Listen to Brandon Paris's On My Own, and you will hear many things: love, pain, loneliness, regret, and depression, yet among all of those things you will also hear the sound of a troubled man becoming his own person while succeeding at staying true to his heart. Growing up in a musically diverse family, Brandon crafted and cultivated his varied musical influences into his own inimitable style. His parents, who migrated from the Caribbean island of Trinidad & Tobago, would spin records from Bob Marley, Stevie Wonder, Louis Armstrong and BB King, while his older brothers would be blasting hard rock from legends like Jimmy Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, AC/DC and Kiss. Brandon's musical journey has led him in many directions, culminating in a style that mixes heavy guitar riffs with funky reggae and grooving bass lines, but with a delivery which remains strictly his own. "I can honestly say that I don't prefer one music genre over another. As long as the lyrics speak from the soul, then I'm a fan." (Brandon) The Canadian born pop/rock artist lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba most of his teenage years before moving to British Columbia. This is where Brandon worked for his father's video production company learning the many talents that would end up becoming the backbone of a unique skill set (website design, video production, visual effects), which perfectly complimented his innate songwriting skills, and would ultimately help him to launch his music career. Along the way Brandon performed with many top musicians until he eventually surrounded himself with like minded artists who are as dedicated to his music as he is. Foremost are Dave Devindisch (bass) ex of rock act DDT whose experiences touring with the biggest acts in the world grounds the band musically, and Da Griff (reggae vocalist) whose easy delivery adds a unique flavor to the mix and anchors Brandon to his family heritage. The band is rounded out by world class musicians Chris Murray Driver (drums), Marc Gladstone (keys) and Greg Ellis (guitar), each adding their own flavour to the unique mix that musically defines Brandon Paris. Following his desire to have his songs compete on a world class level Brandon chose to upgrade the already stellar production of his original recordings with Mark Ellis (Ninjabeatz), by employing Vancouver based hit record producer Troy Samson of Hipjoint Productions (Moka Only, Cory Lee, Soul Decision). Samson built on what Brandon and Ellis had done, reworking five of the original recordings, and taking the whole project to a new level. "There is no denying the honesty of Brandon's music. His lyrics tell a one of a kind story which makes his songs inherently likable" -- (Troy Samson, Hipjoint Productions). World class engineer, Jeff Dawson (Marcy Playground, Daniel Powter), worked on one of the songs of the album - "Give Me A Reason" and mixed the Hipjoint recordings on the album. The album is set to release to radio early 2006 and the music video for the first single "Rewind & Start Again" has been completed and will be released soon afterward (directed by Thaddeus Grant Fenton of Triton Films). Because of his straight forward delivery and "hold nothing back" approach to lyrics, Brandon Paris is a refreshingly honest and original voice in a world of musical empty calories. Tracks like Somebody to Hold, Suicide to My Mind, Rewind & Start Again, and Dying Inside, are songs that only he could have written because they tell the story, in intimate detail, of Brandon Paris -- a story that soon the whole world will be familiar with.