Dustin Overbeek
Franklin, Tennessee, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2000
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Dustin won his 3rd Eddie's Attic Open Mic on September 4, 2006 in Atlanta, GA.
Dustin competed in the $1,000 Semi-annual Shootout on November 25, 2006 reaching the quarter-finals where he lost to the eventual runner-up. - Eddie's Attic
Dustin was chosen in the top 10 out of 150 entrants in the Riverbluff Music Festival Songwriter Contest in Ashland City Tennessee. - Riverbluff Music Festival
Dustin Overbeek's Damn the Rain was chosen as one of the top ten songs on www.folkalley.com 's open mic competition in July 2006. - Folk Alley
Dustin Overbeek, "I Can't Fly," 2007 With a voice a little like Merle (that's Haggard, y'all) but more polished like Vince Gill, this guy should be cutting Nashville demos. Sure, he's a singer-songwriter who inches toward rock but with a full band featuring a weepy pedal steel then boy howdy, this is country. Most songs are on the lighter side, like "Divine Intervention" where he sings "I need some heavy, heavy medication / to ease the burden of this race." Tim O'Brien adds mandolin and a harmony vocal. "Carry On" is a view from a barstool but it's a hopeful one, "Under the watchful eye of a neon sign, I will carry on." "Ounce of Simple" is an upbeat toe-tapper. "Break Free" is a more somber tune urging someone to leave an abusive relationship. The best cut is the autobiographical "Somewhere in Between" done only with his acoustic guitar and sparsely played pedal steel. - Minor 7th Ezine (Jamie Anderson)
Discography
His first full length project, “Notions”, with John Kelly, contains many references to nature in the midst of joy and struggle. With a “roots” acoustic sound, Dustin’s intimate lyrics and raw style shine through.
Dustin’s strong Christian belief comes through in his second full-length album, “Grounded”, produced by Gene Golden, quarter-century keyboard player for Kenny Rogers.
Released in May 2005 was Dustin’s third album entitled “One Step Closer.”
Dustin's 4th album, "I Can't Fly" was just released in December 2007. Featuring players such as Steve Bowman (Counting Crows), Charlie Chadwick (Shelby Lynne), Rob Hajacos (Garth Brooks, Brooks and Dunn, Neil Diamond), Jen Gunderman (The Jayhawks), Robert Reynolds (The Mavericks), Al Perkins (The Rolling Stones, Emmylou Harris, Stephen Stills, Gram Parsons), Pat McLaughlin (John Prine). This mellow thought-provoking album magnifies Dustin's songwriting lyrically and melodically. Dustin's 5th studio album was released in November of 2011. "As
Is" is a collection of 18 songs written over the course of three years.
This is the first album Dustin has produced on his own and features
Dave Jacques on upright bass, Paul Griffith on drums, Casey Driessen on
fiddle, David Henry on Cello and Eric Fritsch playing every instrument
under the sun while engineering the project. It will prove to be the
best project that Dustin has ever created. Dustin continues to hone his
craft of songwriting. He has been blessed to open for some of his
heroes, Pierce Pettis, Lucy Kaplinsky, Jeff Black, Caroline Herring and
Ellis Paul. Check out his music and go out and see him play! Pick yours up today at www.dustinoverbeek.com, cdbaby.com or iTunes.
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Bio
From Nashville, TN, Dustin Overbeek is a singer/songwriter whose songs explore much further reaching boundaries. Growing up with influences ranging from James Taylor and Bob Dylan to Marvin Gaye and Sam Cooke, the content in Dustin’s writing reflects introspection into the concerns of the human spirit. His first full length project, “Notions”, with John Kelly, contains many references to nature in the midst of joy and struggle. With a “roots” acoustic sound, Dustin’s intimate lyrics and raw style shine through. D.O.'s strong Christian belief comes through in his second full-length album, “Grounded”, produced by Gene Golden, quarter-century keyboard player for Kenny Rogers. Dustin’s third album entitled “One Step Closer” was released in the summer of 2005. This is Dustin’s first album with a full band all natural sound. Dustin ventures back to the secular world and returns to his folk, storytelling roots. "One Step Closer" includes some of Nashville's best studio players (Rob Hajacos on fiddle--Garth Brooks, Brooks and Dunn, Sugarland and many others; Casey Dreissen on fiddle--Steve Earle, Bela Fleck, John Mayer and Tim O'Brien; Steve Smith on drums--Goose Creek Symphony; John Kelly on Guitar--John Kelly Band and Leftfield Jackson). Dustin's 4th album, "I Can't Fly" was released in December 2007 featuring, Rob Hajacos, John Kelly, Tim O'Brien, Pat McLaughlin, Al Perkins, Eric Fritsch, Steve Bowman, Robert Reynolds, Charlie Chadwick, Jen Gunderman and Jim Reilley. Dustin's music gets better all the time both musically and lyrically. Keep your eyes open wide for this new talent!
Dustin’s latest influences have been the works of David Gray, Ellis Paul, Martin Sexton, Jeff Black, and Ben Harper.
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