Birth name Brad Johnson Labels Tasteful Licks Records Genres electronic music Associated acts Mono/Poly Name Brad Johnson | Years active since 2002 Albums uInverse Role Electronic musician | |
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Born March 22, 1984 (age 40) Washington, DC, U.S. ( 1984-03-22 ) Occupation(s) electronic musician, music producer | ||
Bradford Keith Johnson, Jr. (born March 22, 1984) is an electronic musician from Maryland known by the stage name Busy.
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Personal life
Busy was born as Bradford Keith Johnson, Jr. on March 22, 1984 in Washington, D.C. but grew up in Maryland. His parents were also musically inclined with his mom singing and his dad playing bass guitar, so he was exposed to music early in his life. At age ten, Brad began playing the alto saxophone in his school band and continued to do so throughout his high school career.
Career
After graduation from Gonzaga College High School, Brad attended the Rochester Institute of Technology and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Packaging Science but had also minored in Marketing and his true passion, Music. During high school and primarily in college, Brad began experimenting with creating beats and instrumentals. He started crafting beats for vocalists to utilize, but put a stronger focus on creating music that did not necessarily have to be accompanied by vocal talent.
Inspired by a variety of styles from different artists including Steely Dan, Radiohead, Outkast, Incubus, A Tribe Called Quest, Timbaland, and Stevie Wonder, Busy’s music expresses his interest in the world around him. Other artists and his parents influenced his passion in music but it is the world – oceans, cosmos, and even quantum physics – that helps Busy to create a unique sound in his music.
Recent
In 2008, he released a track, "Light Curtain", on a compilation entitled New Worlds and has been working on full length projects since then, releasing his first EP, M0ths recently in 2010.
He is also working on a collaboration project with Mono/Poly called Submerged.