He has achieved four number-one hits on the Canadian country chart with "Airwaves", "Drink About Me", "A Few Good Stories", and "Make a Life, Not a Living".

[3] Kissel released three more albums, By Request in 2004, Tried and True – A Canadian Tribute in 2006 and My Roots Run Deep in 2008.

[4] Kissel was 16 years old at the time, making him the youngest CCMA nominee in the history of the awards show.

[5] On February 14, 2014, Kissel released his third single from his Started with a Song album titled "3-2-1".

[24] "Make a Life, Not a Living" debuted by setting a record as the most-added song at Canadian country radio in a single week ever.

The entire box set saw Kissel release four different albums as part of The Compass Project in 2023.

[30][31] The South Album also included the single "Never Have I Ever", which was released in January 2023 alongside the official announcement of the project.

[33][32] Kissel was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal for outstanding contributions to the Province of Alberta in April 2023.

[34] In September 2023, he released the single "Two of Us" with American country artist Cooper Alan.

[40] Brett Kissel married Cecilia Friesen in July 2011 in Edmonton, Alberta.