Waiting on the sky to fall.
For the better part of my life, I’ve been waiting on the sky to fall.
Always worried about something you shouldn’t worry about at all.
Dad, husband, songwriter, big thinker, work-in-progress. Big feelings disguised as singer-songwriter pop.
Queen has been writing songs and playing shows for over 25 years. Through the years, he has played hundreds of shows, shared stages with national touring acts, had songs placed in numerous television shows, and has received accolades as both a songwriter and a performer. He has released one full length album (Things You Tell The People You Love in 2021) and four EP’s - three as a solo artist (2003’s This Is Me Moving On, a Self-Titled EP in 2005, and his newest effort Waiting on the Sky to Fall, released in fall of 2024) and one as a part of the songwriting duo The Jealous Kind (2010).
Growing up in small-town South Carolina, Queen picked up the guitar at an early age and spent most of his formative years playing music either in bands or as a solo artist. In 2006, a cross-country move brought Queen and his wife out west to Colorado, where he quickly worked to establish himself in a growing singer-songwriter scene in Denver.
Becoming a father in 2010 shifted Queen’s focus away from playing live shows and towards crafting songs for television and media opportunities. Collaborating with longtime friend and Nashville based songwriter, Dave Wright, the duo released an EP and subsequent singles under the moniker The Jealous Kind between 2010 and 2014, finding placements on various television networks.
In 2021, Queen released his first full length album -Things You Tell The People You Love. Recorded with longtime Nashville producer Stephen Leiweke, the album highlighted Queen’s ability to wrap up his often personal lyrics inside undeniably catchy melodies.
For his most recent release, 2024’s Waiting On The Sky to Fall EP, Queen once again teams up with Leiweke to bring to life six songs that pack the punch of an emotional cannonball . The first single, February, is what Queen describes as ‘a anti-valentine’s day, valentine’s day song’. On the song’s theme, Queen says:
“I loved the idea of an upbeat song/melody paired with lyrics that might be more melancholy or downtrodden. That contrast was something I was really chasing with this group of songs. Seeing how much I could dress up some relatively heavy, personal themes in a way that had you singing along by the end of the song.”