Jamie Brantley

I've been a musician and guitarist for a very long time. I started in my home town of Augusta, GA. Coming from a musical family, I was surrounded by music constantly. My father was a Highschool Band Director, Jazz trumpet player, church choir director and band instrument repairman. My mother was and is a singer who performed both as a singer and dancer in her youth.I am more interested in being a composer/songwriter and well rounded musician than I am in playing the role of "Johnny Guitar Hero". That bores the Hell out of me and is a Promethian task.Much of my music derives from a desire to explore my individual collection of mythological symbols. I explore the tension between them and the collective symbols of our culture. Also, I use a loud guitar amp and lots of distortion. I'm not opposed to wah wah but find it a clumsy sexual ploy.I am band leader for Ronnie Milsap and work with him both on the road and in the studio. Ronnie is the real deal. Ronnie is a great guy and his band and technical staff are some of the finest people in the world.Check out my music or the terrorists win!