Accessible, acoustic-driven rock with a Christian message

10 MP3 Songs
SPIRITUAL: Christian Rock, ROCK: Acoustic



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Tracy Greek is an aspiring singer/songwriter from Austin, TX. His acoustic-driven sound has grown out of a number of early influences such as, the Counting Crows, Dave Matthews Band, Smashing Pumpkins, R.E.M. and The Gin Blossoms. He has recently been influenced by artists such as Jeremy Camp, Leeland, Jeff Deyo and Warren Barfield. Tracy began playing guitar at 16, and shortly thereafter, penned his first song. His desire has always been more to communicate a message than to entertain. The aim of his music is to help others relate to the struggles, trials and successes of living out a life of following Christ. âIf I can write a song that makes just one person say âThat really spoke to meâ or âI understand where youâre coming fromâ then I know Iâm doing what I was created to do.â

In 2004, Tracy and a friend recorded their first CD, a joint effort called âYou Are Lord.â This set the foundation for his current solo effort titled âThe Beautiful Escapeâ. Learning the ropes of recording and mixing through his first project allowed him to focus on the art of songwriting and making an album. Most recently, he placed 2nd in the Gospel category of the Mid-Atlantic Songwriting Contest, a renowned national songwriting competition, for the second year in a row with his song âCaptivate My Heartâ (2 years ago he placed with his song âCompassâ). While accolades are nice, this isnât his driving force. âItâs great to get recognition for a song, but ultimately, Iâm not playing for awards.â Tracy has recently learned to play piano after âYou Are Lordâ which has opened up another avenue for his songwriting. âPlaying both guitar and piano helps me when I get stumped on a song, as well as provides me a completely different texture or sound depending on what Iâm trying to say.â