| Genre: | Pop |
| Origin: | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Years Active: | 2015–present |
| Birth Name: | Gabriel Brown |
Gabriel Brown, known professionally as Bronze Avery, is an American pop singer-songwriter. He released his debut EP American Dream in 2015 under his birth name.[1] Avery subsequently released several singles and EPs under his stage name, before releasing his debut full-length album, Softmetal in 2022.[2] He released his second studio album Heatwave on June 13, 2024.[3]
Gabriel Brown[4] was born in Orlando, Florida to a military family. He grew up as a Navy brat and moved to Seattle, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Atlanta before returning to Orlando after his parents' divorce.[5] Avery came out as gay by mistake due to a shared family computer. Shows including A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila helped him feel more comfortable while in school.[6] Originally from Orlando, as of 2019, Avery is based in Los Angeles.
Avery is a pop singer-songwriter. He released an EP, American Dream (2015) under his birth name Gabriel Brown. He started going by Bronze Avery to disambiguate himself from several others with the same name. In his earlier music, Avery avoided discussing his sexuality, but has now come to embrace LGBT+ themes. The single "Pressure" is the first song released under his name Bronze Avery. In a 2018 interview with Local Wolves, Avery expressed interest in collaborating with singers Raye and Mabel.[7]
The Orlando nightclub shooting influenced him as a queer musician.[8] He regularly frequented the Pulse nightclub but was in Nashville, Tennessee at the time of the shooting. Avery performed at Los Angeles Pride in 2019.
In 2019, Avery released a music video accompanying the single "Want 2". Shawn Binder was the director and Joe DeSantis was the cinematographer.[9] In an interview with Billboard, Avery stated he does not want to be labeled as an rhythm and blues artist.[10] In June 2019, Avery released the single "Spilling Out" with a music video.[11] On June 13, 2024, Avery released his second studio album Heatwave which has uptempo electro-pop beats with lyrical content on Avery's experience as a queer person.[12] Avery stated this album is a "collection of summer songs made to make you sweat".[13]
Avery is a pop musician. His biggest influence is musician Charli XCX. He is inspired by performers including The Pussycat Dolls and Nelly Furtado, Tove Lo, Banks, and Lana Del Rey.[14] He was influenced by Gwen Stefani's debut album, Love. Angel. Music. Baby. Early LGBT influences of Avery include George Michael and Simon Curtis.
All credits adapted from Apple Music and Spotify.[15] [16]
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| Softmetal |
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| Heatwave |
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| American Dream |
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| Split |
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| Retrospect |
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| Flash Burn |
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| Softshell |
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| Year | Album | Writer(s)[17] | Producer(s) | |
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| "Blind" | 2015 | Gabriel Brown | rowspan="3" | |
| "Disguise" | ||||
| "Colossal" | 2016 | |||
| "Leave Together" | 2017 | Bronze Avery, Maika Maile | Maika Maile | |
| "Pressure" | ||||
| "Secrets" | 2018 | |||
| "Never Gonna Give You Up" | Stock Aitken Waterman | |||
| "Want 2" | Bronze Avery, Emily Vaughn, Maika Maile | |||
| "Anybody Else" | 2019 | Split | Bronze Avery, Emily Vaughn | Bronze Avery |
| "Spilling Out" | Bronze Avery | Bronze Avery, Michael Salerno | ||
| "Never Be You" | Bronze Avery, Maika Maile | Bronze Avery, Maika Maile | ||
| "Faking" | Retrospect | Bronze Avery | Bronze Avery | |
| "Messy" | Bronze Avery, Robyn Dell'Unto | Bronze Avery, Robyn Dell'Unto | ||
| "Boys | " | 2020 | Bronze Avery, Gabe Reali | Bronze Avery |
| "Only You" | Bronze Avery | |||
| "Risky Time" | Bronze Avery, Mona Khoshoi | Bronze Avery, Mona Khoshoi | ||
| "Sea Salt" | Bronze Avery, Miss Benny | Bronze Avery, Miss Benny | ||
| "Ready This Time" | 2021 | Flash Burn | Mark Johns, Bronze Avery, AObeats | AObeats |
| "No Sleep" | 2021 | Andrew Verner, Bronze Avery, Fabian Ordorica, Joel Albers | Dance Yourself Clean | |
| "Wild" | Galvin Baez, Bronze Avery | Bronze Avery | ||
| "Happy With Nothing" | Bronze Avery, Dave Schaeman | Bronze Avery, Dave Schaeman | ||
| "Down For Life" | Cecilia Gault, Bronze Avery | Cecilia Gault, Bronze Avery | ||
| "Cry A Lot" | 2022 | Galvin Baez, Bronze Avery | Bronze Avery | |
| "Figure It Out" | Softmetal | Bronze Avery | ||
| "Say Goodnight" | ||||
| "Over (And Over)" | ||||
| "The One (If You Touch Me)" | 2023 | Heatwave | ||
| "Sex In The Room" | Bronze Avery, Scro | |||
| "Scan And Copy" | Bronze Avery | |||
| "It Is What It Is" | 2024 | Bronze Avery, Justin "Jussy" Gilbert | ||
| "Dangerous" | Bronze Avery | Bronze Avery, White Noise | ||
| "Spring Break" | Bronze Avery | Bronze Avery | ||
| "Hollywood's Talking" | ||||
| "Chaotic Ride" |
| Title | Year | Other artists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Sorry Bro (I Love You)"[18] | 2020 | Dorian Electra | |
| "01902" | 2021 | Tom Aspaul |