Local artist signs record production deal
New artist Jarred Pierce has signed with Press Management Group and Red Ridge Entertainment, according to a recent press release.
Press Management Group is helmed by artist managers David Kiggins and Kimberly Novosel, who will be leading their team to manage Pierce’s quickly developing career, while Red Ridge Entertainment’s Gary Sadker is serving as producer of Pierce’s first record, due out this summer.
Pierce is local who grew up in the country in the small town of Frog Pond.
Surrounded by music history and a family known for their musical talent, he was introduced to musicianship at an early age. “I can remember my first Merle haggard concert,” Pierce said. “When I left that night, I was inspired by him to write my own songs and stories.”
He learned to play guitar at 8 years old, and by 15 he was in a band performing festivals and the local fair circuit. He then set out playing his own songs in acoustic shows. Pierce said that’s when he really fell in love with writing and performing his own material.
Speaking on his love of country music, Pierce said, “I think for me it was obvious. I grew up in the country. I am a hunter and an avid fisherman. Something about the way a country music song told a story spoke right to my heart. I could relate.”
Having built an impressive regional fan base, Pierce made the move to Nashville and signed with Press Management Group and Red Ridge Entertainment, with whom he’s recorded his first record.
Grady Saxman coproduced the project, which features songs writing by Pierce himself as well as several from songwriters Sam Brooker (of Sam and Ruby) and Jesse Rice (Florida Georgia Line’s “Cruise”).
“We are so excited to introduce Jarred to Nashville and to country fans everywhere. He has country music in his soul; you can hear it in the stories he tells through his songs, and in his voice,” said Kiggins.
The record includes first single “It’s Going Down.”
The single and the record are both due out this summer. For more info, visit www.jarredpierce.com.
