Dakota, is an exploration of honesty combined with ambient sounds in hopes to recreate feelings of passion, love and heartbreak. Growing up in an era of music that emphasized ‘wearing your heart on your sleeve’ and ‘starving’ for the attention of a loved one, Dakota revisits this vulnerability to deliver songs built on raw truth. It is more about the music and the picture it creates for the listener than anything. Currently in the process of recording their first solo EP, with plans to release Fall '13, while working alongside good friends, Matt Wilbur (Woodale) and Aaron Marsh (Copeland) at The Vanguard Room. The past two years have been about gaining recording experience, developing musical abilities and character; to create music that lasts far after the song has been sung. Growing up influenced by faith and rural life, music started becoming as necessary as breathing.

“When people listen to one of our songs I don’t want it to feel like one of our songs; I want it to become theirs. I want it to be their tears, loves, hypocrisies and stories. Music for me can be an escape route; taking me away from the noisiness of the world. Music takes me deeper into my soul and is a firm center in my life. We want to help someone else experience what we experience through music. We want everyone in the audience to relate. Being relational to people is what it’s all about, if someone feels a disconnect, then the moment is lost.” –Tyler Howell & Johnny Miller

Victor Hugo once said, “Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.” Gloria Patri.


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Greg Murray 
A dedicated vision takes time to grow, hard work to maintain and more effort 
than most people want to give in order to be successful.  It requires a focus, an 
attentive mind and a willing heart.  A vision mandates that the visionary has 
belief, acquires support, and always works to grow.  Artist Greg Murray has the 
vision, the dedication, the work ethic, the support, the focus, and the willingness.  
As a Pop/Rock artist, Greg has found his niche in the music industry and with the 
eclectic background that he has built.  With influences that range from Classical 
composers from his early piano training, to current day Imagine Dragons and 
Anberlin, Greg’s style is very diverse yet extremely tasteful.  Going along with his 
variety of influences, Greg also finds himself able to beautifully articulate his 
passion of music through playing several different instruments including guitar, 
piano, voice, and synthesizers. Greg writes music for his audience from a genuine 
place in his heart, enjoying every minute that he creates and performs music.  His 
melodies are dripping with emotion as he portrays some of life’s most difficult 
situations with interesting and catchy phrases that cut deep to the soul.    
At the moment, Greg is enjoying time in the city that is the heart of music, 
Nashville, Tennessee at The Contemporary Music Center.  He spends his time 
recording, songwriting, and performing live shows each week.  Back home in 
northwest Arkansas, he works as a worship leader at Fellowship Bible Church and 
at John Brown University.  Greg has a desire deep in his heart to pursue a life long 
career as a performer and song writer and he has the will to get to that place. 
“Greg is an amazing artist with a huge drive to be the best musician that he can 
be.  He’s highly creative, diverse in styles, and has great showmanship.  I’m a 
huge fan of Greg Murray Music!” says Neil Greenhaw, “The Katinas”.

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“I live in the best suburb in the United States,” isn’t exactly the quote you’re expecting when talking to singer songwriter Jared Heath about his background. However, the Oklahoma native is not only proud of the statistic but also a little shocked himself. “Apparently Edmond (Oklahoma) is where it’s at,” he rants. Jared’s mellow and laidback personality directly mirrors his alternative rock, pop-punk style and beautiful melodies that intertwine throughout his songs.

Originally learning to play classical guitar and quickly expanding to acoustic and electric, Jared admits it’s on the piano where he has to write. “The guitar has always been a beautiful instrument to me ...but the piano just makes writing easier, I can’t really explain it.” Jared’s musical influence comes from bands such as City And Colour and Mayday Parade. The latter in which he claims, “I feel like I’ve been listening to them my whole life!”

Jared strives to write songs that connect with people in whatever state they’re in. “ If you’re down …or ever feeling like what we have on this earth isn’t enough, you don’t go listen to upbeat poppy songs…people like to know that they're not alone , that someone else has felt that feeling and someone else has been in that place..” With a constant desire to relate to people who are broken Jared’s songs strives to introduce listeners to hope and beauty in music.

Currently recording and producing an EP scheduled to release in the summer of 2013, Jared bounces around the idea of becoming a touring and recording artist after he graduates from John Brown University in May. “I enjoy relating to people on a personal level, and I don’t know if I could do music without getting to see people face to face …that's what makes it real, and I enjoy that.”

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