Join us November 10th at the 2024 Texas Country Music Awards at Billy Bob's Texas. We are sponsoring from the Red Carpet interviews to the VIP experiences and we're supporting our own Elle Townley, with our partners at Launch Music Lab, for her run to win Young Artist of the Year Award! Enjoy.
Elle Townley is a and songwriter from Georgetown, Texas. Taking inspiration from country icons like Dolly Parton and Patsy Cline, as well as modern artists like Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood, she has developed her own modern expressions to steadily build a loyal following across central Texas.
In addition to performing at a variety of venues and events, she earned a spot as a top-five finalist in the 2020 Houston Rodeo Rockstar competition, and placed first in the 2021 Old Settlers Music Festival Youth Talent Competition, earning a coveted set on the main stage for the 2022 festival. She was also nominated for the 2022 Young Artist of the Year award by the Texas Country Music Association.
Elle has been featured on The Country Network, WoodSongs Old Time Radio Hour, Austin Woman Magazine, Fox 7 Austin's Good Day Austin and CBS Austin's We Are Austin programs.
After taking a 12 year hiatus from playing bass guitar in regional bands Matt Sebastian made his solo debut in 2021. He spent his time away raising a family and focusing on career, but always dreamed of one day getting back on stages and performing. In just a short time, he has quickly become a regular act at some of the premier live music venues in the Houston and Southeast Texas area. Playing a fun mix of Rock/Country/Pop and his own original music, he has hit the ground running playing over 300 shows in less than two years and has had the opportunity to share the stage with acts such as Shane Smith and the Saints, The Teague Cory Morrow, and Muscadine Bloodline. His original music can be heard on his EP “For You” on all streaming platforms.
Craig Bowen is a Texas singer-songwriter hailing from Austin, Texas and when he’s not selling or managing ranch land he’s in the studio or playing venues across Texas. He’s working on his latest project to be released later this year and he just may be sharing one of those songs with you first here tonight. He’s new on the music scene and has dedicated the last year to perfecting his craft and has caught the attention of Texas music label Launch Music Lab and HoustonLive. Craig was recently accepted into the prestigious Larry Joe Taylor’s Songwriter Showcase.
We are excited to work with you and shine an even bigger spotlight on the talent we have here in Houston and across Texas. Some of the world's largest stars call Houston home like Beyonce, Lizzo, Madeline the Person, Megan and Stallion, Lyle Lovett, Cody Johnson, Robert Earle Keene, Rodney Crowell and so many more. I look forward to working with you on the next break-out stars with a song first approach! See a few below that I have hand selected for you. - Tracy DeJarnett, founder HoustonLive™
For a limited time HoustonLive is underwriting VIP tickets at a discount!