Randall Findell was born on December 17, 2001. He was raised in
Columbus, Ohio. He developed his musical skills throughout his childhood and adolescence, having been in choir as well as taking jazz piano lessons. Brakence began uploading his work to music sharing platform
SoundCloud in 2016 and released the
EP FifthEnigma on the site in December of that year. In 2019, he released the EP
Bhavana, and dropped out of
Ohio State University, inspiring his 2020 single "Dropout". signing to Columbia Records in April 2020. Findell would release multiple singles including
Argyle in 2021. In December 2022, he released his second album
Hypochondriac under
Columbia Records and
Sony Music. In 2025, he would feature on "Sleepwalker" by
Aries. == Discography ==