Memphis based singer/songwriter, Michael Joyner is a mix of Stax Soul jams and 60's folk ballads. Originally from Jackson Tn, Joyner moved to Memphis in 2000 and started playing the open mics scene and gigging with a reggae cover band. A year later he started writing music and playing guitar in his first serious band Bella Sun. Bella Sun toured and released one album before dismantling in the fall of 2005. During that time Joyner also worked on a side project with Neo-souler Valenica Robinson, writing the music,and recording and producing a 5 Ep called Soul Searching. After the release of the album Michael began to concentrate more on his solo career, while still producing and recording for many Memphis artist friends. He released an Ep in 2008 called Sit and Wait, an earnest introduction to his own singer/songwriting growth at the time. The Pickin's Are Slim is his first full length LP. Both albums are available on spotify, itunes, and other audio streaming services

My experience as a songwriter was somewhat limited before I moved to Nashville from my native Saint Louis, Missouri; I had been in groups before and done some limited songwriting, but nothing on the scale of what I do now.  I have been fortunate to work with some eclectic, powerful individuals who draw so much of themselves on the songwriter's canvas, and I have taken all of their experiences to heart as I write my own story through this music.

My greatest efforts so far have been with the group Ellvee, fronted by my dearest friend and  prolific songwriter Lauren Vessio.  I have been so lucky to work with such a genuine talent, and the experience has deeply affected how I approach my own work.  Lauren and I's collaborative efforts are some of the best music I've ever worked on in my life, and I look forward to the amazing songs we create in the future.

I have also been fortunate to work with exceptionally talented songwriters such as Ashley Norton, Meredith Blis, and Grant Reiff.  Through our combined experiences, I have gained the confidence I needed to become a better performer and songwriter.

I am a bassist by trade, and I am always looking for new things to work on; new songs to create, share, and be a part of.  Feel free to contact me if you would like to play together sometime.

Memphis, TN's Infinity Stairs use old equipment to make new sounds.  80s analog technology is used in a live-performance setting, balancing improvisation with composition. The result is electronic music that is as engaging to watch as a live band, but with an extended sound palette.

Austin’s Texas Never Whispers is a southern, independent rock band made up of romantics.  They just can’t help it.

“I’ll walk down to the record store, to see just what’s been sung before, about love and loss and all of that, sing it to me, make me believe once again, like when I was younger, when it changed me,” sings Texas Never Whisper’s founder and principle songwriter, Tim Regan (of indie-rock stalwarts Oh No! Oh My!, Snowglobe, and Antenna Shoes), on  “Record Shop,” the lead track on the group’s debut, self-titled album.  The band, which takes its name from the early Pavement song of the same name, also features ace backing players Joel Calvin and Greg Barkley from Oh No! Oh My!, Dave Quanbury from Twilight Hotel, and Daniel Wilcox from the Ugly Beats.

"I feel like classic albums raised me,” says Regan.  “Life lessons were all learned to a soundtrack.  Nick Drake can almost soothe unrequited love.  Minor Threat can make any junior high school-er a little tougher on a snow day.  And The Smiths bring a new level of individualism and solitude to moving lawns.”

Texas Never Whispers fights to bring urgency to every gig, every recording, every rehearsal.  The band is dedicated to honest pop craftsmanship, and a well-earned bedrock that comes from years of working out tunes in the basement, sweating on stage, and driving all night after a show lies beneath the group’s debut release.  Part explosive memoir, part epic soundtrack, this ruminative collection of rockers and ballads - recorded at the home of the late Civil War-historian Shelby Foote in Memphis, TN - smolders with road-weary wisdom, as well as hopeless romanticism.

 “We long to remain childlike and hope to be forever changed by the songs we love, and the ones we conjure up,” says Regan.

Forging legendary heroes three D6 at a time.

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