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Brittany Davis
Fresh off their recent NPR Tiny Desk, Brittany Davis is a gifted multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, and engineer from Seattle, WA. Brittany grew up in Kansas City and played piano/organ in church, then moved to Seattle a decade ago where their exceptional songwriting began, capturing the attention of Stone Gossard and his Seattle-based record label Loosegroove Records. Brittany is blind and describes themself as a vessel of sound and experiences music in spirit and colors. Everything about Brittany represents music and everything is an instrument to them. Brittany’s music has a wide range and credits Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, John Legend, H.E.R., Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Lizzo, Cardi B, & Beyonce as some of their main artist influences. In conjunction with an aspiring solo career, Brittany is also a core member of Rock band Painted Shield, who released their debut album in November 2020 which now has over 3M streams & sold out of their initial LP pressing released on 2020's Record Store Day Black Friday. Brittany Davis's debut EP 'I Choose To Live' produced/engineered by Davis and Seattle legend Josh Evans is out now via Loosegroove Records.
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