Nashville, Tennessee
Singer-Songwriter

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"at the moment: "like a feather we will float in my gumtree canoe""

BIOGRAPHY

One of 3 primary songwriters / band members for roman candle (along with Logan and Timshel Matheny).


Born and raised in Wilkesboro, NC.

Went to UNC-Chapel Hill, started roman candle in late 1997.

live in Chapel Hill until 2005, when
moved with wife and two little boys to nashville, TN.


signed to following record labels with roman candle:


Outlook Music (2001-2003)

Hollywood records (2003-2005)

V2 Music (2005-2007)

Carnival Music (2008 - present)

LEVEL

professional

GENRES

Indie Rock, Appalachian/Mountain

PUBLISHING COMPANY

Carnival Music, independent publishing company

Contact

Publishing: Carnival Music: 615-259-0841
Label: Carnival Music: 615-259-0841
Booking: for U.S. romancandlemusic AT gmail.com

U.K./EUROPE BOOKING:
Andy Wooliscroft, Primary
Administrative: Courtney Gregg: 615-259-0841

P.R.O.

ASCAP

INSTRUMENTS

banjo / bass / acoustic guitar / electric guitar / harmonica / tambourine / ukulele / vocals

DAY JOB

web developer - web design.

I AM INTERESTED IN

in pitching songs to artist
in pitching songs to tv

I WRITE:

For a living

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

I Prefer To Write:
lyrics
melody
music

experience >

SONG CUTS

1 - "Waiting on June" on Caitlin Cary an Thad Cockrell's Begonias album (Yep Roc 2005).

2 - "Christmastime is Here":
on "The dB's and Friends" Christmas record. (Collector's Choice 2006)
Sung by Thad Cockrell and roman candle.

Click song title to read 4-star track review from Pitchfork Media.

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Sessions: David Bazan

It was pretty slow. I mean, I played [the songs] on acoustic guitar for a long time, but I didn’t know how to transfer them to the other format. I didn’t want it to be a solo acoustic record. I wanted there to be bells and whistles and full band arrangements even if I didn’t want it necessarily to be electric guitar rock....

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Sessions: Vetiver

“It’s always slightly confounding to me whenever Vetiver is depicted with the same tropes that people have read off of press sheets,” says Andy Cabic. “The same sort of milestones get mentioned but then no one really digs to find out that there are those other things going on.”

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Spoon: The Power of Transference

In 1995, Spoon were often dubbed “the next Pixies.” The tag never quite fit, but the two did share a love for writing glorious pop songs and then shrouding them with walls of noise and mystery. Over 15 years, the Austin, Texas band have survived lineup shuffles and early record label neglect, finding their signature style with 2001’s Girls Can Tell and quietly building one of the strongest rock catalogs of the decade.

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Liz Rose: Co-Writer to the Stars

Nashville is a co-writing town, which usually means that with every new superstar/songwriter who turns the music world on its ear, there comes at least one nonperforming songwriter. Clint Black had his Hayden Nicholas. Garth Brooks had his Kim Williams. Alan Jackson had his Jim McBride. Taylor Swift has her Liz Rose.