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Ewing in 2024
Born
Brandon Ewing

(1991-04-19) April 19, 1991 (age 34)
Glendale, Arizona, U.S.
EducationArizona State University (BS)
Occupations
  • YouTuber
  • Twitch streamer
Spouse
Arianna Ewing
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(m. 2022)​
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2019–present
Followers407,000
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2020–present
Genres
  • Gaming
  • news
  • economics
  • marketing
  • politics
Subscribers876,000
Views364 million

Brandon Ewing (born April 19, 1991), known online as Atrioc, is an American Twitch streamer, YouTuber, podcaster, and speedrunner. He is known for his news series Marketing Monday, where he uses his prior experience to give presentations on the fields of marketing and business. Ewing is also a former world record holder in speedrunning the video game series Hitman. Since 2025, he has been a cohost of the Lemonade Stand podcast.

Early life

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Brandon Ewing was born on April 19, 1991[1][2][3] at Luke Air Force Base in Maricopa County, Arizona. The son of a service member, Ewing moved frequently throughout his childhood and lived in several countries,[4] including a NATO military base in Germany.[5][better source needed]

Ewing attended Arizona State University, where he founded the school's Esports association.[6] While at college, Ewing became an avid League of Legends player.[7] In 2013, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in marketing.

Career

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Before streaming

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Ewing began his career as a freelance Esports writer, writing for organizations like IGN[8] and Team Liquid.[9]

In 2014, Ewing began working at Twitch as a content marketing coordinator, and later as a content marketing manager.[10][11] During his time at Twitch, Ewing co-hosted Twitch Weekly, a weekly series broadcast by Twitch that covered news and events pertaining to the platform.[12]

In December 2017, Ewing left his position at Twitch[13] to work under global consumer marketing at Nvidia.[14][15] While at Nvidia, Ewing appeared in various videos for the company, including its launch event for the GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs.[15]

Streaming career

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Screenshot from an Atrioc livestream in 2024

Ewing began streaming consistently at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.[16] During his first few years of streaming, he remained a fulltime employee at Nvidia, before becoming a fulltime streamer in late 2022.[17]

Ewing plays a variety of games on his streams, including the Hitman series.[18] He is also active in the franchise's speedrunning scene. In 2023, he organized a Hitman 2 speedrunning challenge, where competitors who came in first, second, and third place would receive $500, $200, and $100 respectively.[19]

In 2021 Ewing unintentionally leaked private conversations between Valkyrae and Ludwig about contract issues.[20]

In September 2022, Ewing founded the content creation agency Offbrand with Ludwig Ahgren, Nathan Stanz, and Nick Allen.[11]

On September 25, 2025, Ewing appeared on the This is Gavin Newsom podcast, where he discussed economic nihilism, online communities, and gaming culture with California governor Gavin Newsom.[21]

Deepfake controversy

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During a live stream in January 2023, Ewing accidentally revealed a browser tab which contained a pornographic website selling explicit deepfaked material of female streamers, including Pokimane, QTCinderella, Sweet Anita, and Maya Higa.[22][23][24]

In response to the controversy, Ewing admitted to paying for access to the website and apologized to the streamers affected. QTCinderella, who had been a close friend of Ewing prior to the controversy,[24] described her friendship with him as irreparable following the incident.[25] Ewing subsequently stepped away from his position at Offbrand and took a hiatus from streaming.[26]

Following this, Ewing worked with QTCinderella and wired $60,000 to a law firm to cover the legal fees of women seeking to issue takedown notices to websites hosting deepfaked content.[27] Ewing has also worked with Ceartas, an AI-powered platform which helps automatically delist websites and issue takedown notices faster than traditional means.[28]

Other ventures

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Lemonade Stand podcast

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Main article: Lemonade Stand (podcast)

In March 2025, Ewing launched a business podcast called Lemonade Stand with fellow content creators DougDoug and Aiden McCaig. In June, former chair of the Federal Trade Commission Lina Khan appeared on the podcast for an interview.[29] On October 8, 2025, Vox Media announced that it had entered a partnership with the podcast.[16]

Awards and nominations

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Ceremony Year Category Result Ref.
The Streamer Awards 2021 Best Speedrunner Nominated [30]

References

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  1. ^ Atrioc VODs (April 19, 2022). Was Ninja's Rebrand Smart?. 3:10 minutes in. Retrieved September 29, 2025 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ Atrioc VODs (April 18, 2025). I'm Addicted To This Game. 11:09 minutes in. Retrieved September 29, 2025 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ Atrioc VODs (April 21, 2025). Why are we in a trade war?. 0:37 minutes in. Retrieved September 29, 2025 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ The Ben and Emil Show (February 15, 2024). Talking trash with Atrioc. 10:25 minutes in. Retrieved September 29, 2025 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ Big A (June 6, 2025). Everyone Ignored This Meeting. 7:08 minutes in. Retrieved September 29, 2025 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ Nair, Rupesh (March 24, 2021). "Ludwig Reveals Details About His Job Application Getting Rejected by Twitch". EssentiallySports. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  7. ^ "LoL – League of Legends". November 21, 2012. Archived from the original on November 21, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  8. ^ Ewing, Brandon (August 9, 2012). "TAC3 Finals Preview - Liquid Manager, Robin 'Bumblebee' Nymann". IGN. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  9. ^ Ewing, Brandon (September 1, 2013). "[Ultimate Guide] Fizz, the Tidal Trickster". tl.net. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  10. ^ Gutelle, Sam. "Ludwig's new company helps creators make "cool stuff." He'll start with a game show hosted by xQc". Tubefilter. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  11. ^ a b Grayson, Nathan (September 27, 2022). "Ludwig knows his streaming career won't last, so he's starting an agency". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  12. ^ "Twitch Weekly goes LIVE this Friday — Q&A for hoodie and Turbo giveaways!". Twitch Blog. April 24, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  13. ^ @Atrioc (December 8, 2017). "Excited (and a little sad) to announce that today is officially my last day at @Twitch, as I've accepted a role on the Marketing team for Esports at @Nvidia. Had an amazing four years here, made great friends, learned a lot, and will always #bleedPurple. 💜" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ Polhamus, Blaine (October 28, 2022). "Ludwig, The Yard crew break into Atrioc's house to record a podcast". Dot Esports. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  15. ^ a b Nvidia GeForce (September 1, 2020). NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Series - Official Launch Event [4K]. 6:50 minutes in. Retrieved October 1, 2025 – via YouTube.
  16. ^ a b Vox Media (October 8, 2025). "Vox Media Announces Podcast Partnership with Breakout Hit Lemonade Stand, Hosted by Streamers and Creators Doug Wreden (DougDoug), Brandon Ewing (Atrioc), and Aiden McCaig". Vox Media. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  17. ^ Atrioc (September 28, 2022). I'm Quitting. Retrieved October 10, 2025 – via YouTube.
  18. ^ "Atrioc – Streamer Overview & Stats". TwitchTracker. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  19. ^ Wolens, Joshua (January 12, 2023). "These incredible Hitman 2 speedruns will make you believe an assassin can fly". PC Gamer. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  20. ^ Masters, Tim (October 28, 2021). "Valkyrae's leaked DMs paint streamer as victim of RFLCT scheme, hints she's quitting the project". InvenGlobal. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  21. ^ This is Gavin Newsom (September 25, 2025). Economic Nihilism, Online Communities & Gamer Culture w/ Brandon "Atrioc" Ewing. Retrieved October 3, 2025 – via YouTube.
  22. ^ Brandt, Oliver (February 2, 2023). "Streamer QTCinderella vows to sue deepfake porn site after Atrioc Twitch scandal". news.com.au. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  23. ^ Donegan, Moira (March 13, 2023). "Demand for deepfake pornography is exploding. We aren't ready for this assault on consent". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  24. ^ a b Britton, Bianca (February 14, 2023). "They appeared in deepfake porn videos without their consent. Few laws protect them". NBC News. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  25. ^ Martinello, Eva (February 7, 2023). "QTCinderella points out 'biggest issue' with deepfake scandal, confirms friendship with Atrioc is over".
  26. ^ Hale, James (February 1, 2023). "Atrioc goes offline after getting caught with deepfakes of female content creators". Tube Fitler. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  27. ^ Clark, Nicole (March 16, 2023). "Streamer who incited Twitch deepfake porn scandal returns". Polygon.
  28. ^ Metcalfe, Charlie (May 27, 2023). "A Twitch streamer got caught viewing deepfake porn. His quest to make amends shows how hard removing it actually is". Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  29. ^ McCabe, David (September 14, 2025). "Lina Khan Revamped Antitrust. Now She's Pushing the Democratic Party". The New York Times.
  30. ^ Miceli, Max (February 22, 2022). "All nominees for QTCinderella's Streamer Awards". Dot Esports. GAMURS Group. Archived from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
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