Matt Hoggatt was born and raised along a stretch of the Mississippi Gulf Coast in the small town of Gautier, Mississippi, an area rich in musical heritage and coastal culture. In 2005 after serving 7 years in the Army National Guard assigned to the 41st Army Band, Matt began penning his own songs and playing open mic at one of Elvis Presley’s old haunts in Ocean Springs, Mississippi called the “Julep Room.” It was there that his love for songwriting began.

“The first time I discovered the Ju...