Catch of the Day – Hudson Moore – “Might As Well” [AUDIO]

Its Unsigned/Indy Artist Thursday, and today our spotlight falls on an artist who is quickly building a reputation for being a very strong live performer, having opened shows for ZZ Top, Alan Jackson and Rascal Flatts, among others. A singer and songwriter, who stands by his assertion that "for or better or worse, I write or co-write the songs I perform."

For Hudson Moore, making music comes as natural as breathing, a passion that engulfed the Ft. Worth, TX native when he began playing drums and guitar at the age of 10. But Moore had been drawn to making music long before then. At age 6, his father took Hudson and his brothers to see Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw. Hudson remembers seeing McGraw take control of the crowd, leading them through every song. The seed of live performing was planted that day in Dallas.

Influenced by artists like McGraw, Vince Gill and Keith Urban, Moore began singing and songwriting while in high school, but considers himself a musician first and

foremost. In the studio, he played every instrument (drums, bass, acoustic and electric guitar, 6 string banjo and keyboards) on his debut album, Fireworks. Moore has taken the foundation built by strong influences, expanding on them to forge his own sound, building on his reputation of being one of the hardest working young musicians in Nashville. His songs have appeared on TV and on movie soundtracks, including the 2013 western Sweetwater, where his song "Cold Grey Light of Dawn" ran behind the closing credits.

Moore has a creative hand in everything he does, from the production of his albums to the arrangements, to the mix you hear, to the videos you see. In addition to co-writing each of the songs on his latest project, Hudson played eleven instruments during the production. To complete the project, Hudson selected a small, tight-knit group of musicians to help fill out the sound and complete the vision he had for the album.

Moore had a clear vision for his second album, and took it into the studio late in 2015, co-producing the album with veteran songwriter and producer Dwight A. Baker. The second single from the project, titled Getaway, is in our spotlight today. Hudson Moore and "Might As Well" is today's Unsigned/Indy Artist Thursday Catch of the Day, new music you haven't heard, but you'll want to hear it again.