Michael Brun Releases 'Easy On My Love' ft. Janelle Kroll

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The last twelve months have been a whirlwind for Michael Brun - selling out Music Hall Of Williamsburg with his Bayo Block Party, remixes and collaborations with the likes of Maxwell, Fletcher, One Republic, racking up millions of plays and curating the first national playlist on Spotify ‘Haitian Heat’ and debuting his Wherever I Go festival in Haiti.

However busy he may have been in the public eye, it’s behind the scenes where he has really been focused, logging countless hours and writing sessions in the studio with a host of emerging talents from around the globe and his native Haiti, shaping a forthcoming body of work that sees Brun exploring his Haitian roots through an international lens.

Our first glimpse at Brun’s ongoing musical evolution comes with ‘Easy On My Love’ feat Janelle Kroll. It’s a partnership that came to fruition in the duo’s mutually and recently adopted hometown of New York City, where sounds and cultures are constantly bumping into each other.

 

Easy On My Love is a soundclash of contemporary world beats, Brun’s caribbean influences meshing with the sultry delivery of Kroll, forming an addictively bouncy world groove.

“I was really impressed with Janelle’s performance on her singles Barricade and Blush and was excited to work together with her. We had a really productive studio session together along with songwriter TYLERxCORDY, and Easy On My Love was the result. It just feels right.”

Kroll’s most recent EP Petty Lie To Me and break-out track Sunny Days were released via NYC indie label Lokal Legend. Her EP is a kaleidoscopic and eclectic journey through modern pop, all anchored by her singular vocals.

 

About Michael Brun

“Michael Brun might be the biggest thing to come out of Haiti in the 21st Century” - Esquire

“A cultural ambassador for his island home” - TIME

Michael Brun spent his childhood on the sun-drenched Caribbean island of Haiti. Born to a Haitian father and Guyanese mother who loved music, Brun’s influences stretched from the percussion-heavy Rara and Afro-groove music of his native Haiti, to Hip-hop and RnB. He played guitar and piano from a young age, and took up DJing and music production as a hobby at 16 after winning a full scholarship to attend military school in the US, then going on to study Pre-Med at Davidson College.

Today Michael has emerged as the face for a new generation of Haitians, working with international stars and home-grown musical heroes to share the richness of his island’s culture with a wider audience.

The last two years have seen Brun depart from the club sounds that defined his early career, to work with Haitian artists like J. Perry, Baky, Lakou Mizik and BélO. His singular take on traditional Haitian sounds have caught the ears of tastemakers like Diplo and Arcade Fire, seen him land consulting work for Spotify, collab with superstars like J Balvin, sell out multiple headlining US tours and notch up tens of millions of streams across tracks like Bayo, Soweto, Gaya and Spice, his collaborative track with Grammy-nominated Kah-Lo.

Under his Bayo umbrella Michael is seeking to bring the energy, sound and alluring vibe of Haitian street parties to venues around the world.  In Haitian Creole, ‘Bayo’ means ‘to give’, which refers to both generosity in Haitian culture and the sense of duty that Brun feels to showcasing the best of his country. After multiple block parties in Miami and Haiti, Brun debuted Bayo with a sold-out show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, which was followed by a sold-out US tour.  2019 will see Michael expand upon the concept, bringing the show to nine major cities in the US and Canada.

2018 also saw Brun soundtrack the World Cup, with Telemundo picking his and J Balvin’s collab ‘Positivo’ as their official world cup anthem. Brun would also join Balvin as direct support for his sold-out ‘Vibras’ tour, taking the stage alongside Ghanian pop star Mr. Eazi

Brun’s non-profit work has seen him produce and host the Wherever I Go festival in Haiti, join the board of Paul Haggis’ Artists for Peace and Justice, and serve as the face of the Emmy winning Beatmaking Lab Program.

Contact

michaelbrun.com