Braille

Portland, Oregon’s Bryan “Braille” Winchester has poured out his life in nearly every facet of hip-hop music.  With 13 albums under his belt as a vocalist and countless more as a producer, engineer, and A&R - he was highly prolific for the first 15 years of the 2000s.  Braille’s lyrics have always been personal and vulnerable while imparting his knowledge and relatability to the listener.  This can be heard on his solo albums, as well as the albums he made as a member of two groups, Lightheaded and Beautiful Eulogy.  As we head deeper into 2025, Braille is set to release the “Kept Safe Collection” (best of), encapsulating over 20 years of soul-stirring songs, distilling from his catalog the essence of his sound and the central theme he’s written about: persevering through hardship by God’s grace. When all is said and done, Braille wants the listener to walk away with a sense of understanding, “One of my goals in writing songs is to help someone feel understood or to help them understand,” Braille says.  “Whether describing an emotion or experience, relating with God or exalting Christ, I make music from the heart to help the mind understand.”  This statement resonates passionately throughout his discography, which includes collaborations with Lecrae, Kings Kaleidoscope, Jackie Hill Perry, !llmind, 9th Wonder, and many more, and performing as the opening act for legacy artists such as James Brown and De La Soul.