Breanne Düren

Breanne Elizabeth Dürenberger (born October 9, 1987),

Düren took vocal lessons as a child. She also took piano and dance lessons. In middle school she began writing her own songs, and by high school she started playing local coffeehouses. Düren also worked as a barista. She is featured in a duet in the songs "The Saltwater Room" (on both Maybe I'm Dreaming and Ocean Eyes), "The Tip Of the Iceberg" (on Ocean Eyes), and "Honey And The Bee" (on All Things Bright and Beautiful). She also sings background vocals in "On The Wing" (on both Maybe I'm Dreaming and Ocean Eyes) and "Air Traffic" (on Maybe I'm Dreaming). While touring with Owl City in 2012, Düren filled-in for Carly Rae Jepsen on the live version of "Good Time." She also provided backing vocals in "Silhouettes", the first track of the debut EP Ambient Blue by Swimming with Dolphins. Young claimed that Düren is "like a sister" to him. Breanne provided additional vocals to Ari Herstand's 2008 record, Whispering Endearments. In 2010, Breanne was featured on the song "Lament" by Robbie Seay Band on their album Miracle. On March 5, 2010, Breanne released a cover song titled "Everlasting Light", originally performed by The Black Keys, via her Twitter account.

Düren wrote the songs on her EP Sparks while on tour and was recorded in November 2010. Rick Florino of artistdirect gave the EP "5/5 stars."

Released in April 2011, the "Gold Mine" music video features dancing and choreography by Düren and the Apple Valley AVaires. It was directed by Brandon Boulay.

The music video for "No One Else" was released on June 23, 2011, and was also directed by Brandon Boulay. Düren has stated that the song was about being on the road but missing her loved ones at home.

On April 3, 2012, Breanne sang a duet with Minnesota-based singer/songwriter Dustin Hatzenbuhler on the song "The Fight" on his debut album Fall.

On March 2, 2014, Porter Robinson released the lead single from his album Worlds, titled "Sea of Voices". It features uncredited vocals by Breanne. She also has featured vocals on the song "Years of War," from Worlds.

On July 18, 2014, Breanne announced on Twitter that she would be making a new EP, using Indiegogo as a fundraising tool. On September 18, 2015, Breanne released her second EP, Gem on iTunes.

In 2018, Breanne played keyboards and contributed backing vocals for pop band Echosmith's North American headlining tour.

Discography

Studio albums Title Album details Notes Breanne Düren Released August 8, 2008 Label: Dürendüren Records Format: CD

Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions USHeat. Sparks Released May 3, 2011 Label: Dürendüren Records Format: CD, digital download 5 Gem Released September 18, 2015 Label: Dürendüren Records Format: CD, digital download — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances