“Nashville” the hit show that airs on ABC Wednesday nights very own Avery Barkley (Jonathan Jackson) has landed a record deal!
According to Billboard.com Jonathan Jackson, known as Avery Barkley on the show “Nashville” has landed a record deal.
“Their deal with Loud & Proud records puts Jackson in a direct relationship with label head Tom Lipsky, who told Billboard he’s incredibly excited for the opportunity to work with the actor and his band, recounting their first meeting. “It was a combination of his music and how charismatic he was,” Lipsky says. “His band did a private showcase for my team — about a 45-minute set — and I came away thinking [Jackson] was an absolute, unequivocal rock star.”
Unfortunately, his “real life” band Enation isn’t quite country…
“Enation’s previously-released music, which includes tunes steeped in indie/alternative rock traditions, will certainly inform what Jackson accomplishes as a newly-signed musician, though his experiences on “Nashville” will have some bearing as well. “It’s definitely a furthering exploration and development of what we’ve been doing in Enation,” he says of the band’s direction. “Being on ‘Nashville’ and working with some incredible people like T-Bone Burnett and Buddy Miller — so many wonderful, incredible musicians that I’ve been blessed to play with and observe — that has continued to shape the process of arranging music, writing music.”
As stated above, you can catch Jonathan on ABC’s Nashville on Wednesday nights!