The Brilliant Inventions

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The Brilliant Inventions
Origin Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genres Folk rock
pop
Years active2004–2010
Labels Independent
Past membersJosh Lamkin
Eliot Bronson
Website thebrilliantinventions.com

The Brilliant Inventions were an Atlanta-based folk rock duo consisting of Josh Lamkin and Eliot Bronson. In 2008 they were voted Best New Local Musical Act in a Creative xD Loafing readers' poll. [1] They have toured with bands such as They Might Be Giants and Jump Little Children. In 2009, they released their first studio album, Have You Changed. They also are two-time winners of the Eddie's Attic Open Mic Shootout; other winners of the contest include John Mayer and Shawn Mullins. [2] Bronson has gained some attention for a YouTube parody of American Idol contestant Renaldo Lapuz's "We're Brothers Forever". [3] The band broke up in 2010 with Lamkin retiring and Bronson going on to a solo career. [4]

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