ZACK WALTHER BAND w/ JOSH GRIDER

The news is out: Zack Walther is bringing new and captivating musical twists to the thriving Texas music scene. It's the next evolution of the sounds from the Lone Star State created by a new generation that's taking the stage with some serious moxie, grounded in the best roots yet also right up to date for these times.
Biography
Walther and the band have developed and now launch this artistic progression from Gruene Hall, the hallowed musical ground zero in Central Texas where such notables and innovators as George Strait, Townes Van Zandt, Lyle Lovett, Hal Ketchum, Robert Earl Keen and others have all played their way to fame. As the latest act to win a prestigious residency there, they've rocked the dancehall for more than a year of weekly Wednesday night shows, gathering fans and making musical waves that have already rippled across the Southwest and beyond. And now with Ambition, their debut Sustain Records album, the Zack Walther Band are ready to bring the sound that's winning over Texas to the world.


Josh Grider knows two things, he loves writing songs, and he loves playing them for people. Across the great southwest, Texas, and beyond, Josh has been delivering the goods non-stop since the release of his first album in 2005. Seven years, four full-length albums, and two EPs later, Josh is still going strong with no signs of slowing down.

While touring in support of his Live At Billy Bob's Texas album, Josh found himself on a radio show with Wade Bowen. After the show, Wade offered to introduce Josh to his management team. That introduction led to Josh meeting and eventually signing with AMP Entertainment, a new publishing/artist management venture launched by industry veteran, Tim Dubois (hit songwriter, founder Arista Nashville, responsible for signing Brooks and Dunn, Alan Jackson, Lee Roy Parnell, Brad Paisley, Diamond Rio). Becoming a member of the AMP Entertainment family has begun a whole new, and very exciting chapter in Josh's music career.

Currently, Josh splits his time between Tennessee and Texas writing songs and/or touring. He has recently finished work on some recordings that are slated for a late 2012 release and will coincide with Josh's appearance on the docu-reality television series Troubadour TX (www.troubadourtx.com). The project was co-produced by Dubois and fellow AMP artist/writer Trent Willmon. Josh will tell you he'd rather be busy than bored, and from the looks of things there will be very few dull moments in the coming months for Mr. Grider.

The road he walks is not for the faint of heart, or the faithless. As well as a musician, Josh is a father, a husband, a brother, and a son. All these roles help keep him grounded and inspired as he travels the highways and byways, chronicling his experiences in the songs he writes, and playing them for any and all who care to hear.

For more information check out www.joshgrider.com.

Releases: Josh Grider Band (2005), Million Miles to Go (2007), Josh Grider Trio JG3-EP (2008), Sweet Road To Ride (2009), Live At Billy Bob's Texas (2012)