With a guitar in hand, microphone turned up, and heart wide open, JT LOUX magnetically summons sound from the polarity of extremes. Waves of thick distortion ground his music in the Earth, while his otherworldly vocals practically levitate through the clouds and off into space.

Touching the sky effortlessly, yet gripping on to reality, the Sacramento-born and Nashville-based singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer plays the kind of rock that soothes and scorches (often in the space of the same song). Growing up, music spoke to JT as a child. He intently studied the likes of Jimi Hendrix, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd, and The Allman Brothers Band, as well as Radiohead, Pixies, Nirvana, and Jeff Buckley. His palette expanded as he went on to embrace the music of Mac DeMarco and Steve Lacy. During 2022, he made a choice to pursue his dream in Nashville because “it would’ve taken 40 hours to get home to Sacramento instead of six from Los Angeles.”

Shoring up a foundation in town, he found a like-minded community of musicians and bands at East Iris Studios. At the same time, he slogged it out in dive bars and hole-in-the-wall clubs, sharpening his skills and honing his chops one gig at a time. Along the way, he independently gained traction on DSPs and received early acclaim from Rock & Blues Muse and Nashville’s Lightning 100, who named “Makes Me Happy” a “Pick of the week.”

He serendipitously met iconic producer and Big Loud Co-Founder / Big Loud Rock President Joey Moi. One listen was all it took, and Moi signed JT. Now, this alternative outlier harnesses the electricity of opposing energies through a series of singles for Big Loud Rock and more to come, beginning with “Killing Me Slow.”