January 14, 2012 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Presented by GRAMMY®U and the GRAMMY Foundation®
Allen Stone will be performing several songs during an exclusive sound check for GRAMMY® U members Saturday, January 14. A brief Q&A session will follow where you can interact with the artist.
From backwoods barbecues and community gatherings; Allen Stone emerges to share personal melodies, telling his tales of life after just 24 years. Getting his start singing at his father's church in small-town America; it wasn't until later when introduced to the greats of soul music (Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin) and then to the confessional lyrical fashion of the 60's and 70's singer/ songwriters, did music begin to ignite intense passion, eventually carrying this boy to a musical home.
Allen Stone has shot up the R&B/Soul charts on iTunes, peaking at the number 2 spot, and hit #29 and #62 on the Billboard Heatseekers and R&B/Hip Hop Album charts, respectively, and has garnered national praise - USA Today called him a “pitch-perfect powerhouse” - all without any support of a label, publisher, or publicist. He has sold-out tour dates in numerous markets under his belt including Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
RSVP to pacificnw@grammy.comto reserve your spot for GRAMMY Camp® - SoundCheck with Allen Stone. Meet the band, ask them questions, and watch their sound check before their sold out show at The Neptune Theatre! Exact Time TBD.
