Artist description Melody driven, soulful pop that is not afraid to color outside the lines.

Music Style Art/Pop

Musical Influences Jimi Hendrix, Radiohead, U2, Led Zeppelin, Soundgarden, David Ryan Harris, Jeff Buckley

Similar Artists Chris Cornell & U2

Artist History These four accomplished players hooked upin July of 1999. They have already played impressive shows such as The Atlantis Music Conference (voted one of the top ten bandsto look out for in 2000), Atlanta Band to Band Combat and The Variety Playhouse. Jeffrey Butts singer/songwriter/guitar performedwith the popular Atlanta band Shock Lobo for the past 6 1/2 years and is off to a great start with his new band Modern Hero.

Group Members Jeffrey Butts (guitar/vocals), Karman Gossett(drums), Tony Belser (bass, backup vocals) andRob Guthrie (guitar)

Instruments 2 Guitars, Bass and Drums

Albums DEMO by Modern Hero, and My Wicked Soul by Shock Lobo

Press Reviews "[Modern Hero's Jeffrey] Butts is a force to bereckoned with, and it's only a matter of time before the rest of the world knows him. WhenButts steps on stage, he owns it and owns the audience. Arguably the hardest working memberof his band is drummer Karman, a take-no-prisoners blonde powerhouse. They were the winners of my Most Likely To Get Signed Becauseof Atlantis award. -Lee Smith Southeast Performer October, 1999 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Creative Loafing's Roni Sarig called Modern Heroone of Atlanta's top local bands. -Creative Loafing, August 28, 1999 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++SonicScene named Modern Hero as one of its Atlantis 99 Picks. -SonicScenehttp://members.tripod.com/AMK410/Contents.htm +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Jeffrey Butts was named ASCAP songwriter of the year for 1998. His Former band Shock Lobowas named VH-1 Indie band of the year in 1999.

Location Atlanta, GA - USA

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