SOUND|STUDIES is a Colorado Springs, CO based rock band. Motivated creatively by a wide variety of acts ranging from Randy Newman to Rage Against The Machine. SOUND|STUDIES has a very diverse set of influences that all have one thing in common – catchy hooks and raw, unfiltered lyrics.

 

Brandon Metz and Ryan May began making music together in 1995 – before they were even able to drive. Addicted to writing music, the two amassed a large collection of songs in their first 6 years of playing together in their original band, leer. Disbanding in 2001, the two would continue to play music in different parts of the country, eventually returning to Colorado Springs in 2012 where they would form their next musical project, SOUND|STUDIES in August of 2012.

 

Best described as a rock band with alternative roots, SOUND|STUDIES music is dynamic. Overdriven guitars may populate one song while the next features slow, tremolo laced riffs. Brandon’s lyrics are clever, emotional and often peppered with sarcasm. Each song tells a story, many are true, some are fiction – all inspired by life. Currently performing as a three-piece, their live sound is full, powerful and articulate.

 

Their first single, “The Best That I Can Promise” was released in September and is currently available as a free download through www.soundstudiesmusic.com.

Caleb Ryan Martin is an acoustic blues and roots musician hailing from the hills of Fayetteville, AR. He has traveled and played music all across the midwest region, singing with expressive vocals, playing guitar, and picking the banjo. Caleb started playing shows, festivals, and smoky bars at the age of fourteen and began touring at seventeen.  Currently, he averages between 150-160 shows a year.  In 2015, Caleb released a 4-song self-titled EP. Then in 2016, Martin released his first full length album "Gypsy Livin'" on Mudstomp Records.


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