RJ HARPER

About

“Take a chance on a dream you want to come true. Right now.” Known throughout the Metro Detroit area, RJ and his band stay true to their blue collar roots, delivering their unique “Rust Belt Country” sound, with a bit of Detroit soul. After a promising acoustic solo run, RJ began recruiting a band to bring his music to the next level. His protégé and co-writer, Kyle Muller, shares the duties on guitar. Best friend and rhythm aficionado Chris Claes lays down the basslines for the band. Ryan Smith, a hard-hittting drummer with an impressive amount of soul, provides the unmistakable driving back beat. PJ, a late addition to the group, specializes in banjo and mandolin, while simultaneously ensuring the group maintains their whiskey consumption quota. In the summer of 2018, RJ and his band signed with indie label, All The Way Free, and partnered with Sony Music for distribution of his debut single, “For The Money,” as well as his Debut Self-Titled EP, released May 2019 on ATWF records. “Money be damned and dreams be pursued.” RJ’s new single, “For the Money,” reaches out to those who live by the adage “rich in other things.” If you ask him, RJ will tell you the story of a conversation at a bar while on tour in Florida, where the bragging antics of a well-off man fortified RJ to not only write the song, but leave his IT career to pursue his musical dreams.

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