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BradMcCollum | Ascending Austinite!
BradMcCollum
United States of America
Austin, Texas
United States of America
Genres
  • Folk
  • Rock
 
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More About BradMcCollum

My name is Brad McCollum. I am a 28 year old musician from Austin Texas. I have been through ALOT in my short time on earth, and ever since I can remember I have been writing songs and poems and I've even started a couple of novels.I spent 4 years locked up in prison. I utilized that time to get my associates degree and read somewhere around 500+ books, all while maintaining a 4.0 gpa. I did a lot of soul searching and self education as well. This experience has given me a very fluid center and clarity of mind, and that's where my music comes from. You can hear the emotion and drive of my art. I don't endeavor to sound like any other artist. I allow the music to flow through me. So my music doesn't really fit into a genre, and each song differs from most of the others I write. As for influences, they are vast, so just to name a few (pink floyd, tool (apc), nick drake, zepplin, beatles, iron and wine, petty, ccr, hendrix, marley etc etc. Anyway, I'll just let the music speak for itself
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Fun Stuff about the Artist

Life on the Street

Nothing to wild, but I love performing on the streets. I have met so many different types of people and other street performers. They all have their little quirks and their own unique talent. I have been working on a project called Word On The Street, which involves me gathering some of these musicians and jamming, writing, and recording with them on some of my material. It's still in the process, but I've enjoyed every minute even though I still struggle day to day.

Embarrassing Moment

Don't really have any embarrassing moments as a musician. Once, when I was busking, a chick stole 5 dollars out of my case on a saturday night on 6th street. I stood up and yelled Hey! Hey and her boyfriend said something like. "you talking shit to my girlfriend" and I just told him you can keep the dollar (actually a $5) I didn't really care anyway. Which is true. Money doesn't hold a spot in my heart, it's just necessary to get by. This happened in front of all the drunk people on the street and I suppose I was a little embarrassed for about 2 seconds, but then I let it go, told the due i hope he buys something to eat with it... and I meant it.

My Instrument

I have a Martin D-1GT, but it's in the pawnshop for a couple more weeks, so I am playing my girlfriends 1970's Yamaha red label acoustic. I have named my Martin.. Jenny after the jenny from the movie Forrest Gump. That's my favorite film and I relate to forrest on many levels, him and Pooh Bear. I actually have an iq around 145, but I relate with them in the sense that they are 'simpleminded' like children, and full of innate wisdom which they are truly in tune with.