The Band
Chris Smallwood - Keys and Lead Vocals
Chris Smallwood fell in love with music as a young kid, but didn’t fall onto a piano bench until high school, when he broke his leg. Just two years later, he was invited to Kentucky’s prestigious Governor’s School for the Arts program. In 2008, Chris received a bachelor of music from Belmont University and in 2010 earned his master of music from the University of Louisville.
Chris has toured internationally with Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles for over fifteen years and loves sharing his passion for The Beatles’ music with fans all over the world. Chris currently serves as a collaborative pianist for Belmont University’s musical theatre program, and works as Music Director/Performer with Chef Alton Brown’s touring shows. Chris has also written and produced original music for Alton Brown’s show “Good Eats: Reloaded” and “Good Eats: The Return". You can find him performing regularly with the Nashville Symphony.
His business, Mockingbird Musicians, has been providing music for weddings and all manner of events since 2010. Read more about Chris in this recent interview with Nashville Voyager.
Micah Snow - Keys and Lead Vocals
A native Tennesseean, Micah Snow received his Master’s Degree in Collaborative Piano from MTSU in 2013. Since moving to Nashville, Snow has been in high-demand for his ability to play professionally in many different styles. He has toured with Jo Dee Messina, Dan Tyminski, and has performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Good Morning America, and The Grand Ole Opry. He currently serves as MD & keyboardist for country star/actor Charles Esten and rising country star Mitch Rossell. He also accompanies students in the Belmont University School of Music & and recently entered his 13th year as pianist at Vine Street Christian Church. He co-founded The Piano Men: The Music of Elton John & Billy Joel in 2015 with fellow pianist Chris Smallwood, and the group continues to play to sold-out audiences in the greater Middle TN area.
Jesse Isley - Lead Guitar
Originally from Columbia SC, Jesse moved to Nashville in 2012 to pursue music. He has been working as a studio musician and touring guitarist for numerous artists including Andrew Peterson, Drew & Ellie Holcomb, The Band Perry, The Gettys, Tanya Tucker, Brett Eldredge, Thomas Rhett and more.
Jesse and his wife, Laine, have a baby girl named Penny and live in the Whites Creek area of North Nashville.
Brian Kilian - Drums
Justin Smith - Bass
Justin Smith is a Nashville TN-based bassist, composer, and vocalist with over 20 years of experience in the music industry. Since graduating with a Bachelor of Music degree from Belmont University, he has toured with original bands and artists of several genres, including Maggie Rose, Elliot Root, Pam Tillis, JD Simo, Rodney Atkins, and many, many others. Recently he has made the decision to quit touring in order to spend more time pursuing music for film, television, and video games.
Abigail Flowers - Background Vocals
Abigail Flowers is an award-winning jazz vocalist, songwriter, and arranger from Nashville, TN. A devoted student of great jazz vocalists like Ella Fitzgerald, Chet Baker, and Nat King Cole, she honors them with her own smooth and precise vocal stylings.
Abigail has recorded in collaboration with producers like Charlie Peacock and Cody Fry, and her vocal arrangements have garnered over 7 million streams across platforms. She is a lover of languages and regularly performs in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, and even Hawaiian. She plays baritone ukulele and is a Lanikai Ukuleles sponsored artist.
Brad Warren - Saxophone
Originally from Florida, Owen is a Nashville-based saxophonist, woodwind doubler, singer, and arranger who works in the studio and live show scenes. Over the past 15 years, Owen has been playing saxophone in and around the Florida and Nashville areas. Since graduating Belmont University in 2024, he has been playing, writing, and arranging for solo and large horn sections with various groups. As a solo artist and singer he tends to lean towards the Neo soul, pop, soft rock, and fusion genres.
Owen grew up as the only musician in his family, so most of his inspiration came from his love of the great sax solos that defined the 70s and 80s. As a horn player, he draws a lot of his style and technique from the likes of David Sandborn and Phil Woods.
Since he started performing, Owen has been able to perform at the famous Carnegie Hall in New York City, as well as be a participating member of multiple state and county wide events throughout the years. He has also had the pleasure and honor of working with talented artists such as Snoop Dogg, ERNEST, Natalie Layne, Iam Tongi, Shannon Lauren Callihan, Sam Palladio, Eric Krasno, Butch Walker, and others.
Brad Warren is a multi-instrumentalist and singer whose musical journey started in a tight-knit family full of music lovers in Jackson, Tennessee. Surrounded by records, rhythm, and relatives who could play just about anything, he picked up saxophone, guitar, and percussion early on—and never really put them down.
Brad went on to study music at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), where his love for performing only deepened. He later joined the United States Army as a professional musician, a move that turned into a 23-year career playing, singing, and traveling in uniform.
Now back in civilian life and based in Nashville, Brad brings a versatile mix of styles to every gig—drawing from country, jazz, R&B, rock, and his years of experience on stages big and small. Whether he's playing lead sax, backing on guitar, or adding soulful vocals and percussion, Brad’s focus is always the same: making great music and a real connection with the crowd.
Owen Fader - Saxophone
Fain Spray - Background Vocals
Fain Spray is a pop artist and vocal instructor. She holds a Masters of Music in
Vocal Pedagogy from Belmont University and Bachelor of Music degrees in Music
Industry and Vocal Performance from Middle Tennessee State University.
While earning her undergraduate degree, Spray interned at the American Society of Composers of Authors, Music, and Publishers (ASCAP), where she secured a full-time position after graduation. Over the course of her career, she has worked in
licensing administration, music publishing, and public relations.
After graduating with her Masters Degree, Fain worked as an Assistant Professor
of Music at Lipscomb University for two years (2016-2018) before leaving in
order to have more time to focus on her career as an artist. For the past 6 years,
Fain has running her own private studio while also working as an adjunct vocal
instructor at Trevecca Nazarene University.
Fain started her career by releasing dark cover versions of songs from the 80s and 90s, some of which include “Never Gonna Give You Up,” “The Final Countdown,” and “Nothing Compares 2 U.” Her debut original project, Force, was released in September 2023. She also released a cover song EP, titled Cinema Sessions, in 2024 and is set to release another EP this summer.
You can frequently see Fain performing in and around Nashville as a solo artist and as a background vocalist. She recently opened for Sarah Darling at the Bowery Vault and performed alongside Josh Groban and Andrea Bocelli at their recent Nashville tour stops.