Beane

S19 · Eliminated (11th–13th)

Latest documented update, March 27, 2024

Brennan Hepler performs as Beane. He graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2019. In 2021 he was a server at Club Passim in Harvard Square, a job he had held since 2018, his Idol bio listed him as a wedding singer, and he was lead vocalist of the Silver Arrow Band. On March 27, 2024 he performed with Tiny Habits at the Fine Line on the Little Bit Farther Tour.⁠[1][2][3]

Career

Before the show

  1. 2019Graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2019 with a major in music business and management.⁠[1][2]

After the show

  1. March 27, 2024On March 27, 2024 he performed with Tiny Habits at the Fine Line on the Little Bit Farther Tour.⁠[3]

Discography

No releases are documented yet.

Awards

Checked October 8, 2026; none found.

Other activity

  • 2018Has worked as a server at Club Passim in Harvard Square since 2018. His Idol bio listed him as a wedding singer.⁠[1][2]
  • March 7, 2021On the March 7, 2021 broadcast he auditioned with Vulfpeck's Wait for the Moment.⁠[1]
  • April 5, 2021His solo and his duet with Josh Groban were scheduled to air on April 5, 2021.⁠[2]

Sources

5 sources

  1. Beane, a Berklee graduate and Brighton resident, soars in American Idol audition — Boston.com, published March 7, 2021. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (5)
    • Article body: “23-year-old Beane of Brighton, real name Brennan Hepler”
    • Article body: “Beane graduated from Berklee in 2019 with a major in music business and management”
    • Article body: “works as a server at Club Passim in Harvard Square”
    • Article body: “the singer launched into a rendition of Wait for the Moment by funk group Vulfpeck. His audition aired Sunday night.”
    • Quoted Club Passim post: “his American Idol audition on national television TOMORROW night (Sunday 3/7)”
  2. Who Is Beane From American Idol — Hollywood Life, published April 5, 2021. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Article body: “Beane graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2019.”
    • Article body: “he's listed as a wedding singer under occupation. He has been a server at Club Passim in Massachusetts since 2018”
    • Article body: “He's also the lead vocalist in the Silver Arrow Band.”
    • Article body: “Beane graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2019. He majored in Music Business Management.”
    • Article body: “He has been a server at Club Passim in Massachusetts since 2018, according to his LinkedIn profile.”
    • Article body: “On his American Idol bio, he's listed as a wedding singer under occupation.”
    • Article body, dated April 5, 2021 4:49PM EDT: “will be hitting the American Idol stage once again on April 5 for a solo performance as well as an all-star duet.”
    • Article body: “Beane will be performing alongside Josh Groban for his duet.”
  3. Beane - First Avenue — First Avenue. Official record. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Past shows: “Mar 27 2024 Fine Line Tiny Habits Little Bit Farther Tour with Beane”
    • Performer bio: “Brennan Hepler, known professionally as Beane, was a contestant on Season 19 of American Idol.”
  4. List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Contestants table, row Beane: Season 19, Place finish 11th-13th
  5. American Idol season 19 — Wikipedia, updated July 21, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Top 12 – Oscar-nominated songs (April 18) table (Eliminated); Elimination chart, row Beane: Pl. 11, Top 12 column (4/18)

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