Austin Bis

Austin Bis
Austin Bis Performing with Magic Giant at the Troubadour in June 2014
Background information
Born	(1987-06-09)June 9, 1987 Washington D.C., United States
Genres	Pop, Folk Revival, Electro, Dance-Pop, Jazz, Blues, Soul
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, record producer
Website	MagicGiant.com

Austin Bis (born Austin Bisnow, June 9, 1987) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and lead singer of the band Magic Giant. He has written and produced songs for artists such as David Guetta (“Listen”), Big Time Rush (“Like Nobody’s Around”), Jon Batiste & Stay Human (“Express Yourself”), Steve Aoki & Moxie Raia ("I Love It When You Cry"), and Paul Oakenfold (“Who Do You Love”), where he was also the featured artist. In addition, Bis has collaborated with John Legend, Akon, Aloe Blacc, Diplo, Cody Simpson, Adam Levine, Gym Class Heroes, Benny Blanco, Mike Posner, Claude Kelly, Sammy Adams, and Cisco Adler.^{[1][2][3] [4] [5]}

Early life

Bis grew up in Washington, DC and is the brother of Elliott Bisnow, best known for being the founder and CEO of Summit. ^[6] Summit has helped Austin cofound the organization Get Well Soon Tour. ^[7]

Career

Bis is a writer, producer and pianist on the title track of David Guetta’s 2014 album, “Listen.” The album went No. 1 on Billboard's Dance Electronic Chart the day it was released and has gone No. 1 in over 50 countries worldwide. ^[8][9][10] Bis has two additional #1s on the Billboard charts for his work as a writer and producer on Jon Batiste & Stay Human’s single, “Express Yourself” ^[11] and Nickelodeon Boy Band, Big Time Rush’s single, “Like Nobody’s Around", which saw its music video premiere on Vevo during the 2013 Kids' Choice Awards. ^[12] As a solo artist, Bis was featured on electronic music DJ Paul Oakenfold’s 2013 single, “Who Do You Love” which Bis also penned and performed on stage with Oakenfold in both Hollywood and Vancouver.

As a musician, Bis played Fender Rhodes on the Billboard #1 (US Mainstream Top40) Gym Class Heroes’ “Stereo Hearts feat. Adam Levine” ^{[5] [13]} and organ on Cisco Adler’s “Classic” as well as the remix featuring Sammy Adams. ^[14][13]

Austin Bis with Akon in the studio

Magic Giant

In early 2014, Bis formed the folk revival band Magic Giant. The trio has played Los Angeles venues such as the Troubadour,^[15] Roxy Theatre,^[16] and Chris Douridas’s (KCRW) “School Night!” at Bardot,^[17] and toured the US including a stop at New York City's Mercury Lounge.^[18] Often described as "rave folk,"^[19][20][21] the band’s forthcoming EP features Dave Matthews Band’s Rashawn Ross and Capital Cities’ Spencer Ludwig.^[22] The group has shared the stage with Mike Posner and The Lumineers’ Stelth Ulvang.^[23][1][24] The band has been played on KCRW ^[25] and KEXP (including the debut live performance of 2015 on "The Morning Show" hosted by John Richards),^[26] and was ranked between Magic! and Tiësto on MetroLyrics’ “What’s Trending”.^[27] Its latest release, "Let It Burn," was called "a summer festival anthem" by NPR.^[28] Billboard announced the group was a New Music Seminar 'Artist on the Verge' Class of 2015, with past artists including Macklemore, Banks, and Fitz and The Tantrums. ^[29]

Get Well Soon Tour

In 2011, Bis teamed up with Grammy-nominated producer, Benny Blanco to create the non-profit, Get Well Soon Tour, which aims to bring joy to children in hospitals through surprise visits from superstar musicians around the US.^[7] Since their first visit with Justin Bieber on Valentine's Day, 2011,^[30] the “tour” has brought artists like Bruno Mars, Pitbull, Britney Spears, John Legend, Robin Thicke, FUN., and Maroon 5. ^{[31] [32] [33] [34]} In 2013, Get Well Soon Tour got several patients backstage access at The Grammys to meet The Black Keys, B.O.B. and Miranda Lambert. ^[4]

References

External Links

• Magic Giant: Official site