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SYML
Brian Fennell performing in Norway in 2018
Brian Fennell performing in Norway in 2018
Background information
Birth nameBrian Leseney Fennel
Born (1983-01-16) January 16, 1983 (age 41)
OriginIssaquah, Washington, United States
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • keyboards
  • guitar
LabelsNettwerk
Websitesymlmusic.com

SYML is the solo venture of Brian Fennell, who was previously part of the indie band Barcelona. SYML released his eponymous debut album on May 3, 2019 through Nettwerk Records.[1]

Life and career

Brian Fennell was born on January 18, 1983 in Issaquah, Washington. After living in several places in and around Seattle, he's since returned to his hometown and lives there currently where he writes and produces out of a home studio.[2]

Fennell started playing piano at a young age, and wrote his first song when he was 18 years old as a coping mechanism after the death of a schoolmate.[3] After high school, he attended Whitworth University[4] where he got a degree in Music Education with an emphasis in percussion[3]

Fennell currently performs under the solo project SYML. It means “simple” in Welsh, and is pulled from his own personal heritage. He was adopted as a child, and later in life found out that his biological parents are Welsh. His experience grappling with both his adoption and heritage are influences in his songwriting.[2]

After his song "Where's My Love" was used on the popular drama TV show Teen Wolf, the song charted for 20 weeks on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart.[5] In 2018, the song received Gold certification in Canada and Belgium,[6] and held the #1 spot on Canada's CBC Top 20 charts twice.[7][8] "Where's My Love" was also featured prominently in the official trailer for the 2018 motion picture Adrift.[9]

In 2019, SYML's fan favorite cover of the classic "Mr. Sandman" was featured in the short film TIM (The Invisible Me) by writer/director John Grammatico. TIM Short Film

Discography

Studio albums

  • SYML (2019)

EPs

  • Hurt for Me (2016)[10]
  • Where's My Love (2017)[1]
  • Hurt for Me (Piano & Strings) (2017)[11]
  • In My Body (2018)[12]

Singles

  • "Mr. Sandman" (2017)[13]
  • "Where's My Love" (2017)[14] #35 Alternative Songs[15]
  • "Wildfire (Instrumentals)" (2018)[16]
  • "Clean Eyes" (2018) #29 Alternative Songs[15]
  • "The Bird" (2019)
  • "Symmetry" (2019)
  • "Take Me Apart" (2019)
  • "Flags" (2020)

References

  1. ^ a b "SYML". www.symlmusic.com. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  2. ^ a b "Simplicity, Sad Songs, & How Shazam Inadvertently Launched His Solo Career: A Q&A With SYML". Ones to Watch. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  3. ^ a b FaceCulture (2017-12-21), SYML interview (part 1), retrieved 2018-07-12
  4. ^ "Barcelona band has MI roots | Mercer Island Reporter". Mercer Island Reporter. 2008-11-24. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  5. ^ "Syml Where's My Love Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  6. ^ "SYML and SAM FELDT Collaborate on "Where's My Love" | Nettwerk". www.nettwerk.com. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  7. ^ "CBC Music Top 20, March 15: Janelle Monae, Big Little Lions debut and SYML is new at No. 1". CBC Music. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  8. ^ "CBC Music Top 20, March 29: Natalie Prass and Megan Bonnell debut but James Bay has the highest new entry". CBC Music. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  9. ^ STX Entertainment (2018-03-14), Adrift | Official Trailer | Now In Theaters, retrieved 2018-07-12
  10. ^ Hurt for Me, retrieved 2018-07-11
  11. ^ Hurt for Me (Piano & Strings), retrieved 2018-07-11
  12. ^ In My Body, retrieved 2018-07-11
  13. ^ Mr. Sandman, retrieved 2018-07-11
  14. ^ Where's My Love, retrieved 2018-07-11
  15. ^ a b "Syml Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  16. ^ Wildfire (Instrumentals), retrieved 2018-07-11
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