Recent Singles.
The Album.
Once Upon a Highway is a collection of 11 songs that feels to me like sitting around in the backyard on a summer day with an old good friend you haven’t seen in a long time; sharing some beers and hearing their stories, like catch me up, tell me everything. I meant for it to work as a whole experience rather than just one or two songs on the radio. Each song plays a role in the journey, and the order of the songs is very intentional and helps in the story. I hope you will lend me 39 minutes of your time and maybe you’ll shed a few tears and crack a few beers and smiles along the way…you won't be disappointed.
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The Story.
It started off as just a way to get some songs off my chest, that I felt like deserved to be pitched around town, and my publisher responded in a way that made me explore what would happen if we put a record out.
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I really wanted to make something that reflects who I am, not only as a songwriter, but also as a singer, which is something I don’t often get to do. I wanted the project to have my personality and sound like hanging out with Steppy (my nickname in my old band, and what a lot of friends and collaborators still call me).
I hoped that I could get someone who understood me, and was a fan of what I do, to produce. Fortunately, one of my best buddies and most frequent collaborators, Will Bowen, a great singer songwriter in his own right, was willing to work on it with me. Will is just so musical, and as an artist, he admittedly, hears himself in a lot of the songs I write. So it was a no brainer for him to produce the record. He built the tracks and played all the instruments and sang a lot of the background vocals.
I asked some of my amazing co-writers, who are also amazing artists, to come lend their voices to the project, and they were kind enough to do that.
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Be sure not to miss the focus track of the album which is Unlived Lives, a haunting duet featuring the incredible Grammy nominated Brandy Clark.
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