bɹˈaʊn ɪnˈɪʃəli kˈɔːt ðɪ ɐtˈɛnʃən ʌv kˈæstɪŋ dᵻɹˈɛktɚ tˈɑːɹɹɚ ɹˈuːbɪn nˌɑːt lˈɔŋ ˈæftɚ ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾɪŋ fɹʌmðə sˌɪnsɪnˈæɾi kˈɑːlɪdʒkənsˈɜːvətˌoːɹi ʌv mjˈuːzɪk.
Brown initially caught the attention of casting director Tara Rubin not long after graduating from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.