Songwriter Shuffle Series: Brent Cobb & Matt McDaniel

Nashville Stars Brent Cobb & Matt McDaniel.

Brent Cobb
The American south isn’t just Brent Cobb’s home. It’s his muse, too. A Georgia native, he fills his Grammy-nominated songwriting with the sounds and stories of an area that’s been home to southern rockers, soul singers, country legends, and bluesmen. Cobb has a name for that rich tapestry of music — “southern eclectic” — and he offers up his own version of it with his newest album, Southern Star.

Filled with country-soul songwriting, laid back grooves, and classic storytelling, Southern Star distills the best parts of southern culture into 10 of the strongest songs in Cobb’s catalog. He began writing the material after leaving Nashville — where he spent a decade releasing solo records like 2016’s Shine On Rainy Day (which earned a Grammy nomination for Best Americana Album) while penning hit songs for Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, and dozens of others.

Matt McDaniel
Matt grew up surrounded by music in Griffin, Georgia. Once he learned to play the guitar as a kid, he hit the ground running. With musical influences like Conway Twitty, Radiohead’s Johnny Greenwood, and Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, McDaniel has come up with his own flair when it comes to performing.

Matt has played with Drake White and has grown to love the fact that anything can happen while on the road. Matt is now the Keys & Utility Strings player for Brent Cobb.