Born in 1980 & hailing from the small town of Nashville, NC.
J Sherrod relocated to the much larger Nashville, TN on
October 1, 2005 where he currently resides.
J has been banging on the drums since the tender age of
three and is still as passionate about them (and music) as
ever. Since age seven he has known there was something
inside him that was destined to play music for the rest of his
years. Though his love for rock n' roll and heavy metal runs
deep, to hold J to one kind of music is impossible. He played
in several garage bands from '88-'97 even filling in and
playing periodical shows with his uncle's country band. He's
played in high school symphonic, pep and jazz bands,
finished as third best 8th grade percussionist in Eastern
North Carolina's All District Band in '94 with a spot to go to
the state finals - only to break his wrist a few weeks before
auditions. He also finished in the top five the next two
years.
J played snare four years in his high school's marching band,
starting a year early in the eighth grade. He was a part of
the winning Best NC High School Drumline in 1995 at the
Tarheel Invitational. He then went on to attend East Carolina
University for one year as a music major. J did not graduate
but completed his freshman year before dropping out to
learn about music the hard way, on the road!
He co-founded his first real gigging band, Strangelust, in '98
before leaving for a brief stay in Atlanta, GA. in 2001. After
returning to NC he co-founded his next band Sourmouth in
2002, which achieved moderate success. Sourmouth
disbanded in late '04 and he was a fill-in drummer for NC
bands 6X9 and Spade before deciding to move to
TN.
After living in his van for a short period of time, J has finally
settled in to Nashville. He has recorded drum & percussion
tracks on a classical renaissance album for the band The
Roses, as well as having sat in for a couple of live
performances. He has played one country show with country
singer/songwriter Bob Peters and is set to do studio drums
on his upcoming CD.
J has yet to find or form a rock band in Nashville but the
search is underway. Check back to read more CD & show
reviews and to see what his next musical endeavor will be.
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