Braden Merrick: All these things that he’s done

 

When we think of success stories with local music, we tend to quickly zone in on musicians and bands – those who broke away from the stages of Maine and made a serious go of it. Rustic Overtones, 6Gig, Twisted Roots, Sparks the Rescue, Jeremiah Freed, Cruel Hand, Paranoid Social Club, Spose, Lady Lamb, Nick Curran, Samuel James, Ray Lamontagne, Coke Weed, Sydney Bullins, Brzowski & Moshe, Dave Mallett, As Fast As, Too Late The Hero, Cerebrus Shoal, Alias and Anticon, to name a few.

For me, the true success of Maine in the music world doesn’t just hang on the shoulders of the players. Also coming from Maine to make their mark in the music world is a whole other crop of good folks many overlook when it comes to conversations of achievement.