Dropout Kings, Lost In Separation, Kent Osborne

Taking influence from bands such as Architects, Northlane, Counterparts, and Erra, Andrew Hickman (lead guitar) begun the band in his bedroom in 2015, putting together demo tracks after the breakup of his prior band. Ambitious to begin again, Andrew recruited Branden Barber (rhythm guitar) through mutual friends and shortly after joined with Josh Fernandez (percussion). After difficulty finding a vocalist and bassist qualified for the technical nature of the music, the lineup was finally complete with the joining of Garrett Parsa (vocals) and Ryon Boswell (bass). Debut album “Sister Moon” (2017) consists of a professional palette of different metal categories while still holding down a familiar approach to the metalcore genre, showing the band’s flexibility and adventurous approach to melody and dissonance.

Kent Osborne is a multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and lyricist. The Atlanta-native migrated to Nashville in 2016 while pursuing his music career. Osborne grew up playing music and learning various instruments, all while being surrounded by the rich history of the Atlanta music scene. The city’s affinity for hip-hop rubbed off on him, giving him influences like Childish Gambino , Kendrick Lamar , and OUTKA$T. With the foundations of hip-hop tradition, he began branching out into rapping about atypical themes and topics. While currently offering the sound of hip-hop with lyrical content that is more relatable and grounded. “I don’t represent the Trap side of Atlanta. I feel like I represent the average guy who has the same problems as anyone else. The goal of my music is to be therapeutic to people. I want to have a song that fits any mood someone is in. A song for when your sad, a song for when you’re just smoking a cig by yourself, and of course a song for when you are tryna get lit,” says Osborne.