Nolan Taylor

The backroads of America tell its truest stories. The heartbreak and heartbeat of the country thumps the loudest in the cracks between its big cities. A 2021 census in Blanchester, OH registers the village's population at around 4,230 people. Nolan Taylor isn't quite sure of the exact number, but he knows it's small from growing up in this place with his dad and older brother. His father managed plants and factories, yet money was scarce and the winters were brutal. Mom battled addiction and mental struggles, eventually estranging her from the boys. When he could finally afford a left-handed guitar, he started to write and record music of his own, grafting hard-earned wisdom, heart-wrenching memories, and hypnotic melodies to rustic and ruddy acoustic phrasing. As a kid, he found solace in music. He discovered The Grateful Dead through his dad and developed an appreciation for Pinegrove. Throughout junior high, he studied classic MTV Unplugged concerts by the likes of Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, and Nirvana. Even though he primarily focused on wrestling, working out, football, and basketball, he finally picked up a left-handed guitar in high school. After graduating, he spent years gigging around West Virginia, Virginia, and Kentucky, playing anywhere and everywhere. In 2023, a video of Nolan performing “68” in the woods went viral with 2.6 million YouTube views on the Radio WV YouTube Channel. Achieving virality from obscurity and gathering millions of streams, he tells a true story all his own via a series of2023 singles for Atlantic Records, beginning with "Wicked Ways."

Dan Hochman is a Boulder-based singer songwriter who combines elements of soul, blues, and rock into his unique and hauntingly beautiful sound. Growing up just south of New York City, Dan was raised on a melting pot of music. His childhood home was filled with diverse sounds that ranged from Joni Mitchell to Otis Redding. Naturally, a deep affinity for music developed and led Dan to pick up his dad’s nylon string guitar for the first time at the age of twelve. At sixteen Dan formed his first project “Passing Cars” with a group of High school buddies. For the next few years, they played humble venues across Long Island, consisting mostly of local pubs, bowling alleys, and art galleries. However, it wasn’t till Dan moved to Boulder Colorado in 2018 that he truly began to deepen in his craft. With help from Denver-based musicians and friends the birth of his first EP “Hearts Alive” was released in October of 2020. Launching “Hearts Alive” led Dan to play various venues in Colorado and start collaborating with other local artists. Dan’s second passion project and EP “Midday Muse” was recorded in July of 2021 and was released on October 22nd of 2021.

Since, then Dan has completed one interstate tour, and an international tour through Central America, and is currently in the process of preparing to record his new album “Shadow Blues”