Charlotte, North Carolina
43 Years Old

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"My biggest mistake was at age 13"

LEVEL

semi-pro

GENRES

Alternative Country, Blues, Alternative Rock

PUBLISHING COMPANY

2 Headed Baby Productions, I own my own publishing

Contact

Management: Me
Publishing: Me-2 headed baby productions
Label: Sleeping Village Records
Music Supervisor: myself
Booking: In search of one
Administrative: Myself

P.R.O.

ASCAP

INSTRUMENTS

dobro / acoustic guitar / electric guitar / harmonica / keyboard / recorder / vocals

INFLUENCES

Johnny Cash,Alice in Chains,Steve Earle,Hank Sr.and Hank III Kris Kristofferson,Black Flag,Willie Nelson,Black Sabbbath,bonnie prince billie,Ryan Adams,C.o.c.,Neurosis,Nick cave,early Rollins band and lately alot of Folk and just true honest heart felt artists.Mary Gauthier,R.L.Burnside and John Lee Hooker and the list goes on!!!Chris Cornell,soundgarden,mark lanegan,Dax Riggs and waylon Jennings.

DAY JOB

unemployed-mostly labor or screenprinting

I AM INTERESTED IN

in co writing online
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
for myself
for others

I Prefer To Write:
lyrics
melody
music

experience >

SONG CUTS

ive got the song Hank III gave me!!

SONG PLACEMENTS

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AWARDS & ACCOLADES

been credited for starting the stoner rogk genre

OTHER SONG OR ALBUM CREDITS

Not really.i mean my punk band had vinyl 7"s and were on compilations etc'''Im writing a memoir of sorts about life on tour in a struggling punk band and also how it was not hard to get sucked into the drug culture which is why its taken me so long to get k.lloyd up and going because it took me some time to get past all that and i still live with it but we were known as one of the craziest best live bands back in the early mid 90-s and know im not preachin but my music is my therapy

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