User:Bbirnie/Brian Gordon (singer/songwriter)

Brian Gordon Birnie is a Canadian singer-songwriter, born on March 29, 1973 in Ajax, Ontario

Brian began his music career by writing and recording the song "Memories of Today" for his high school graduating class (Ajax High School, 1992).

Soon after, Brian later formed a band originally called The Happy Daniels, which later became the better known Canadian indie-rock band RISE. RISE toured Canada playing several festivals, clubs and church halls from Saskatoon to Halifax.

Brian released his debut solo recording, "Everywhere's The Sun" on November 8, 2008 to a sold out crowd at Toronto's P.J. O'Brien Irish Pub.

Brian wrote and recorded a song simply called "Ships and Dip" about the annual concert cruise hosted by the Barenaked Ladies which yielded online attention, resulting in Brian performing at the pre-cruise party in 2009.