Columbus, Ohio
35 Years Old
Singer-Songwriter, Vocalist, Lyricist

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"Is it worth it love, if it only leaves a scar when it's done?"

BIOGRAPHY

I always feel weird writing these things. It is my sincerest apology that this wont be put in the third person.

I am a singer/songwriter based in Columbus, Ohio. Every day I am working on a song of some sort. I am polishing, writing or recording something.

In the past I have played with bands and found that a solo singer/songwriter gig isn't all that bad. So, I play around town and on occasion, I play out of state.

Music is my way of dealing. The songs are captured moments of my life. Typically they are stories of intense emotion or about moments that have just stuck in my mind.

It is my sincerest hope that all of my songs are beautiful, raw and honest.

LEVEL

aspiring

GENRES

Folk, Pop, Rock

Contact

Administrative: Steven Shanks

INSTRUMENTS

acoustic guitar / vocals

INFLUENCES

Elvis Presley, Damien Rice, U2, The Beatles, Pete Yorn

DAY JOB

IT Help Desk

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:

When I have time

I Also Write:
by myself
for myself
for others

I Prefer To Write:
lyrics
melody

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AWARDS & ACCOLADES

Last week, while playing an open mic night, a guy at the bar liked me so much that he bought me a beer. Does that count as an award or an accolade?

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Taylor Swift: The Garden In The Machine

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Jessica Lea Mayfield, whose Nonesuch Records debut Tell Me is in stores now, is on the phone from her home in Ohio and we’re having a good laugh over her recent success. It’s beer o’clock on both ends of the phone, the last interview in a long week of talking to complete strangers for the two of us.

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