Matt Crouse

Born and raised in Columbus Ohio, I caught the music bug early. When I was 7 years old, my best friends father was in the entertainment business. Hanging out at rehearsals and on the tour buses sold me on the idea of being a musician, or at the very least, a drummer. All this lead to spending my high school years at Fort Hayes vocational school for music and Capital University Conservatory of Music for college. The diversity in Columbus gave the chance to play with many great players doing many different styles - from Big Band and Brazilian to Afro-Cuban and Fusion. All the while, I was doing my share of rock and top 40 gigs.I moved to Nashville in the summer of 1999. Working as a freelance drummer in Nashville has taken me all over the U.S. and overseas to places like Japan and the Middle East. The country music scene keeps me busy all over Nashville- in the Lower Broadway District, the Blue Bird Café and the Grand Ole Opry - and on tour both regionally and nationally, including the Wrights, Mark Selby, Eddy Raven, Billy Dean and Michelle Wright. Most recently, you might catch me with one of the following: Savannah Jack, Todd Sansom or Jason Jones. I've been asked to sub one or two gigs for some great folks like SheDaisy, Jo Dee Messina, Danielle Peck and Steve Holy. The large number of great songwriters in this town keep me going full time both live and in the studio. I've been able to hang up my name tag and hair net for good!