
JT Hodges was raised in a recording studio… literally.
“My family started Fort Worth’s first multi-track recording studio,”
Hodges explains, referring to Buffalo Sound Studios, a facility that played host to artists as disparate as T Bone Burnett and Michael Bolton.
JT jokes that being in the recording studio was part of their chores during his childhood.
“On weekends when there were sessions, Pops would make us vacuum and clean the bathrooms. Once we were done, my brother and I would be so excited to go into my dad’s audio library and listen to record after record, on vinyl or quarter-inch tapes. That was the environment that I grew up in, crawling around under the console starting at 8 months old.”
JT didn’t head straight to Music City after high school, instead he opted for a post-college detour to L.A.. After he graduated from Texas Christian University he followed some buddies out to the west coast for a couple years, hitting the coffeehouse circuit to test out the material he was writing. That’s where he met his “future” wife, an expat from Missouri, who had moved out to L.A.
Hodges and his wife soon migrated to the Music Row songbelt, and in the spring of 2010, he landed a record deal.
JT will release his latest single, “Goodbyes Made You Mine,” at all digital download sites on Valentine’s Day. The new single promises to showcases his unique voice and edgy style.
10 Quick Quirky Questions with JT Hodges
Q: If you could be anyone for a day, who would it be and why?
A: The President – would get to have access to classified, top secret government info.
Q: Sweet or Salty?
A: I’m salty guy first, sweet is a close second
Q: What is the last song or album that you downloaded?
A: Bob Schneider – Lonelyland. Lost my cd
Q: When you looked at yourself in the mirror this morning what was the first thing you thought?
A: Damn, I’m good looking. Haha
Q: What is one word that you say a lot?
A: What?
Q: If you could pick one person to tour with whom would it be?
A: Keith Urban – I want to meet Nicole. Haha:)
Q: Who has influenced you most in your personal life?
A: My Pops
Q: If your house were on fire what one item would you make sure to grab before running for safety?
A: My Keurig one cup coffee maker
Q: Would you ever participate in a reality TV show? If Yes, which one would you sign up for?
A: There are no reality tv shows, are there?
Find out more about JT Hodges at http://jthodges.com
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