OUR ARTISTS

 Perhaps the only working musician in the world who’s resume includes walking 3200 miles across America, Algonquin Native and award winning, Nashville based artist Matt Vrba, has added yet another accomplishment onto his already impressive list, the release of his 8th commercial album, “The Fall.” Since the release of his first album (Everywhere In Between) in 2004, Vrba has crisscrossed America, The Caribbean, and Europe dozens of times, logging over 2500 shows at venues ranging from a sold-out performance at Chicago’s House Of Blues, and LA’s famed Viper Room, to huge festivals such as The North Beach Festival in San Francisco, and The Bite of Seattle. Throughout all his touring, Vrba has created a name for himself as one of the most charismatic and entertaining live performers around. Oh yeah, and he’s a pretty darn good songwriter too. An old soul, who’s logged more life experience than most people twice his age, Vrba writes from the perspective of someone who has been there, and it translates over flawlessly into beautifully catchy tales of heartbreak, highway, and occasionally… mustaches. Song’s from all of Vrba’s albums have made their way to numerous national television programs, commercials, films, and radio stations around the world. In February of 2008, he auditioned (along with 35,000 others) for NBC’s reality-show Nashville Star. Vrba made it through round after round of call-backs in Portland, Austin, and Nashville, all the way to the semi-finals (a mere 30 artists!) where he performed for Jewel, John Rich, Billy Ray Cyrus, and Jeff Steele, and he appeared on the first episode of the show which aired on NBC.

More recently, Vrba paired up with American Idol semi-finalist Deanna Brown to form the duo “North n South” and spent some time writing and performing all over the United States and the Caribbean with country superstars such as Josh Turner, David Lee Murphy, James Otto, Chris Young, Chuck Wicks, Joe Nichols, Randy Rogers, Jessica Andrews, Ira Dean, Steel Magnolia, and Joanna Smith, to name a few. Vrba also won the prestigious Josie Music Award for “Song Of The Year” which he penned with Nashville heavy hitter Chuck Thomas. Despite his busy schedule Vrba still manages to find time to help out a good cause whenever he can. He has donated music and performed for non-profit organizations such as Musicians On Call (other members include Lauren Alaina, James Taylor, and John Mayer) where he received the Honor of Volunteer of the year at the 20th anniversary celebration at the Country Music Hall Of Fame.  He has also donated his talents and time to March Of Dimes, Pacific Oncology Center, Toys for Tots, The Charlotte Maxwell Cancer Clinic, and The Country Music Hall Of Fame for his work with the “Words and Music” Program.

Chuck Thomas is a talented country artist who has dedicated his life to telling authentic stories through music. Known for his down-to-earth personality and powerful lyrics, Chuck’s journey into music was anything but ordinary. From his roots in the northeastern United States to his rise as a respected Nashville-based singer-songwriter, Chuck’s life is a testament to passion, perseverance and staying true to one’s self.

“Music chose me at an early age,” Chuck says. He fondly recalls being surrounded by traditional country music with legends like George Jones, Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard playing a significant role in shaping his musical tastes. Inspired by the rich musical environment he was raised in; Chuck wrote his first song at the age of 9 and never looked back.

To take his music career to the next level, Chuck made the life-changing decision to move to Nashville. Nashville became his training ground and source of inspiration. “I moved to Nashville to be surrounded by the best songwriters in the world,”. The move proved to be the perfect choice, allowing Chuck to connect with some of the most talented singer-songwriters and performers in the industry.

Nashville also introduced him to contemporary artists like Eric Church and Morgan Wallen who continue to inspire his work. For Chuck, there’s something magic about standing on a Nashville stage, “There’s nothing like connecting with fans and making new ones in the music capital of the world,” he says.

Chuck’s music is a blend of country, Americana, folk and rock influences. His songs are deeply rooted in storytelling capturing the struggles and joys of everyday life. Whether he is singing about heartbreak, personal growth, or internal struggles, Chuck’s music has a raw authenticity that resonates with listeners.

Jaidyn Hurst is a twenty-one-year-old American singer-songwriter from Colorado. 

She released her debut EP, Seasons in 2022 at age seventeen, after recording some of her original music in Nashville, TN. The three songs led her to be discovered by Joel Kipnis of Pulse Music in New York City where she finished a ten-song LP and a six song EP with original songs by Jaidyn, ultimately distributed through Sony Orchard. Jaidyn has had the opportunity to work with Grammy- award winning producer Khris Riddick Thynes and separately with producers Kari Kimmel and Jackson Hoffman, with whom she recorded “Love Me Like I Need,” a song featured in the Netflix movie “The Wrong Paris.”

Jaidyn is a rising senior at Yale University, pursuing a B.A. in Humanities and Political Science, where she and her brother Jared Hurst are members of the Yale record label, 1701. She has performed in Nashville, Colorado and Connecticut, both as a solo artist and together with her brother at public and private events. 

Introduced to the piano at age 5, music has been a constant presence throughout Carl’s life.  He found the acoustic guitar early on and cherishes the beauty and fulfillment found in the sound of a ringing string.

Inspired by the late composer and acoustic genius, Michael Hedges, Carl often presents the guitar as a percussive instrument featuring non-standard tunings, subtle textures, and diverse amplification, offering the instrument in many flavors.

While he covers many standard folk and rock tunes, he is willing to tackle any song acoustically.  He employ’s his live rig to push the boundaries, reenergizing many great “B-sides” that didn’t get enough airplay and performing creative acoustic versions of familiar songs, bringing them new life.