Mo Brandis

from his My Space page

London based artist Mo Brandis was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1985 and spent his childhood in Swaziland, southern Africa. At a young age, Mo displayed not only extraordinary singing and musical abilities, but also a strong talent for melodies and expressing emotions through song. So, it was no surprise that he was signed by Sony Music at 17. As fate would have it, this was not to be his big break, but a divinely orchestrated musical education. Mo had the chance to work with some of the best songwriters and producers in Europe whose credits include: Amy Winehouse, Lemar, Sugababes, All Saints, Blue, Kelly Rowland, Celine Dion, LeAnn Rimes, Britney Spears and *N Sync. They treated Mo as an equal and this allowed him not only the chance to hone his skills, but also an inside look at the music business. Mo was also able to pen Top10 Hits for other European artists. After Sony and BMG merged and the deal was lost, Mo could have taken the easy path and waited around for someone to point him in the next direction. But, as is the case with most extraordinary artists, Mo had a vision. “In order to get the sound and album that I wanted,” Mo explains, “I knew I had to do it the old school way, with live musicians. It’s that character and groove that I was after, you just can’t get the same vibe when everything’s programmed.”