Saddle Brown

Saddle Brown has earned the reputation as a dynamic singer and performer, delivering an electrifying, show with his brand of country music. Saddle Brown's exuberant performances always has audiences smiling, dancing and screaming for more!

Saddle Brown is an American Country singer, songwriter and performer who grew up in the quaint town of Lincolnton, near Charlotte NC. His first musical influence came from his mother, a church choir director, with whom he started singing at the young age of 5, He discovered his personal musical talent at the age of 7, when he started writing and singing renditions of popular songs; one of his favorites, Elvira. It wasn't long before Saddle Brown wrote his first song, at the age of 11, influenced by adolescent innocence, Love Find Me. By the age of 17, after writing several songs and no longer looking at his talent as a hobby, Saddle began pursuing his music career, making his first public appearance at Coyote Joes karaoke/open mic night. As his music venture continued, he became a regular in the house band at Yesteryears of Charlotte. He also appeared several times as a special guest on the Ken Linker Variety Televised Showcase.

Through the years, Saddle has continued to boost his career with competitions, live performances, radio broadcasts, and news interviews. However, the past year validates Saddle's dedication, and hard work, beginning with the release of his single, Look Around the House, on iTunes. Continuing with the launch of his then recent single, November 5th, 2012 marked the radio debut of Saddle’s music, during an interview with Big Dawg on 92.1 FM. Four days later his first official music video for "Look Around the House" was released. Due to the overwhelming response of his radio interview, Saddle was invited to share the stage with some of country music's finest including, Confederate Railroad and Jason Michael Carroll, in the 1st Annual Foothills Outlaw Country Shootout at the American Legion Fairgrounds, Hickory NC, May 2013.

More recently, Saddle has been awarded a musical clip in the film, Blue Caprice which is an American independent drama directed by Alexandre Moors, that recounts the story of an abandoned boy who is lured to America and drawn into the shadow of a dangerous father figure, inspired by the real life events that led to the 2002 'Beltway Sniper' attacks. It should be no surprise, with all the accomplishments within the past year, that Saddle is also the proud recipient of the 2013 & 2014 Queen City Awards - Male Country Artist of the Year!!

When asked, why Saddle chose to start singing country music, he has a simple genuine response, "I grew up in the south, and didn't realize what I was writing fell under the country genre. I just write and sing the songs that I feel, and it helps that I have a southern drawl."

Sound:
NOTE: Saddle Brown will not be bringing any audio equipment to the event. We will require a qualified audio technician to run the sound, our production manager, will assist the technician with the front of house mix.
Please have all sound equipment including the sound system and accessories (sound boards, microphones, speakers, cables, etc.) and all backline instruments and amplifiers present and fully operational no later than 5 hours before the scheduled event start time. Also, please provide an 8’ x 8’ drum riser.

Lodging:
In the event of a performance that requires overnight lodging, Buyer will provide four (4) double occupancy, non-smoking rooms (each with two (2) queen-sized beds) at a nearby established hotel chain, i.e. Hilton, Marriot, Comfort Inn, Holiday Inn, etc. for the evening of performance, and will provide Artist with a confirmation number when the show is advanced. Be sure to guarantee the rooms for late arrival and latest possible checkout! The buyer may opt instead for a “Lodging Buyout” at a price to be determined during the show advance.

Hospitality:
Meals- Unless stipulated otherwise in the Contract, Buyer will provide a hot, well-balanced meal or high-quality deli tray with assorted meats, breads, and condiments. NO bar appetizers or pizza etc. The buyer may opt not to provide meals and instead provide a “Meal Buyout” of $25.00 per band/crew member to be paid at time of meal ($200.00).

Transportation:
IMPORTANT- For fly-in shows, Buyer will provide the following, at no additional cost to Artist (if not included in the “all in” fee agreed to in the Contract):
• round-trip airfare (for up to 8 people), per advance with Artist or Management.
NOTE: If Buyer is providing, but not arranging flights, Buyer shall provide adequate funds for Artist to purchase flights, in addition to any deposits provided for in the Contract.
• rooms, as per above, are to be provided for the evening of and the evening prior to the performance.
• ground transportation (from the airport to the hotel, the hotel to the venue, the venue to hotel and the hotel back to the airport), in the form of an SUV or van adequate to the needs, comfort and safety of Artist and crew, luggage and gear.

(BELOW IS FOR ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCES ONLY)
• Two (2) Acoustic Guitars
• Two (2) DI’s
• Three (3) Mics (One Wireless)
• Three (3) boom style microphone stands
• Three (3) Stools
• Three (3) Wedges