WANT ALEX WOODARD TO WRITE A SONG ABOUT YOU?

LA Music Awards Singer Songwriter of the Year and San Diego Music Awards Nominee Alex Woodard is giving back to his fans with an ambitious new project. It's a simple concept: pre-order Woodard's new self-titled album (out 8/19 via Woodshack Music/Adrenaline Music Group), and he'll write a song for you.

Woodard will be penning personalized tunes for each and every patron, contacting fans himself to get the details he'll use to write their unique, one-of-a-kind songs. In addition to the special tune, each pre-order will come with a limited-edition t-shirt and access to an exclusive section on Woodard's website called "The Woodshack," where fans can check out photos, videos and never-heard demos, and get details on special meet-and-greets.

Alex has been getting a reputation for changing the way an artist connects to the fans, by playing in their living rooms. "The Woodshack" will be another opportunity for fans to register for these "personal" concerts.

Woodard is drawing comparisons to Tom Petty for his story-driven, country-rock sound and honest, gritty lyrics. Allmusic.com raves, "Like John Cougar Mellencamp, Woodard pens tales instantly recognizable, for they're American stories we've all lived and shared, with the album holding a mirror to us all."

Download.com observes that Alex's "cool folk melancholy sounds especially fine next to gleaming country-pop guitars," and Today's Country Magazine says: "Woodard crafts his lyrics in a way that delivers the stories perfectly."

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Alex Woodard Releases Self-Titled Album Aug 19

Alex Woodard's Self-Titled Release Features Nickel Creek's Sara Watkins, Fountains Of Wayne Drummer Brian Young

"...raspy, quavering vocals and a penchant for catchy folk-rock" RollingStone.com

When asked how a California surfer could write an album that sounds like it's rooted in the middle of America, singer/songwriter Alex Woodard blames his own love of storytelling. "Stories don't care where you're from," Woodard explained. "They're universal." And it's his narratives about the dreams, loss, love, and struggles that go hand and hand with the journey through life that comprise Woodard's self-titled release, out August 19th on Woodshack/Adrenaline Music Group.

Woodard has drawn comparisons to Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, and John Mellencamp for his earnest vocal delivery and story-driven songwriting. The album's first single "Beautiful Now" is a thoughtful, upbeat ode to the beauty of motherhood. The video -- shot by CMT Director of the Year Roman White (Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson)-- features former Miss Universe Dayanara Torres and her two children with Marc Anthony as well as several other moms and children. Sara Watkins from Grammy-wining Nickel Creek lends her vocals and fiddle to "Reno" while Brian Young (Fountains of Wayne, the Posies) mans the drums.

No stranger to show business, Woodard was an after-school childhood actor with recurring roles on the Love Boat and Battlestar Gallactica who found time to teach himself piano and guitar during high school. After graduating from UCLA, Woodard spent time in the world of finance before before music called louder then numbers.

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