Jeremy Parsons

“It started for me when I was 17,” says San Antonio native Jeremy Parsons. “I was a junior in high school, and looking for a new hobby.” Sports had lost their luster for him (too much pressure from coaches). Luckily, he says, “there was a guitar lying around.” He was immediately hooked.

Then, after six or eight months, he found himself in a state that he would periodically slip into, where the pressure of something in life would lead him to what he calls an extended rant: “I’ll start walking around, just like a sitcom, just ranting about random stuff…” This particular time, though, something changed. “My dad was like ‘Why don’t you just put it to music.’” This idea overcame Jeremy’s usual irrational process and provided a helpful way to process emotions, as well as a creative outlet—and ultimately a career.

At age 20 he moved to Nashville and made some connections within only three months, the most consequential one being with the Grascals, who recorded one of his songs and opened a bunch of doors for him; a number of playing and touring experiences followed. Essentially, Jeremy says, “Nashville ended up being my college.”

Apparently Jeremy excelled in this practical music school of life, as he has recently won Country Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the 2024 New Music Awards. Additionally, he was named a finalist in the 2024 New Folk Competition.

After three albums, which leaned either toward the more traditional or the more Americana-based, Jeremy is now rolling out singles leading up to a triple EP release. “It’s Americana like you’ve never heard it before,” the Jeremy says. “It’s got electronic element. It’s got alt-indie stuff in there. And then there’s me, who just always sounds like Americana, alt-country, country, whatever you want to call it.” ” The first of the two EPs will be called Life, the second, Death and the third, The Inbetweens. Each record will contain six or seven songs and they’ll follow each other in quick succession.

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