Background
Brown was born in Toronto. When he was a child, his mother hired musician and teacher John Alonso to teach him piano, against Brown"s will.
Brown was born in Toronto. When he was a child, his mother hired musician and teacher John Alonso to teach him piano, against Brown"s will.
Brown attended Leaside High School, failing music as a student there. After having completed high school in 2010, he studied linguistics at the University of Toronto, graduating in 2014.
At university, Brown began playing ragtime. Brown speaks English, French, Spanish, Russian, and Arabic. He has stated that he does not drink alcohol.
After university, in July 2014, Brown purchased a street performance licence, and began busking in downtown Toronto, whenever the weather would allow him.
Brown has stated that he never wanted to earn a living in music Rather that he began performing because he has no money, and that music is his only source of income.
Brown pushes the instrument two kilometres each way from a storage locker in the Distillery District to Union Station.