Dan Bremnes

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Dan Bremnes
Birth nameDaniel Jobiah Bremnes
Born (1983-05-11) May 11, 1983 (age 40)
Kamloops, British Columbia
Origin Salmon Arm, British Columbia
Genres Contemporary Christian music, worship, folk rock
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, drums
Years active2010–present
Labels Sparrow, Capitol CMG Curb-Word
Website danbremnes.com

Daniel Jobiah Bremnes (born May 11, 1983) is a Canadian Christian musician, guitarist, and drummer. He released four studio albums, Your Strength (2010), Where the Light Is (2015), Wherever I Go (2019), and Into the Wild (2022), and four extended plays. He is signed with Curb Records.

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Early life

Bremnes was born as Daniel Jobiah Bremnes, [1] on May 11, [2] 1983, [3] in Kamloops, British Columbia, to a pastor father, Norvil Bremnes, and to a mother, Lillis Bremnes, who owned a bed and breakfast, Amazing Acres. [4] He has two siblings, Darcon and Darla. The Bremnes' moved to Salmon Arm, British Columbia in 1989, when his father established Living Waters Community Church, where Norvil was the pastor until January 2014. [4] Bremnes' mother died in an automobile accident on September 14, 2006. [4] Bremnes attended Salmon Arm Secondary School. [5]

Music career

His music career commenced in 2010, with his album, Your Strength, that was independently released. [6] He then released two independent singles, "Hear Your Voice" in 2012 and "After All" in 2013. [6] During this time, Bremnes released an extended play, Light My Way, which was independently released on September 25, 2012. [6] [7] The extended play and singles got him Covenant Awards at the 35th Annual Awards in 2013 for Male Vocalist of the Year and Music Video of the Year for "This Life". The subsequent year, Bremnes was awarded at the 36th Annual Awards for having the Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year and Recorded Song of the Year for "Beautiful", where he got the Male Vocalist of the Year along with Artist of the Year. He signed to Sparrow Records and Capitol CMG, where he released another single, "Beautiful", in 2014, [6] along with an extended play on April 14, 2015, Where the Light Is. [6] The song, "Beautiful", charted at a peak of No. 17 on the Billboard magazine Christian Songs chart. [8] This was the precursor to his first studio album, Where the Light Is, released by Sparrow Records on June 9, 2015. [6] In 2016, his recording contract was cancelled by Capitol. Bremnes continued to work on music, eventually signing a record deal with Curb Records and releasing his third studio album, Wherever I Go in 2019. [9] The title track was released as a single and peaked at No. 19 on the US Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart.

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetailsChart positions
US
Christ

[10]
Your Strength
Where the Light Is 47
Wherever I Go
  • Released: April 5, 2019
  • Label: Word
  • Format: CD, digital download
Into the Wild
  • Released: June 17, 2022
  • Label: Word
  • Format: CD, digital download

EPs

List of EPs, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
Christ

[10]
US
Heat

[11]
Light My Way
  • Released: September 25, 2012
  • Label: Independent
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
Where the Light Is
  • Released: April 14, 2015
  • Label: Sparrow/Capitol CMG
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
Wherever I Go
  • Released: September 7, 2018
  • Label: Bremnes Ventures Inc.
  • Format: CD, Digital download, streaming
4010
Wherever I Go: Acoustic Sessions
  • Released: July 17, 2020
  • Label: Curb | Word Entertainment
  • Format: CD, Digital download, streaming

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Christ

[12]
US
Christ Air.

[13]
US
Christ AC

[14]
"Beautiful"2014171412 Where the Light Is
"Where the Light Is"201539
"In His Hands"49
"Jingle All the Way"492417non-album singles
"Majesty (Here I Am)"2017
"Going Together"2018Wherever I Go
"Up Again"161214
"Wherever I Go"191211
"Thunder"2019
"Weakness"
"Searching for Something"


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