Brian Hedges

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Born and raised in a small farming community near Enid, Oklahoma Brian Hedges found the path to music and entertainment at an early age. “I can remember doing impersonations of singers when I was probably 5 or 6". Hedges laughs, “I was the parlor entertainment for my family and friends”. He started writing his music at 12 and started publishing his music at 13. He then started performing professionally at the age of 15. “I was blessed to have some older cousins and friends who let me start playing guitar and singing with the band. That was when I learned how to sing different harmony lines and it also afforded me the comfort of performing in front of large crowds”. Hedges moved to Nashville in 1993 where He found a great deal of support from the songwriting community. "I used to play a lot of songwriter nights and in-the-rounds in Nashville with my duet partner and phenomenal guitar player Kent Unruh. We had a unique sound and quality of writing that attracted a great deal of interest from other writers. That's when you feel like you're doing something right, when the other songwriters like your stuff". In 1997 Hedges went to work for the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Country Music Foundation. He worked his way up through the ranks until he became Manager of Museum Services. "That was a magical time for me. I was given the opportunity to work with the premiere Country Music historians and authors, along with some of the greatest names in music, film, television, sports and politics. Every day was a memorable experience". He continued honing his writing skills and found an audience for his music that went beyond the boundaries of Country Music. "I found that everyone from Country fans, to Jazz fans, to Rock fans to Heavy Metal fans were digging my songs, especially my lyrics. I learned a great deal from that period of time in my songwriting career. I learned to write for myself first, the people second, and the Music Industry last. They really have very little idea what the people want". So Hedges started his own record label and production company and started on a journey that took many twists and turns until it delivered him to his new album. "Everything in this album is me. The music speaks to the listener in a way that we, as a listening audience, have not had in a very long time. I chose Jessi Rae Tice as my producer on this project, even though she hasn't had too many major album projects to her credit, because she is quite possibly one of the best producers behind the board. I may not even be able to get her for my next album project if her future productions are a reflection of this album. I could not be happier with a musical project. If the audience loves it half as much as we did making it then we have a monster hit on our hands". Legend has it that 'Nice Guys Finish Last'. Not any more. If you meet him you will find a large heart inside this man from Oklahoma, and a passion for music and life that is seldom seen. Enjoy the journey with him, and Dare to Dream.Submitted by: KayGee Media