Brison Bursey was born in Quanah, Texas on October 7, 1983, and shortly thereafter
his musical talents began to appear. He initially started with scattered trash can
lids or pots and pans to bang together. Later Brison's music was fueled by a karaoke
machine for Christmas. Throughout school Brison was active in football, golf and FFA
but he was never far from his music. He joined a band his senior year with some home
town friends from the school marching band. They played in and around Quanah for
friends and family and eventually performed in front of 10,000 people at the Texas
State FFA Talent Contest at the Fort Worth Coliseum.
In 2002 he was elected as the State FFA Officer from Area IV, where he spent his
first year of college traveling around Texas on speaking engagements and visiting
FFA Chapters at high schools. In 2003 with his obligation completed he moved to
College Station, Texas where he performed on open mic nights and joined new bands.
With these bands he had the opportunity to open for acts such as Stoney Larue, Doug
Moreland and Max Stalling. Brison began writing songs of his own with much lyrical
and musical success. Brison has a wide variety of musical influences that include
Bob Dylan, Steve Earle, Kurt Cobain, Lyle Lovett and Ray Wylie Hubbard.
Continuing his college career in Huntsville, Texas at Sam Houston State University,
with graduation near Brison is currently pursuing a Major in English and a Minor in
History. He has had good work ethics juggling music, school and a full time job; he
is no stranger to hard work. In January 2007 Brison formed The Brison Bursey Band
and they have gone on the share the stage with Charlie Robison, The South Austin Jug
Band, Shy Blakeman and Brandon Rhyder.
The Brison Bursey Band won a battle of the bands in April this year on KORA FM 98.3
in College Station, Texas, which earned them a spot to perform at the 2007 Northgate
Music Fest. In May Brison was chosen in the top 4 singer/songwriters for the
Kerrville Folk Festival in Kerrville, Texas. Recently in September this year, The
Brison Bursey Band was chosen 2nd in a Battle of The Bands for KOLI FM 104.7 in
Wichita Falls, Texas, performing all their new songs.
Brison and the band have completed their debut album "Bigger Sky" featuring singles
"Don't Go", "Heartache", "I Ain't Alone" and the title track "Bigger Sky". This
album will showcase Brison's talent as a singer/songwriter as he delivers a hard
driving rock and roll song or a love song that showcases his textured vocals and
harmonies. The project was produced by singer/songwriter Keith Davis, an
outstanding guitar player in the music industry. The album is set for release late
in 2007.
The Brison Bursey Band includes Brison, lead vocals and guitar, John Mitchell, lead
guitar and harmony vocals, Robert Morton, bass guitar and Seth Novak, percussion and
harmony vocals. With the wide range of musical influences, everyone is sure to find
something they will enjoy at the live shows, whether it is Texas Country or Southern
Rock, The Brison Bursey Band's music with true to life lyrics, seasoned vocals
and three part harmonies will excite and entertain you.
Howdy, friends! I played "Ill Have Somebody Else"(-bonus track)on the newly GRAMMY nominated cd, Willie and the Wheel (Willie Nelson and AATW)!!!!!BRAND NEW SONGS UP TODAY! and the band just got on reverbnation..check it out..www.reverbnation.com/therubyjaneshow
Just wanted to swing by and say hello and thank you for adding us. i hope you had a chance to check us out. We are fixen to hit the recording studio and hopfully be releasing our albulm Jan of 2010. any ways if you would please swing by and let us know what you think. thanks once again
Hey guys! Just wanna say y'all were GREAT at Banita Creek in Nacogdoches last week. I had an absolute blast. Bigger Sky is awesome!!!! I can't quit listening to it. "Pouring Rain" is like the theme song of my life right now. Justin, thank you so much for hooking me up the way you did. I've got y'all's sticker on the back of my truck now like promised :)
Thank you for the friendship and the good music, as well as the beautiful compositions and the good rythmic, the terrific guitar,big emotion and the magnificent voices.Sound and very well-kept arrangement. Beautiful and long musical journey.
