Brady Toops

Brady Allen Toops (born July 31, 1981) is an American Christian musician and singer-songwriter of folk and worship music. His first release, a studio album, Brady Toops, was released by Underspoken Records, in 2013.

Brady Toops
Birth nameBrady Allen Toops
Born (1981-07-31) July 31, 1981
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
OriginNew London
GenresCCM, worship, folk
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, singer-songwriter
Years active2007–present
LabelsUnderspoken
Websitebradytoops.com

Early life

Toops was born Brady Allen Toops on July 31, 1981,[1] in the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, along with his triplet siblings[1][2] brother, Casey Allen Toops,[3] and sister, Mickie Lynn Toops,[4] to father, George Allen Toops Jr., and mother, Kimberly Louise Woods.[1][2] His mother, father and his triplet siblings are all educators. He has a younger sister, Wendy Lynn Toops,[5] who is, also, an educator.[6] He grew up in New London, Minnesota, where he graduated from New London-Spicer High School, in 2000.[1] While enrolled in school he played catcher for the baseball team.[1] Out of high school, Toops was recruited by Harvard, Minnesota, and Arkansas. He chose to go to college and play baseball at Arkansas.[1] He played four years of baseball with the Razorbacks, until he was selected in the Major League Baseball draft of 2004 in the 10th round by the St. Louis Cardinals.[7] His stint in the minor leagues would only last three years, when he stopped playing after the 2006 season.[7]

Music career

Toops music career commenced in 2007.[8] His first release was with the single, "Can't Stop Lovin'", and this was released independently, in 2010.[9] His next single, "A Little Love", came out in 2011, while the single, "Lord Have Mercy", was released the following year. The first extended play, A Little Love, was released by Underspoken Records, in 2012. His first studio album, Brady Toops, was released by Underspoken Records, on August 27, 2013.[10][11][12]

Personal life

Toops now resides in Nashville, Tennessee,[8] where he runs an effects unit business, Buy Vintage Pedals, with his brother Casey, specializing in vintage guitar pedals.[13]

He was a 2015 contestant on "The Bachelorette."[14]

Discography
Studio albums
EPs
  • A Little Love (2012, Underspoken)

References
  1. University of Arkansas. "2002 Arkansas Baseball" (PDF). CSTV.com. p. 23. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  2. Minnesota Birth Index (2002). "U.S. Public Records Index". Family Search. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  3. Minnesota Birth Index (2002). "U.S. Public Records Index". Family Search. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  4. Minnesota Birth Index (2002). "U.S. Public Records Index". Family Search. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  5. Minnesota Birth Index (2002). "U.S. Public Records Index". Family Search. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  6. Capitol Christian Distribution (February 10, 2013). "My mom is a teacher. My dad is a teacher. My sister is a teacher. My brother is a teacher. My little sister is gonna teach. I am a musician". Twitter. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  7. Baseball Reference. "Brady Toops Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball Reference. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  8. Walz, Sara (July 31, 2014). "Interview : Brady Toops". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  9. Cross Rhythms. "Brady Toops Artist Profile". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  10. Yelland, James (October 23, 2013). "Review: Brady Toops – Brady Toops". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  11. Davis, Kevin (August 28, 2013). "A Deeper Experience". New Release Today. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  12. Walz, Sara (August 25, 2013). "Review : Brady Toops – Brady Toops". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  13. Buy Vintage Pedals. "About". Buy Vintage Pedals. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  14. Nahas, Aili. "The Bachelorette's Britt Nilsson and Brady Toops: We Actually Split 2 Months Ago!". People.
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