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Indianapolis-based singer-songwriter Brett Wiscons is releasing his latest album \u2013 The Heineken Sessions Deluxe (HSD). \u00a0Wiscons was born in Chicago and raised in Plymouth, IN on a unique m\u00e9lange of music ranging from vocal powerhouses Sade and Edwin McCain to rock bands Pearl Jam, the Eagles, and Hootie & the Blowfish. Within these influences, listeners will find his musical marriage \u2013 jangly pop, a dash of soul, and moody acoustics \u2013 creates a sound all his own.<\/p>\n
For HSD, Wiscons paired up with two-time GRAMMY-winning producer, guitarist, and songwriter Mark Bryan in Awendaw, SC. (Bryan is a founding member of rock band Hootie & the Blowfish.) Containing ten tracks running the gamut from Americana to pop to rock to alt-country, HSD was written and recorded over a two-year period. \u201cWriting and producing with Brett has been
\nfun, and he\u2019s become a good friend,\u201d says Bryan. \u201cFrom the first time I heard the hook of \u2018Don\u2019t Be the One,\u2019 I knew people would be feeling it. I just listened to it for the first time in a while, and I feel like we did a nice job with it. Brett really found his voice on this recording.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wiscons says, \u201cGrowing up, I always heard the vocals first. That\u2019s what drew me in to music to begin with \u2013 killer, and in some cases, haunting vocal melodies and lyrics.\u201d Wiscons didn\u2019t have any formal training \u2013 unless you count eighth grade choir \u2013 when it came to learning the craft of singing. He would merely listen to whatever was on the radio at that time as well as digest
\ncountless tapes and CDs of his favorite artists. \u201cI just sang along to the melody,\u201d Wiscons says. \u201cThat\u2019s probably why I am lost whenever anyone asks me to sing harmony \u2013 I only know how to sing lead!\u201d<\/p>\n
The tracks on HSD hit on personal sagas, but also contain works of pure fiction \u2013 he leaves it up to the listener to decide which is which. After all, Wiscons has written three private detective novels in the Bear Whitman series. \u201cI\u2019ve always enjoyed writing songs and lyrics,\u201d Wiscons says. \u201cIt was a great way for me to escape into my own head when I was a teenager. However, it wasn\u2019t
\nuntil I started working with Mark back in 2013 that I began to truly grasp the concept of songwriting and storytelling. It\u2019s time for these tunes to be released as a full collection. These are the best songs of my career and I am eager to share them with a wider audience.\u201d
\nWiscons has shared a bill with Darius Rucker, Zac Brown Band, and Katy Perry among others; he averages nearly 200 gigs a year. He\u2019s performed at the Vans Warped Tour in Virginia Beach, the Bluebird in Nashville, and the Elbo Room in Chicago to name a few.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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