Bruno Major | |
---|---|
Birth name | Bruno Major |
Born | Northampton, England | 15 July 1988
Genres | R&B · pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter · guitarist |
Instrument(s) | Guitar · piano · vocals [1] |
Years active | 2010s–present |
Website | brunomajor |
Bruno Major (born 15 July 1988) [2] is a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. His debut album A Song for Every Moon was released in 2017.
On 21 January 2014, Major released the four-song EP Live on Virgin Records, where he worked with producer Ethan Johns before being released from the label. [3] [4] In August 2016, Major announced that he would write, record and release one song every month for a year, which resulted in the 12-song R&B album A Song for Every Moon, released on 3 November 2017. [2] [5]
In the same month, he went on The Trio Tour in six cities around the US and Europe. [4] In 2018, he embarked on a tour across North America, followed by a UK arena tour opening for Sam Smith, a headline tour of Europe and the UK, and a headline tour of the US. [5] [6] [7] He appeared on The Late Late Show on 22 February 2018, in his first television performance, performing his song "Easily". [2] [5] In June 2018, he performed at his first US festival, Bonnaroo Music Festival. [5] In September and October, he toured Asia for the first time.
On 19 February 2019, Major released a revised version of "Old Fashioned" from his Live EP. Following that, he released a string of five more singles over the year, until 20 March 2020, when Major announced his second full length album, To Let a Good Thing Die, which was released on 5 June 2020. The album featured producer Finneas as a co-writer for "The Most Beautiful Thing".
"Easily" was certified gold in Australia in July 2021. [8] His 2020 single "Nothing" reached number 63 on the Irish Singles Chart in November 2021. [9]
On 5 May 2023, Major released the single "We Were Never Really Friends", and was followed by his third album's title track, "Columbo", on 23 May. Columbo was released on 14 July.
Major is originally from Northampton, England. [6] He moved to London in 2011. [1] Originally a jazz musician, he began his career as a session guitarist at age 16 for artists including Lalah Hathaway. Major also studied for a degree in jazz at Leeds Conservatoire (formally Leeds College of Music). [7] [10] Major has cited guitarist Joe Pass and songwriter Cole Porter as influences.
He is the older brother of Dominic 'Dot' Major of London Grammar.
Title | Details |
---|---|
A Song for Every Moon |
|
To Let a Good Thing Die |
|
Columbo |
|
Title | Details |
---|---|
Live |
|
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK Ind. [11] | IRE [12] | ||||
"Home" (Live) | 2013 | — | — | Live | |
"Wouldn't Mean a Thing" | 2016 | — | — | A Song for Every Moon | |
"There's Little Left" | — | — | |||
"The First Thing You See" | — | — | |||
"Easily" | — | — | |||
"Home" | — | — | |||
"Like Someone in Love" | 2017 | — | — | ||
"Just the Same" | — | — | |||
"Second Time" | — | — | |||
"Fair-Weather Friend" | — | — | |||
"Places We Won't Walk" | — | — | |||
"Cold Blood" | — | — | |||
"On Our Own" | — | — | |||
"I Think It Must Be Christmas" | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Old Fashioned" | 2019 | — | — | To Let A Good Thing Die | |
"Nothing" | 30 | 63 | |||
"Tapestry" | — | — | |||
"Figment of My Mind" | 2020 | — | — | ||
"We Were Never Really Friends" | 2023 | — | — | Columbo | |
"The Show Must Go On" | — | — | |||
Year | Artist | Album | Song | Credit |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Liv Dawson | "Tapestry" | Writer, producer | |
Open Your Eyes | "Still" | Writer, producer | ||
"Open Your Eyes" | Writer | |||
SG Lewis | Yours EP | "Yours" | Writer | |
"Holding Back" | Writer | |||
"Gone" | Writer | |||
2017 | Jack Vallier | Rebekah | "Good for You" | Writer, producer |
"The Boy You Knew" | Writer, producer | |||
SG Lewis | "Times We Had" | Writer | ||
Sarah Close | Caught Up | "Perfect After All" | Writer, producer | |
XamVolo | All The Sweetness On The Surface | "Old Soul" | Writer, producer | |
Liv Dawson | "Somewhere Good" | Writer, producer | ||
Eliza | A Real Romantic | "Alone & Unafraid" | Writer, producer | |
Tom Chaplin | Twelve Tales of Christmas | "Say Goodbye" | Writer | |
2018 | Aquilo | ii | "The Road Less Wandered" | Writer |
SG Lewis | Dark EP | "Dreaming" | Writer | |
2019 | MJ Cole | Waking Up EP | "Mercy" | Writer |
"Serotonin" | Writer | |||
SG Lewis | Dawn EP | "Rest" | Writer | |
Tori Kelly | Inspired by True Events | "Sorry Would Go a Long Way" | Writer | |
"Before the Dawn" | Writer | |||
2020 | Lianne La Havas | Lianne La Havas | "Read My Mind" | Writer |
Date | City | Country | Venue |
---|---|---|---|
North America | |||
February 16, 2018 | Seattle | United States | Barboza |
February 17, 2018 | Vancouver | Canada | Fox Cabaret |
February 18, 2018 | Portland | United States | Doug Fir |
February 20, 2018 | San Francisco | The Chapel | |
February 21, 2018 | Los Angeles | Masonic Lodge | |
February 23, 2018 | Santa Ana | Constellation Room | |
February 24, 2018 | San Diego | The Casbah | |
February 27, 2018 | Chicago | Schubas Tavern | |
February 28, 2018 | Toronto | Canada | The Drake |
March 1, 2018 | Montreal | Mini Campus | |
March 2, 2018 | Boston | United States | Great Scott |
March 3, 2018 | Philadelphia | Johnny Brenda's | |
March 4, 2018 | Washington, D.C. | Song Byrd | |
March 6, 2018 | New York City | Bowery Ballroom | |
May 25, 2018 | San Jose | The Ritz | |
May 26, 2018 | Sacramento | Holy Diver | |
May 28, 2018 | Salt Lake City | Kilby Court | |
May 29, 2018 | Denver | Larimer Lounge | |
May 31, 2018 | Minneapolis | 7th Street Entry | |
June 1, 2018 | Madison | High Noon Saloon | |
June 2, 2018 | Detroit | Marble Bar | |
June 3, 2018 | Toronto | Canada | The Great Hall |
June 4, 2018 | Pittsburgh | United States | Club Cafe |
June 5, 2018 | Washington D.C. | U Street Music Hall | |
June 7, 2018 | Charlotte | Neighborhood Theatre | |
June 8, 2018 | Atlanta | Aisle 5 | |
June 10, 2018 | Manchester | The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival | |
June 11, 2018 | Houston | White Oak Music Hall | |
June 12, 2018 | Austin | Stubb's Indoors | |
June 13, 2018 | Dallas | Three Links | |
June 15, 2018 | Phoenix | Valley Bar | |
June 16, 2018 | Las Vegas | Bunk House | |
Date | City | Country | Venue |
---|---|---|---|
Asia | |||
October 7, 2018 | Tokyo | Japan | Shindaita Fever |
October 8, 2018 | Yamagata | Hello Indie Festival | |
October 11, 2018 | Seoul | South Korea | Rolling Hall |
October 12, 2018 | Beijing | China | Yugong Yishan |
October 13, 2018 | Shanghai | Yuyintang | |
October 14, 2018 | Hong Kong | Mom Livehouse | |
October 17, 2018 | Singapore | Decline | |
October 18, 2018 | |||
October 20, 2018 | Bangkok | Thailand | Noma |
October 21, 2018 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | The Bee |
October 23, 2018 | Manila | Philippines | Karpos Live |
October 24, 2018 | Jakarta | Indonesia | Queen's Head |
Date | City | Country | Venue |
---|---|---|---|
Asia | |||
August 7, 2023 | Tokyo | Japan | WWWX |
August 8, 2023 | |||
August 10, 2023 | Seoul | South Korea | Yes24 Live Hall |
August 11, 2023 | |||
August 13, 2023 | Bangkok | Thailand | Voice Space |
August 15, 2023 | Manila | Philippines | New renter Theater |
August 17, 2023 | Singapore | Capitol Theatre | |
August 19, 2023 | Jakarta | Indonesia | GBK Basketball Hall |
August 20, 2023 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Zepp Kuala Lumpur |
August 22, 2023 | Shanghai | China | Bandi Namco Dream Hall |
August 24, 2023 | Guangzhou | Mao Livehouse | |
North America | |||
September 4, 2023 | Denver | United States | Ogden Theatre |
September 5, 2023 | Salt Lake City | The Depot | |
September 7, 2023 | Vancouver | Canada | Commodore Ballroom |
September 8, 2023 | Seattle | United States | The Showbox |
September 9, 2023 | Portland | McMenamins Crystal Ballroom | |
September 11, 2023 | San Francisco | The Warfield | |
September 13, 2023 | Los Angeles | The Wiltern | |
September 14, 2023 | |||
September 15, 2023 | San Diego | The Observatory North Park | |
September 16, 2023 | Phoenix, Arizona | The Van Buren | |
September 18, 2023 | Dallas | Granada Theater | |
September 19, 2023 | Austin | Mohawk | |
September 22, 2023 | Atlanta | The Masquerade | |
September 23, 2023 | Nashville | Brooklyn Bowl Nashville | |
September 25, 2023 | Chicago | The Vic Theatre | |
September 26, 2023 | Toronto | Canada | History |
September 29, 2023 | New York City | United States | Terminal 5 |
September 30, 2023 | Boston | Roadrunner | |
October 1, 2023 | Washington, D.C. | Howard Theatre | |
Europe | |||
November 8, 2023 | Cologne | Germany | Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld |
November 9, 2023 | Berlin | Kesselhaus | |
November 11, 2023 | Antwerp | Belgium | Trix |
November 12, 2023 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Melkweg |
November 14, 2023 | Paris | France | Le Trabendo |
November 17, 2023 | Glasgow | United Kingdom | Saint Luke's |
November 18, 2023 | Manchester | Academy 2 | |
November 21, 2023 | Dublin | Ireland | Vicar Street |
November 23, 2023 | London | United Kingdom | O2 Forum Kentish Town |
Oceania | |||
January 13, 2024 | Auckland | New Zealand | Powerstation |
January 15, 2024 | Sydney | Australia | Enmore Theatre |
January 17, 2024 | Melbourne | Forum Theatre | |
January 19, 2024 | Brisbane | The Tivoli | |
January 20, 2024 | Adelaide | Hindley Street Music Hall | |
January 22, 2024 | Perth | The Rechabite | |
Jeffrey Lynne is an English musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is the co-founder and leader of the rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), which was formed in 1970, and as a songwriter has written most of the band's hits, including "Evil Woman", "Livin' Thing", "Telephone Line", "Mr. Blue Sky", "Don't Bring Me Down" and "Hold On Tight".
The Sisters of Mercy are an English rock band formed in Leeds in 1980. After achieving early underground fame there, the band had their commercial breakthrough in the mid-1980s and sustained it until the early 1990s, when they stopped releasing new records in protest against their record company, WEA. Currently, the band are a touring outfit only.
Mark Freuder Knopfler is a British guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was the lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of the rock band Dire Straits from 1977 to 1988, and from 1990 to 1995. He pursued a solo career after the band dissolved, and is now an independent artist.
The Family was a band formed by Prince, and one of the first signed to Prince's record label, Paisley Park Records. The band reformed as fDeluxe in 2011. This band should not be confused with a 1970s Minneapolis R&B band of the same name.
Emily Elbert is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
The Script are an Irish rock band formed in 2001 in Dublin, by lead vocalist, keyboardist, and guitarist Danny O'Donoghue, lead guitarist Mark Sheehan and drummer Glen Power. The band moved to London after signing to Sony Label Group imprint Phonogenic and released their first album The Script in August 2008, preceded by the debut single "We Cry" as well as other singles such as "The Man Who Can't Be Moved", "Breakeven" and "Before the Worst". The album peaked at number one in both Ireland and the UK. Their next three albums, Science & Faith (2010), #3 (2012) and No Sound Without Silence (2014), all topped the album charts in Ireland and the UK, while Science & Faith reached number two in Australia and number three in the United States. Some of the hit singles from the albums include "For the First Time", "Nothing", "Hall of Fame" and "Superheroes". The band's fifth studio album, Freedom Child, was released on 1 September 2017, and features the UK Top 20 single "Rain". Their sixth studio album, Sunsets & Full Moons, was released on 8 November 2019, and features the single "The Last Time". A Greatest Hits album was released on 1 October 2021.
Sam Newton Battenberg Faulkner is an English singer-songwriter and musician from Reigate, Surrey. He is known for his percussive style of guitar playing. In 2007 Faulkner's debut studio album Hand Built by Robots was certified double platinum in the United Kingdom. The album topped the UK Albums Chart in August 2007. It was promoted by three singles, "Dream Catch Me", "I Need Something" and "Teardrop". "Dream Catch Me" reached number seven on the UK Singles Charts.
The War on Drugs is an American rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 2005. The band consists of Adam Granduciel, David Hartley, Robbie Bennett (keyboards), Charlie Hall (drums), Jon Natchez, Anthony LaMarca (guitar) and Eliza Hardy Jones.
Peter Gene Hernandez, known professionally as Bruno Mars, is an American singer-songwriter. He is known for his stage performances, retro showmanship, and for performing in a wide range of musical styles, including pop, R&B, funk, soul, reggae, disco, and rock. Mars is accompanied by his band, the Hooligans, who play a variety of instruments, such as electric guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, drums, and horns, and also serve as backup singers and disco dancers. In 2021, he collaborated with Anderson .Paak, as the American musical superduo Silk Sonic.
"Just the Way You Are" is the debut solo single by American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars. It is the lead single from his debut studio album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010). The song was written by Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Khalil Walton and Needlz and produced by the former three, under their alias, the Smeezingtons along with Needlz. It was released in the United States to contemporary hit radio on August 10, 2010. The track was released in the United Kingdom on September 19, 2010, as "Just the Way You Are (Amazing)". The song's lyrics compliment a woman's beauty.
"The Lazy Song" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars for his debut studio album Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010). It was serviced to contemporary hit radios in the United States on February 15, 2011, as the album's third single by Atlantic and Elektra. Development of "The Lazy Song" began while Mars, Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine were hanging around the studio and didn't feel like working. The trio produced the track under their alias, the Smeezingtons, and wrote the song in collaboration with rapper K'naan. Musically, "The Lazy Song" has been described as borrowing "heavily from roots reggae" and has been compared to the reggae style of Jason Mraz, while lyrically it is an anthem to laziness.
"Marry You" is a song by American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars from his debut studio album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010). Written and produced by the Smeezingtons, it serves as the record's sixth track and was released as a single outside of the United States. "Marry You" is a pop, doo-wop and soul song. The recording focuses on spontaneous marriage and therefore, since its release, has frequently been used as a proposal song. "Marry You" received generally positive reviews from music critics, with some complimenting its production and its reminiscence of 1960s pop style. Some criticized a perceived lack of creativity.
Edward Christopher Sheeran is an English singer-songwriter. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he began writing songs around the age of eleven. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play No. 5 Collaborations Project. He signed with Asylum Records the same year.
John William Peter Newman is an English singer, songwriter, musician, DJ, composer and record producer. He is best known for the track "Love Me Again" which peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart in July 2013 and appeared in FIFA 14, as well as co-writing and singing on Rudimental's 2012 singles "Feel the Love" and "Not Giving In", which peaked at number one and number 14 on the chart, respectively. In 2014, he featured in the Calvin Harris single "Blame", which also topped the UK charts.
Felix De Laet, known by his stage name Lost Frequencies, is a Belgian DJ and record producer. He is best known for his singles "Are You with Me" in 2014, "Reality" in 2015, and "Where Are You Now" with Calum Scott in 2021.
Nothing but Thieves are a British rock band, formed in 2012 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex consisting of lead vocalist and guitarist Conor Mason, guitarist Joe Langridge-Brown, guitarist and keyboardist Dominic Craik, bassist Philip Blake, and drummer James Price. In 2014, they signed to RCA Records and a year later in October 2015, they released their self-titled debut album. Their second album, Broken Machine was released in September 2017, receiving wide acclaim in addition to peaking at No. 2 in the UK Album Charts. They released an EP titled What Did You Think When You Made Me This Way? in October 2018, followed by their third studio album, Moral Panic, in October 2020. This was followed in July 2021 by the album's "second part" with the EP entitled Moral Panic II. In June 2023, they released their fourth studio album, Dead Club City, which became their first UK No.1 album.
Caligula's Horse is an Australian progressive metal band from Brisbane, Queensland. The band was formed by Sam Vallen and Jim Grey in early 2011. The current lineup consists of lead vocalist Jim Grey, lead guitarist Sam Vallen, bassist Dale Prinsse and drummer Josh Griffin. Caligula's Horse achieved their first chart success with their 2015 album release Bloom, with it reaching number 16 on the Australian Albums ARIA Chart and number 75 on the overall album chart. The album also reached number 73 on the Australian iTunes chart on 21 October 2015.
Lewis Marc Capaldi is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician. He was nominated for the Critics' Choice Award at the 2019 Brit Awards. Capaldi also won the 2020 Brit Award for Best New Artist. In March 2019, his single "Someone You Loved" (2018) topped the UK Singles Chart where it remained for seven weeks, and in November 2019, it reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100; it was nominated at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and won the 2020 Brit Award for Song of the Year. "Someone You Loved" was the bestselling single of 2019 in the UK. In May 2020, it was announced that Capaldi's song "Someone You Loved" had become the longest-running top 10 UK single of all time by a British artist.
Samuel Thomas Fender is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. Born and raised in North Shields, Fender discovered his passion for music during his teenage years and released several singles independently beginning in 2017. His sound relies primarily on his traditional American musical upbringing combined with a British rock sensibility. He is known for his high tenor voice and Geordie accent. Recognised for his songwriting style, Fender is the recipient of two Brit Awards.
Conan Lee Gray is an American singer-songwriter and former YouTuber. Born in Lemon Grove, California, and raised in Georgetown, Texas, he began uploading vlogs, covers, and original songs to YouTube as a teenager. In 2018, Gray signed a record deal with Republic Records, which released his debut EP, Sunset Season (2018).