Biography

Cary Brothers best known as of 2005 for Blue Eyes the gorgeously articulate ballad he contributed to the previous years Grammy-winning hip-artist-showcasing Garden State soundtrack is by most accounts every bit as astute a businessman as he is a wry thoughtful singersongwriter Born in 1974 to a watercolorist mother and surgeon father the bearded flowing-haired artist the youngest of three brothers eschewed the sounds of his native Nashville as a kid in favor of Brit-pop sensations such as the Cure and the Smiths After college at Northwestern University in the early 90s where Brothers met Zach Braff the writer director and star of Garden State both moved to LA while Braff rounded out his acting rsum Brothers partnered with a friend to open a small production company that produced the Freddie Prinze Jr movie Sparkler and the country music spoof Dill Scallion By 2002 though his instinct to make music had overtaken his drive to rub shoulders with Hollywood insiders Brothers who by then had developed an appreciation for the country-folk he couldnt be bothered with as a youngster in Nashville began playing around LA at such venues as the Hotel Cafe a local haunt for upcoming singersongwriters There he honed the early material that would win over more than 10000 buyers for his reverb-ringed spring 2005 EP All the Rage Before that set came out though Brothers -- with the help of buddy Braff -- had already taken his sound to the small screen after an appearance on Scrubs His swelling popularity by then best evidenced by the iPod charts where Blue Eyes broke the Top 100 Songs list and topped the folk chart was also helped along by his not inconsiderable business acumen In 2004 he hit upon an idea for connecting with potential listeners he conceived a free downloadable song of the week still available on his website that would allow fans of his moody Coldplay-meets-U2 sound to send him feedback on what they liked and what for them could use some retooling Occasionally Brothers offers covers or songs that are unfinished but by fall 2005 when a second EP Waiting for Your Letter was issued on his Procrastination Music label the spike in visits to his site had confirmed that the concept was working With a lot of listener input and a lot of fans behind him Brothers will release his still-untitled full-length debut in early 2006 Tammy La Gorce All Music Guide