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Johnny Cooper
WHO IS JOHNNY COOPER:
What do people like about Johnny and his music? Fans will say. "He's the real deal!"
Born in Phoenix, AZ, on 9/11/88
Raised in Wichita Falls,TX
Guitarist - Singer/Songwriter - Performer
He took stage at 15
Plays about 200 shows a year.
Johnny is well on his way and having a blast.
About

At age 21, Texas singer, songwriter and guitarist JOHNNY COOPER is already a well-traveled musician, having released two albums--with 2007’s IGNITION selling over 25,000 copies--and performed over 800 shows, averaging 200 a year.
His new album FOLLOW (Tenacity Records) is an evocative blend of soul, blues, rock and pop that’s exemplified by the first single “Bring Me Down.” Over the song’s deep groove and buzzing guitars, COOPER lays down the law:
“You say my music’s got too much edge
Well hell yeah, that’s how I was taught
Screaming guitars and people up on the bars
That’s the way we like to rock
For some reason you’ll always look at me
Just like I’m a kid
Why you creeping around out back
Watching every little thing I did”
The disc expands on the style for which COOPER became known--“red dirt,” a
“Well, it still is ‘red dirt,’ it still is rock, it still is funk, pop,
Gifted with a rich emotive voice that illuminates his lyrics, COOPER says the disc “is another chapter of my life, every song is a short snippet of all the things I have encountered in the past few years, good times...bad times...and everything in between. I believe the music has evolved because I have evolved...the older you get the less and less you are scared to try new things, branch out and test your limits. Most importantly this record was a team effort. The producers and musicians had a huge role, something just clicked when we all were together. The talent of everyone who played on the record naturally made the music come alive.”
The blues-influenced pop-rock blend on “Bring Me Down,” the album’s first single, was written by COOPER “about some folks who forgot the reason why you play music,” he says. “It’s a musical sucker-punch to people who don’t do things for the right reason.” Other album stand-outs include “Crazy,” “Take Your Number” and the soul-powered opening track, “Don’t Feel Like That Anymore.”
In his five years as a professional musician, COOPER has garnered a large following in his home state of
COOPER is proud of the new record and sound. “I believe what people hear on the album they also want to hear live. The cool part about our live show is it is always evolving. We played the majority of these songs live for a couple of months before we recorded them and that’s when you really work out all the kinks and develop the song to what you hear now on the album…the building process is the most fun.”
COOPER has practically grown up on-stage and that’s where he will remain throughout the rest of the year because that’s what he truly loves.
“Our goal is to make you forget about everything else and just cut loose for a couple hours.”
ARTIST MANAGEMENT
Scott Welch
Scott Welch Management
24 Music Square West
Nashville, TN 37203
615-255-8649 - office
615-255-8651 - fax
scott@swelchmgt.com
Courtney Skiver, Assistant
courtney@swelchmgt.com
BOOKING INFORMATION
Jon M. Folk
Buddy Lee Attractions, Inc.
38 Music Square East
Nashville, TN 37203
615-244-4336 Ext. 154
615-726-0429 fax
jfolk@blanash.com
Zinnia Martinez, Assistant
zmartinez@blanash.com
www.buddyleeattractions.com
PRESS / PUBLICITY
Todd Brodginski
Mitch Schneider Organization (MSO)
818-380-0400
msoorg@aol.com
TOUR/ROAD MANAGEMENT
Jimmy Cooper
Johnny Bob Productions
940-636-4999 - cell
940-720-6600 - fax
jimmy@johnnycooper.com
MERCHANDISE
merch@johnnycooper.com
GENERAL AND CREATIVE INFO
cindy@johnnycooper.com
FOH SOUND ENGINEER
Tim Gamble
817-247-3023 - cell



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