Drew Brown originated from
Salem, Massachusetts. He attended
Broomfield High School in
Broomfield, Colorado. He moved to
Boston, Massachusetts in 2004, where he formed OneRepublic with vocalist
Ryan Tedder and guitarist
Zach Filkins. In January 2011, Brown formed the band
Debate Team with
OK Go drummer Dan Konopka,
Hush Sound guitarist
Bob Morris, and vocalist Ryan McNeill. They released an EP that year titled
Wins Again.
OneRepublic Drew has been a guitar player for OneRepublic since 2002. Songs he has co-written for the band include "
Say (All I Need)", "
Stop and Stare", "All Fall Down," "Tyrant," and "Won't Stop" from their debut album
Dreaming Out Loud; the title track from their second album
Waking Up; and "
Feel Again" and "
Love Runs Out" from the band's third album
Native.
Debate Team Debate Team is a side project co-created by Drew Brown, vocalist Ryan McNeill, drummer Dan Konopka of
OK Go, bassist Bob Morris of
the Hush Sound and keyboardist Adam James. The band started out as a recording project by flatmates Brown and McNeill. With the success of Brown's main project, OneRepublic, the band went on hiatus until 2008. In 2009, Konopka, James and Morris joined Brown and McNeill to complete the band. Throughout 2009 and 2010, the band began recording
Wins Again. The EP was set to be released in Summer 2010, but was delayed until the start of 2011. In the meantime, the band released the tracks "Christmastime Alone", "Curious Pair", "My Expertise" and "Leave" onto their
Facebook page. ==Discography==