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HIRSCHFELDER

Atlanta, GA

Twenty years. Countless stages. Thousands of songs. Absolutely no guarantee what happens next.

Straight out of Atlanta, Hirschfelder is a genre-bending, groove-driven jam band fueled by original music, spontaneous improvisation, and two decades of questionable decisions.

We've played just about every kind of stage Atlanta has to offer. Breweries? Plenty. Bars? More than we can remember. The legendary Fox Theatre? Hell yes. Okay, it was the ballroom, but we're putting it on the résumé anyway.

We're a jam band at heart, but trying to put us in a musical box is like trying to nail Jell-O to a wall.

Our influences and covers range from Phish, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Jimi Hendrix to James Brown, Radiohead, Frank Zappa, and The Cars. Funk, classic rock, alternative, progressive, blues, and whatever musical rabbit hole we decide to disappear into that night.

But we're not just a cover band with a wandering attention span. Original music and improvisation are the heartbeat of what we do. Songs stretch, grooves evolve, and solos wander into places nobody planned to visit.

One minute we're melting faces with a full-throttle jam. The next we're laying down a groove that makes your second beer taste better than your first.

And yes, there's always the possibility we'll spontaneously write a song about your shirt, the bartender, or a completely fictional incident involving a squirrel and a stolen golf cart.

After 20 years of playing together off and on, the chemistry is real, the musical boundaries are optional, and the potential for something ridiculous happening onstage remains exceptionally high.

We take the music seriously. Ourselves? Not so much.

Come for the music. Stay for the unexpected.

Justin

Guitar | Pittsburgh, PA

Hailing from Pittsburgh, Justin has been making noise on the guitar since high school, drawing inspiration from the musical wizardry of Trey Anastasio, Jimi Hendrix, and Jerry Garcia.

His playing is fueled by improvisation, instinct, and a healthy disregard for the rules. If it sounds good, play it. If it sounds weird, play it twice.

Fun fact: Justin hates music theory. Doesn’t understand music theory. Doesn’t want to discuss music theory. In fact, mentioning music theory may result in an extended guitar solo just to avoid the conversation.

He does, however, have a deep appreciation for tacos. Unlike music theory, tacos make perfect sense.

Matt

Bass | Wilmington, NC

Born in Wilmington, North Carolina, Matt is the self-proclaimed “Bass Man” (cue the Muppets) and has been holding down the low end for an impressive 31 years.

With four years of lessons under respected Atlanta bassist Bill Buchanan, Matt brings a solid musical foundation, serious groove, and just enough low-frequency thunder to make your beer vibrate off the table.

Fun fact: Matt works in international trade but is terrified of big boats. Apparently, moving cargo across oceans is perfectly fine as long as he’s nowhere near the actual ocean.

Thirty-one years on bass, four years of formal training, and a career in international shipping. The man knows how to move freight and shake foundations. Just don’t ask him to get on a cargo ship.

Tommy

Keys | Marietta,GA

Tommy | Keyboards & Guitar

Born and raised in Marietta, Georgia, Tommy grew up on a musical diet of The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones and naturally a little mariachi music.

He's been playing music for as long as he can remember, getting "serious" about guitar in middle school before eventually following his curiosity to the keyboards. His influences stretch from jazz legends McCoy Tyner and Keith Jarrett to the soulful grooves of Brent Mydland and JoJo Hermann.

Onstage, Tommy thrives in the spaces between the notes, weaving textures, filling the gaps, and riding the groove wherever the music decides to go. He's less interested in stealing the spotlight than finding just the right sound to make everything click.

Fun Fact: When he's not making music, there's a good chance he's somewhere fly fishing, proving that whether he's on the water or behind the keys, he's always chasing the perfect flow.

Brant

Drums | Dunwoody, Ga

Born and raised on the mean streets of Dunwoody, Georgia, Brant grew up under the musical influence of the legendary Randy and Spiff Morning Show. Some kids had rock stars for role models. Brant had morning radio and a kitchen full of pots and pans.

He's been drumming since he was big enough to sit behind the cookware, eventually graduating to his first real drum kit, a fifteenth birthday gift from his brother Tommy. Entirely self-taught, Brant developed his chops listening to everything from Creedence Clearwater Revival and Metallica to Alice in Chains, White Zombie, and Live. It's a combination that explains both his rock-solid grooves and his occasional willingness to unleash controlled chaos.

Behind the kit, Brant believes a good drummer stays in the pocket, but a great drummer knows when to throw everything onto the field. His philosophy is simple: lead with confidence, trust the groove, and the band will follow.

Fun Fact: For Brant, music has always been about more than keeping time. It's about those moments when everything clicks and he's connecting with his friends through music. It's not just something he plays. It's what he does.

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