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Bio

25-year-old singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist, Brendan Losch, manipulates your typical range of instruments like the guitar and the keyboard but supplements his melodies with more lively instruments like the glockenspiel, lap steel, banjo, melodica, and musical saw. Born into a musical family in suburban Chicago, Brendan picked up his first instrument, the clarinet, in the 5th grade. He picked up the guitar in the 6th grade, and has been creating music ever since.

Inspired by life experiences and the surrounding environment, Brendan composes a heartfelt sound imbued with intimate chords, melodic vocals and simple yet contemplative lyrics. His infectious harmonies will remind you of the loved blanket you slip around your shoulders on a chilly fall night.

In January 2005 he teamed up with friend Frankie Holthouse (Plug-In Studio) to record Better the Second Time, his first solo EP. In the fall of 2006, Brendan himself recorded and mixed his debut full-length record Listen With Your Heart [mastered by Mike Nau of Page France].

Playing at well-known venues in Chicago such as Schubas, Beat Kitchen, Bottom Lounge, and Subterranean has enabled Brendan to establish himself as a respected musician. He has shared the stage with popular acts such as Nicole Atkins & the Sea, The Dodos, Greg Laswell, Jenny Owen Youngs, Bowerbirds, Phosphorescent, Brooke Waggoner, Joshua James, Cotton Jones, Golden Shoulders, Charlotte Sometimes, Rue Royale, Horse In The Sea, etc. His websites (myspace, purevolume, virb) provide a nice place to sit back, relax, and listen to his latest work of art.

Currently Brendan is writing/recording as much as possible. He has made a goal for 2008 to post 1 brand new song a week over on his music blog, Count Me Out. As for shows, Brendan is mostly playing in the Midwest, but one day will hit the road and tour. You can find his current record Listen With Your Heart (2007) on iTunes and a new record, Until We Meet Again (2008), a collection of some lo-fi demos, is now also available.





Listen With Your Heart [LP]

01. Stay The Same
02. More Like You
03. Remember
04. Are You Ever Beautiful?
05. All Aboard
06. Kind Eyes (Don't Be A Stranger)
07. Mysterious Loner
08. Goodbye
09. You Tell Me
10. You Are Me
11. Black Eyed Blue Baby
12. Alone Since '83
13. Asleep
14. You Go, You Leave

- Buy at iTunes
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Until We Meet Again [LP]

01. We Wish We Knew
02. Now Or Never
03. What Are You Waiting For
04. Would That Be Alright
05. Today Has Gone
06. It's Ok To Feel Sorry
07. Make Up Your Mind
08. She Speaks In Her Sleep
09. Will You Come Back In The Morning
10. Why Can't You Just Go

- Buy at iTunes
- Buy at Amazon
- Buy at Cd Baby



Releases

- Better The Second Time [EP]
- Listen With Your Heart [LP]
- Hear Me Out [EP]
- You Are So Far Away From Me, Oh My! [EP]
- Nobody's Listening [EP]
- Instrumental [EP]
- How Can You Say That You're Dead [EP]
- Make Up Your Mind [EP]
- It's Ok To Feel Sorry [EP]
- Tomorrow Is Today [EP]
- Please Do [EP]
- When You're Looking At Me [EP]
- I Am What I Am [EP]
- What Are You Waiting For [EP]
- Less Is More [EP]
- Covers [EP]
- January [EP]
- February [EP]
- Until We Meet Again [LP]
- March [EP]
- In A Moment Of Peace [EP]
- April [EP]
- May [EP]
- June [EP]
- July [EP]
- August [EP]
- September [EP]
- October [EP]
- November [EP]
- December [EP]


Links

- Website
- Myspace
- Purevolume
- Facebook Music Page
- Facebook Group
- Street Team (Myspace)
- Demos (Myspace)
- Stage.fm
- Stage.fm 2
- Garage Band

- Count Me Out Blog
- Count Me Out Photography