Walker Hayes

Having a honey-smooth voice and a gently edgy songwriting approach, country singer Walker Hayes functions towards the Keith Urban side, where pop and country merge having a dose of rock and roll attitude, reflecting the 21st century version of commercial country. Created in Mobile phone, Alabama, Hayes was raised in a big blended family members and learned to try out piano early. While he was a normal participant in choirs, choral groupings, and musical movie theater, the majority of his interest went to sports activities, primarily golf ball and track. Ultimately music proceeded to go from getting Hayes’ fallback intend to his primary curiosity, and he gained a music level with an focus on piano at Alabama’s Birmingham-Southern University before shifting to wait the School of NEW YORK at Chapel Hill. Hayes transferred along with his wife to Nashville in 2004, and although he’d only created several music, he begun to research the build, and within a calendar year he previously a publishing offer. When a demonstration designed for Keith Urban that highlighted Hayes’ guaranteed vocals crossed the tables at Capitol Information Nashville, the label personnel was very much impressed, and Hayes was agreed upon almost immediately. Matched with manufacturer Marshall Altman, Hayes started documenting a debut record, and his initial single, “Slacks,” premiered this year 2010. The one fared fairly well, edging in to the nation singles charts, however the record, Cause to Rhyme, didn’t show up until 2013. Hayes was at chances using the label, and Capitol released him from his agreement. After signing a fresh publishing offer, Hayes create a little songwriting studio room he known as “the shack,” and started experimenting with tunes that incorporated components of hip-hop, pop, and R&B. Among Hayes’ attempts, “Pimpin’ Pleasure,” premiered as an electronic solitary and became a viral achievement. In early 2016, Hayes come up with eight of his demos from your shack, and released them as a free of charge digital EP he entitled 8Tracks, Vol. One: Great Shit. Published to music loading services, the simpleness and laid back attitude from the music received Hayes a fresh pursuing, and he prepared to release another 8Tracks volume later on in 2016.