Who is this Brian Grilli guy?

Don't call him a throwback! Brian blends traditional country and americana music with southern rock and rock 'n' roll to bring you a new but familiar sound. His music has all the flavorings of The Eagles, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Waylon Jennings to Blackberry Smoke, Tom Petty and The Rolling Stones!

Contact: management@briangrilli.com

Bio

His successful debut “Damn Good Day” got the Independent and National music scene to take notice. The title track and first single climbed fast on the charts reaching #1 on New Music Weekly & Indieworld. He has written songs for "Sons of Anarchy" and the Award Winning Independent Documentary "Until It Hurts”.

Signed to Spectra Music Group, his sophomore effort  “Deep South Symphony” gained substantial radio airplay and media attention as it hit #17 on Billboard's Top Americana/Folk Albums, #11 on Billboard's Top Country Album Sales, #9 on Billboard's Top Americana/Folk Album Sales and #2 on Billboard’s Heatseekers (National), #8 on Billboard's Independent Album, #22 on Billboard’s Internet Albums, #62 on Billboard's Top Current Albums and #26 on Billboard's Emerging Artists, #1 on Billboard’s Heatseekers (South Atlantic), #1 on Billboard’s Heatseekers (South Central), #1 on Billboard’s Heatseekers (West North Central) and #2 on Billboard’s Heatseekers (Mid-Atlantic) Album Charts.  Produced and Recorded by Brian & Andy Andersson (Fuel) at the legendary Sound Kitchen Studio in Nashville, TN. with a plethora of prominent musicians such as Peter Keys (Lynyrd Skynyrd), Jason Kott (Brent Cobb, Robert Randolph), Eddie "Cowboy" Long (Jamey Johnson, Hank Williams Jr.), Shannon Boone (Fuel). Dan Baird (Georgia Satellites) is on two tracks, the title rack & “Like A Glove” playing guitar and singing background vocals. The album produced two singles “My Hometown and “California” both making it to the top ten on New Music Weekly and Americana Radio charts.   

His newest album “Progression” is a compilation of demo, unreleased and live recordings he has written throughout his career. Songs from past bands he was in such as, Rumble Fish and The Glory Hounds as well as solo, this compilation album shows the growth and maturity in his songwriting and performance as well as his musical diversity spanning different genres.

Brian has toured across the US opening on some of the biggest stages for country stars Blackberry Smoke, David Allen Coe, Steel Woods, Brantley Gilbert and Eli Young Band as well as rockers Cheap Trick, Styx and .38 Special. 

A retired US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician and Operation Enduring/Iraqi Freedom Combat Veteran, Brian has made his music a means for him to give back to his community.

Achievements

RELEASES                                                                                                                                       

"Damn Good Day"            - Rugby Records/Spectra Music Group October 2013 

"Deep South Symphony"   - Spectra Music Group July 2018

“Progression”                    - Rugby Records June 2020

CHART HISTORY

Progression” (Album)

* #1      Billboard’s Heatseekers Mid Atlantic  

* #30    Billboard’s Emerging Artists                                                                                                          

"Deep South Symphony"  (Album)              

* #17    Billboard’s Top Americana/Folk Albums

* #11    Billboard’s Top Country Album Sales

* #9      Billboard's Top Americana/Folk Album Sales

*#62     Billboard's Top Current Albums

*#22     Billboard's Internet Albums

*#8       Billboard's Independent Album

*#26     Billboard's Emerging Artists

* #2      Billboard's Heatseekers National

* #1      Billboard's Heatseekers South Atlantic

* #1      Billboard's Heatseekers West North Central

* #1      Billboard's Heatseekers South Central

* #2      Billboard's Heatseekers Mid Atlantic

"California" (single)                                           

* #16    New Music Weekly                                                      

"Damn Good Day" (single)                            

* #1      IndieWorld

* #1      New Music Weekly

* #19    Music Row

* #6      National Radio Hits Country 

"Crazy" (single)                                              

* #98     Billboard Indicator

* #9       New Music Weekly

* #36     Music Row

* Highest Chart Position 

AWARDS and ACCOLADES 

Featured on Now Hear This - March 2020

Featured in Greenroom Magazine - February 2020

Invited to play Winter NAMM on the Marriot Yamaha Stage - January 2020

Featured Artist on Hampton Roads Show “Friday Live”   - 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Nominated for Video of the Year and Best Country Artist Veer Magazine Awards   - 2014, 2015, 2019

Featured in IMC Magazine - May 2016

Featured in Coastal Virginia Magazine - April 2016                

Featured Veteran Artist at Sturgis 75th Rally   - August 2015

Nominated for Best Song Tribeca Film Festival "Until It Hurts"   - April 2015

Nominated for Song of the Year "Crazy" Josie Awards   - 2015  

Nominated New Music Weekly Male Artist of the Year & Single of the Year "Damn Good Day"   - January 2015

Featured Artist CMA Music Row Live   - November 2014

Appeared in issue of Guitar Player Magazine   - September 2014

Invited & Performed Muriel Anderson's All Star Guitar Night Nashville NAMM   - July 2014  

MOVIES and TV 

"Letter From Am Outlaw" written & recorded for Sons of Anarchy 

"Until It Hurts" written and recorded for the Award Winning Documentary “Until It Hurts”

OTHER 

Streamed over 11,960,000 times (Total over all platforms)                                                                                                                                      

Signed to Spectra Records             

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