![]() How did that song evolve? Your repeating riff really moves the song along. I try to get my sounds out perfectly before the show, and then do my best during the performance.” Rivers is a catchy tune. But the nerves are so much different than playing live, because on live television, it’s one take. I have my whole live set up in the studio, and the amp will be mic’d, and it’s not so different from a live show. Sometimes, we will get a sound check, sometimes we won’t. And it’s really cool to be a part of that.” What are the challenges from a guitarist’s perspective on live TV shows? Do you get a sound check? Moments like that are insane to see how an icon’s endorsement can kickstart your career. But, then, a couple of weeks later, we got another message from our manager, saying that Garth wanted us out on the road opening up for him in Minneapolis. So, we got that message, and we absolutely freaked out. Garth had heard of us, and he sent our manager a message, saying how much he liked our music, and how great it was. And, once guys like Keith Urban and Garth Brooks start hearing about you, and they like your music, it’s really crazy how quickly something like that can change your career. “Nashville is such a music capital, and word spreads quickly there. It was a magical moment, and, really, we took that song, and decided, ‘Okay, this is our sound, this is who we want to be as a band.'” Image: Rachel Deeb How did you go from being this new band to getting all these big shows? ![]() We started jamming and it just felt right. We all got in the band room, and we were saying ‘What song do we all know’? And, I think, from playing bar gigs and wedding gigs, we all knew that song. Love The One You’re With was the first song that we played together as a band. I knew that I had to pursue King Calaway. It was like nothing that I’ve ever experienced before in a band. We played Love The One You’re With and the magic was crazy. You never know with guys that you’ve never met. we all met in Nashville, got in the band room, and started playing to see if we could work as a band. “I met Robert Deaton, who is our manager now, and he was looking for musicians across the world, and introduced me to some guys that he knew, guys from overseas, some guys in the States. When King Calaway was formed, how did you get involved and gel with the group? And, I guess I’m still pretty young, and here I am in Nashville with King Calaway, so, I couldn’t be prouder of where I’m at.” At 15, I joined my first actual band, touring, and doing everything I could to get as much experience as possible. ![]() And he needed session musicians and I connected with him and did session work for tons of artists. A guy that I knew actually had a studio in my hometown, and people would come to him regionally, no huge acts, but gospel and country and rock artists would come to this guy. “By the time I was 13 I was doing sessions for multiple artists, from country to blues to rock, everything you could imagine. ![]() How old were you when you started doing session work? I would get kicked out, but then I’d try to get back in. I was nine years old, sneaking into bars at night just to play shows. And I started taking lessons and really just getting into it early on. So, I had to go to a person who taught guitar. And by the time I was six years old, I was already better than my dad. But, I asked him to teach me guitar when I was four years old, and he started giving me lessons, and showing me everything he knew on guitar. Eventually I ran up on stage and tried to play with them. I was so obsessed with going to his shows and seeing him on stage. My dad played bass in a band when I was growing up. “I started playing guitar when I was four years old. What were your early musical experiences?
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