Quinten Broid Music

Quinten Broid Bio

Quinten Broid (Born 13 December 1985) is a South African born singer/songwriter. His first self-released album saw the light in 2008. He has performed extensively since the release.

Early Life

The journey dates back to the early 1990’s. The first musical seed was planted.

Quinten Broid is an energetic South African born singer/songwriter. When you think of South Africa, you immediately think energy, rich, vibrant colours, friendly people, and that is exactly how you can describe Broid. He has a contagious passion for the creative process and for life in general. Broid was born in small-town Kathu, in the Kalahari region of South Africa. He had an upbringing filled with wildlife and the great outdoors and started exploring with music since the age of 8.

Early Career

What started as a pocket money job, playing piano in a local restaurant, turned into his life calling.

Being a formally trained pianist, Quinten brings the piano and guitar to life through a strong passionate combination of well placed lyrics and clear cut vocals.

An enthusiastic photographer and traveler, Quinten has travelled to the United Kingdom, Switzerland, the Netherlands and stayed a year in Miami, USA, where he had the opportunity to share his music in the ocean city’s restaurants.

In 2008 Broid recorded his first self released album at Streetlevel Studios in Cape Town, South Africa with Producer Chris Tait. He promoted the album with performances mainly in the country’s two major cities, Pretoria and Cape Town. He has also become a regular performer in the Boland, Stellenbosch-Paarl area of South Africa.

In early 2010 Broid was back in the studio. With the new album, Quinten has set foot on a different path since his first self release, self titled album. With the new recoding he brought producer Tom Fox and musicians Narika Lategaan and Nico Ben Janse Van Rensburg to the team to give his music a stronger pop-rock sound.

Influences

Broids music falls into the pop/rock genre and he names Daughtry, The Fray, Rob Thomas, David Gray and The Script as his musical influences.

Other Projects

The WE NEED LOVE FUND

Early in 2009 Quinten founded the WE NEED LOVE FUND. Quinten, with fellow musician friends, donates a percentage of their earnings from performances into this fund to buy musical instruments to donate to individuals in communities where needed. “We assist with the training or in some cases we find suitable music teachers”.

“Our mission is to encourage youngsters to become active musicians. One instrument can save a dream and bring the community closer together. It’s much needed in South Africa.”

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