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Brandon James Gwinn (he/they) is a singing pianist, composer-lyricist and producer lauded as "one hell of an entertainer" by the Bistro Awards. He can be found behind pianos all over New York, but most frequently at the famous Marie's Crisis Cafe. His albums BULLIT and Not Too Late are now available everywhere music is streamed and downloaded. He produced and performed on Two Birds & One Stone the first and second albums released by Trixie Mattel (Winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Allstars 3), which debuted at #1 on the iTunes Top Albums chart and the Billboard Heatseekers Albums Charts. He opened for Trixie on her LiveNation "Now With Moving Parts" Tour and appears in the Netflix documentary, Moving Parts. Brandon also directs and produces music for Alexis Michelle (Drag Race Season 9) and Pandora Boxx (All Stars 5). Brandon is the 2021 Winner of the Richard Rodgers Award. He created the horrifying score and soundscape to The Seance Machine--Off-Broadway. He is the composer and co-lyricist of TL; DR, Thelma Louise; Dyke Remix, Cotton Candy & Cocaine, and QUEER. PEOPLE. TIME.
His music and lyrics for Matchmaker Matchmaker, I'(M) Willing TO SETTLE premiered at The American Repertory Theatre and the New York Musical Theatre Festival. He co-wrote songs for The Civilian's Lobby Project musicals before (and based on interviews about) the City Center productions of Songs For a New World and Working. Brandon is also the composer and co-lyricist of Small Town Story. He has been an artist in residence at Ars Nova and a Dramatists Guild Fellow. His award-winning work with frequent collaborator EllaRose Chary has been showcased on the album PLACE & TIME: SONGS BY EllaRose Chary AND Brandon James Gwinn and features performances by Emmy Nominee Tituss Burgess, Tony Award Nominee Amber Gray, Tony Award Winner Daisy Eagan, Broadway's Telly Leung, Alyhsa Umphress, Troy Iwata and more. Brandon is a proud voting member of the Recording Academy, the American Federation of Musicians, The Americana Music Association, ASCAP, and the Dramatists Guild of America. He is an MFA graduate of the Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program at NYU, Tisch School of the Arts.