BIO
The five brothers who make up the dynamic B5 are music industry professionals who have grown up in the music business as singing and dancing dynamos. Taking their cue from legendary acts like Jackson 5 and Stevie Wonder, the Breedings- Dustin, Kelly, Patrick, Carnell and Bryan, are ready to make their own mark in history.
B5 has developed a crowd-pleasing, choreographed show that highlights their abilities to entertain a loyal fan base that follows them on all popular social media networks. The group’s patented overlapping harmonies and soaring falsettos create a sound that could’ve come from the original Motown label, where B5 members were first influenced by the likes of smoothly choreographed artists like Michael Jackson, Jackson 5, New Edition, New Kids On the Block, Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC and others. Each member brings their own special vocal quality to the mix, and when combined with Kelly’s rap interludes, B5 incorporates plenty of hip-hop influences, too.
“Our tastes have changed as we’ve gotten older,” explains Patrick. “We wanted to revamp the whole B5 sound.” The biggest example of that would be when the group released “Say Yes” which as of this writing has over 11 million views and counting on YouTube.”
The five brothers grew up in Kansas in very tough circumstances, before moving to Florida, then Atlanta, where they’ve made their home since 2001. Originally signed to P. Diddy’s Bad Boy label, B5 released a pair of albums including their self-titled 2005 debut, which hit the Billboard Top 20, and produced hit singles like “All I Do” and “You Got Me.” In 2007 they released the follow up “Don’t Talk, Just Listen,” which also went Top 10 on the R&B charts, including fan favorites “In my Bedroom” and “Hydraulics” featuring Bow Wow. Let’s not forget B5 received multi-platinum plaques for their work with Disney on both The Hannah Montana soundtrack and the wildly successful High School Musical soundtrack featuring “Get’cha Head in the Game.”
They hit the road on the Scream Tour IV with Bow Wow and Omarion, also performing on national TV like BET’s 106 and Park, Soul Train, Regis & Kelly and Showtime at the Apollo. With their faces on every fanzine, the brothers even caused the shut-down of a Minneapolis mall when some 3000 screaming fans rushed the stage during a concert.
“The good thing is that we started very young when we were discovered in 1998 by our manager Jim McMahan in St. Petersburg Florida. It has given us a chance to learn from our experiences,” something most artists don’t get to do” says Dustin. “We wanted to focus on the music, hone that down, and then get ready for the launch.”
“We’re brothers, but we’re best friends, too,” says Patrick. “We’ve gotten even closer as we’ve grown older. We’re also very competitive with one another. We push ourselves to be better. That’s what helps us stay fresh. At the end of the day, we want to make a great record with classic, timeless songs.”
B5 is currently finishing up an album which shows how far they’ve come, and is a testament to the love and devotion they have for music and their fans. Their most recent singles “Do That” and “Wave” have amassed over 3 million views on YouTube alone. B5 has assembled a new team to help celebrate their 25th anniversary milestone including veteran managers Jim McMahan, Chad Taylor-Zimmerman, and Jeff Timmons, founding member of the Grammy nominated vocal group 98 Degrees.
“When we were younger, we didn’t quite understand how the whole process worked,” adds Patrick. “We had the time to sit down and map it out, and plan what we wanted to do”. “I have the highest hopes and a lot of belief in my brothers and our entire support team, and of course, our fans,” concludes Dustin. “We just want to accomplish anything and everything there is to do with music”.
With over 100K monthly listeners on Spotify, and a combined social following of 200K, it’s time to “Say Yes” to B5.
