Sitting in his Seattle-area home, 19 year old Casey Frazier quickly changes the albums on his record player. Switching from Pink Floyd to Ernest Tubbs, it's obvious his influences reach far and wide. He settles on "Hotel Chateu" from Elton John, whom he calls "a truly great player."
Already working on his second album, Frazier has given breath to an engaging batch of well-crafted songs, made complete with his easy, upper-register lilt. Frazier is currently working on a new ream of songs in his home studio to release summer '08 as the followup to his album debut, "After Autumn" which was released in 2006, at the age of just 17.
Along the way on his youthful journey, Casey has picked up a hefty list of accomplishments. He is one of the youngest artists to get a publishing deal in nashville's music row with Song Garden Publishing and already has multiple song holds for Tim mcgraw, Keith Urban and Rascal Flatts. He performed at the 2006 Durango Songwriter's Expo and made multiple appearances on channel-9's Colorado & Company morning show. Casey opened up for Kenny Rogers on his 2006 "Holiday Tour" and headlined a show at Monterey Live with Mandy Moore at age 16. And he opened up for 2006 Golden Idol Awards.
Growing up in rural Colorado, Frazier started playing the drums at age 3 before moving on to the guitar at 5. Soon he was writing songs in between his studies and learning popular favorites to fill out his acoustic-prone local gigs.
"I'm really focussed on coming up with a story in my songs. It definitely spins more from what I've been through in my life, approaching experiences and things I want to reach for."
Before Frazier decided to shoulder the mantle once carried by Woody Guthrie and Tom Waits, he spent a season in Nashville, honing his chops amidst the city's best. Even after working with various producers, and songwriters, Frazier spent many a night simply playing his songs in smoke-filled rooms.
"I did my share of long sets in Nashville," Frazier said, "and I can give you 3 hours of tunes..... if you want! But one thing I know: you can't just release a CD and expect people to hear it. But, I believe things aren't how they used to be, and we're in an age of instant change. We live on the internet, so I might as well use it!"
With "After Autumn," already under his belt, Frazier is anxious for the next step. He'll always be at home flipping sides on the record player from Freddie King and Jerry Reed, but he'll also be waiting for the right time and setting to work out songs for his next record, each one a part in building a career based on songcraft and a love of music.
