Member Since: 7/6/2005
Band Website: dappledgraysmusic.com
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Casey Cook has been a musician all of his life. His parents were professional bluegrass musicians, touring the country when Casey was just three years old. Along side his brother Matt, Casey played mandolin and guitar and sang for his parents’ band, logging hundreds of miles and festivals before he turned five. At the age of four Casey recorded his first album with their band, Special Cooking. He was then inducted into the Florida Country Music hall of fame as the youngest touring bluegrass musician to perform and record professionally. Through his adolescent years he continued to travel and perform with his father and brother embracing a vast variety of projects. When Casey was eighteen he left home and started his own bluegrass band in southern GA called Stop Look and Listen, a traditional bluegrass band showcasing tight harmonies and fast instrumentals. In 1999 with the help of his friend Micheal Smith, Casey moved to Atlanta, GA and formed The Dappled Grays. This new configuration focused on traditional music and acoustic jazz as well as original work. After releasing their first studio project In the Gait, The Dappled Grays were given the coveted title of Atlanta’s Best Bluegrass Band by Creative Loafing Magazine. In the Gait was engineered by Grammy Award© winning engineer, Bill Vorndick. Casey was soon featured in the nationally distributed publication, Flatpicking Guitar Magazine, and had his original work published before he was 21. Throughout the years he has been an active studio musician in Atlanta playing on bluegrass, gospel, and country albums. Always filling his time playing professionally, in 2002 Casey joined Silver Dollar City’s, Stone Mountain Park as a full time entertainer, performing and headlining work shops for thousands of people every week. He was also in charge of scoring and arranging the company’s music for seasonal shows, such as the “Go Tell It OnThe Mountain†production for Christmas of 2002 and 2003. The park has continued to use Casey’s arrangements over the years. When not touring he keeps a full time schedule of Students and has been teaching for five years. Always trying to further his experience in 2002 he also joined the Andy Carlson Band out of Granville Ohio. Since joining them the group has released two studio projects. Through the years Casey has shared the stage and taught along side some of the greatest acts in the business such as Ricky Scaggs, The Del McCoury Band, David Greer, Mountain Heart,and Clare Lynch just to name a few. He has been recognized by many as one of the hottest young flatpickers to watch and continues to impress through the years. His songs have been picked up by major Networks like MTV for sound tracks for television programs. Recognized as one of the top up and coming flatpickers around, Casey continues to amaze audiences with his performances, guest appearances and hands on workshops. Deciding it was time for a change, Casey has joined the Music Faculty at Denison Universtiy in Granville, Ohio as the bluegrass guitar instructor. Highly reconized as one of the top liberal arts schools in the country. He will continue to teach, perform and study music. Here is what people have been saying about him."His song writing is prolific and top notch" Julie Koeler -Bluegrass unlimited "He is a great player. I encourage you to watch him. You will be hearing about him again and again" Dan Miller- Flatpicking Guitar magazine" The most exciting young flatpicker I have seen. His solos are accurate and Lighting fast. Playgrounds Magazine-Columbus GA
Influences: the birth of my child, my patient wife, g strings, airports,hotels, hound dogs, scotch, wine, good beer, bad beer, the river, motels,London, herringsbones,unmaking a bed, fresh ground coffee, fried fish, cornbread, chow-chow, Arabians, Selling my soul for the golden pick, high thread count cotton sheets, king size beds, Cathead dodgers,Greasy spoon choke and pukes, Sun Tzu, Shel Silverstein, Tom Sawyer, Hef,Claudia Mae, Fireball and Firebelle. the music not the scene. Finishing Furniture, 215 red oak, Motor boaters, ole sailors..the tundra.
Sounds Like: fun
Record Label: Stringbreaker music company
Type of Label: Indie