Current Artists & Projects
Performing with RaeLynn in 2023, photo by Annelise Loughead
Two-time ACM “New Female Vocalist” nominee RaeLynn continues to carve her unique lane in country music with her gift for storytelling through songwriting, accented by a one-of-a-kind, electric personality. She released multiple new songs in 2022 including “I Love My Hometown,” “If God Took Days Off,” and “Raisin’ Me A Country Girl,” amassing over ONE BILLION total career streams which includes “God Made Girls,” “Lonely Call,” and “Queens Don’t.”
Her 2021 independently-released full-length album BAYTOWN has earned over 100 MILLION global streams and is the full expansion of her 2020 EP of the same name, which scored high-profile features with PEOPLE, American Songwriter, and Entertainment Tonight and was lauded as “a confident, joyous effort” (Billboard) that’s “equally tender-hearted and fiercely fun” (The Tennessean). BAYTOWN followed RaeLynn’s widely praised debut WILDHORSE which arrived at #1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart (only one of ten albums to ever do this) and was recognized among the best Country albums of 2017 by Rolling Stone, UPROXX and Stereogum. RaeLynn has both GOLD (“Love Triangle”, “Lonely Call”) and PLATINUM (“God Made Girls”) singles to her name and 2.5 MILLION followers across her engaging online platforms. Past touring includes Kane Brown’s BLESSED & FREE TOUR and she has previously shared the stage with Garth Brooks, Keith Urban, Maren Morris, Miranda Lambert, and Blake Shelton.
Kyle Pudenz currently performs on tour as RaeLynn’s band leader & utility player, playing fiddle, guitar & mandolin on shows around the country. Visit https://www.raelynn.com for current tour dates and more information.
The bakery
The Bakery is a collective of Nashville musicians dedicated to creating new music that is unique, innovative, and produced at Music City's highest quality standards. Expanding on the concept of a modern “studio band,” we are a one-stop shop for creating fresh tracks & performance videos start to finish; we handle the contracting & logistics so that you can focus on what is most important: YOUR MUSIC!
Our services include:
A full studio band with 50+ years combined experience recording and touring worldwide, ready to record your tracks!
Production, arranging (including strings & winds/brass), sampling & programming
Video recording & editing of your in-studio performance
Remote tracks recorded from our home studios
FULL RECORDING PACKAGES: including preproduction, charts, musicians, engineers, mixing/mastering, and video, recorded at state-of-the-art studios here in Nashville, TN.
Kyle is a founding member of The Bakery, and works as their primary string arranger, in addition to playing fiddle, guitar, and mandolin in the studio. Email bakerynashville@gmail.com for pricing and availability.
We look forward to taking your songs to the next level!
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The Khromatiks
The Khromatiks are an instrumental duo formed in 2012 by Kyle Pudenz and percussionist Kayleigh Moyer. Their repertoire includes both original instrumental fusion pieces and popular music covers arranged for violin, percussion & phrase looper. The duo has performed on the road with The Pedal Stills & the Zach Ummer Band, as well as locally in Nashville, where they were recently a featured performer at the 2014 Nashville Drum Show and in the 2015 Belmont University Commercial Music Showcase.
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Past Positions
For Connor Christian, frontman & principal songwriter of The Southern Gothic, life has always been about the journey. The son of an American serviceman & diplomat, that journey started at 6 months old, when his family moved from Los Angeles to Jakarta, Indonesia and from there on to places such as Singapore, South Korea, and Belgium, as well as stints all over the US. “I never lived anywhere long enough to think of it as a hometown, to make those lifelong memories and associations, so I learned to take little pieces from every stop and make them part of my story.”
That story led Connor to Atlanta GA as a young adult. Stints in several other bands led to the formation of The Southern Gothic with former Truckadelic drummer Shawn Thacker. What started as a high energy, house cover band at venerated Atlanta dive bar, Dixie Tavern, grew along with Connor’s writing to become the band that Billboard Magazine called it’s ‘Band on the Verge’. Ten months later, the band’s second album, ‘New Hometown’ debuted #1 on Billboard’s Heatseeker chart and #17 on it’s country albums chart. The same month, the first single from the record, “Sheets Down” reached #1 on CMT’s Pure Country 12-Pack Countdown, a spot it held for 4 weeks. The album, a 20-song semi-autobiographical opus, equal parts Tennessee Williams & Homer, “Tumbleweed Connection” era Elton John, Guns n Roses and Chris Stapleton - tells the story of a man looking for a home, and artist searching for his muse, and a band finding its own way.
Kyle Pudenz performed on tour with The Southern Gothic from 2021-2023, playing fiddle, mandolin, lead guitar, and singing background vocals. He also played fiddle, mandolin, and string arrangements on their 2023 album “One More For The Road.”
Performing for US Air Force troops at Al Dhafra Air Base (UAE)
Jared Blake first became known to the world when he performed on Season 1 of NBC’s #1-rated show, ‘The Voice’, and landed Top 4 on Team Blake Shelton. His performance of ‘Use Somebody’ (Kings of Leon) reached #16 on the iTunes Charts, preceded by his performance of ‘Not Ready to Make Nice’ (Dixie Chicks) reaching #23 on the iTunes Charts, with his recordings hitting the iTunes Chart more than 50 times since their release. Blake signed a recording contract with Skiddco Music/Grammy-winning producer Skidd Mills. Jared was the label’s first country act to be signed in Nashville.
As Jared Blake’s electric guitar/utility player from 2017-2022, Kyle had the privilege of touring around the world to perform for the men & women of the US Air Force on active military bases. As a band member of Blake’s “Nashville Cartel,” he also performed with artists including Jared Weeks (Saving Abel), Bigg Vinny (Trailer Choir), Chris Kirkpatrick (*NSYNC), Darryl Worley, and James Otto. He is featured as the electric violinist on Blake’s EP “‘Til Morning Light,” released in 2014.
Sweet yet sassy, vintage yet fresh, an old soul with a new vision and some incredible comedic timing, country music songstress Jenny Tolman is the breath of fresh air that the genre needs now. Having woven the incredible storyline of her life into her music thus far, Tolman has found a way to create albums which tie up all that life has handed her – both the good and the bad and the downright tragic – and makes it sound beautiful. On her new album Married in a Honky Tonk, Tolman brings a kaleidoscope of stories and emotions to the country music table with the swagger of a certified superstar.
Kyle Pudenz performed on tour as the “Milkman of Jennyville” on fiddle & mandolin from 2019-2022. He was featured in her music videos “Invent a T-Shirt” and “Rock N’ Roll to My Country Soul,” as well as her live performance videos for “Rock N’ Roll” and “My Welcome Mat.”
Barrage 8 was a touring show created in 2014 by John Crozman, Dean Marshall and Tony Moore, the original creators of the hit show Barrage. Utilizing the same energy, panache and innovative stage performance that Barrage was known for, Barrage 8 features all the instruments in the modern string family. The "8" in the name represents a re-imagining of the string octet: 5 violins, viola, cello and double bass. This instrumentation drives a rich and powerful sonic palette that further explores the musical diversity in the Barrage 8 compositions and arrangements. Barrage 8 presents what the Barrage name has come to represent worldwide: "a memorable presentation of music, from many genres and cascading generations, delivered in a way not seen or heard before."
Kyle Pudenz joined the premier cast of Barrage 8 in the fall of 2015, and toured full-time with the octet from 2016-2017, both inside the U.S. and around the world, performing on violin, 7-string electric violin, guitar, mandolin, and vocals. Please visit their website for recordings, videos, and more!
John Schneider
Best known for his work as an actor on shows including The Dukes of Hazzard, Smallville, and The Haves & Have Nots, John Schneider has also achieved international success as a country music artist throughout his career. In the early 1980s, following the success of Dukes of Hazzard, Schneider was signed to Scotti Brother Label. His debut album, “Now or Never”, reached no. 8 on the US Country Billboard charts, and his single of the same name – a remake of the classic Elvis Presley song – remains the top charting Elvis cover of any genre. From 1984 to 1987 Schneider released six albums under MCA Nashville including his no. 1 album “A Memory Like You” and the quintessential “Greatest Hits” album.
He released his smash hit, Ruffled Skirts in 2017. The album was recorded in his flooded home, where friends from all over appeared to help John realize his forgotten love of singing and storytelling. Shortly after, in 2018, Schneider released his 5-album project The Odyssey, an exploration of self through music. Along the way, John reunites with his love of music and old friends, who left a door open for him.
Kyle toured as band leader for John Schneider’s “Hazzard Nation Band” from 2018-2019, playing acoustic guitar, fiddle, and singing background vocals.
Billy Dawson is a multi-talented singer, songwriter, entertainer, author and motivational speaker. Nashville Independent Music Awards recently awarded him with Artist of the year, Best country male vocalist and Best country live performer in 2014. Dawson has shared the stage with artists including Lee Brice, Aaron Lewis, Craig Morgan, Lady Antebellum, Thompson Square, One Republic, Toby Keith, John Hiatt, Skillet, Five For Fighting, Colt Ford, Charlie Louvin and Cross Canadian Ragweed.
Kyle Pudenz worked as Billy Dawson's electric fiddle/utility player from 2013-15, performing at venues ranging from small Nashville clubs to the Dallas Cowboys' AT&T Stadium. He has also been featured on mandolin and banjo in Dawson's music videos "Born to Lead" and "Whatever Happens."
Lance Carpenter
Nashville recording artist and professional songwriter Lance Carpenter pens hits of contemporary country radio, while still staying true to his traditional background.He released his debut self titled debut album “Lance Carpenter” in 2013 and has performed with Toby Keith, Luke Bryan, Justin Moore, Randy Rogers Band and more. Lance currently writes for Parallel Music Publishing and plans to continue writing music that inspires, memorializes and captures his own zest for life.
Kyle Pudenz played electric fiddle & mandolin with Lance's touring band, "Lance Carpenter & The Union," from 2014-2015. Additionally, Kyle played acoustic guitar and sang background vocals during Lance & Krystal Keith’s radio tour in 2018, promoting the release of their duet, “Anyone Else.”