Calling All Fans of LivAspenArt-
What: A special night of music done Nashville-style "In The Round" with Travis Meadows, Matt Warren, Stephen Allan Davis, Jai Vatuk, Olivia Daane Reische and Matthew Moon
When:
October 24th, 6.30-9.00pm
Where: The home of Luke and Lisa Froeb
4114 Skyline Drive
Nashville, TN37215
RSVP To . Free event. Donation at the door encouraged. Or if you can't make it just go to Climbforconservation.org to donate!
Join me and this incredible crew of musicians for a night of food, music and fun sponsored by my good friends Luke and Lisa Froeb, Kobalt Music Publishing and Belle Meade Bourbon.
Music begins at 7pm:
Travis Meadows-
“An orphan who turned into a preacher. A preacher who turned into a songwriter. A songwriter who turned into a drunk. A drunk who is learning how to be a human being.”
Singer Songwriter Travis Meadows writes about life the only the way he knows it, a bittersweet well of love, irony, anger, pain, healing and happiness. Well-known among songwriter's circles in Nashville, Travis is an unforgettable performer whose well-crafted songs and raw vocal ability have won him the attention of fans in Nashville’s most popular venues and around the country. Having already received numerous accolades for his songwriting, including a 2001 ASCAP award and eight Top 20 hit singles in the Christian market, Travis joined Universal Music Publishing Group in 2005. While there, Travis had numerous cuts on artists such as Lee Ann Womack, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jake Owen and Australian artist Adam Brand with whom he was nominated for Australian Country Song Of The Year.
Growing up in Mississippi, Travis laid the foundation for his music career while making the rounds at local bars and clubs, performing with legendary Blues players such as Sam Myers (Anson Funderburg and the Rockets) and Fingers Taylor (Jimmy Buffett). His music has taken him around the world and back again, to the depths of Hell and to CumberlandHeights where he got sober in 2010 after a long battle with alcoholism. The painful process of his recovery led to the critically-acclaimed and deeply personal musical journey “Killing Uncle Buzzy”, released in late 2010. Travis Recently signed to Kobalt Music Publishing in 2011 and is currently recording his follow-up release, “Old Ghosts and Unfinished Business”.
travismeadows.com
Matt Warren-
Matt Warren was born in Nashville, TN and grew up SumnerCounty and is a graduate of GallatinHigh school. He made his first record in 2001 with his band, Papa Joe, on an independent record label he helped start, Stonewall Music. He has had 9 songs recorded by Gary Allan and has had a top ten hit with “Learning How To Bend”. The song“Puttin’ Memories Away” was featured on the Oprah Winfrey show when Gary Allan was a guest. Matt has 4 songs on Gary Allan’s new record including the hit "Every Storm Runs Out of Rain". He just recently finished the tracking for his first solo record. He produced the record with Grammy and ACM award winning musician Tom Bukovac. Matt’s band features Steve Gorman (The Black Crowes, Trigger Hippie), Audley Freed (ex-Black Crowe, Peter Frampton, Jacob Dylan, Cry Of Love, Trigger Hippie, Sheryl Crow), Tom Bukovac (John Fogerty, Keith Urban), Michael Rhodes (Ray Charles, Willie Nelson, Leon Russell, Oz Noy), John Lancaster (Gary Allan, Will Hoge) & Johnny Neel (Allman Brothers, Blue Floyd). The record is due out the fall of 2012. He currently is writing songs for his company, Always Alone Songs which is in partnership with Kobalt Publishing.
Stephen Allan Davis-
Stephen Allen Davis grew up in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Seeing The Beatles on Ed Sullivan, February 9, 1964, forever changed what he wanted to do with his life. From age 14, he organized his own bands and performed his own songs on stage. He learned what it took to write a song, arrange it and then perform it.
In 1967, the summer he got of out high school he started playing bass in a band that worked in the infamous “Printer’s Alley”. Later on that summer he got a house gig in Indianapolis at the Sugar Shack. In the fall of 1967, Stephen had his first meeting with a publisher in Nashville. That led to the 1st song he had cut and it became one of Percy Sledge’s biggest hit. “Take Time To Know Her”. In the next couple of months Stephen was inked to a publishing deal, and signed his first recording contract with RCA Records. He had just turned 19.
Since then Stephen has written over 350 songs that have been recorded. He has 18 BMI most performed song awards and been nominated for Grammy’s twice. He has 3 Million Air award songs in his catalog. The song that Jo Dee Messina song “Stand Beside Me“ is a 3 million performance song. His songs have been recorded by a diverse group of artists. Everyone from Tammy Wynette to Diana Ross, Charlie Rich to Joe Cocker, Tom Jones to George Jones and Johnny Paycheck to Meatloaf.
Stephen has released four CD’s. Which include “The Light Pink Album”,Human/Human”,“The Pinecliffe Tapes” and “The Desert Sessions CD and DVD”. “The Desert Sessions “, were picked up by PBS and have been airing across the U.S.
Please visit Stephen’s websites:
Stephenallendavis.com
Stephenallendavis/Myspace
Reverbnation/Stephenallendavis
Matthew Moon-
As some may describe Matthew Moon's music as "cool folk meets smart pop", he possesses a wide vocal range that lets him go from gentle to growl, as evident on his hit single, "Don't Change For Me", a songwriting collaboration with Grammy-nominated artists Jesse Valenzuela (Gin Blossoms) and Danny Wilde (Rembrandts). In addition to being featured in a Budweiser 2008 Summer Olympics Promo on NBC, and as the closing credits track for the hit movie, "Soccer Mom," the song was also the lead-off track on the mutli-platinum band, the Gin Blossom's, 2010 album, "No Chocolate Cake".
The Denver Post says this of Matthew Moon- "Tight songwriting and lush delivery prompt Colorado rock fans to tout this performer as the state's next breakout."
Go to this link to listen to some of his latest video and follow his preparations for his new album slated to come out in 2013.
Jai Vatuk-
MySpace»
Jai Vatuk is a multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter who has been involved in the California music scene in many capacities. As a guitarist he has played, recorded and toured with the English Beat, Common Sense and the Bonedaddys to name a few. He also produced three albums for the legendary David Lindley.
He recorded his first self-titled CD in 2010 before moving to Aspen,, Colo. He plays most of the instruments on this original disc. Currently he is co-writing and performing with Matthew Moon and Olivia Reische and performing at Aspen's favorite venue the Belly Up as a member of Matthew Moon and The Deadly Bells. See the link below to follow his latest contributions to the Aspen music scene.
Olivia Daane Reische-
Aspen, Colorado became Olivia's home base in 1997 where she continues to reside with her 13 year old daughter Ki-lin and 4 year old son Daane. In June of 2006, she opened her working painting studio at the base of Aspen Highlands mountain. The LIVASPENART WORKING STUDIO presents her own work in progress along with a rotation of local artists in residence. In February 2011, she opened LIVASPENART GALLERY, a contemporary gallery in downtown Aspen on the Cooper Avenue walking mall. The gallery's mission is to expose the Aspen audience to emerging, contemporary artists from the RoaringForkValley and beyond who are just receiving national and international recognition. Each exhibition is accompanied by the LIVASPENART Contemporary Artist Lecture Series. The next move for LivAspenArt will be announced upon her return from Africa. See the Aspen Times article above to read about how the poetry fused underneath her butterfly series of paintings has morphed into co-writing and performing original songs in Aspen with Jai Vatuk and Matthew Moon.
Now for some information on what we are singing to support! There are still opportunities to join us as a corporate sponsor as well!
I hope some of you can make it… I so appreciate you all and each of your contributions to my path as an artist and gallery owner over the years. I look forward to playing music for you in Nashville or at The Belly Up with Matthew Moon and The Deadly Bells during your next visit to Aspen. Visual art, music and athleticism have always been my passions and this opportunity for them all to merge is such a thrill.
Best,
Liv