Emerging Artist Colin Huntley

Singer/songwriter Colin Huntley has accomplished a great deal in music and film, even though he’s just a senior in high school at The Austin School for Performing and Visual Arts!

Based in Austin, this young guitarist/vocalist has seen emerging opportunities as he works to use his talents, develop his playing & singing abilities, and perfect his performances.

Doors really began to open for Colin after attending the AMTC (Actors, Models, and Talent for Christ) Shine event in Orlando, summer 2011.

For one thing, he signed with Abrams Artist Agency and Snow Entertainment in LA. Living in LA for 9 months, he was booked as a featured extra role on an episode of ABC’s Modern Family, an AT&T Commercial, a Music Video and a Web Series Episode. 

Colin then released two EP’s, including the single “Wings” (a finalist in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, 2012), and “I Bet” and “Linger” (semi-finalists in the Unsigned Only Song Writing contest, 2013).

Most recently, his first official music video “Best I Never Had” (one of the songs from his second EP) was nominated for best music video in the 2014 Hollywood Music in Media Awards. This original single has already had over 319,000 YouTube views so far:

This summer Colin was featured on Kings Of A&R as a Top 8 emerging Artist to Watch and he performed on the nationally televised premier episode of ABC’s Rising Star. And Colin is now working on his third EP at Orb Studios in Austin with producer Matt Noveskey (platinum indie rock band Blue October).

We met Colin at the Tom Jackson Bootcamp in Nashville this September. I asked him what he thought of his time at the event. “Rehearsal time is hard to come by since I’m still in school and we are gigging quite a lot,” says Colin. “But I’m definitely working to create ‘moments’ in my set lists… I’m also thinking differently about how I arrange a song when playing it live to create more dynamics and draw the audience in more effectively.”

Colin learned from his experience at Bootcamp and is trying to be creative with marketing and merchandise as well. “I plan to experiment offering a free autographed 8×10 photo for people who come see me at the merch table after the show… and I’m going to focus on getting them to sign up for free music downloads via my website in return for their email/zip codes so I can build my mailing list more effectively.”

After showcasing one of his songs in Nashville, Colin won an image/style makeover session as a Top Performer with potential that was apparent to everyone in the audience! (Watch his Live Music Makeover showcase here with a Backstage Pass…)

Check Colin’s schedule here to see him live… (he starts his first College-University music tour in early 2015, so dates will be added as the tour develops).

But until you have the opportunity to see him in person, watch this live performance of The Colin Huntley Band at the 2014 Red Poppy Festival in Georgetown Texas:

Tom Jackson

Tom is uniquely talented and skilled at transforming an artist's live show into a magical experience for the audience; helping artists at every level create a live show that is engaging and memorable, teaching them to exceed their audiences' expectations and to create fans for life. Tom has taught indie and major artists of every genre. He has worked with Taylor Swift, Le Crae, Home Free, The Tenors, Shawn Mendes, The Band Perry, Francesca Battistelli, Jars of Clay, & many more. Tom also teaches at colleges, conferences and events worldwide.

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