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Artist
Justin Hulsey
12+ albums
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Justin Hulsey started writing and playing music at the age of fifteen in his hometown of Kansas City, and since that time has crafted a sound -- and, indeed, a written voice -- all his own. His work displays influences ranging from master song-craftsmen Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, and John Lennon to musical groundbreakers Radiohead, Elbow, and Jeff Buckley. However, not to be defined by his predecessors, Justin remains immersed not only in the most prolific musicians of recent decades, but also in the great literary classics of Kurt Vonnegut and Ernest Hemingway, to name a few. His most recent work, an EP entitled Four Songs has earned Justin praise from critics and peers, courtship from various record labels, and a recently inked affiliation with SESAC, a major emissary for music of integrity. But Justin's career has already seen more staggering iterations than many successful musicians see throughout a lifetime of effort. Before moving to Nashville in 2002, Justin independently released a full-length album, Running Upon The Wires. Topically, Wires explored territories Justin knows well. Amidst driving rhythms, clean, emotive production, and quintessential expression of youthful longing, an attentive listener hears what can easily be identified as thoughtful, honest renderings of familiar sentiments. In 2003, Justin made Nashville his home and shortly thereafter teamed with producer Donnie Boutwell. The two spent several months in the former Park Studio fostering
