Brian Kent

This article is about the American musician. For the DC Comics character, see Silent Knight.

Brian Kent
Born	(1969-11-23) November 23, 1969 (age 55) Santa Monica, California
Occupation(s)	Musician, Singer-songwriter, CEO, Music Producer
Years active	2004–present
Notable work	Breathe Life
Website	www.briankentmusic.com

Brian Kent is an American musical artist.

Musical career

From his album Breathe Life, ^[1] Kent's single “Whatcha Doin’ To Me” entered the Billboard Dance Chart, ^[2] peaking at #35 in 2009 with nine weeks on the chart. ^{[3] [4]} It also reached #1 on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hot 20 Chart. ^[5] His next single was “I'll Find A Way”, which was subsequently nominated for the 2010 Out Music Single of The Year and Out Music Producer Of The Year. ^[6] His music video for the single “I'm Not Crazy” was on the Logo TV top ten music video list for fifteen weeks. ^[7] Kent was featured on Logo network's reality series, The A-List: New York , where Mike Ruiz shot and filmed his music video for Su-Su-Su-Superstar. ^[8] He is also a event promoter and former co-owner and managing partner of San Francisco nightclub Beatbox. ^[9] . In addition to Kent's early musical activism, his music has been featured in such films as Violet Tendencies , BearCity , BearCity 2: The Proposal , and Kiss the Bride .

Discography

• "Don't Stop Believin'" (2005)
• "I'm Not Crazy" (2005)
• "Breathe Life" (2007)
• "Breathe Life - The Remixes" (2007)
• "Whatcha Doin'To Me" (2009)
• "I'll Find A Way" (2010)
• "Su-Su-Su-Superstar" (2011)
• "With or Without You (Wayne G feat Brian Kent)" (2013)
• "On Every Page" (2014)
• "Just Say Yes (Toy Armada & DJ Grind feat Brian Kent)" (2019)
• "Proud" (2020)
• "Believe It or Not" (2022)
• "Carry Your Light" (2024)

Awards and nominations

Year	Category	Nominated Work	Result
Outmusic Awards
2009	Outstanding Electro/Dance Song	"Breathe Life"	Won
2010	Outstanding Single of the Year	"I'll Find A Way"	Nominated
2012	Best Electronic/Dance Song of the Year	"Su-Su-Su-Superstar"	Nominated
2012	Best Music Video of the Year	"Su-Su-Su-Superstar"	Nominated
2012	Best CD Artwork	"Su-Su-Su-Superstar"	Nominated
USA Songwriting Competition
2010		"I'll Find A Way"	Finalist [10]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	BearCity 2: The Proposal	Self	[11]

References

1. "Brian Kent Interview - Hotspots! Magazine". 30 November 2010.
2. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (18 April 2009). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
3. "Brian Kent Whatcha Doin' To Me Chart History". Billboard . Archived from the original on 2018-05-24. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
4. Administrator. "Brian Kent Comes Out with "Su-Su-Su-Superstar"". www.outwordmagazine.com.
5. "Out Recording Artist Brian Kent - QUEER ME UP". 3 October 2011. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011.
6. "Review – Brian Kent – I'll Find a Way - Hotspots! Magazine". 26 November 2010.
7. "An Interview with Brian Kent - QSaltLake Magazine". 8 September 2008.
8. "Brian Kent Comes Out With Centaur". 8 August 2012.
9. "Beatbox Turns 5! – Gloss Magazine". www.glossmagazine.net. 27 May 2016.
10. "Winners of USA Songwriting Competition – USA Songwriting Competition" (PDF). www.songwriting.net.
11. Bear City 2 Retrieved June 25, 2012