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stephen proctor | visual artist
Earth
Photography courtesy of Jeremy Stanley
About The Brilliance
An eclectic music duo who combine indie pop, folk, and classical elements, The Brilliance represents the work of musicians John Arndt and David Gungor.
The two friends grew up together in Marshfield, Wisconsin and later reconnected musically in 2010 when Gungor was living in Oklahoma and Arndt was in Texas. They made their long-distance creative partnership work, releasing their eponymous debut as The Brilliance shortly after forming. A pair of EPs followed. Then they released their official full-length debut, Brother, which garnered critical acclaim. All Is Not Lost arrived in 2017. In 2018, the Brilliance turned their creative attention to politics -- specifically DACA and the plight of the undocumented DREAMers facing deportation in the U.S. The result of their efforts was the conceptual, semi-classical Suite No.1: Oh Dreamer which was released in November of that year. The single "Holding On" appeared in early 2019.