Shadyside, Ohio
43947
United States
Adrian Niles:
Americana
Folk Rock
Blues
ADRIAN NILES IS A RESPECTED ARTIST NOT ONLY FOR HIS MUSICIAN-SHIP AND SOULFUL VOICE, BUT ALSO FOR HIS
VISCERAL SONGWRITING ABILITY AND STYLINGS. ADRIAN'S ROOTS ARE DEEP IN BLUES, WHICH IS WHERE HE FINDS MOST COMFORT. NILES ALSO PREFERS A FOLK SENSIBILITY THAT HE FEELS UNLEASHES THE STORY-TELLER WITHIN. BORN AND BRED ON BLUEGRASS, ADRIAN NILES GOT THE BUG FROM HIS DAD, LOREN. AS A BABY, ADRIAN WOULD BANG HIS HEAD OFF THE CRIB TO A RHYTHM.
AFTER DOCTOR'S CONCERN AND YEARS PASSING ON, NILES GREW TO LOVE THE BLUES AND IT'S LEGENDS; MUDDY AND HOWLIN' BEING HIS FAVORITES HE BEGAN HIS STUDIES. HIS FRESHMAN YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL ADRIAN PLAYED JIMI LICKS IN A BAND OF FELLOW CLASSMATES/MUSICIANS. HE QUICKLY LEARNED HE WOULD HAVE TO FORGE OUT A PATH OF
HIS OWN THROUGH THE DRIBBLE OF HAIR BANDS, AND GRUNGE OF THE EARLY '90S. BOB DYLAN WAS REALIZED SHORTLY THEREAFTER AND, LIKE A BEACON POISED UPON A CELESTIAL
PEAK, ADRIAN NILES FOLLOWED. AND SO THE JOURNEY CONTINUES; SPRAWLING OUT ATOP THE BARREN PLAINS OF "BIG LABEL PRODUCTIONS", WINDING THROUGH THE NARROW TRAILS OF FORMULATED SONGSTERS AND GLIDING ABOVE THE LISTLESS VALLEYS OF COVER BANDS. ILES YEARNS WITH HIS MUSIC, HE LAMENTS AND REJOICES WITH LYRIC AND PHRASE.
ADRIAN NILES HAS PROVEN THAT EVEN AMOUNG THE BLEAKEST OF LANDSCAPE, THERE'S A SPIRIT OF DESIRE TO BE FOUND. RITTEN, PRODUCED, AND RECORDED ENTIRELY BYNILES, HIS LATEST FULL-LENGTH RELEASE, ENTITLED 'THINGS GONNA BREAK', EPITOMIZES THE DEPTHS OF HIS CRAFT AND TALENT.
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