In 1999 Paris moved to Long Beach, California, with $7,000 cash and hopes of putting together a band.
He took vocal lessons and educated himself on the music industry but was not successful at establishing himself.
He ran out of money and illegally obtained a green card, but he was caught and deported back to Canada.
While working at a Vancouver nightclub, he learned how to play the guitar, wrote songs, and took vocal lessons with Patricia Dahlquist.
He started writing and performing his own songs and spent two years producing a self-financed album.
This album did not meet with success but, in 2002, Paris was approached by bass player Dave Devindisch, who asked if he would be interested in recording a demo.
Paris and Devindisch formed a two-man band and spent a year playing at local venues.
In 2003, they met the Jamaican singer-songwriter DaGriff, who joined the band; he was followed by guitarist Greg Ellis and former Doug and the Slugs members, drummer Chris Murray Driver and keyboardist Marc Gladstone.

In 2005, Paris approached Vancouver record producers Troy Samson of Hipjoint Productions (Moka Only, Kreesha Turner, Snoop Dogg), and Jeff Dawson (State of Shock, Kelly Rowland, Daniel Powter, Marcy Playground), to rework six of the original recordings.
The newly-named Brandon Paris Band was ready to shop its debut album "On My Own".

In January 2006, Brandon Paris Band signed a deal with Koch Entertainment just days after sending out the album to record labels across Canada, with many offers following.
The album's first single, "Rewind and Start Again", was released on March 13, 2006 and was a huge success on commercial radio, climbing to the top 20 on the Canadian CHR charts (tracked by Radio & Records (Billboard Information Group)).
The album's second single, "Somebody to Hold", peaked at No.
53 on CHR (tracked by Radio & Records(Billboard Information Group)).
A month later, in an attempt to get better results, Koch Entertainment released a third single, "Give Me a Reason", but it was not enough to push the album further.
However, in 2007, the band was nominated for Best New Group or Solo Artist (CHR) by the Canadian Radio Music Awards.
In 1999 Paris moved to Long Beach, California, with $7,000 cash and hopes of putting together a band. He took vocal lessons and educated himself on the music industry but was not successful at establishing himself. He ran out of money and illegally obtained a green card, but he was caught and deported back to Canada. While working at a Vancouver nightclub, he learned how to play the guitar, wrote songs, and took vocal lessons with Patricia Dahlquist. He started writing and performing his own songs and spent two years producing a self-financed album. This album did not meet with success but, in 2002, Paris was approached by bass player Dave Devindisch, who asked if he would be interested in recording a demo. Paris and Devindisch formed a two-man band and spent a year playing at local venues. In 2003, they met the Jamaican singer-songwriter DaGriff, who joined the band; he was followed by guitarist Greg Ellis and former Doug and the Slugs members, drummer Chris Murray Driver and keyboardist Marc Gladstone.
In 2005, Paris approached Vancouver record producers Troy Samson of Hipjoint Productions (Moka Only, Kreesha Turner, Snoop Dogg), and Jeff Dawson (State of Shock, Kelly Rowland, Daniel Powter, Marcy Playground), to rework six of the original recordings. The newly-named Brandon Paris Band was ready to shop its debut album "On My Own".
In January 2006, Brandon Paris Band signed a deal with Koch Entertainment just days after sending out the album to record labels across Canada, with many offers following. The album's first single, "Rewind and Start Again", was released on March 13, 2006 and was a huge success on commercial radio, climbing to the top 20 on the Canadian CHR charts (tracked by Radio & Records (Billboard Information Group)). The album's second single, "Somebody to Hold", peaked at No. 53 on CHR (tracked by Radio & Records(Billboard Information Group)). A month later, in an attempt to get better results, Koch Entertainment released a third single, "Give Me a Reason", but it was not enough to push the album further. However, in 2007, the band was nominated for Best New Group or Solo Artist (CHR) by the Canadian Radio Music Awards.
Brandon Paris