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Johnathan Rice
Biography
When he was 16, singer/songwriter Johnathan Rice opened his mouth and let out a weathered, rustic sound that caught him by surprise. Like most teenagers obsessed with music try to do, Rice just wanted to see what his voice sounded like when imitating his heroes -- Joni Mitchell, the Band, Neil Young, Bob Dylan. As consequence would have it, Rice decided to make his songwriting hobby a serious affair and returned to his native Virginia after spending most of his life growing up in Glasgow. He graduated from high school in May 2001 and soon befriended Washington, D.C., local Chris Keup of Grantham Dispatch. He also informed his parents that he wasn't going to college like the rest of his peers and that he planned to go to New York City to play clubs and hopefully land a recording contract. His parents had mixed feelings, but allowed their son one year to chase his vision. Three months later, Keup's indie imprint issued Rice's debut EP, Heart and Mind. While balancing various days jobs as a waiter, a telemarketer, and a dog walker, Rice played shows on the Lower East Side. He soaked up the city as much as he could while maintaining a steady schedule of writing songs, but it wasn't glamorous.
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