SAMMY LISTOE Hometown: Great Falls, MontanaInfluences: Kings of Leon, Kip Moore, Dierks Bentley, Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen What made you fall in love with music? My love for music came from my parents. I remember growing up, riding in the truck listening to Boys of Summer by Don Henley with my pops. He introduced me … Continued
Hometown: Hamilton, New YorkInfluences: Merle Haggard, George Jones, Keith Whitley, Daryle Singletary, Brad Paisley Blaine Holcomb, a Nashville transplant from Upstate NY, began playing music when he was 11 years old. After touring around New York state in college, he quickly moved to Nashville to pursue his music career as a recording artist. “I knew … Continued
Hometown: Maple Valley, Washington Influences: Taylor Swift, Hannah Montana, Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Maren Morris, Shania Twain What is your background in music growing up? “I actually don’t have a background in music. No one in my family sings or plays an instrument, so my singing and writing ability is a God given gift. I … Continued
Hometown: Huntsville, Ontario Influences: Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert When did you fall in love with music? “Ever since I was a kid, I just remember always having this desire to sing no matter what was on the radio.” What motivates you to succeed in music? “Living in Nashville and seeing the amount of … Continued
Hometown: Santa Rosa, CA Genre: Country Influences: Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift What influenced your love for music? “I have always been involved with music. I come from a very musical family but my first experience in the industry was managing my brothers’ band. It wasn’t until about 2 years ago that I started … Continued
Hometown: Toronto, Canada Genre: Country Influences: The Beatles, Elvis Presley, James Taylor, Keith Whitley, Keith Urban What made you fall in love with music? “I was taking piano lessons when I was seven and one day my teacher had brought along a guitar that she was taking to teach her next student. I was so … Continued
Hometown: Baltimore, MD Genre: Pop/Country Influences: Patty Griffin, Justin Timberlake At what age did you realize you wanted to be a Country artist? “I was probably 4 years old. I grew up around music so I always knew it was what I wanted to do.” Who do you look up to musically? “So many people … Continued
Hometown: Charlotte, NC Genre: Country Influences: Eric Church, P!nk, Joss Stone What were some of your favorite songs in your childhood? “I listened to a wide variety of music growing up. I was head banging to Marilyn Manson ‘The Beautiful People’ at three years old, but was also jamming out to Shania Twain ‘Honey I’m … Continued
Hometown: Hornell, NY Genre: Blues-Rock Influences: Susan Tedeschi, Bonnie Raitt, Norah Jones, ZZ Ward, Derek Trucks What is your music background? “I’ve been playing guitar for about 16 or 17 years now – I’ve always loved music and art since as long as I can remember! I studied guitar throughout high school (blues, rock, jazz), … Continued
Hometown: Fremont, CA Genre: Country/Singer-Songwriter Influences: Tom Petty, Jo Dee Messina, Miranda Lambert, Matt Wertz How did your musical journey start? “I started songwriting at the age of 13. I began performing at Karaoke on the Ranch that I grew up on in Lake Berryessa in Napa county, California. I learned to sing from country … Continued
