JOHN NEILSON HAS MOVED TO AUSTIN TX!!!!! COME ON OUT AND CATCH A SHOW. Breaking up is always hard to do, but sometimes, it works out for the best. John Neilson was only 24 when he was engaged and prepared to celebrate his wedding at his mother’s farm in Mount Airy, MD on the night of August 8, 2003. As fate would have it, John and his fiancée called the wedding off and hoping to find himself, John moved across the USA to Los Angeles, CA to pursue his career in songwriting and to heal his heart. Things haven’t been as easy at is seems on TV in the Hollywood Hills, but John has managed to make a name for himself in Los Angeles and across the USA with his songwriting and performances that range from urban blues to pop, to alt-country, southern rock, and everything in between. Since moving to Los Angeles in 2004, John had managed to become a regular performer at the LA Hot Spots like Hotel Café in Hollywood, as well as playing at the Troubadour, Viper Room, Key Club, House of Blues, Crash Mansion, and other staples of the LA music scene. In addition to his Los Angeles success, John has performed/toured with Bob Schneider, Jason Reeves, Joshua Radin, Kate Perry, One Republic, , Augustana, Brett Dennen, Jason Isbell, Patterson Hood, Meiko, Paul Thorn,Mat Kearney, AM, Blackfoot,Kevin Devine, Butch Walker, Kate Earle, Beth Orton, Jenny Owen Young, Molly Hatchet, AM, The Donnas, John Doe of X, Kinky, Matthew Sweet and many more. John has also written songs with Sophie B. Hawkins and h