Records. His debut single "Nothin' on You" reached number one in both...
's popular song "Airplanes
Airplanes (song)
"Airplanes" is the second official and third overall single from B.o.B's debut studio album, B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray. The track features Hayley Williams and was produced by Alex da Kid with DJ Frank E receiving a co-production credit on the song. The music and chorus were...
", featuring Tom Denney (ex-A Day to Remember
A Day to Remember
A Day to Remember is an American rock band from Ocala, Florida. Founded in 2003 by guitarist Tom Denny and drummer Bobby Scruggs, the band has released four studio albums, nine singles and eight music videos...
) and Kellin Quinn (Sleeping with Sirens
Sleeping with Sirens
Sleeping with Sirens is an American post-hardcore band from Orlando, Florida currently residing in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Formed in 2009 by members of For All We Know, Broadway and We Are Defiance...
). In 2010, the band started touring extensively as well as working on their debut album with producer Tom Denney. We Are Defiance signed to Tragic Hero Records
Tragic Hero Records
Tragic Hero Records is a record label founded in Raleigh, North Carolina in March 2005 to represent the growing hardcore punk and harder wave of music in North Carolina. The label was founded by Tommy Lacombe, David Varnedoe and Jason Ganthner. Alesana was the first band the label signed...
and released their debut album called Trust in Few
Trust In Few
Trust in Few is the debut album of Ocala-based metalcore band We Are Defiance, released on March 29, 2011. Originally set for release on March 15, the release was delayed after a car accident the band had while touring through the US at the beginning of 2011, when lead vocalist Brian Calzini was...
which was released worldwide. Trust In Few was released on March 15, 2011. The album peaked at 28 on Billboard Heatseekers for one week.
Musical influences
Calzini has stated in interviews his music influences range from acoustic, pop and metal.With Paddock Park
- 2007: False Hope EP (under Boston B; no label)
- 2008: A Hiding Place for Fake Friends (Eulogy RecordingsEulogy RecordingsEulogy Recordings is a record label based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.The label specializes in heavy metal or hardcore punk bands, some of which are straight edge. The label was founded by ex-hardcore guitarist John Wylie...
)
External links
- Brian Calzini on FacebookFacebookFacebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
- Brian Calzini at TwitterTwitterTwitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
- Brian Calzini on MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- We Are Defiance on MySpace
- Sleeping with Sirens on MySpace
Other media
- Interview on Highwiredaze.com
- Brian Calzini Biography at Spirit of Metal webzine