Brenden Stark

Brenden Stark is a musician, songwriter, and entrepreneur from Grand Rapids, Michigan, most notable for his roles as drummer in Middlefield and vocalist, guitarist, and drummer in Chasing the Sky.

Middlefield (2002-2008)
Brenden Stark was drummer for the pop-rock band Middlefield.

Avenues (2009)
In 2009, Brenden Stark released his debut solo album "Avenues''." ''Critic Jon Sinkevics praised it: "Stark's lilting pop-rock benefits further from his passionate singing and playing."

Avenues Track Listing:

 * 1) A Million Reasons
 * 2) Letters & B-Sides
 * 3) Silent Song
 * 4) Goodbye and Farewell

Chasing the Sky (2010-2017)
Brenden Stark was founder, co-vocalist, songwriter, guitarist, and drummer for pop-rock band Chasing the Sky. He sang lead vocals on every track of 2010's "The Empty Chair - EP." In 2017, Chasing the Sky released King of the Losing Side -- at this point the band had moved into a "rotating collective" format, and Stark sang lead vocals on the tracks Stories, Viper, Devil Dressed in White, and Imposters, performing instrumentals on other tracks and writing other tracks.

In 2019 the band announced they were slowly working at new tracks.

Post Chasing the Sky (2018-Present)
Stark went on to found a vacation rental company, along with other business ventures.

In 2018, Stark announced he would be rewriting and recording a reimagining of the album Avenues, featuring a remake of the Chasing the Sky track "Colorblind (The Ghost in the Passenger Seat)" and new lyrics contributed by Middlefield songwriter Christopher Andrus and Chasing the Sky lyricist Kay VanAntwerpen.

Discography

 * Middlefield/Slant - The Right Amount of Rock (2002)
 * Middlefield/Slant - Back Yard All Star (2004)
 * Brenden Stark - Avenues (2009)
 * Chasing the Sky - The Empty Chair EP (2010)
 * Chasing the Sky - King of the Losing Side (2017)
 * Brenden Stark - Untitled Solo Album (2019)