Born in Denver, Colorado on May 24, 1972, Brian was raised in Mustang, a small town in Oklahoma just west of Oklahoma City. In short, Mustang was simply a small country community surrounded by a few nearby cities. This gave Brian the opportunity to grow up just the way he loved. He, along with his two brothers, spent a lot of time enjoying the outdoors, hiking, fishing, and camping, but was close enough to a city where he could always find something going on. He spent much of his young life in the Boy Scouts, leading and teaching younger scouts, even earning the rank of Eagle Scout. Brian was shaped by his love for family, friends, outdoors, music, community, and God.
His earliest memory of singing was at a family reunion when he was 10. Brian, along with his two brothers, Mark & Scott, was talked into going on stage and singing "Swingin", his favorite song at the time. After the initial surge of fear and stage fright pasted, Brian unknowingly got his first glimpse of how much fun it was to perform in front of people. This musical spark started a flame that would continue to grow. Since then, Brian always had a passion for singing, whether it was just for himself or in front of other people. From participating in a variety of choirs in both school and church, it seems music was always some part of his life as he was growing up.
Later, Brian bought a karaoke machine from a friend, which spurred his interest in performing. "It is amazing how something you can sing can affect people so emotionally." -Brian He started playing little mini karaoke concerts for a fishing retreat in Calico Rock, Arkansas. Anything and everything, whatever people wanted to hear. Although his roots were in traditional and country music, he would try anything and everything. And if he couldn't do it, he would bring someone up to help. Of course he always wanted to bring someone else up to sing or join in. He just loved to watch the music take hold and see everyone have a great time!!!! Actually, Brian still holds these mini karaoke gigs whenever he gets the chance to just kick back and have fun.
In 1995 Brian got his first opportunity to record in a studio in Nashville....
You can get to know more about Brian at his new website:
http://www.briancallies.com
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