Question 1: What’s in your current sneaker rotation?

Brandon: I’ve been wearing a lot of cozy stuff lately, Yeezy 700’s (Wave Runner & Analog), Yeezy 500 Utility Black, New Balance Test Run Project 3.0, and Li Ning Arc Ace.

Question 2: What's the last pair you UNDS'd?

Brandon: Li Ning Arc Ace “Frost White”. Insanely comfortable pair of shoes; excited to have another pair on the way! 

Question 3: What is your fave sneaker you currently own?

Brandon: Yeezy 350 Synth strictly for the fact that I bought them in Japan after trying to grab a pair in the US and failing over and over. 

Question 4: What is your must-have grail?

Brandon: Really been after the green Pharrell N*E*R*D/BBC pair. For whatever reason im drawn to that pair and struggling to find one that isn’t destroyed or a dumb amount of money.

Question 5: What got you started in the sneaker game?

Brandon: I contribute my sneaker interest to having moved back home with my mom for a bit and getting lost in the YouTube world. Sort of a lame response but I had nothing else to do but sit in my room on my computer and really got lost in vlogs and reviews. I stopped through the adidas employee store in 2015 on a tour I was doing and super wasn’t into shoes, bought a pair of tubulars and that was it. In hindsight what a missed opportunity to really dive in then and there 🤷🏼‍♂️

Question 6: What's something that most people don't know about you?

Brandon: Theres a lot people don’t know about me; I like to keep my life pretty quiet. But I started touring with bands either playing in them, teching, selling merch, tour managing and all that when I was 16. I missed high school homecomings and prom’s to play shows and my teachers were super chill with me missing school as long as I did the homework. Now at 27 I’m pretty burnt out on the road so I’m selective in what I do but I still love traveling and being around like minded musicians. 

Question 7 (optional): What do you do for a living?

Brandon: I currently work at a few venues on their production/labor team. I always just like to tell people I plug things in so that you can see your favorite artists live and then unplug them so they can go to the next city at the end of the night. Covid has obviously all but killed the industry, so right now I’m just a stay at home dog dad.

Question 8: where can people follow you on social media? YT, Snapchat, IG etc

Brandon: I’m @babybeardrums on Twitter and Instagram. Snapchat is bruyettebrandon (but does anyone really use Snapchat anymore?!?)