Nashville, Tennessee
29 Years Old
Instrumentalist, Session Player

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BIOGRAPHY

the songs on my site are pieces that i have played cello on. i hope you enjoy! if you have any questions about the artists i play with, let me know. most of them are in my top friends so check them out . . . they are all amazing! the first song: "Coffee Shop" by Landon Pigg. Obviously this song is fantastic. I love everything about it. AND it's being used in a diamond commercial . . . which is just so special :) the second song: "Crying" (originally written by Roy Orbison), was arranged by Canon Blue and sung by Sam Ashworth. this has been one of my favorite songs to play on this year. lots of cello!!! the third song: "The Sound" by Paper Route. this song is from "A Thrill Of Hope", a christmas gift the guys put together for the holidays. if you look over to the left, the video: "The Music", is a colletion of photos taken by Jeremy Cowart (amazing) and then JT Daly (also amazing) took the photographs, added some magic, and made the video. the music featured on the video is also Paper Route. the guys took the cello tracks we recorded (from "The Sound) and created a pretty little tune. basically, i love Paper Route!!! the fourth song: "Hostage" by Jeremy Lister. This song was a fun one to record because I got to work with the following: Jeremy, Justin, Ian, Kevin and Zach . . . good times, and i love this song. (p.s., Jeremy is fantastic at whistling. simply amazing.) the fifth song: "Dark Hotel" by K.S. Rhoads. kevin is a musical genius. he really is. (f.y.i. . . . i love these lyrics. . . "the blue bird's back, singing in the willow, washing his wings in the water on my pillow . . . " i mean . . .

LEVEL

semi-pro

INFLUENCES

patty griffin, magnet, tom petty, U2, ryan adams, the cardigans, devics, coldplay, imogen heap, muse, bob dylan, sigur ros, rachel yamagata, johnny cash, feist, aqualung, death cab, emmylou, iron

DAY JOB

Anthropologie/ Celloist

I AM INTERESTED IN

in networking with songwriters
in pitching songs to tv

I WRITE:

For a living

I Also Write:
by myself
for myself

I Prefer To Write:
lyrics
melody
music

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