Austin Bisnow
{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Austin Bisnow
| image = File:Austin Bis at the Troubadour.jpg
| caption = Bisnow performing with MAGIC GIANT at the Troubadour in 2014
| alias = Austin Bis, Austy
| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1987|6|9}}
| birth_place = Washington D.C., United States
| genre = Pop, indie folk, alternative, house, dance-pop, jazz
| occupation = Musician, songwriter, record producer
| label = {{hlist|S-Curve|BMG|
Concord|Universal Music Group|Warner Music Group}}
| associated_acts = Magic Giant, David Guetta, John Legend, Jon Batiste
| website = [http://www.magicgiant.com magicgiant.com], [http://www.somewhereinbetweenmusic.com somewhereinbetweenmusic.com]
}}
Austin Bisnow (born June 9, 1987), is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and lead singer of the alt band Magic Giant and co-lead singer of the indie folk duo Somewhere In Between. He has written and produced songs for artists such as David Guetta feat. John Legend ("Listen"), Big Time Rush (“Like Nobody’s Around”), Jon Batiste & Stay Human (“Express Yourself”), Steve Aoki & Moxie Raia ("I Love It When You Cry"), and Paul Oakenfold (“Who Do You Love”), where he was also the featured artist.{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Paul-Oakenfold-feat-Austin-Bis-Who-Do-You-Love/release/8073627|title=Paul Oakenfold feat. Austin Bis - Who Do You Love|website=Discogs|date=March 18, 2013 |language=en|access-date=2017-10-17}} In addition, Bisnow has collaborated with Akon, Aloe Blacc, Diplo, will.i.am, American Authors, Cody Simpson, Adam Levine, Gym Class Heroes, Benny Blanco, Mike Posner, Claude Kelly, Beast, Sammy Adams, and Cisco Adler.{{cite web|url=http://www.sgvtribune.com/arts-and-entertainment/20150112/in-q-brings-poetry-to-pop-culture-with-concert-also-featuring-mike-posner-magic-giant|title=IN-Q brings poetry to pop culture with concert also featuring Mike Posner, Magic Giant|work=sgvtribune.com|date=January 12, 2015|accessdate=30 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://thesource.com/2015/01/17/poet-in-q-headlines-the-mark-taper-forum-with-special-guest-mike-posner/|title=Poet IN-Q Headlines The Mark Taper Forum With Special Guest Mike Posner|work=The Source|date=January 17, 2015|accessdate=30 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.renmanmb.com/live/guests/austin-bisnow|title=Live Guest: Austin Bisnow - RenmanMB.com|work=renmanmb.com|accessdate=30 January 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141203232523/http://www.renmanmb.com/live/guests/austin-bisnow|archive-date=2014-12-03|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://dj.beatport.com/austinbis|title=austin bis|author=Beatport, LLC|work=beatport.com|accessdate=30 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-papercut-chronicles-ii-gym-class-heroes/23023837?ean=75678824739|title=Papercut Chronicles II by Warner Bros Uk, Gym Class Heroes - 75678824739 - CD - Barnes & Noble|work=Barnes & Noble|accessdate=30 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://eastof8th.com/2015/12/04/an-exclusive-interview-with-magic-giant/|title=An Exclusive Interview with Magic Giant|author=|date=December 4, 2015|website=east of 8th|access-date=March 3, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.newharbinger.com/author/austin-bisnow|title=Austin Bisnow|author=|date=April 29, 2016|website=www.newharbinger.com|access-date=March 3, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/BWW-Review-Magic-Giant-Drops-Feel-Good-Single-Rocketman-with-American-Authors-20190215|title=BWW Review: Magic Giant Drops Feel-Good Single 'Rocketman' with American Authors|last=Taylor|first=Danielle|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-11}}
His band Magic Giant has made national TV performances (The Today Show, Good Morning America), had multiple radio-charting singles, and toured with groups such as OneRepublic, Mike Posner, and The Revivalists. Its Coachella performance was part of the most livestreamed event in world history.{{Cite web|url=https://fortune.com/2018/04/17/beyonce-coachella-youtube-performance/|title=Beyoncé's Coachella Performance Breaks YouTube Record|website=Fortune|language=en|access-date=2020-03-11}}
Early life
Bisnow grew up in Washington, D.C.
He attended the University of Colorado Boulder, playing back-up long snapper for the Buffaloes and majoring in Music Composition.{{Cite web|url=https://cubuffs.com/sports/football/roster/austin-bisnow/484|title=Austin Bisnow - Football}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2008/08/21/songwriting-a-snap-for-talented-cu-sophomore/|title=Songwriting a snap for talented CU sophomore|newspaper=The Denver Post|date=August 21, 2008}}
He is the brother of Elliott Bisnow (best known for being the founder and CEO of Summit{{cite web|url=https://guestofaguest.com/washington-dc/music/paul-oakenfolds-new-single-who-do-you-love-features-bisnow-brothers-vocals|title=Paul Oakenfold's New Single "Who Do You Love" Features Bisnow Brother's Vocals|author=|date=|website=Guest of a Guest|access-date=March 3, 2019}}), and the son of author Margot Machol and media entrepreneur Mark Bisnow.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/bisnow-media-sells-its-multi-city-enterprise-for-50-million/2016/05/09/21010554-1618-11e6-9e16-2e5a123aac62_story.html |title=Bisnow Media sells its multi-city enterprise for $50 million |date=2016-05-14 |orig-date=2016-05-09 |author1=Thomas Heath |newspaper=The Washington Post |place=Washington, D.C. |issn=0190-8286 |oclc=1330888409}}{{WaPoCheckDates}}{{cite web|url=http://www.elliottbisnow.com/|title=Elliott Bisnow|author=|date=|website=Elliott Bisnow|access-date=March 3, 2019}}
Writer / Producer
Bisnow is a writer, producer and pianist on the title track of David Guetta’s 2014 album Listen. The album went No. 1 on Billboard's Dance Electronic Chart the day it was released, reached No. 4 on the Billboard 200 making it Guetta's highest charting album in the US, and has gone No. 1 in over 50 countries worldwide.{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/lqgzqn/david-guetta-loves-his-new-album-listen-you-know-what-so-do-we|title=David Guetta Loves His New Album 'Listen' & You Know What, So Do We! - MTV UK|work=MTV UK|access-date=30 January 2015}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6363739/david-guetta-dance-charts-listen|title=David Guetta|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=30 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://queermeup.com/music/david-guetta-dangerous-pt-2-ft-trey-songz-chris-brown-sam-martin%E2%80%8F|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007223123/http://queermeup.com/music/david-guetta-dangerous-pt-2-ft-trey-songz-chris-brown-sam-martin%e2%80%8f/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 7, 2015|title=David Guetta "Dangerous" Pt 2 ft. Trey Songz, Chris Brown & Sam Martin - QUEER ME UP|author=Gus|work=QUEER ME UP|accessdate=30 January 2015}} File:Austin Bis with Akon.jpg in the studio|left]]
Bisnow has two additional #1s on the Billboard charts for his work as a writer and producer on the Jon Batiste & Stay Human single, “Express Yourself”{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/social-music-mw0002578319/awards|title=Social Music - Jon Batiste,Jon Batiste & Stay Human - Awards - AllMusic|work=AllMusic|accessdate=30 January 2015}} and on the Nickelodeon Boy Band, Big Time Rush single, “Like Nobody’s Around", which saw its music video premiere on Vevo during the 2013 Kids' Choice Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/24-seven-mw0002542586/awards|title=24/Seven - Big Time Rush - Awards - AllMusic|work=AllMusic|accessdate=30 January 2015}} According to Vanity Fair, Batiste & Stay Human's "stirring" performance of "Express Yourself" on The Colbert Report in 2014{{cite web|url=http://www.cc.com/shows/the-colbert-report|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814015019/http://www.cc.com/shows/the-colbert-report|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 14, 2015|title=The Colbert Report|author=|date=|website=Comedy Central|access-date=March 3, 2019}} must be connected with Colbert's decision to name Batiste as the bandleader on his new iteration of The Late Show.{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/06/stephen-colbert-jon-batiste-late-show|title=Meet __Stephen Colbert's__ New *Late Show* Bandleader, __Jon Batiste__|first=Melissa|last=Locker|date=June 6, 2015|website=HWD|access-date=March 3, 2019}} In June 2015, Bisnow's work with K-pop group, Beast achieved 1st place on the daily Oricon Singles Chart (Japan's equivalent to US Billboard Hot 100).{{cite web|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/736841wpp/beast-dominates-japan-oricon-chart-for-third-time-in-a-row-with-new-single|title=BEAST Dominates Japan Oricon Chart for Third Time in a Row with New Single|author=|date=May 30, 2015|website=Soompi|access-date=March 3, 2019}} Bisnow also co-wrote the lead single "I Love It When You Cry (Moxoki)" off Steve Aoki's 2015 release, Neon Future II.
As a solo artist, Bisnow was featured on electronic music DJ Paul Oakenfold’s 2013 single, “Who Do You Love” which Bisnow also penned and performed on stage with Oakenfold in both Hollywood and Vancouver.
As a musician, Bisnow played Fender Rhodes on the Billboard No. 1 (US Mainstream Top 40) Gym Class Heroes’ “Stereo Hearts" feat. Adam Levine”{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/austin-bisnow-mn0002841027/credits|title=Austin Bisnow - Credits - AllMusic|work=AllMusic|accessdate=30 January 2015}} and organ on Cisco Adler’s “Classic” as well as the remix featuring Sammy Adams.{{cite web|url=https://www.bisnow.com/archives/newsletter/scene/paul-oakenfold-helen-hayes/|title=Paul Oakenfold & Helen Hayes!|work=bisnow.com|accessdate=30 January 2015}}
Get Well Soon Tour
In 2011, Bisnow teamed up with Grammy Award-winning producer Benny Blanco to create the non-profit Get Well Soon Tour, which aims to bring joy to children in hospitals through surprise visits from superstar musicians around the US.
File:Pitbull Get Well Soon Tour.jpg joins Get Well Soon Tour]]
MAGIC GIANT
File:97XNBT-MagicGiant-28.jpg performing in Tampa Bay, Florida in December 2017]]In early 2014, Bisnow formed the Indie folk band MAGIC GIANT. Its singles "Set On Fire" charted top 30 on Billboard's Alternative chart{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/alternative-songs/2017-06-24|title=Alternative Songs: Top Alternative Songs Chart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2017-10-17}} and #4 on Spotify's US Viral 50,{{cite web|url=https://kroq.radio.com/|title=The World Famous KROQ|author=|date=|website=The World Famous KROQ|access-date=March 3, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://fuse.tv/videos/2016/01/magic-giant-set-on-fire-premiere|title=Magic Giant's "Set on Fire" Video Takes You to the Desert: Exclusive|first=Exclusive|last=Premiere|date=|website=Fuse|access-date=March 3, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=http://blackonthecanvas.com/2016/01/11/interview-with-magic-giant/|title=Interview with Magic Giant|website=Black on the Canvas -Indie Music Blog|date=January 11, 2016|access-date=2016-01-11}} while its single, "Window" charted top 40 on Billboard's Hot AC and Adult Pop charts.{{Cite news|url=https://headlineplanet.com/home/2017/12/10/songs-script-clean-bandit-magic-giant-post-malone-enter-top-40-hot-ac-radio/|title=Songs By The Script, Clean Bandit, Magic Giant, Post Malone Enter Top 40 At Hot AC Radio|date=2017-12-10|work=Headline Planet|access-date=2018-01-09|language=en-US}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/magic-giant|title=Magic Giant|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2018-01-09}}
The band appeared on ABC's Good Morning America and NBC's Today show with Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford as Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month, where they performed live their hit "Set on Fire". The group was chosen as ALT 98.7's Artist in Residence and named by Rolling Stone as one of 10 New Artists You Need to Know.
The group has played festivals such as Coachella,{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8086021/coachella-10-bands-2018-rock-indie-punk|title=Beyond the Headliners: Here Are 10 Awesome Bands Playing Coachella 2018|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2018-01-09}} BottleRock,{{Cite news|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/01/08/bottlerock-napa-lineup-announced-its-epic-and-youll-want-to-be-there/|title=BottleRock Napa lineup announced: It's epic and you'll want to be there|date=2018-01-08|work=The Mercury News|access-date=2018-01-09|language=en-US}} Firefly,{{Cite news|url=https://www.axs.com/interview-magic-giant-embrace-nature-recording-in-a-tree-and-going-nak-118409|title=Interview: Magic Giant embrace nature, recording in a Tree and going naked for a good cause|work=AXS|access-date=2017-10-17|language=en-US}} Electric Forest,{{Cite web |url=http://www.culturecollide.com/feed/detail/your_ultimate_guide_to_los_angeles#.V7-avD4rK2x |title=Your Ultimate Guide to Los Angeles : Feed : Culture Collide |access-date=August 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826194749/http://www.culturecollide.com/feed/detail/your_ultimate_guide_to_los_angeles#.V7-avD4rK2x |archive-date=August 26, 2016 |url-status=dead }} and Lightning in a Bottle{{cite web|url=https://alt1053.radio.com/|title=THE NEW ALT 105.3|author=|date=|website=THE NEW ALT 105.3|access-date=March 3, 2019}} and toured with artists such as OneRepublic, Mike Posner, The Revivalists, American Authors, Beats Antique, Eric Hutchinson, and Atlas Genius.
Live From Quarantine
From March to May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Bisnow presented and hosted a 4-weekend digital music festival fundraiser on Instagram Live called Live From Quarantine, featuring performances and appearances from The Lumineers, Woody Harrelson, Jason Mraz, Edward Norton, Walk the Moon, The Head and the Heart, David Blaine, Hamilton's Leslie Odom Jr., Edward Sharpe, LP, MAX, Chelsea Cutler, The Revivalists, Walk off the Earth, Local Natives, Ashe, Plain White T's, Allen Stone, Shakey Graves, Nahko Bear, Thievery Corporation, American Idol's Scarypoolparty, Shaed, Mondo Cozmo, Maggie Rose, and more.{{Cite web|last=Release|first=Press|title=Magic Giant Announces 4th Live From Quarantine Virtual Festival|date=16 May 2020 |url=https://www.orcasound.com/2020/05/16/magic-giant-announces-4th-live-from-quarantine-virtual-festival/|access-date=2020-07-25|language=en-US}}{{Cite magazine|date=2020-07-22|title=Here Are All the Livestreams & Virtual Concerts to Watch During Coronavirus Crisis (Updating)|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9335531/coronavirus-quarantine-music-events-online-streams|access-date=2020-07-25|magazine=Billboard}}{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=TV News|title=Magic Giant Announces 3rd Installment of the Live From Quarantine Series|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Magic-Giant-Announces-3rd-Installment-of-the-Live-From-Quarantine-Series-20200417|access-date=2020-07-25|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en}}
The festival raised over $100,000 for Frontline Responders Fund to get personal protective equipment to hospital workers and for MusiCares Coronavirus Relief Fund to offer grants to music industry professionals whose livelihood had been affected by the pandemic.{{Cite web|last=Figueroa|first=Jesus|title=Magic Giant announces 4th Live From Quarantine Virtual Festival|url=https://www.thisfunktional.com/2020/05/magic-giant-announces-4th-live-from.html|access-date=2020-07-25|website=Thisfunktional}}
Somewhere In Between
In June 2024, Bisnow launched the indie folk duo Somewhere In Between with his Canadian wife Deena Robertson.{{cite web|url=https://earmilk.com/2024/06/28/somewhere-in-between-debuts-heartfelt-mr-mrs-single/|title=Somewhere in Between debuts heartfelt "Mr & Mrs" single|date=24 June 2024 |publisher=earmilk}} Their musical partnership began when they wrote their wedding vows to each other. Then Deena received a life-threatening diagnosis of mouth cancer to which doctors warned she might never speak again—so they came together to record those wedding vows, their first single “Mr & Mrs,” just days before her complex surgery,{{cite web|url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2024/08/15/somewhere-in-between-mr-mrs/|title=SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN – "MR & MRS"|date=15 August 2024 |publisher=wonderland magazine}} with Grammy Award-winning artist/producer RY X.
References
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External links
- [http://www.magicgiant.com MAGIC GIANT: Official site]
- [http://www.somewhereinbetweenmusic.com Somewhere In Between: Official site]
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