Lee Brice, Madison County
Orpheum Theater 216 State St., Madison, Wisconsin 53703
General Admission Floor // Reserved Balcony - Doors 7:00 P.M. // Show 8:00 P.M.
press release: At this point you might think country superstar Lee Brice needs no introduction. A GRAMMY nominee and CMA and ACM award winner, Lee’s accolades and accomplishments since bursting onto the country scene in 2010 are numerous. They include 11 million in RIAA certified sales, with albums that spawned five platinum and double-platinum Number 1 singles on country radio.
Household names like Garth Brooks, Jason Aldean and Kenny Chesney consider him a peer — each has recorded his songs. He’s performed for oceans of fans at festivals, packed arenas and has appeared on NBC's Today, ABC's The Bachelor and The Late Show with David Letterman. The New York Times called him an "evocative" vocalist, while USA Today named him, "one of the finest singer-songwriters country music has to offer."
But those triumphs only tell a small fraction of Lee’s story. It’s the story of a businessman who finds time to build a brand like American Born whiskey in between concert dates, hit-writing sessions, and cutting soulful vocals in the studio. It’s the story of a family man, dedicated to raising two young boys, 9-year-old Takoda and 3-year-old Ryker, and new daughter Trulee Nanette, born in June, with wife Sara. It’s the story he tells in vivid dimension on Lee Brice, his most personal record to date.
“So, this album I wanted to be a real organic thing: I play 99% of the lead guitar, my band’s on it – and there’s even a Theremin, which I had to learn to play. When I started, I wanted this record to be groovy, stripped down to the message and the feel."
“There are no computer tricks, no artificial sounds. Songs that are pleasing to the heart — songs that make you feel something in your heart — they don’t need all that stuff,” Brice explains. "Even when it sounds like a computer, I promise, we figured out a way to make that sound. To me, being real was everything. I wanted to put a little piece of everything about me, everything I am on this record. No two songs are about the same things, but somehow it all hangs together.”