Brother Love (artist)
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Brother Love, also known as Larry Florman, is perhaps the first artist to receive truly large-scale recognition through his involvement in podsafe
music. His music was popularized to a large audience of podcast
listeners when his song Push was featured on the Daily Source Code
, and received airtime through many more podcasts via the Podsafe Music Network
.
His rise to the top of the PMC Top10
, a podsafe music chart, further propelled him into podcast fame. His song Summertime spent eleven weeks in the countdown including an unprecedented six weeks at the #1 spot. His follow-up song, There She Goes was #1 for three weeks.
Brother Love currently works closely with the Keith and The Girl
podcast, making many guest appearances commencing September 2006 till present, as well as touring with KATG on their live audience shows.
His first major commercial was Saturn
Cars during Memorial Day Weekend 2007, and a Reese's Puff cereal commercial.
Brother Love is also currently the drummer for NYC-based southern rock band, Her and King's County.
Podsafe
Podsafe is a term created in the podcasting community to refer to any work which, through its licensing, specifically allows the use of the work in podcasting, regardless of restrictions the same work might have in other realms...
music. His music was popularized to a large audience of podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
listeners when his song Push was featured on the Daily Source Code
Daily Source Code
The Daily Source Code is a podcast by Adam Curry, often considered a pioneer of podcasting. Curry talks about his everyday life and events in the podcasting scene or the news in general, as well as playing music from the Podsafe Music Network and promotions for other podcasts...
, and received airtime through many more podcasts via the Podsafe Music Network
Podsafe Music Network
Podsafe Music Network, or PMN, is currently the primary archive of podsafe music on the internet. It was established by PodShow, a podcast production company founded by Adam Curry and Ron Bloom, in the summer of 2005...
.
His rise to the top of the PMC Top10
PMC Top10
The Pod Music Countdown is a music program that is broadcast over the internet as a podcast. It is hosted by Chris Doelle and is a weekly countdown show featuring the top podsafe tunes being spun by podcasters all over the globe. The PMC Top10 is recognized as the first podcast counting down the...
, a podsafe music chart, further propelled him into podcast fame. His song Summertime spent eleven weeks in the countdown including an unprecedented six weeks at the #1 spot. His follow-up song, There She Goes was #1 for three weeks.
Brother Love currently works closely with the Keith and The Girl
Keith and The Girl
Keith and The Girl, abbreviated as KATG, is a popular comedy podcast that began on March 7, 2005. It is hosted by comedian Keith Malley and singer Chemda Khalili in Queens, New York. Chemda is of Persian descent whilst Keith's exact origins are unknown, but believed to be eastern European...
podcast, making many guest appearances commencing September 2006 till present, as well as touring with KATG on their live audience shows.
His first major commercial was Saturn
Saturn
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest planet in the Solar System, after Jupiter. Saturn is named after the Roman god Saturn, equated to the Greek Cronus , the Babylonian Ninurta and the Hindu Shani. Saturn's astronomical symbol represents the Roman god's sickle.Saturn,...
Cars during Memorial Day Weekend 2007, and a Reese's Puff cereal commercial.
Brother Love is also currently the drummer for NYC-based southern rock band, Her and King's County.