Brady Seals 'Play Time' album

"Nashville's 3rd and Lindsley club recently hosted one of the finest displays of sophisticated country that I have ever seen. Displays of musical virtuosity are commonplace in Music City but when expertise is matched with artistic inspiration andmusical passion then any one lucky enough to be in the room should count their musical blessings. It doesn't happen very often. Brady Seals, blasted through new material with the drive of a teenager and the touch of a master craftsman. Sure, he played the hits, all the way back to Little Texas' glory days but it was the new songs that mark him out as a relevant and hungry artist with plenty to say and the skill set to say it in a fashion that very few can match. Brady Seals is bacAndrewVaughan, American Music Channel.

Singer/songwriter/artist Brady Seals has a pedigree for success. You could say that music is “in his blood,” as he is related to numerous industry heavyweights including Jimmy Seals (Seals & Crofts), Dan Seals (England Dan & John Ford Coley) and country songwriters Troy Seals (Songwriting Hall of Fame Member) and Chuck Seals. Over the course of his career, Brady Seals has sold over 11 million albums, topped three genres simultaneously, and his songs continue to captivate and be licensed for TV, radio and film.

A touring musician since the age of 16, Brady Seals is probably best known for his tenure in Little Texas and as front man for the dynamic country “super group” Hot Apple Pie. During his six years as keyboardist and co-lead singer for the multi-platinum group Little Texas, they were voted the ACM’s "Vocal Group of the Year" and received two Grammy nominations. Little Texas celebrated three consecutive number one hits with “What Might Have Been,” “God Blessed Texas” and “My Love,” all of which Seals co-wrote, granting him the ASCAP “Triple Play Award.”

In 1996 Seals went solo and collaborated with the legendary Rodney Crowell to co-produce his Warner Brothers album, The Truth. It features a duet with Wynonna Judd, “Another You, Another Me” that sold over 100,000 singles. A self-titled CD followed in 1998 with guest appearances by Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Timothy B. Schmidt (The Eagles), Bela Fleck and Max Carl (.38 Special). Seals then explored the pop/rock genre from 1999-2001 by engineering, producing and writing the album Thompson Street, collaborating with pop innovator Andy Sturmer (Jellyfish). After garnering critical acclaim for his solo endeavors, in 2002 Seals formed what was touted as “Music City’s Super Group,” the band called Hot Apple Pie. Hot Apple Pie’s self-titled debut was released in 2005 by Dreamworks. The band quickly made history when they became the highest selling debut country group in the Neilson Soundscan era. Their entry single “Hillbillies” went Top 20. The video shot to 1 on VH-1 Country and was among CMT’s “Top 20 Sexiest Videos.”

Seals spent the next two years with Hot Apple Pie playing large venues in North America and Canada. They played the Grand Ole Opry, major festivals such as Summerfest, and opened for country giants like Keith Urban and Tim McGraw. Fans clamored for tickets to see and hear their live show as word spread about the amazing musicianship and Seals’ “Jagger-esque” stage appeal. Hot Apple Pie gained the respect of music industry insiders and established acts due to their tight harmonies, agile playing skills and charismatic stage antics.

Taking a break from Hot Apple Pie to pursue other creative opportunities, Brady Seals has found 2008 to be a year of blessings. Brady and wife, Lisa, welcomed their first child (son Evan) in September 2008. Seals has returned to the stage for some of his first solo appearances since 1999 and is back in the recording studio where he is working on a new CD. While Seals diligently writes for his own projects, he has now branched out to write and produce for up and coming artists. Seals has also teamed up with Star City Recording and booking agency CAA/Rod Essig.

Brady is scheduled to release his long anticipated CD “Play Time” in the summer of 2009. His first single “Ho Down” has been released in May, and a tour will follow. When asked, Seals describes the CD as “A non-stop rocker. There’s not a slow song on it.” Fans will be delighted by guest appearances by some of Brady’s friends including pop icon Richard Marx and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Stan Lynch (drummer of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers). They’ll also get to savor a slice Hot Apple Pie, Brady’s previous band mates. As a new father one of Brady’s favorite quotes comes from Ralph Waldo Emerson, “A child reminds us that playtime is an essential part of our daily routine”.

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