BryanStars
| BryanStars | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 22, 1990 (age 26) Japan |
| Occupation | Music Interviewer, YouTuber, Musician |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Home town | Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Website |
bryanstars |
Bryan Odell (born May 22, 1990), better known by his online alias, Bryan Stars, is a Japanese-born American YouTuber, music interviewer, and musician. He is best known for his BryanStars Interviews, where Odell interviews with popular artists in the alternative scene, including Black Veil Brides, Asking Alexandria, and Falling in Reverse Odell's YouTube channel holds over 750,000 subscribers and more than 127 million video views.
Personal life
Odell was born on May 22, 1990 in Japan, where he lived until he was eight years old before moving to Nebraska. He attended Lincoln East High School where he graduated in 2008.[1] He then attended the University of Nebraska for two years but dropped out early in order to work on his YouTube channel, "BryanStars".[2]
In 2011, Bryan Odell won a prize of $35,000 and a multi-day workshop with professional online bloggers at the Youtube Next Up! contest in New York City.[1][3]
YouTube channel
Odell is best known for his BryanStars Interviews, on his YouTube channel, BryanStars. He publishes interviews and music videos from bands of the rock and heavy metal scene. Since his beginnings he interviewed acts such as Asking Alexandria, Tonight Alive, Pierce the Veil, Black Veil Brides, All Time Low, Sleeping with Sirens, The Ready Set, Blood on the Dance Floor, Escape the Fate, Blessthefall, Of Mice & Men, Memphis May Fire, Creed, Korn and Slipknot as well as artists like Rob Zombie, Keri Hilson, Cody Simpson, Mitchel Musso, and winners of American Idol.[4]
Odell was also a part of a collaborative YouTube comedy channel called "My Digital Escape" with fellow YouTube personalities Johnnie Guilbert, Alex Dorame, Jordan Sweeto, Jeydon Wale, Kyle David Hall, and Shannon Taylor until its split in May 2016. The other members all made videos describing how Bryan Stars had taken part of their cut, forced them to make videos they didn't want to make, and used them for monetary gain. They also accused him of capitalizing on mental illness, using self harm as a way to make more money and promote his music. He briefly teased a new MDE, but scrapped the idea due to the chagrin of the former MDE members. Bryan responded with a video that denied these charges, even though there is evidence presented by the former members. It has also come to light that Tyler J Hagen wrote almost all of Bryan's Ep "Follow Your Dreams" and was not properly credited for his contribution.
Musical endeavors
On March 21, 2016, BryanStars announced the release of a 5-track EP entitled "Follow Your Dreams". Pre-orders for the EP became available on iTunes and Google Play at the same time.[5]
BryanStars Tour
In 2012, Odell started the "BryanStars Tour" which lead through the whole United States. Bands like Ghost Town, Modern Day Escape, Her Bright Skies, Snow White's Poison Bite, Farewell, My Love, Late Nite Reading, CatchingYourClouds, Joel Faviere and Rocky Loves Emily played on that tour. He also met Johnnie Guilbert during his tour.[6]
Never Shout Never incident
On June 3, 2012, Never Shout Never was interviewed by BryanStars, in an interview that was being covered by the New York Times. About halfway through the interview, Christofer Drew Ingle cut Bryan off, calling his show "a joke" and his questions "bullshit". As a result, the band ended the interview, and BryanStars was in tears because of it. An outpour of support for BryanStars happened as a result, and many musicians shared their words of support including Kellin Quinn of Sleeping with Sirens, Chris Fronzak of Attila, and Andy Biersack of Black Veil Brides.[7] In a Stickam broadcast, he had said he had felt bad that he made him cry. Ingle later admitted that he had taken acid earlier the day of the interview.[8][9] Ingle was arrested the same day for possession of marijuana.[10][11]
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Follow Your Dreams |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Shut Up and Kiss Me" | 2016 | Follow Your Dreams |
References
- 1 2 Micah Mertes: journalstar.com: Lincolnite attends YouTube training, wins $35 for his channel
- ↑ Jennifer Preston: New York Times: At YouTube Boot Camp, Future Stars Polish Their Acts
- ↑ Chase Moffitt: NBC Channel 6 WOWT: Cashing In On Clicks
- ↑ daddystars.com: DaddyStars Interviews: About
- ↑ "BryanStars Announces EP "Follow Your Dreams"". March 21, 2016.
- ↑ bryanstars.com: The BryanStars Tour is 100% OFFICIAL!!!!
- ↑ "How to pretend to be a "Rockstar" by Christofer Drew". altsounds.com. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Never Shout Never – The Gunz Show – Interview with Christofer ...". idobi.com. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
- ↑ Ortiz, Stephanie. "Christofer Drew of Never Shout Never Makes Interviewer Cry, Arrested for Pot Possession". Allmediany. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Christofer Drew (Never Shout Never) Arrested For Marijuana Possession". underthegunreview.net. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Twitter / christoferdrew: out of jail in my bed...life ...". Christofer Drew. Retrieved May 28, 2013.