Island Styles (musician)

Island Styles is an American rock guitarist. He is best known as the guitarist for American rock bands Candlebox[1][2] and Jimmie's Chicken Shack,[3] as well as singer Terry McDermott[4] from NBC's The Voice.

Island Styles
Background information
InstrumentsGuitar
Associated actsCandlebox, Jimmie's Chicken Shack, Terry McDermott

History

In 2005, Styles joined Singer/Songwriter Niki Barr as lead guitarist.[5] With Barr, Styles performed domestically in the US, sharing the stage with The Cult, Shinedown, Chevelle, Trapt, Hinder, Sevendust, Puddle of Mudd and others. While touring with Barr, Styles also performed for the US military as part of multiple Armed Forces Entertainment tours overseas.[6] After several years of working as a hired guitarist with Barr, the duo formed the "Niki Barr Band" along with bassist Scott Ensign and drummer BJ Kerwin. The group eventually went on to record several studio albums, including "Bloom" (2008) and "Radar Radio" (2010).[7]

In 2010, Styles joined Annapolis, Maryland-based Jimmie's Chicken Shack, which gained popularity in the 1990s through MTV as one of the first post-grunge bands and was signed to Universal Music Group.[8][9]

Styles holds an endorsement with Maryland-based, PRS Guitars.[10] In January 2015, he performed as a demo artist for PRS at the NAMM Music Conference in Anaheim, California.[11][12]

In 2015, Styles began to work with Scottish-born singer and recording artist, Terry McDermott, who was runner-up of the third season of NBC's The Voice.[13][14] Styles and McDermott went on to tour the US and Europe with the band "Lotus Crush."[15][16]

In 2016, Styles began touring with Seattle Washington-based band, Candlebox, which has achieved a multi-platinum and gold certification. He has toured extensively with Candlebox and has performed on their live EP "Disappearing Live" (2017).[17][18]

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References
  1. "Candlebox Releases New Single "Crazy"+ New Live EP For Record Store Day with Bonus "Far Behind" – I'm Music Magazine". www.immusicmag.com. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  2. "Review: Candlebox – G2, Glasgow – Devils Gate Media". devilsgatemedia.com. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  3. Sun, Baltimore. "Jimmie's Chicken Shack". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  4. Lewis, Catherine P. (July 3, 2017). "Things To Do in DC This Week (July 3–5): Fireworks with the Nationals, A Novel About Native Americans, and a Star of The Voice". Washingtonian. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  5. Editor, PETER HOWELLEntertainment. "Rock 'n' roll: Not as simple as it used to be". The Star Democrat – Easton, Maryland. Retrieved July 11, 2017.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  6. "82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION BAND – News". www.music.army.mil. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  7. "Niki Barr Band's Biography – Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and photos at Last.fm". www.last.fm. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  8. Sun, Baltimore. "Jimmie's Chicken Shack". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  9. "CNN – There's a lot going on inside Jimmie's Chicken Shack – October 5, 1999". www.cnn.com. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  10. "PRS Artists". www.prsguitars.com. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  11. "NAMM 2015 AT THE ANAHEIM CONVENTION CENTER". ScryerPhoto.com – Music / Event Photography. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  12. "Oceans Ate Alaska – THE LIVE MUSIC ISSUE – February 2015 – HM Magazine". issuu. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  13. "'The Voice' Final Performance Videos: Who Will Win Season 3?". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  14. "Album Premiere: Lotus Crush's 'Rabbit Hole'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  15. "Lotus Crush announce their American touring plans". AXS. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  16. "PressReader.com – Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  17. "Candlebox Releases New Single "Crazy"+ New Live EP For Record Store Day with Bonus "Far Behind" – I'm Music Magazine". www.immusicmag.com. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  18. Gustuson, Rachael. "Candlebox live on Saturday night". News Mirror. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
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