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Biography |
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| Although they were raised on the family
ranch in Florida, neither Jesse nor Noah Bellamy had aspirations of
being a cattle rancher. Jesse relates, "We converted an old hay
barn into a studio, that’s where we rehearsed and eventually began
recording our first demos." It didn’t take the brothers long to
realize where their individual strengths lie; Jesse began focusing on
singing and songwriting duties in the group while Noah excelled in his
guitar playing and harmony singing as well as engineering the
recording sessions.
After high school the brothers started touring the East Coast and throughout the South, playing everything from state fairs and music festivals, such as South by Southwest, to clubs as diverse as Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge in Nashville, CBGB, the underground rock haven in New York City, and Billy Bob’s in Fort Worth. Working on the road gave them the opportunity to play before large and small crowds alike and test their music on the public. They sharpened their songwriting by making frequent trips to Nashville and networking with some of the city’s best songwriters and learning the tricks of the trade. In the summers of 2005 and 2006, Jesse and Noah toured Europe where they performed at festivals in Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Wales, and the United Kingdom, delighting audiences with their unique country-rock sound while receiving rave reviews and significant international airplay along the way. In 2007 two self produced singles—the friendly warning Daddy’s Got a Shotgun and the rambunctious Wild and Willin’—reached the top twenty on the Texas Music Charts and Texas Regional Reports. The duo’s smart storytelling lyrics, solid rock guitar, and outstanding harmonies set them apart from the pack, and they are just getting started. |