Recorded on-location in Nashville with a singer, songwriter, guitar player who released a single two months ago and has more new music in the works. He has continued to build an impressive resume, including performing at major festivals, sharing stages with country music heavyweights, and amassing millions of streams across digital platforms. His standout singles have landed on curated playlists, showcasing his ability to bridge the gap between tradition and evolution in country music. He has been seen at high profile events from the CMA Awards to the Daytona 500 and was even a guest on this show back in August 2022 on Episode 444.
“I think the beautiful part about music in general is that the listener can leave it open to interpretation, and that kind of gives them a chance to have something that connects with them on an emotional lens.”
“I'm excited because I'm going to really be more intentional and more robust in my delivery, my productions in my live show. I'm really excited this year to be able to bring those live shows to fruition.”
“I'm looking to really give people – being that storyteller as a writer and as an artist – bringing a lot of these songs with a visual that can give people … a good introspection of, this is real.”
“I think first and foremost for me when I write a record is not just that unapologetic raw authenticity in the lyrics, but how is that gonna translate through production? I'm already hearing certain instruments and ideas of how I can see that composition and I'm taking that and connecting that to the premise of what's my live show?”
“I'm a big people person. I love being intentional. I love looking into the fans and stuff in the audience and feeling like they feel I'm connected with them when they're hearing me sing and play and also with my band adding that back support. So, we really try to have an explosive live show.”
“The thing that I care about most is that my audience knows that if that record's gonna be, have that drive, then I'm gonna bring it on the stage. And then more importantly, when it comes down to the record that they know that I'm gonna sound like the record.”
“I've probably been writing – I’d say since the latter part of January of this year till now – it’s been probably at least five to six times a week.”
“I can really use everything that I've endured and kind of rip the band-aid off and just get a little bit bloodier with it for people to really see a deeper inside perspective of what goes on in my brain, 'cause it's a crazy place to be up there.”
“I had an opportunity to open for – at a round in town – for Ashley McBryde when she was doing one at Live Oak and this was a few years back and I had a chance to open at the Suwannee River Jam for Jelly Roll back in Florida and Chris Stapleton was next to him.”
“If you can't commit to being on that road, and you can't commit to going and traveling state to state, town to town, honky-tonk venue to venue, then you shouldn't do it.”
“I'm here to write the best music, learn from the best writers, and be in the best writes to pitch and get the best songs that we can get cut, so we can build a catalog. And also, as an artist, I'm here to build a brand that could be marketed that's gonna have staying power. I'm not doing this for a couple of years, five years, ten years -- I’ve been here five years. I'm doing this so the next 30 years can be extremely impactful when I can leave my footprint behind.”
“If you build it one fan at a time and you focus on that and you're intentional about that, then those people are gonna be in your corner and they're gonna be loyal.”
“Set Me Free”
“To The Bone”