Nashville, Tennessee
34 Years Old
Producer, Songwriter

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BIOGRAPHY

In my heart and mind I will always be an artist/songwriter however most of my time these days is split between producing, writing, engineering, and mixing here in Nashville, TN. My two passions are writing songs and artist development through the production process (although mixing is now a very strong 3rd). My love for these elements of music making have grown deeper than ever in the last few years. I find myself enjoying music way more than I ever have and the competition of this business way less. I utilize my own studio, contacts with various Nashville tracking/mix rooms, and healthy relationships with A-list session players. I get to make music with a lot of great people. I love what I do and thank God everyday for the chance to make my living as a musician. It is very rewarding to make my own art and help others make theirs.

GENRES

Pop, Rock , Singer/Songwriter

PUBLISHING COMPANY

Invertigo Publishing, independent publishing company

Contact

Management: Dryve Artist Managment-- dmccollum@dryve.us
Label: invertigo@stephengause.com

P.R.O.

ASCAP

INSTRUMENTS

acoustic guitar / electric guitar

INFLUENCES

THE SHORT ANSWER------- WRITING, PRODUCING, ENGINEERING, & MIXING: Jeff Buckley, Martin Sexton, U2, Radiohead, Neil Finn, Rich Mullins, David Mead, David Gray, Daniel Lanois, Bob Clearmountain, Tom and Chris Lord Alge, Sir George Martin, Rick Rubin, Brendan O'brien, Jimmy Jernigan, etc.etc.etc.etc. LIFE & SONG WRITING FUEL: Jesus Christ, My wife Kara, My parents, John Piper, Brennan Manning, Francis Schaeffer, C.S. Lewis, Donald Miller, other amazing song writers, bad song writers, inspiring films of all sorts, stupid films of all sorts, and all the great artists and players that I get to work with.

DAY JOB

Depending on the day I'm producing, writing songs, engineering, or mixing. This fact is a blessing

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

I WRITE:

For a living

I Also Write:
by myself
with others
for others

I Prefer To Write:
lyrics
melody
music

experience >

SONG CUTS

I've been honored to write with many of the artists that I've produced as well as on my own and with felllow writers. They are listed at the ASCAP.com ACE search.

OTHER SONG OR ALBUM CREDITS

I have been fortunate to have produced, engineered, mixed, or written songs for (or some combination of these) over 70 projects.

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Legends: Bobby Braddock

In Nashville, most successful songwriters have a fairly short run. On hit, one year, two years, five years. Occasionally, we get one whose career approaches the length of a real career or, more often, one who has a few years success, then slips into oblivion, only to emerge again for another brief era of hit-making.

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Legends: Rickie Lee Jones

She speaks softly, not unlike the way she sings --soft, soulful passages, almost like secrets to the closest of friends --punctuated by bursts of exaltation. It's much like the span of emotion in her work, and in her new record, Balm in Gilead, which veers from the pure, naked heartbreak of "Bonfires" to the elation of "Old Enough," to the beautiful "Wild Girl," which celebrates the 21st birthday of her daughter, while simultaneously reflecting on the unchained fervor of her own wild days.

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Legends: Robert Earl Keen

As singer/songwriters go, Robert Earl Keen doesn't seem like the kind of artist who could honestly be accused of sloth. But despite a catalog choked with characters and conversations pulled from a colorful life, he makes that very claim on "Something That I Do," a track where he brags of his ability to not let work get in the way of an otherwise pleasant afternoon.

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Townes Van Zandt: Facets, Faults & Fractures

It's 10 o'clock at night on an abandoned Music Row. The year is 1985. In a third-floor office in an old house that serves as the offices for the Oak Ridge Boys' Silverline/Goldline Music Publishing, Steve Earle brings the chair he's leaning back in down hard, flipping his hair out of his eyes for emphasis.