Dan Bremnes

Daniel Jobiah "Dan" Bremnes (born May 11, 1983) is a Canadian Christian musician, guitarist, and drummer. He released an extended play, Where the Light Is, and studio album, Where the Light Is, in 2015 through Sparrow Records.

Dan Bremnes
Birth nameDaniel Jobiah Bremnes
Born (1983-05-11) May 11, 1983
Kamloops, British Columbia
OriginSalmon Arm, British Columbia
GenresContemporary Christian music, worship, folk rock
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, drums
Years active2010–present
LabelsSparrow, Capitol CMG
Websitedanbremnes.com

Early life

Bremnes was born as Daniel Jobiah Bremnes,[1] on May 11,[2] 1983,[3] in Kamloops, British Columbia, to a pastor father, Norvil Bremnes, and to a mother, Lillis Bremnes, who owned a bed and breakfast, Amazing Acres.[4] He has two siblings, Darcon and Darla, and the Bremnes' moved to Salmon Arm, British Columbia in 1989, when his father established Living Waters Community Church, where Norvil was the pastor until January 2014.[4] This was where Bremnes' mother died in an automobile accident on September 14, 2006.[4] Bremnes attended Salmon Arm Secondary School.[5]

Music career

His music career commenced in 2010, with his album, Your Strength, that was independently released.[6] He then released two independent singles, "Hear Your Voice" in 2012 and "After All" in 2013.[6] During this time, Bremnes released an extended play, Light My Way, which was independently released on September 25, 2012.[6][7] The extended play and singles got him Covenant Awards at the 35th Annual Awards in 2013 for Male Vocalist of the Year and Music Video of the Year for "This Life". The subsequent year, Bremnes was awarded at the 36th Annual Awards for having the Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year and Recorded Song of the Year for "Beautiful", where he got the Male Vocalist of the Year along with Artist of the Year. He signed to Sparrow Records and Capitol CMG, where he released another single, "Beautiful", in 2014,[6] along with an extended play on April 14, 2015, Where the Light Is.[6] The song, "Beautiful", charted at a peak of No. 17 on the Billboard magazine Christian Songs chart.[8] This was the precursor to his first studio album, Where the Light Is, released by Sparrow Records on June 9, 2015.[6] In 2016, his recording contract was cancelled by Capitol. Bremnes continued to work on music, eventually signing a record deal with Curb Records and releasing his third studio album, Wherever I Go, in 2019.[9] The title track was released as a single and peaked at No. 19 on the US Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart.

Personal life

He resides in Salmon Arm, British Columbia, with his wife, Brittney Bremnes, and their son and daughter.

Discography

Studio albums
Title Details Chart positions
US
Christ
[10]
Your Strength —
Where the Light Is 47
Wherever I Go
  • Released: April 5, 2019
  • Label: Word Records
  • Format: CD, digital download
 —

EPs
List of EPs, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Christ
[10]		 US
Heat
[11]
Light My Way
  • Released: September 25, 2012
  • Label: Independent
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 — —
Where the Light Is
  • Released: April 14, 2015
  • Label: Sparrow/Capitol CMG
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 — —
Wherever I Go
  • Released: September 7, 2018
  • Label: Bremnes Ventures Inc.
  • Format: CD, Digital download, streaming
 40 10
Wherever I Go: Acoustic Sessions
  • Released: July 17, 2020
  • Label: Curb | Word Entertainment
  • Format: CD, Digital download, streaming
 — —

Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Christ
[12]		 US
Christ Air.
[13]		 US
Christ AC
[14]
"Beautiful" 2014 17 14 12 Where the Light Is
"Where the Light Is" 2015 — 39 —
"In His Hands" — 49 —
"Jingle All The Way" 49 24 17 non-album singles
"Majesty (Here I Am)" 2017 — — —
"Going Together" 2018 — — — Wherever I Go
"Up Again" 16 12 14
"Wherever I Go" 19 12 11
"Thunder" 2019 — — —
"Weakness" — — —
"Searching For Something" — — —
gollark: No, I did make it.
gollark: No way to wait?
gollark: ~play æ
gollark: The what?
gollark: ~play orbital lasers

References
  1. Broadcast Music, Inc. "Songwriter/Composer: Bremnes Daniel Jobiah". Broadcast Music, Inc. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  2. Capitol Christian Distribution (May 11, 2015). "Happy birthday to Dan Bremnes! Check out his new single - "Where The Light Is"". Facebook. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  3. Britt Bremnes (May 11, 2014). "Happy 31st Birthday to this stud!! Daniel I am so blessed by you! You are the man of my dreams, the man I get to wake up to and grow old with. Your my best friend, my forever!! And I thank God for putting us together!". Instagram. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  4. Ruth, Trekofski (January 17, 2014). "New Pastor at Living Waters". Lakeshore News. p. 5. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  5. "Dan Bremnes". AllMusic Biography by James Christopher Monger
  6. Jesus Freak Hideout. "Dan Bremnes". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  7. Andre, Jonathan (January 2, 2013). "Dan Bremnes – Light My Way". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. Billboard. "Christian Songs". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  9. Brouwer, Barb (February 27, 2019). "Loss of record contract strengthens musician as artist". Eagle Valley News.
  10. "Dan Bremnes Album & Song Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  11. "Dan Bremnes Album & Song Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  12. "Dan Bremnes – Chart history (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  13. "Dan Bremnes – Chart history (Christian Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  14. "Dan Bremnes – Chart history (Hot Christian AC Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
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