Lightwatch

Lightwatch was a band born in the making. Actually, born into the

making.

Frontman, Trey Nichols, literally learned to walk in the hallowed

halls of the studios that make Muscle Shoals, "Muscle Shoals." His dad

is a grammy-winning artist and producer. His stepdad, a multiplatinum

songwriter. Trey's homework was always done surrounded by music. Or it

WAS music. He's spent a lifetime creating and honing a craft that

picked him. After fronting several local bands as a teenager and

receiving his B.A. in Entertainment Business from the University of

North Alabama (out of love for his mother), Lightwatch was ready to

happen.

Drummer Dylan Johnson grew up in Birmingham, AL. While skateboarding

was a competitive passion, music was his life. While most kids are

dreaming of what they're gonna do with their life, Dylan was already

doing it. By age 13 he was already playing professionally in blues

bands from Beale Street to Chicago. After moving to Florida, heavier

bands like Rage Against The Machine echoed at his skating events.

Echoed through his bones. Eventually, at the prompting of a friend,

Dylan headed to the Shoals on a mission. He found it when he met Trey

Nichols.

Lead guitarist Emmett Redding was a childhood friend and classmate of

Trey's. The two bonded over music in junior high. Emmett spent every

free minute studying guitar, like the answers to the test questions

were fatal. His classes in music ranged from metal to blues. From

bluegrass all the way to Western swing. And he graduated with honors

from all of it.

One of the amazing local bands in the Shoals music scene that Trey and

Emmett idolized was West Means Home. It was going to see this band

perform and wearing out their record in high school that introduced

them to bassist Antonio Martelli, another Shoals original. The boys

were devastated when that band broke up but it worked out in the end.

Because when it came time to galvanize the line-up for Lightwatch, the

guys secured not just a bass player, but an influence.

A chance meeting with award-winning producer Dan Hannon (Manchester

Orchestra, Aaron Shust) at Ivy Manor Studios began shedding the light

on their future. "Into the Evers" was the debut album they found.

Their sophomore effort is coming into focus now...