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If you always do what youve always done, youll always be what youve always been. Since the Season was conceived in 2002, Kurtis Parks and Josh Kim have lived by that statement, striving to find more than just everyday existence, and to bring their discoveries to life in the music they create.
Kurtis Parks, the lead singer for the Season, is experienced in receiving music industry merits. Parks has won songwriting awards including VH1s Song of the Year (for his song Everything That You Are) and MOVAs Songwriter/Composer award. In August 2004, he auditioned for American Idols fourth seasonand made it. Parks made the trek to Hollywood and went on to become a Top 50 finalist. He was seen by over 40 million viewers in one of the most highly rated shows in the history of television. After his American Idol stint, he headed back home to Roanoke, VA. The national exposure he garnered from Idol lead to a series of local radio interviews and live shows.
Ever since his first piano lesson at the age of eleven, Parks knew that music was more than a hobby to him. At fourteen he began songwriting and honed his craft throughout high school. While in high school, Kurt started several bands and fronted them as the lead vocalist. While Im on stage, it just feels like Im fulfilling a calling. As a prolific songwriter, he supplied the songs for these bands. After graduating with a business degree from college, he decided to write and perform full-time.
Josh Kim, lead guitarist, was set on a lifelong course inevitably destined for music. After all, Kim learned how to read a musical staff soon after he could read words. At age five, he began studying the piano. At fourteen, he picked up his first guitar and curiosity quickly became obsession. Soon after, he turned to his classical roots and began recording well-known classical pieces as a symphony of electric guitars. His recordings received recognition from Mp3.com and were listened to by people all over the world. Once in college, Josh found in Kurt the perfect complement to his own musical styling. They spent Joshs remaining years in school performing, writing, and touring together.
Shortly after graduating from Virginia Tech, the Season hopped a one-way train (actually a 17-foot Uhaul) to Nashville, TN. In Music City, they joined forces with producer/manager Chris Estes to record their first effort under the name the Season. Their self-titled debut includes some of the best songs Parks and Kim have written and played over the past few years, as well as some fresh tunes that were actually written during the recording process. Count on Me is probably my favorite track on the record, and I wrote it while we were actually recording vocals to One in a Million, said Kurt of the infectious dance beat song. Chris really worked at bringing out the best that we had, and then some, said Kim of the upcoming album. The 9-track compilation is one that brings out the deepest emotions in heart-felt songs like Save You and One in a Million as well as guitar-driven rock tracks, such as Desperate and Where You Are. The boys bring a fresh appetite to a hungry audience, with a sound inspired by 80s pop and the notes of a piano. Walking in the footsteps of Journey, U2, and The Cars, the Season creates a classy, yet fun brand of music that will leave you wanting more. Our sound has really evolved over the years into something totally our own, says Parks. When the boys had finished recording the album, they could easily see that theyd done something theyve never done before, and were about to become something they had never been
