Modern American singer-songwriter Bryan Simpson is an artist whose sound unnervingly explores an evocative amalgamation of southern folk, bluegrass, classic country and indie eclecticism, with the playful swagger, relatable storytelling, and thoughtful introspection of his heroes which include John Hartford, Tom T Hall, Jeff Tweedy, and of course Bob Dylan. Bryan’s songs have netted praise from all corners: The Huffington Post wrote “Bryan's original undertakings are reminiscent of the whimsical and whip-smart work by David Byrne and Jim James”. While SeattlePi claims Simpson’s music echoes “Bowie, and Beck in the melodies, moods, and arrangements. The quest is entertaining and thought-provoking.” His genre-spanning career has included making records and touring as a singer/songwriter with luminaries as diverse as The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, bluegrass giant Ricky Skaggs and Mumford and Sons. Since leaving his hometown of Ft Worth Texas with only a fiddle, guitar, mandolin and a box fan to his name, Simpson has had many of his original songs recorded by country music stand outs like Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw, Hailey Whitters, Kenny Chesney, George Strait, Brandy Clark, Old Dominion, Stephen Wilson Jr., with several of them ending up with a number 1 beside their name on the Billboard and Music Row charts . He has also been awarded NSAI’s prestigious award of “10 Songs I wish I’d Written”. His songs have easily totaled over 500 million streams at this point. This year Simpson will release his first record under his own name. “The Oldest”, due out in early 2024, is a concise 11 songs in length, produced by Eddie Spear (Zach Bryan/Brandi Carlisle) and takes Simpson’s shade tree kaleidoscopic storytelling center stage. 

Georgia native Adam Wright is a twice Grammy nominated songwriter, singer, producer, and musician.  His rooted, literary style, has earned him a stellar reputation among some of Nashville's most well respected artists, producers, and writers.  His songs have been recorded and performed by artists such as Alan Jackson, Lee Ann Womack, Brandy Clark (with Randy Newman), Robert Earl Keen, Trisha Yearwood, Garth Brooks, Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis, Aubrie Sellers, Hailey Whitters, Brent Cobb, Balsam Range, Solomon Burke and many others.  Adam has toured alongside Robert Earl Keen, Lee Ann Womack, Patty Griffin, Alan Jackson, Lucinda Williams and more.  His studio work is featured most heavily on albums by Lee Ann Womack (The Lonely, The Lonesome and the Gone), Aubrie Sellers (New City Blues, Far From Home), The Wrights and his own releases.  “All The Trouble”, recorded by Lee Ann Womack and written by Adam, Womack and Waylon Payne, was nominated for Best American Roots Song at the 61st Grammy Awards as well as Americana Song of the Year for the Americana Awards.  The song "So You Don't Have To Love Me Anymore", written by Wright and Jay Knowles, was recorded by Alan Jackson and nominated for “Country Song of the Year” at the 55th annual Grammy Awards.  Adam also co-produced Jackson's critically acclaimed 'The Bluegrass Album'.   The song "Thunder and Lightning", written by Adam and recorded by Lonesome River Band, was nominated for “Song of the Year” at the 2016 International Bluegrass Music Association Awards.  "The Girl Who Invented The Wheel", written with his wife Shannon, was recorded by Balsam Range and nominated for IBMA Song of the Year in 2019.  Adam's work with his wife Shannon as The Wrights is still highly regarded for its songwriting, harmonies and production.  Adam's own full length solo album 'Dust' was released in June of 2018 and is known as one of the most revered of his bodies of work. The deep, dark 11 song narrative was co-produced with Wright’s long time friend and collaborator Park Chisolm.  Dust is full of characters in mostly dire situations and is delivered, vocally and musically, with the subtlety that comes from master craftsmanship.  Adam points out that one of the lessons he learned from writing with legendary songwriter Guy Clark was that “once you know how, you have to figure out why.”  ‘Dust’ is Wright’s answer to why. This album was featured in Billboard, Pop Matters, Rolling Stone, American Songwriter and others. In 2019, Adam simultaneously released two separate EPs; ‘Big Ideas from a Small Window Overlooking Legendary RCA Studio B (or Rodeo)’ and ‘Queen of the Meadow’ where he played every instrument and even hand painted the artwork for the releases. In 2020 he released the well received full length album, ‘I Win’. Most recently Adam's songs have been featured in the hit TV series "Yellowstone" and ABC's hit show "Big Sky" He continues to write for Carnival Music in Nashville, TN and works closely with owner and award winning producer Frank Liddell. Adam is currently working on material for a new record slated for a 2023 release.

Thad Cockrell has been releasing music both under his own name and with his band LEAGUES for two decades; while also a collaborative songwriter who has written with the likes of Joy Williams (GRAMMY-nominated album Front Porch), Devon Gilfillian, and Joseph, among others. Thrust into the national spotlight in early 2021, Cockrell was personally invited by Jimmy Fallon to perform with The Roots on The Tonight Show, after Fallon discovered Cockrell’s song “Swingin’” by Shazaming it in a hardware store. “It became my anthem,” Fallon said. “Because I’m like, when you want to give up, don’t give up! If you’re going to go down, you go down swingin’! This is my anthem, I love this song.” Cockrell’s 2020 solo album 'If In Case You Feel the Same,' which features “Swingin’,” was produced mainly by Tony Berg (career spans Phoebe Bridgers to the Replacements), mixed & engineered by Shawn Everett (Vampire Weekend, Beck, The War on Drugs) and features an all-star backing band throughout - ATO labelmate Brittany Howard (backing vocals on track “Higher”), Blake Mills (guitar), Chris Dave (drums), Matt Chamberlain (drums), Ethan Gruska (piano, synths), Ian Fitchuk (multiple instruments). Buoyed by the support of Brittany Howard, whom he first met over a 4a.m. pitcher of homemade margaritas, Cockrell set to work on his first solo effort in over a decade: an album that exposes his deepest insecurities and weaknesses, all for the sake of creating a transcendent connection with the audience.