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BIOGRAPHY

IN TODAYS WORLD OF COUNTRY MUSIC, THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ABSENCE OF BANDS THAT ARE CHARTING HIT SONGS. WHEN I SAY BANDS, I’M NOT TALKING ABOUT A SOLO, DUO, OR TRIO ACT HIRING A BAND TO PLAY BEHIND THEM. I’M NOT TALKING ABOUT A RECORD THAT OTHER MUSICIANS PLAY ON TO PRODUCE WHAT WE HEAR ON THE RADIO. I’M TALKING ABOUT A CORE OF SINGERS, SONGWRITERS AND MUSICIANS CREATING A SOUND THAT ONLY THAT PARTICULAR GROUP CAN ACHIEVE… A BRAND AND TRADEMARK THAT IS ALL THEIR OWN.

WITH THIS ABSENCE IN MIND, SEVEN WELL-SEASONED SINGERS, SONGWRITERS AND MUSICIANS WERE BROUGHT TOGETHER TO FORM THE GROUP CALICO TRAIL.

CALICO TRAIL IS A SEVEN-PIECE BAND WHO WOULD FEEL AT HOME ON A STAGE AT BONNAROO OR AT THE CMA MUSIC FEST. IT’S A STYLE OF MUSIC THAT BELONGS IN ANY CATAGORY OR GENRE. WITH INFLUENCES RANGING FROM THE BEATLES, CROSBY STILLS AND NASH, THE NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND, TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTREAKERS, AND THE RICH HARMONIES OF THE EAGLES, CALICO TRAIL HAS STAMPED THEIR UNIQUE SOUND ON THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

LEVEL

professional

Contact

Management: Alex Torrez
Publishing: Torrez Music Group
Label: TMG Records
Music Supervisor: Alex Torrez
Booking: TMG
Administrative: TMG

P.R.O.

ASCAP

INSTRUMENTS

b3 organ / banjo / bass / drums / acoustic guitar / electric guitar / mandolin / piano / vocals

INFLUENCES

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Tom Petty, The Eagles, Crosby Stills and Nash, Steve Earl, Buddy Miller.

I WRITE:

For a living

I Also Write:
with others

I Prefer To Write:
lyrics
melody
music

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