Name: Songwriters in the Round: Avery Gipson, Bradley Cole Smith and James Hall
Start: 2024-06-21T20:00:00-04:00
Location: 3116 Main St, Duluth, GA, United States, Georgia 30096

Songwriters in the Round: Avery Gipson, Bradley Cole Smith and James Hall

AVERY GIPSON
Atlanta native Avery Gipson is an award-winning singer-songwriter who tells universally relatable stories that both capture and move listeners. Often writing about the “hard stuff” we go through in life, Avery has a craft for making something tragic sound beautifully human. The winner of the Eddie’s Attic 49th Bi-Annual Songwriters’ Open Mic Shootout and a three-time National Young Arts Merit Winner in Voice-Singer/Songwriter, Avery recently graduated from the Belmont University songwriting program. Avery has a passion for performing live, breathing life into her songs wherever she goes. At the young age of 15, Avery started playing notable venues in Atlanta and Nashville such as Eddie’s Attic and Hard Rock Cafe, opening for acts including Communicant Band and playing festivals alongside artists such as Rayland Baxter. In fall 2022, she released her third studio single “Til Death Do Us Part”, which has been her biggest hit yet at 120k streams. Most recently, the artist Corrina released her single “Freight Train”, which Avery helped co-write alongside Corrina and Savannah Hall.

BRADLEY COLE SMITH
Singer and songwriter Bradley Cole Smith has been a fixture on the Atlanta music scene since the early 1990’s. Formerly of Doublewide, Bradley cut his first solo album Beggars and Bankers in 2001. His latest release, The Hilltop EP, features a lush, rootsy landscape with more diverse instrumentation than his prior releases.
As a songwriter, Bradley has been featured in films and television. As a performer, he has shared the stage with numerous artists including Sheryl Crow, Blues Traveler, Sister Hazel, Edwin McCain, Taj Mahal, Dwight Yoakum and Jerry Jeff Walker.
His songs characterize the human experience, giving them timeless and ageless appeal.

JAMES HALL
Dynamic performer and prolific songwriter has been in Atlanta area since 2005, however his roots reach deep in the ATL rock scene in the late 80’s. Believing in the value of song or an idea has led Hall to many stages across America and Europe. With the likes of Jane’s Addiction, Love and Rockets, Rage Against the Machine, Björk, Morph*ne, The Melvins and Radiohead all marveling at his performances, Hall returns the respect by citing their impact on his life.
Last month Chris Robinson cited James as ‘the guy who showed his lil brother Rich an open tuning’ in their interview with Howard Stern: ‘He is not to be missed!’”