Brandon Charles Boyd (born February 15, 1976, Los Angeles, California) is an American musician, visual artist, and author best known as the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band Incubus, which he co-founded in Calabasas in 1991. The band achieved mainstream success with Make Yourself (1999) and Morning View (2001), cementing Boyd as one of the defining voices of early 2000s alternative rock. Beyond Incubus, he has released two solo albums and collaborated with producer Brendan O’Brien under the project Sons of the Sea. He is also an accomplished visual artist who spent several years focused on painting and fine art, and has authored three illustrated books combining personal writing with his artwork. He co-founded The Make Yourself Foundation in 2003, a nonprofit focused on youth empowerment and arts education.
Works
Music
Incubus — Studio Albums
Title
Year
Fungus Amongus
1995
S.C.I.E.N.C.E.
1997
Make Yourself
1999
Morning View
2001
A Crow Left of the Murder…
2004
Light Grenades
2006
If Not Now, When?
2011
8
2017
Solo Albums
Title
Year
The Wild Trapeze
2010
Echoes & Cocoons
2022
Collaborative Projects
Project
Year
Notes
Sons of the Sea
2013
With producer Brendan O’Brien; self-titled album
Books
Title
Year
White Fluffy Clouds
2003
From the Murks of the Sultry Abyss
2007
So the Echo
2013
Films & TV
None notable.
Other
Visual Art — Solo exhibitions include Ectoplasm (2008) and Impossible Knots (2020); ongoing painting and fine art practice
The Make Yourself Foundation (co-founded 2003) — nonprofit for youth empowerment and arts education
