Anderson .Paak's Real Name: Brandon Paak Anderson

Quick answer: The musician is known professionally as Anderson .Paak. AllMusic and the Recording Academy independently give the name Brandon Paak Anderson and date the birth to February 8, 1986, in Oxnard, California.

Real name and early life

Independent publishers identify him under the professional name Anderson .Paak and give the name Brandon Paak Anderson. AllMusic dates the birth to February 8, 1986, in Oxnard, California, and says he played drums in his church band, later recorded under the name Breezy Lovejoy, including O.B.E., Vol. 1 and Lovejoy, and settled on Anderson .Paak with the November 2013 Cover Art EP. The Recording Academy independently dates the birth to Feb. 8, 1986, in Oxnard, California, and says he started playing drums in earnest at a church in Oxnard when he was 11 years old.

Career highlights

AllMusic says he toured as a drummer for Haley Reinhart, released Venice in 2014, contributed to six songs on Dr. Dre's Compton, which it calls a number two pop hit, released Malibu in 2016, later released Oxnard (2018) and Ventura (2019), and later recorded An Evening with Silk Sonic (2021) with Bruno Mars, including the Grammy-winning single "Leave the Door Open." The Recording Academy independently records that Venice appeared in 2014, that Malibu reached No. 5 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart, and that he received Grammy nominations for Best New Artist and Best Urban Contemporary Album for Malibu at the 59th Grammy Awards. AllMusic says Malibu debuted at number nine on the Billboard R&B/hip-hop chart. The official Recording Academy artist page lists later Grammy Awards including Best Melodic Rap Performance for "Lockdown," Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best R&B Song, and Best R&B Solo Performance for "Leave the Door Open" with Silk Sonic, and Best Progressive R&B Album for Why Lawd?, with Knxwledge. AllMusic independently records additional Grammy Awards, including Best R&B Album for Ventura, and later work including the NxWorries album Why Lawd? and the 2024 film K-Pops!

Name notes for searchers

People looking up Anderson .Paak or Brandon Paak Anderson are looking for the same musician, including the later albums most often associated with his name. Search traffic often uses the professional name Anderson .Paak, including the spelled form with a dot. The Recording Academy page quotes him saying he wanted that dot "to remind me and to remind others."