:Brownstudy has been played on NTS shows including Midnight Marauders w/ Marshmello, with Balance first played on 1 February 2012.

"I've been doing music in some way since elementary school. Violin, trumpet, piano/keys, electronics, percussion, vocals, etc. Some formal training (classical theory, jazz theory, jazz improv, sight singing/ear training, various instruments), but ultimately relying on my ear and just feeling it out…"

:brownstudy is a name used by Jason Hogans. He also goes by Medium Parnell. Having his first professional exposure through Detroit's electronic music scene, Jason went on to experiment with flavors of folk, cut & paste, minimal, punk, ambient, glitch, soul, reggae/dub, jazz, hip hop and prog-whatever. Jason has released music on his own Really Nice Recordings label, as well as the Planet E, Premier Cru, Mahogani Music, Faces Records and Third Ear labels.