Best Local Songwriters In Sacramento
Larry Singleton
www.nsai-sacramento.com/larrysingleton
Performing his own blend of modern country and easy rock, Larry Singleton has been playing music since he was 10 years old. He started out playing the drums, but the noise didn't sit well with his father. Enter the guitar and keyboards, which he still plays. He cites his musical influences as Brooks & Dunn, Toby Keith, Blake Sheldon, and Keith Urban. Singleton is a former coordinator for the Sacramento chapter of the Nashville Songwriters Association International. As a songwriter, he says he tries to write current-sounding tunes that are "aimed at the radio." Singleton believes he's stronger at writing lyrics than at music and melody.
Chris Lentine
www.myspace.com/divinityhallowaudioasylum
Chris Lentine was interested in music from a very early age. How early? As a first-grader, he built a pitch-correct flute for the school science fair. He eventually learned to play acoustic guitar, saxophone, and flute. He played in marching bands, including as a part of the Los Angeles Police Department Junior Band. He later learned to play the electric bass guitar. Today, Chris Lentine plays blues, jazz, rock, gospel, funk, reggae, ska, pop, and country. He is also a songwriter/producer, presenting material for the contemporary and alternative rock Christian music market.
Kurt Ozdaglar
Kurt Ozdaglar began his musical life at age six, influenced by the melodies of Motown and Southern Rock. He taught himself to play drums, piano, and guitar. By age 15, he was performing with bands in Detroit. He went on tour with a band that was on a major record label, then settled in Los Angeles, where he spent 10 years playing the LA music scene, working as a musician, songwriter, and producer for various bands. Now a Sacramento resident, Kurt Ozdaglar has launched his own music production company, Rat in the Wall Productions.
