BRIAN HINMAN, tenor, was born in Chicago with a passion for singing. He spent ten years in Knoxville, Tennessee exploring his voice and acting abilities in high school, at the University of Tennessee and in local community theaters. Mr. Hinman decided to follow his dreams by moving to New York City in 2004. He studied acting with Larry Singer and jazz with Joe Solomon, was cast in a musical featured in the Fringe Festival and sang with the Greenwich Village Singers and the Trinity Choir at the historic Trinity Church on Wall Street. Mr. Hinman is an avid music listener and CD collector. Since his other dream of one day singing with Sammy Davis, Jr. will likely go unfulfilled, he is immensely excited to be spending his first year with Chanticleer. He would like to thank all of his family and friends for their unconditional support.