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WHO is he?
CURT KISER is the man behind CARRIERS and his debut album Now Is The Time For Loving Me, You & Everyone Else is out August 23rd digitally and on 2x vinyl via Good Eye Records.
“I grew up around music. My dad played guitar in bands and in churches. I picked up the guitar in 5th grade and was really into it by 7th grade. Started a band with my best friends and been playing ever since.”
WHAT is the inspiration behind his songs?
“Just singing about life, what I’m learning, what I’ve learned. I would say each song has some message of hope within it. A lot of them come from things I’m trying to figure out or some brokenness I feel or have felt. Some songs are love songs. Most of them are my thoughts, prayers, questions and truths that help me day to day.”
WHERE is he from?
“I grew up in Lebanon, Ohio. Lebanon was where I decided I would play music and not sports going into high school. Instead my friend Ben Rush bought a bass and my other friend Drew Jacoby had a guitar and we decided to start a band called Enlou. After graduating from high school, music stuff was going well and we moved to Cincinnati in a place about 5 minutes from downtown called Camp Washington. At that time it was an industrial ghost town and we could play music at any hour…and we did. Sometimes we would start practice at 12 am when we were all home and go till 4 and track stuff on an old reel to reel because we didn’t know much about computer recording. Those were special years. Later we moved to Northside. I joined the band Pomegranates and that really solidified me as a musician in this city.”
“From there, I got a place of my own in Norwood about 10 minutes from downtown and CARRIERS started in those years of living alone. I currently live here and probably will for a while. We really do have a special music scene here. In some way everyone is connected and it’s easy for that to happen. Shows happen all the time and we love to show our support for each other.”
“One of the biggest ways this city has shaped me is all the amazing people I’ve become close with whether just friends and family or the folks I get the honor of playing music with. Wouldn’t trade that for anything.”
Photo: Michael Wilson
WHY is he called CARRIERS?
“It has a few meanings that all kind of tie together. I think it has to do with being a vessel or carrier of something valuable or worth sharing with the world. The original meaning has stayed true and I’d say it has evolved over time as well and become even more realized. CARRIERS is really just about carrying myself and other people into a atmosphere of knowing we’re not alone, feeling safe, loved and valuable. Also, just providing sounds and music that feel good and people can get lost in and have an experience when they see us perform or listen to the tracks. Wherever they are or whatever situation they may be going through, I hope these songs help.”
WHEN can I see him live?
The album release show is on 23rd August in Cincinnati (Oh) at Woodward Theater. In November he will be on tour with Sun Seeker & Duncan Fellows. Dates here.
HOW can I get to know him better?
Listen: Spotify // Soundcloud
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