{"id":74414,"date":"2022-03-09T11:15:28","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T11:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=74414"},"modified":"2022-03-09T11:15:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T11:15:29","slug":"brandon-g-releases-his-debut-single-bright-light-shine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2022\/03\/brandon-g-releases-his-debut-single-bright-light-shine\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandon G Releases His Debut Single, &#8216;Bright Light Shine&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">It might be hard to believe when you listen to his debut single, &#8216;Bright Light Shine&#8217;, but Brandon G used to be an introvert.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based in the USA, Brandon G channels his inner diva as he lets loose with all the pop-rock energy he can muster, as he truly conveys the emotion he felt at meeting his husband. A vibrant and empowering track, &#8216;Bright Light Shine&#8217; sees Brandon G&#8217;s vocals soar, showing the influence of artists such as Mariah Carey.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brandon G set out to show that true love does exist, and with his smooth vocal runs and powerful chorus, communicates his creativity through his vocals and emotional expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;Bright Light Shine&#8217; is available to stream and download <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ditto.fm\/bright-light-shine\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. You can support Brandon G and his music online on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/brand0n.gonzalez\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BrandonG0nzalez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/brandon-gonzalez-7\/bright-light-shine-1-wav?ref=clipboard&amp;p=i&amp;c=1&amp;si=41AD0356CC10423D89392080D4DAE4C0&amp;utm_source=clipboard&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=social_sharing\" target=\"_blank\">Soundcloud<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/gb\/album\/bright-light-shine-single\/1612202165\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Music<\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/26ltYnNtiyuZOSwU2nppOK?si=db500d323026472b\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It might be hard to believe when you listen to his debut single, &#8216;Bright Light Shine&#8217;, but Brandon G used to be an introvert.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":74430,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"It might be hard to believe when you listen to his debut single, 'Bright Light Shine', but Brandon G used to be an introvert.","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7,57,9,21453,21445,21446],"tags":[28845,28844,11720,989,77,370,116,10677],"class_list":["post-74414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-new-artists","category-new-releases","category-new-singles","category-reviews","category-single-reviews","tag-brandon-g","tag-bright-light-shine","tag-lisa-hafey","tag-new-artist","tag-new-release","tag-new-single","tag-review","tag-single-review"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-jme","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":34654,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/brandon-bonine-only-with-you\/","url_meta":{"origin":74414,"position":0},"title":"Brandon Bonine &#8211; &#8216;Only With You&#8217;","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"09\/04\/2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Learning from jazz greats and inspired by his father's record collection, Brandon Bonine starting writing his own songs at the age of 13, and has now developed a style of songs which are pulsing, melodic, and with an attention to reflective lyrics that are based on life experience. 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