This past spring, a Harding graduate made every young musician’s dream come true by starting his own band.
Brandon Burcham moved to Denver, Colo., after graduating from Harding in 2009, according to his sister, senior Brianna Burcham. From there, he reconnected with his cousins Scott Burcham, a Colorado native, and Adam Dell, from Little Rock, Ark. A few years later, after countless hours of worship leading and a few small-town gigs, the band Burcham was born in a Denver garage.
“This band has always been a dream of mine,” Brandon Burcham said. “My cousins, Scott and Adam, have made it a church and family thing and I love it. It’s always awesome jamming together. That’s pretty much how our band started.”
Brianna Burcham describes herself as the band’s number one fan.
“My brother has wanted a band since middle school,” Brianna Burcham said. “They’ve been working so hard on this album. It’s great to see them get this chance.”
The band was given a last-minute opportunity to open for Andy Grammer on Friday, Sept. 12. The band formerly scheduled to open for the concert could not make the trip to Arkansas, according to Campus Activities Board (CAB) director Logan Light.
“I called Brandon Burcham to see if they were available,” Light said. “We quickly ran through some details and pulled it together. I was very happy with their performance, and I hope to have them back on campus at some point.”
According to Brianna Burcham, Light made the call on Tuesday, inviting the band to be part of the Friday concert. The band said they did not even know if it would be possible for them to get to Arkansas so quickly, but everything fell into place.
“I can’t even begin to describe how blessed we are,” Brandon Burcham said. “We’re heading back to Colorado this week, but we have some gigs lined up for the future. We’re very excited.”
Burcham’s EP, “These,” can be purchased on iTunes for $6.99 and streamed on Spotify.
“We’re proud of these songs,” Brandon Burcham said. “We don’t have many songs, but we have ‘These.'”
Although the band’s official website says some people have compared the group’s sound to other bands and musicians, the band prefers not to compare themselves to anyone else.
“Some people say Burcham sounds like Lumineers meets Ben Folds,” the website said. “Others claim Burcham’s sound has a Keane-meets-Billy-Joel feel. Out of respect for the good names of other artists, we’d like to think we sound like Burcham.”
