Austin Hartley-Leonard began as a solo singer/songwriter in Austin, TX. His first demo earned him an invitation to the 2005 SXSW Music Festival. Soon after, he started looking for other musicians to round out the band, and the group St. James Inc was born. The band went on to see success in the Austin music scene and was invited to perform at the Austin City Limits Festival in 2005.
After releasing the “8 Hours” EP in 2006, St. James Inc performed at the Lollapalooza Festival in Chicago and then relocated to Los Angeles, where they continued to see great success. You can hear their tunes in the film “Moving McAllister” and the hit show “Men In Trees” on ABC.
After meeting producer Charles Newman (The Magnetic Fields, Tim Myers, AM) in Los Angeles, the two began work on Austin’s debut solo record “Franklin Ave” in December 2007. With Mother West labelmates The Bowmans adding a sprinkling of harmonies, Doug Pettibone (Lucinda Williams, Tift Merritt) on pedal steel and guitar, Carrie Rodriguez on fiddle, Matt Ramsey on guitar and vocals, and members of Brian Wright’s Waco Tragedies as the backing band. Recording was finished at Mother West NYC in March 2008. The record is currently available online everywhere and at many fine indie record shops nationwide. You can catch Austin every month at Hotel Cafe in Hollywood, and other venues around southern California. He will be hitting the road on an extensive US tour in the fall.
"Austin Hartley-Leonard, formerly of group St. James inc, seems to have broken new ground on his solo full length debut 'Franklin Ave.' The concert cellist-turned-singer / songwriter has been disarming crowds at Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits Festival and the like for a few years now, and 'Franklin Ave' is sure to enhance his already solid reputation as one of LA's great unknown troubadours."
-West Coast Americana Review
"Given the onslaught of over produced country pop, it’s refreshing to hear Austin Hartley-Leonard’s soulful country-folk sounds: smooth without being glossy, charged with emotion without coming across as contrived. Country can be a dangerous word to throw around, but this music is sure to appeal to hipsters and high school girls as well as cowboys."
-thedelimagazine.com
Be sure to check out the new single "Pose" from D'Aaron Anthony, as featured on DJ Vlad's Unsigned R&B Starz Vol. 2 Mixtape! The music video is coming soon!
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Be sure to check out the new single "Pose" from D'Aaron Anthony, as featured on DJ Vlad's Unsigned R&B Starz Vol. 2 Mixtape! The music video is coming soon!
And watch D'Aaron Anthony live at The Venue of Scottsdale for Sean Kingston show performing "Wish He Was Me" with Nasty Nate and Rees
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