Portland, Tennessee
42 Years Old
Songwriter, Vocalist, Session Player

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"Tryin to be..The Man I Was Meant To Be"

BIOGRAPHY

Brett Wall was born in the sleepy, little, “Podunk” town of Miami, Oklahoma. An area now economically fueled by the Indian Casino’s of the various tribes represented in the area. Such as, Cherokee, Quapaw, Seneca, Wyandotte, and more. Brett’s mother’s side is Cherokee. Though his family moved from the area when he was five years old, Brett still feels at home when he is there visiting family. The family settled down in Austin, Texas. After years of traveling with the family with their Southern Gospel group, Brett found himself drifting away from the Southern Gospel scene. His dad always said he would return to his roots. At the age of 17 he formed his first Christian Rock band, Images. They played across Texas for 4 years. Two years later he met his ‘California’ girl, Stephanie. They married and stayed in Texas for 4 years before moving to California with their three month old son, Michael. After two years away from music, He formed the Christian Country band, Creed Country. Brett played bass guitar, handled lead vocals, and wrote the songs. In their 9 ½ years together they were nominated for several awards and had songs on various charts. During this time the family kept growing with the addition of two more sons, Geoffrey and Jordan. In 2003, Brett left Creed Country to move to Nashville, Tennessee where he spent a year playing bass and singing harmony with the award winning band, CrossCountry the Band. Here it is 2008, and after 4 years of writing and pitching songs to various artist, with a few cuts, it is time to get back in the game. “Four years on the sidelines was long enough.” Says Brett. “Time to get in the game!” Brett is now playing his own style of Country. Best described as, Country, Southern Gospel, and Rock put in a blender and pureed. Kind of like returning to my roots on his own terms… In the last several years Brett has had the pleasure of being on shows with an incredible list of people including, Craig Morgan, Jimmy Wayne, Buddy Jewell, The Nelons, Sheree Austin, Dennis Agajanian, Dottie Rambo, Laverne, Edith, and Robb Tripp, Stella Parton, Twice Robin, Mike Hammock, and so many more.

LEVEL

professional

GENRES

Country, Alternative Country, Christian

PUBLISHING COMPANY

BVM Nashville Publishing, I own my own publishing

Contact

Publishing: BVM Nashville Publishing
Booking: brett@brettwallmusic.com
Administrative: Brett Wall

P.R.O.

BMI

INSTRUMENTS

bass / acoustic guitar / electric guitar / keyboard / mandolin / percussion / vocals

INFLUENCES

Anthony Smith, Harley Allen, Jeffrey Steele, Keith Urban, and George Strait

I AM INTERESTED IN

in co writing in person
in networking with songwriters
in pitching songs to artist
in pitching songs to tv
in getting a record deal
in getting a publishing deal

I WRITE:

For a living

I Also Write:
by myself
with others
for myself
for others

I Prefer To Write:
lyrics
melody
music

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SONG CUTS

This year (2008) I have had 3 cuts. Two by Rene' Jones and one by Paul Alan Coons.

AWARDS & ACCOLADES

My Band Creed Country was the 1998 Vocal Group of the Year for the Country Gospel Music Association. Nominated for several awards over our ten years together.

OTHER SONG OR ALBUM CREDITS

My song "Arrested By Love" went to number 1 on the Christian Country Charts. I also had Top Tens with "TGIF" and "I Believe In You"

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