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Since moving to Nashville Tommy has played in the studio with Reba McEntire, Alan Jackson, Justin Moore, James Otto, Dustin Lynch, Aaron Lewis (leader singer of Staind), Steve Harwell (lead singer of Smashmouth), Jon Pardi, Kip Moore, Candi Staton, Brett Eldridge, Craig Campbell, Tamia, Blake Shelton, Uncle Kracker, Larry Gatlin, Jeff Bates, and many many more.   Tommy has also been a songwriter/producer for as long as he’s been in Nashville.  Two of Tommy’s songs were cut on Reba McEntire’s ‘Duets’ record, with the duet partners being Faith Hill and Carole King.  Since moving to Nasville he’s estimated to have played over 6000 recording sessions.  Tommy was also featured playing a recording session in the movie ‘Muscle Shoals.’

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Jimmy grew up in Leitchfield, KY and started playing fiddle at age 8. Along with his Dad and many Great Fiddlers learned Old Time and Competition Fiddling. Jimmy was also a student of Jesse Haycraft, a violin instructor with the Grayson County Schools in Kentucky. Jimmy received 12 superior medals as a violinist. As a competition fiddler he won numerous state and regional fiddle championships. At age 18 he won the prestigious Grand Masters Fiddle Championship, which earned him his first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry as a guest of Roy Acuff. He has tourned with top Bluegrass acts such as Spectrum, as a band member with banjo great, Bela Fleck, The Osborne Brothers, and a member of The Grascals, a group he helped form. The group was a Rounder Records recording artist and two time Grammy Nominated Artist. They also were Awarded the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Entertainers of the Year, two years consecutively.

As a Country Music sideman and Recording Musician, Jimmy has enjoyed the privilege of touring with Garth Brooks as well as recording with him. He has also toured and recorded with the likes of the Forester Sisters, Steve Wariner, Kenny Rogers, Brooks and Dunn, Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, Reba McEntire, and Dolly Parton where he was a part of touring and recording for a span of 10 years.

Jimmy still continues to work with Garth Brooks, Steve Wariner, Dolly Parton and many others as a recording and touring instrumentalist in Nashville. Jimmy is currently out on the Garth Brooks World Tour, working as a studio musician and working on production projects. He is married to his wife Ginger, and has 3 children, Ethan, Ansley and Emmy.

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Jim “Moose” Brown has had a very diverse career, playing on over 20 #1 singles and recording with a wide range of artists as a session musician. He was nominated for Keyboard Player Of The Year by the Academy of Country Music in 2005, 2006, and 2011.

Moose tours and records with Bob Seger and is a member of the Silver Bullet Band. As a songwriter Moose won the Grammy award for Best Country Song for co-writing “It’s Five O’clock Somewhere”. As a record producer Moose co-produced Daryl Worley’s top 10 single “Sounds Like Life To Me” as well as the critically acclaimed album by Jamey Johnson “That Lonesome Song” which features the ACM Song of the Year “In Color”. The Platinum selling album was nominated at the Grammys, ACMs and CMAs for Album of the Year. Moose also co-produced Jamey’s certified Gold double album “The Guitar Song”, which was also grammy nominated for best country album.

Moose played on the movie soundtracks of “Varsity Blues” “Cars”, “Country Strong”and “Cars 2”. Jim “Moose” Brown was inducted into the Arkansas Entertainer’s Hall of Fame in 2010.

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Mark Prentice is a Grammy Winning Record Producer, an in-demand studio musician, a music director, and hit songwriter. His versatile and exhaustive music industry resume` includes recording and performance credits with renowned County Artists as well as various Internationally known Pop, R&B, and Rock-n-Roll artists, including: Elvis Costello, John Fogarty, Desmond Child, The Fairfield Four, Lyle Lovett, BJ Thomas, Ricky Skaggs, Olivia Newton-John, Amy Grant, Vince Gill, Johnny Cash, Don McLean, Crystal Gayle, Kevin Griffin (Better Than Ezra), Joe Walsh, Staus Quo, Paul Carrack, Jennifer Nettles, Michael McDonald, Bruce Springsteen, Steven Van Zandt, Bruce Hornsby, Felix Cavaliere, The Young Rascals, Charley Pride, Steve Earle, Allison Morer, Sam Moore, Billy Preston, Ben E. King, Michelle Wright, Jennifer Hanson, John Oates, Pat Boone, Patti Page, Lady Antebellum, Rodney Atkins, Chuck Wicks, Paulette Carlson, Bruce Cockburn, Holly Williams, Bo Diddley, Mitch Ryder, and many others.

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Glen Duncan is a Grammy Award-Winning Nashville Recording Session Musician.

Glen has recorded with scores of Artists over the past 30 years including:

Elton John, Johnny Cash, Mark Knopfler, John Denver, Bob Seger, George Strait, Christina Aguilera, Dolly Parton, Shania Twain, Tim McGraw, George Jones, Miranda Lambert, Merle Haggard, John Fogerty, Earl Scruggs, Emmylou Harris, Glen Campbell, Leon Russell, Bill Monroe and over 50 Members of the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Glen plays Fiddle/Violin, Mandolin, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, and various other Acoustic Instruments

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Lee Brice #1’s: A Woman Like You, Hard to Love, I Drive Your Truck

Faith Hill #1’s: This Kiss

Andy Griggs #1’s: You Won’t Ever Be Lonely

Phil Vassar #1’s: In A Real Love

Josh Turner #1’s: Would You Go With Me

Various Luke Bryan Hits etc…

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David LaBruyere (or Dela to many in the industry) was born and raised in New Orleans, LA, and spent much of his adult life in Athens, GA. and Atlanta, GA. At the age of three, he started playing the violin, meandering his way through instruments until he found his true calling; bass guitar. He really found his calling by telling a slight lie to a band that he could fill in as a bass player, knowing that he could borrow a bass from his uncle and learn quickly before the gig. Since then he his bass playing has been featured on records for artists including John Mayer, Shawn Mullins, David Wilcox, Howard Tate, Kelly Clarkson, and Sara Evans. He has also appeared on recordings, television and on stage with Elton John, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, DJ Logic, and Alicia Keys. For the past 10 years, David has been living in Nashville as a session musician participating in both full band sessions as well as overdubbing bass tracks for artists in his home studio.

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Pat McGrath has been an in demand studio musician in Nashville for over 20 years. Specializing in acoustic instruments, guitars, banjo, mandolin, bouzouki, etc. he has carved out a niche in the recording community there and around the world. With a number of fine vintage instruments at his disposal and over 40 years of playing experience, Pat gets the job done

Some Favorite Tracks I’ve Played On

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Dave grew up in Canada and moved to Nashville in 2007. He spent a decade or so on the road with people like Joe Nichols, Johnny Reid, Wynona, Big and Rich  During that time played all sorts of fun TV shows and baseball stadiums and toured the world a bunch.

Then in 2013, Dave decided he wanted to stay in town (Nashville) and pursue working in the studio full time. He can be heard on new records by Kip Moore, Chris Young, Tim McGraw, Lauren Alaina, Cole Swindell, Old Dominion, Ronnie Dunn, Chase Bryant, Jon Pardi, and more.

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World known Pedal Steel guitarist Mike Johnson left his home in Montgomery Alabama to become a touring musician in Nashville, TN. He began full time studio work in 1997 and has played on over 8,000 sessions.

You’ll find Mike’s work on recordings of Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, Willie Nelson, Alison Kraus, Trace Adkins, Merle Haggard, Jason Aldean, Reba McEntire (who he is currently touring with), and many more.

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