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Hey All,
Well let me see where I can begin. The first time I really wanted to learn an instrument, I was 11 or 12 and my brother had started playing bass guitar and I used to pretend to play it while listening to some old beatles albums. In 7th grade, I purchased my first guitar and began lessons soon after. It was a beautiful, cardinal red samick electric guitar(a fender strat knock-off.) I took a few lessons and then just lost interest and the guitar was only good at collecting dust more than anything. The day I left for college at Valdosta State in '01, I told myself I would finally figure it out. I then traded my samick in and with a little cash purchased a seagull acoustic guitar. My roommate freshman year was longtime friend, Eric Bobo. He taught me chords and a lot of beginner techniques and then I took those tips and learned songs from tabs on the internet. I then would sit around with friends who played guitar and piano and we would just play for hours. I soon began to realize that writing my own songs seemed to be great because no one could ever tell me that I was playing them wrong because I wrote it, and I suppose it was also important in helping me find a positive outlet in expressing myself.
After leaving VSU after 2 years, I moved up to Athens and continued my education at UGA. On the first day of class I ran into a familiar face from Albany, Ian Lovejoy. Ian was a year behind me in high school and didn't really know him until I was a senior, but we began to talk and realized that we both had a love for music, both played guitars, and both had a desire to play. After only jamming a few times, we began writing songs and a lot of them would just flow, it was amazing. We would play acoustic shows around Albany and Athens. That summer we moved home and his brother, Jake Lovejoy, who was a drummer, joined up and we decided we really wanted to pursue being a band. Soon we came across a childhood buddy of mine, Landon Burnette, who played Bass and the four of us really hit it off. The four of us became known as the band BlueLine. We have played around the south and it has been an incredible experience. I graduated from UGA in May of 2006 and have just recently moved to Nashville. So take a listen and if you haven't heard my band, BlueLine, we do not play anymore, but you can never predict the future.
Enjoy
Invisible Scars
Hello, thank you for accepting the friend request. It’s much appreciated. Hope you checked out Acquire the Fire and hope to see you at an event this year!
Hey! I wanted to let you know that I just posted two new songs from my debut album "Like I'm Beautiful" which comes out in March. I hope you'll check out the music and look for the album when it is released next month :)
Cliff, bought some songs off itunes from your album. They're awesome! I really like holiday...it reminds me to take a day off each week from work b/c I need some erin time. Hope all is well! Come to Charleston for a show, I'm sure people here would love your work.
I got your new cd. Great work. I think it's some of your best yet. Only thing I wasn't sure about was the two acoustic tracks at the end. Although I like them, they were dramatically different in sound level and quality than the others on the album. Is this on purpose? Are they bonus tracks?
So . . . I take it you are ready for a Holiday . . . hmmm?! I am, too! Played the song three times already . . . I love it, Cliff!! :-) Can't wait for the real holidays . . . and for everyone to be home. Love you . . . and your new song! M.
This cut of Holiday sounds great, man. Not that it didn't sound great before, but it's neat to hear it with a full musical ensemble. Good stuff, man. I'm excited to hear the whole album when it emerges.
Cliff, it looks like things are going well for you. Your music is awesome. Don't forget us little people during your brief time at the G-center. Good Luck!
