Jace Everett Is Preparing New Studio Album

NASHVILLE, TN. (Jace Everett Official Website) - Growing up in Grapevine, Texas, the sounds of Willie Nelson, Guy Clark, Waylon Jennings and other Texas legends were in heavy rotation in Everett's house. The bass player/sideman's career literally took him from his hometown church to Nashville and around the world. In addition to garnering material for a wealth of songs, his travels forced him to learn different languages.

"I speak English fairly well," he said. "My French is good enough to get by and my Spanish is good enough to get an ass-kickin' handed to me on the north side of Ft. Worth."

By the time he made it back to Nashville he was the frontman - playing guitar, performing songs he had written. Eventually he secured a major deal with Sony Nashville's Epic Records label. Produced by Mark Wright and Greg Droman, Everett's self-titled debut album is a musical biography of hell-raising rockers and soul-baring ballads, including the current self-penned single "Bad Things."

"Last year's NuNV ["New From Nashville"] tour featuring Jessi Alexander, Jamie O'Neal and Jon Randall, received critical acclaim from many media and industry executives within the United Kingdom," said Jeff Walker, Chairman of CMA's Global Markets Task Force. "We feel that we will capitalize on the momentum generated from last year's event with a strong follow up with two of Country Music's hot young artists. The NuNV tour is opening doors to a global audience for Country Music."