Will Doughty grew up in a suburb of Baltimore, Maryland. His interest in the piano began at the age of two. His musical talent and influence came from his father who was a high school choral teacher. As a sophomore in high school, Will was granted early acceptance into the Governor Thomas Johnson School of the Performing Arts and was selected to be in the honors program. Throughout his school years, Will was involved in many drama productions, participated in All County, All State, and All Eastern Chorus. Will formed an a capella group, The Keytones, While in high school. They performed regularly for the Baltimore Orioles minor league affiliate. They gained popularity and began performing on television, local and national radio, and were invited to sing at club level at every Orioles home game, including the 1994 All-Star game.
Leaving everyone behind and packing up everything he owned, he made the trip to Nashville. Will was able to begin working immediately from contacts that he had made in Maryland by performing locally. For over a year he played with local and regional touring acts. He was invited to tour on the road with Billy Currington. Not long after working for Billy, Will began touring for the Honky Tonk Tailgate Party, which included Daryle Singletary, Rhett Atkins, Chad Brock and David Kersh. In 2005, Will toured with Julie Roberts and performed with her on the Academy of Country Music New Faces Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Soon after relocating to Nashville, Will met Darran Smith, Tim McGraws band leader and co-producer. After spending time with Darran, Will was invited to record a demo with the Dance Hall Doctors and has had the opportunity to write with top songwriters in Nashville as well as many major recording artist.
In February of 2007, Rikki Rockett from the band Poison saw him perform at “The Stageâ€, and Brett Michaels assistant contacted him in June. Will was asked to join Poison on their 2007 and 2008 tour as a keyboardist and background vocalist. The contacts and expierience Will gained from performing with a major touring band are immeasurable.
Currently Will’s weekdays are spend writing with world renouned songwriters, while his weekends are spent touring with Josh Gracin. He also performs regularly at “The Stage†for No Twang Rock Night and has shared the stage there with various performers including Joe Don Rooney (Rascal Flatts), Mark Chestnut, Brett Michaels, Blake Shelton, Rhett Atkins, Joe Nichols, Toby Keith, John Waite, Doug Stone, Mark Wills, and many others.
The opportunities Will has been afforded, has given him a clear vision of how he wants his image and style portrayed. Will’s whole life has revolved around music and his passion for performing and song writing, as well as his drive and determination has led him to pursue his life long dream of being a national recording artist. Will is currently signed with manager Anne Carroll of ACO Management and is working on a new solo project.
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