Bruce G. Blowers

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Bruce G. Blowers
Born (1987-05-15) May 15, 1987 (age 37)
Origin St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Genres Acoustic pop, contemporary Christian
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, classical composer
Instrument(s)Piano, vocals, oboe, guitar
Years active2000–present
LabelsCaravan Media
Website brucegblowers.com

Bruce Gregory Blowers [1] (born May 15, 1987) is an American contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter from St. Petersburg, Florida. [2] Blowers is signed with Caravan Media, an independent record label based out of Central Florida. He released his first full-length album, Through Glass, in 2009.

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Early life

Blowers taught himself to read and play music at age nine, until he became fluent. He used a keyboard that he found under his parents' bed. He wrote his first song, "God Made Everything," at 10 years old; it was later performed by his local church choir. [3]

Career

Blowers has performed as a principal or second chair oboist for the Keswick Christian School Band, the Pinellas Youth Symphony, the Tampa Bay Youth Orchestra, the Tampa Bay Symphony Orchestra, the orchestra at Seminole High School, the University of South Florida, and the St. Petersburg College Orchestra and Band. Blowers' original orchestral compositions have been played by members of the Tampa Bay Symphony and the The Florida Orchestra. [4] The first symphony Blowers ever wrote won second place at the 34th Annual Composer's Guild Competition. [4] Blowers has also performed in Carnegie Hall with the National Festival Orchestra. [5] He was a member of the "Musical Ambassadors Tour of Russia," in which the St. Petersburg College Madrigalians performed for audiences in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Orenburg Oblast. [6]

Through Glass

Blowers, taken after a concert in 2010 Bruce After Concert.jpg
Blowers, taken after a concert in 2010

Blowers recorded his first studio album, Through Glass, in late 2009 at Oh Good! Studios in DeLand. The album contains ten piano-driven tracks, most of which were inspired by Blowers' Christian faith. Blowers wrote, sang, and played piano for each track. In a review of the album, St. Petersburg Times described the album as a "slickly produced collection of 10 catchy pop songs, with Blowers singing and playing piano with a soft-rock group." [7] John Fleming, Performing Arts Critic for the Times, described Blowers as "a soulful singer-songwriter of Christian pop music." [3] Singer-songwriter Matt Hires, who is a second cousin of Blowers, made an appearance at Blowers' album première concert in Seminole, playing lead guitar on "Distance", Through Glass's the album's second track.

Discography

Studio albums

Through Glass

Track listing

  1. "Through Glass"
  2. "Distance"
  3. "Reverie"
  4. "You"
  5. "We Just Might Make It"
  6. "Love Letter"
  7. "Every Leaf"
  8. "Singing at Night"
  9. "Wings of the Wind"
  10. "Atonement"
  11. "Let me In"
  12. "A Piece that Overcomes"
  13. "Bridge to You"

Acting credits

In addition to his music career, Blowers has appeared in commercials for Disney, [4] and played the role of "Lance" in the television drama series, Walk on Water. [8] Blowers has also performed as a vocalist in several musical and opera performances at the Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg. [9]

Tours

Blowers performs his music at churches and youth events throughout Central Florida. [10] In concert, his sister, Brianne Grace Blowers, often accompanies him on flute for the track "You." [11] Brianne also contributed backup vocals on two of the album's tracks. Blowers has also performed covers of Michael Bublé's song "Home". At the beginning of 2010, Blowers announced a summer tour of Greece, [12] and surprised audience members at Bethel Lutheran Church in Clearwater, when he played a new song he had written on the guitar entitled "Your Road to Feel". [13] [ unreliable source? ] Blowers has said he intends to learn guitar, which he plans to use for certain tracks in the future. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "ATONEMENT". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  2. ↑ "ReverbNation Artist Listing". Reverbnation.com via internet archive. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Editorials, letters to the editor, op-ed columns". Opinion.tampabay.com. June 5, 2012. Archived from the original on January 14, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 "Floridian: A prodigy of notes". Sptimes.com. June 28, 2005. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
  5. 1 2 "Musician Bruce G. Blowers Now Playing Guitar Live in Concert by Bruce G. Blowers". 1888pressrelease.com. April 7, 2010. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Instructor page of Vernon Taranto, Jr". Instcomp.spjc.edu. March 22, 2011. Archived from the original on August 18, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Music — BRUCE G. BLOWERS". BRUCE G. BLOWERS. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Walk on Water" Addictions (TV episode 2009) – IMDb
  9. ↑ "Performing arts news in St. Petersburg, FL". Outside.in. July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Official website". Bruce G. Blowers. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Bruce G. Blowers – "Love Is Here" & "You"". YouTube. March 22, 2010. Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Newswire / Christian Musician Bruce G. Blowers Announces Tour of Greece – Music/Movie/Concert – Caravan Media-Bruce G. Blowers". NewswireToday. June 24, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Bruce G. Blowers – "Your Road to Feel"". YouTube. March 21, 2010. Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
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