Kid Lightbulbs is the alias of Massachusetts-based songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, & technologist Brandon Lucas Green. Kid Lightbulbs is a lifelong exploration into the constant and often polarizing influences around us and the serendipitous, lightbulb moments of clarity among the noise. Brandon’s music is minimal and abrasive, yet optimistic; his lyrics deeply vulnerable and often self-deprecating.
An award-winning classical pianist in his childhood years, Brandon cut his teeth on equal parts Beethoven, Beatles and Blink-182, teaching himself bass, guitar, horns and enough production skills to realize his early musical ideas. After a 4-year college degree in music theory and composition and 5-year stint playing bass in the progressive metal band that would become Earthside, he put his musical ambitions on pause to pursue a career in tech. Only after a series of trying life journeys — marriage, travel, family sickness, pandemic and raising a child — did he find himself fully returning to his musical roots. He found solace in his childhood influences of pop-punk, industrial rock and alternative rock, but found an equilibrium with his classical training and more experimental ambitions.
Kid Lightbulbs’ third album, RUINED CASTLE, arrives in December 2024; a live show is being prepared to promote it.
Brandon also works as a staff product manager for Buffer, an independent tech company making tools for creators and small businesses. After more than a decade in big tech and startups, he is an advocate for sustainable independent tech businesses and regularly helps artists & creators retain their independence online while growing their audiences.
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