Avery is a pop singer-songwriter . He released an EP , '' American Dream '' ( 2015 ) under his birth name Gabriel Brown . He started going by Bronze Avery to disambiguate himself from several others with the same name . In his earlier music , Avery avoided discussing his sexuality , but has now come to embrace LGBT themes . The single " Pressure " is the first song released under his name Bronze Avery . In a 2018 interview with '' Local Wolves '' , Avery expressed interest in collaborating with singers Raye and Mabel . The Orlando nightclub shooting influenced him as a queer musician . He regularly patronized the Pulse nightclub but was in Nashville , Tennessee at the time of the shooting . Avery performed at Los Angeles Pride in 2019 . In 2019 , Avery released a music video accompanying the single " Want 2 . " Shawn Binder was the director and Joe DeSantis was the cinematographer . In an interview with '' Billboard '' , Avery stated he does not want to be labeled as an rhythm and blues artist . In June 2019 , Avery released the single " Spilling Out " with a music video
Orlando nightclub shooting
Orlando nightclub shooting
Bronze Avery