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The Apprentice is an acoustic/indie band that transcends one style of music. I started the band by myself when I wanted to write some simple acoustic songs to express what I was going through at the time. The Epic Struggle was the first album that we released and it was primarily me and an acoustic guitar with the exception of a drum loop, a bass line, or keyboards dispersed here and there.
I continued to tour by myself playing Cornerstone and embarking on a small tour that merely whetted my taste for the road. Upon writing new material, I soon discovered that I needed a band to accomplish the sounds that I heard in my head. I recruited my friends Josh Iddings, Jonny Jefferson, and Bryan Patterson, to play a string of shows with me. We made our debut at Ichthus Music Festival in 2004 which has been one of the most memorable experiences in the band thus far.
After moving to North Carolina, I finished writing the songs that would be featured on our sophomore album An American Portrait. The album is about a typical American family dealing with the struggles of living in a culture where making money and a hot body is the pinnacle of life.
This summer we embarked on a three-week tour with my friends and new band mates Matt Jenkins, and Matt Helfrich. This tour was the most fun that Ive had in this band and most of that is due to The Matts.
The Album is out now and has received rave reviews, but more than that, we are happy that we can make music that we love for the people we love.
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Video for "I'm Coming Home/Great Invitation"
Directed by Sheridan Cleland
Funny you should ask, as we were thinking about you guys yesterday so we stopped by to read your blog. Yes we are still in Orlando, but we will be back in Clinton towards the last couple of weeks in August to host our Art and Music Festival. This will be the 3rd year for our festival. Wow how time flies when you are having fun.
We miss you guys when are you coming back down to Florida to play? When I read you had a new CD coming out we were really excited about it. Can’t wait to hear the new one as each piece of music you put out just gets better and better. Let me know when it’s out so that we can stock it. Peace Love and Revolution Nick and Jennifer
Thanks for being my friend The Apprentice! if you have a moment, go rate me by going to my artist page at http://www.diskfaktoryjams.com/djjenny. I will be posting some new photos of myself soon that my friend took of me, so please check back. I will be apearing at a few clubs in SoCal in the fall. Check out my artist page or my myspace page for the schedule if you want to come see me perform
why friend, it was wonderful seeing you as well! i know i did, i'm sorry i had to be somewhere else right after but i was hoping to run into you again....which technically i did..ha. i saw you in the merch tents when i was just walking around but you were talking with a guy and i didn't want to interrupt. i was hoping we could have gotten some tea or coffee or something but when i went back to where i saw you, you disapparated. which left me feeling a little bit bummed, but nonetheless i still had a happy and blessed c-stone. awesome performance by the way! how was the rest of your cstone? when are you going to come to chicago? ha :)
Goodness I'm so stoked ! I'd love it, and so would some of my friends, if you would come back up west to Spokane (preferrably playing at the Empyrean again) to play a show. I had a blast last summer.
Sounds good I actually haven't heard this road, disease was the other one but it's all good I think I saw it on the record list blog. Are you guys going to cornerstone?
Hey Eric! Remember when you visited Orlando FL and you played with my band Beyond the Infinite at Ozone cd's? haha good times Anyways this is my new band. If you got time could you listen to these songs and give a little constructive feedback? thanks man -Sam
We'd love to see you at one of the Feedback Conferences in 08'. Our next event is August 21-24 in Dallas, TX and spots are going quickly! Check out more details by going to http://www.feedbackconference.com Hope to see you there!!!
Hey, yeah I go to OU. I am actually going to record a new EP over summer and I'm looking at 3 Elliot Studios because I've heard so many good things. So you had a pretty good experience?
