X Factor 2011's runner up Josh Krajcik is hoping to build on his success on the reality show run. He's an experienced singer and songwriter who was mentored on the show by Louisville native Nicole Scherzinger.
Now, Krajcik is writing and recording his debut album. His self-titled EP is on Itunes, and his single "One Thing She'll Never Know" is hitting airwaves across the country. He arrives in Louisville to play a show at Headliner's Music Hall.
Krajcik's success wasn't overnight. When he was just 16-years-old, Krajcik schemed his way onto the stage of a bar near his hometown of Wooster, Ohio. Earning $100 for his four-hour debut gig, the singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist decided that night to devote his life to making music. Over the next 14 years, Krajcik fronted a host of musical projects and eventually founded the Josh Krajcik Band, a three-piece blues-rock outfit that toured with the likes of Corinne Bailey Rae and The Fray and appeared on the Bonnaroo Music Festival's 2006 lineup.
But by 2011 Krajcik was fighting to sustain his music career, and ended up taking a job at a burrito joint to make ends meet. On a whim, Krajcik then auditioned for The X Factor USA-and soon found himself wowing audiences with his gravelly-rich voice and stirring delivery on the show's premiere season. Now, Krajcik is set to release a debut solo EP and full-length album that pair his powerful vocals with intensely passionate, soul-infused songwriting.
On both Josh Krajcik EP and his forthcoming album, Krajcik offers up a blend of rock and roll, soul, and R&B. In crafting songs for the EP and album, Krajcik mined inspiration from his favorite soul singers, including Bill Withers, Ray Charles, and Sam Cooke. Although he's been songwriting since age 13 and playing piano since he was eight, Krajcik cites his lack of formal musical training as essential to the vitality and authenticity of his sound.
To find out more about Josh Krajcik and to follow his music, click here. www.joshkrajcik.com
Josh Krajcik with Ted Stevens
Tonight, December 12, 2012
Doors 7pm
Show Time: 8pm
18 and over
Tickets: $16
Headliners Music Hall
1386 Lexington, Rd.
Louisville, KY 40206
