Brian Kelley (musician)  Brian Edward Kelley (born August 26, 1985) is an American musician, best known as a member of the Nashville-based duo Florida Georgia Line. Kelley is from Ormond Beach, Florida, and enjoyed playing sports and music growing up. He moved to Nashville to go to school and play baseball at Belmont University, where he met Tyler Hubbard, the other member of Florida Georgia Line. Kelley was born on August 26, 1985 in Ormond Beach, Florida, and is the son of Ed and Mary Margaret Kelley. Growing up, Kelley enjoyed sports and writing and spent most of his time playing baseball or at the beach. As he got older he started to spend more time writing music and leading worship at his church. He also developed a strong love for playing guitar. When he was in his teens, his sister began to introduce him to country artists by playing him tapes on the way to the beach in exchange for Kelley washing her car. By the time Kelley was ready to graduate from Seabreeze High School in 2004, he was splitting his time between baseball (playing college baseball at Florida State University and being scouted by the pros) and writing music. Kelley found out late that he would be drafted by the Miami Marlins and would more than likely pursue pro baseball as a career. However, when he was doing more bench sitting than playing, he filled the void with writing. He later decided to move to Belmont University. Kelley was introduced to Tyler Hubbard at Belmont University in 2007 while they were in a campus worship group together. The two became great friends, and began playing guitar and writing songs together. The two friends began playing writers rounds throughout Nashville. In 2009, the duo decided they wanted to pursue music as a career so they started playing shows throughout the south. In 2010, they independently recorded and digitally distributed their first EP, "Anything Like Me". After releasing that EP, they were discovered at a county fair by Nickelback's producer, Joey Moi. After writing and polishing songs for two years, the duo released their second EP "It'z Just What We Do" in 2012. Major labels became interested in the duo when their debut single, "Cruise", first hit satellite radio on ""The Highway"" channel and began selling well on iTunes, leading to a record deal with Republic Nashville and Big Machine Label Group. In the fall of 2011, Kelley signed a publishing deal with Big Loud Shirt. The duo released their first studio album, "Here's to the Good Times", on December 4, 2012 with Republic Nashville.