Im that guy, you know me, I stay flossing and brushing my teef.

Nominee for Best Male Country Artist - Indie Music Channel Awards (2012)
Born and raised in Tennessee, near the birthplace of Dolly Parton 
Started singing & playing bass at age 11, influenced by the likes of  Carl Perkins, Vince Gill, and many, many others.
He remarks about the Koolaid-Stand at the corner of Greenfield Pl in Kingsport,TN and growing up with not a care in the world.....
well, back then it was easier....
Moved to Atlanta, Georgia after finishing school and settled in with an all original group "Morris, Vaughn, and Smith" which afforded him the  
opportunity to work in some state of the art recording studios, meet and perform with some of the already established musicians of the area. 
Was 2nd chair session bassist @ an Atlanta Premier Studio for 3yrs.
At one time he could be seen/heard along the southeastern coastal area (Gator Circuit) and even as
far north as Minnesota, and Ontario, Canada 
Remembering his heritage, 
he relocated to Nashville, to be continued..........

Talented and assured, He's a rare and natural talent. Born Ivan Kelley Cousin Jr. Ivan Kelley is indeed a child prodigy. With a fresh look and phenomenal sound, he is definitely on his way to stardom. A native of Atlanta, GA, he reflects a positive child image and understand the importance of academia. His plight as a musical genius started very early when he began humming songs to his dad at the Tender age of six months! Also a dedicated member of the musical department at Second St. James Baptist Church in Chattanooga, TN, he sings in the youth choir and has been playing the drums since he was 5 years old.

With undeniable talent, he performed in his first talent showcase at 7 years old and has continued to cultivate his craft and performing all around the United States.

Ellen DeGeneres thinks he's amazing...so she featured him on her TV show!!

Another highlight was being featured in the Alcon Entertainment/WB movie "Joyful Noise" with Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, and Keke Palmer

Energetic and the total package; he's a singer, dancer, actor, drummer and guitarist all wrapped in one! With flawless delivery and pitch, his voice is distinctively laced with soul and has earned the adoration of fans across the globe. How could a youngster exude such rhythm and soul? Charge it to his parents, but especially his Dad, Ivan Kelley Cousin, Sr,. who sang professionally for over 2 decades. It's no surprise he has such powerful vocal ability. Immediately evoking emotion, his music is tangible and very relative to the human experience.

From a distance, one might say that He's a sheer reminiscent of an early Michael Jackson. Those that know him say he is simply himself.

Excited, focused and ready for the world, Ivan is destined to be the next boy wonder!

Karen Elyse Miller is a singer-songwriter from Tacoma, WA who moonlights as a bookseller. Karen's music draws from lo-fi influences as well as classic songwriters like Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, and Dolly Parton. Her album Past Lives, Past Loves will be released in 2019.

Halstead grew up in the high desert of Spokane, Washington, the daughter of hippie parents who let her find her own direction. She spent her childhood exploring her mother’s garden and singing along to records with her Dad. In middle school, she transformed into the rarest of birds; an athletic choir geek who sang medieval choral works, but loved Led Zeppelin and Dolly Parton. She wrote quietly on her own for years, moving from place to place – Spokane to Seattle to nowhere Alaska, before moving to Boston in 2007.  She collected all of her songs into what would become The River Grace.  Raised By Wolves reclaims the careless freedom of her childhood with a sense of wonder that is unique and fiercely engaging. 

It takes a lot of money to look this cheap - Dolly Parton

Jodi Doidge is a creative enterprise, a vocal songbird and a musical maven.  Her voice sounds like Dolly Parton and Leslie Feist created a love child. Jodi sings her own lyrics and music in a distinctly unique alt/pop/country style.  Singing about love, relationships, transformation and etheric feelings she has the ability to transport you from your seat and into her heart.  Jodi has toured extensively throughout British Columbia and Alberta, attracting devoted fans who have been eagerly snapping up copies of her debut EP, Little Love Songs.  Jodi recorded her EP with acclaimed Vancouver Producer Winston Hauschild who has also produced Wanting Qu and Hannah Georgas.  A standout emerging artist she has most recently been nominated in the top 6 for the *ATB Financial All Albertan Songwriting Contest and has been selected to participate in the Banff Centre’s Source & Inspiration Residency program, taking place during fall 2014.  Jodi has a desire to expand, the gumption to follow her heart and the vulnerability in her musical ability to make it happen.  She writes about Universal laws and truths in a poetic manner, allowing audiences to enjoy not only the sweet melodies but also absorb her synthesized cosmic wisdom.  Jodi is a gypsy, often found on self-promoted tours, living out of her vehicle and friend’s guest rooms. She is the real deal: an authentic artist and creative spirit who leaves a wake of light in her trail--follow Jodi on social media and watch her story unfold.

Fronted by the southern local Aswan North and Bronx Native New Yorker Danny Santell, have crafted their own brand of rock music, uniting their diverse influences into a cohesive sound that's been resonating with fans nationwide. After having charted on Billboard's top 40 for Alternative Rock with 3 of their singles (Ride To California, Trinity, and Get Higher), and having landed a #1 spot on Billboards 'Heat Seekers' chart in 2010, Paper Tongues looks forward to building on the successes of their debut album with a new release in late 2012.

Of course, the best place to catch Paper Tongues is onstage, where—having shared stages with acts such as Muse, Dirty Heads, Linkin Park, Flyleaf, Cage The Elephant, Black Keys, Civil Twilight, My Chemical Romance, Sublime with Rome, Switchfoot, and Neon Trees—Paper Tongues is a band that thrives off the energy of a live show experience.

Paper Tongues agrees that the live show is one of the biggest aspects to what they are trying to accomplish. The excitement of the live experience only amplifies the already colorful album. Aswan’s vocal is tremendously loud and intense as he vamps on the melodies from the album and even gets into some of his old improve flow that he's done since back in the day before the band was signed. Devin and Joey’s guitars scream through a solid hip-hop driven rhythm section laid down by Danny and Luke. In the studio Paper Tongues builds keys, pads, synths, whirlies into their music and when on tour they are accompanied by one or two great piano players to hold down their electronica section. Summed up into one sentence, Paper Tongues is a band that lives for the live performance.

The adopted son of a United States Marine Core drill sergeant, Aswan grew up in Jacksonville, NC listening to the legends of country music. Conway Twitty, Ronnie Milsap, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, Tenaya Tucker, The Judds, Randy Travis, Reba Mcentire, Kenny Rogers, and Dolly Parton, to name a few, are the sounds that played in the ears of Aswan as a child.

When he was nine years old he began to sneak hip-hop and R&B tapes from his neighbor into his bedroom at night, and it wasn’t until high school that Aswan started listening to hard-core rap behind his parents back. He spent much of his time in school writing rhymes and daydreaming about finding his way into a life of music. But as a troubled youth, he instead found his way into a life of crime. Aswan began selling illegal narcotics, weapons, stolen checkbooks and credit cards. He spent a small time locked up in two different ROTC and eventually in the county jail. He made drastic changes and decided to leave that way of life behind. He finally left Jacksonville, NC and came to Charlotte, NC when he was 21.

Back When Aswan was 18, late one evening alone in the kitchen he started playing around with his voice and realized that he could not only rap, but he could sing.

“I thought singing was too soft back then, man. I never sang one solid note until I was 18.” says Aswan.

Aswan started mimicking other vocalists like Al Green, John Fogerty, Michael Bolton, James Taylor, and Aretha Franklin to see what his voice could do and found that he could sing everything they were singing if he worked at it. One of his biggest influences is Steve Perry from Journey, who has also now become one of Aswan's good friends.

“I didn’t even know who Journey was until 2001, and I started playing it through my speakers like they had just been discovered,” he says with an ironic smirk.

In the early 2000's, Aswan and a friend started an outdoor music event in uptown Charlotte simply called, “Uptown”. Aswan and his buddies would get as many musicians as possible, plug into the city’s power, and play an improve set on the corner of Trade and Tryon for 3 hours. The music ranged from all kinds of genres, but most was experimental rock. This is where the musicians now in Paper Tongues met and started playing together.

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