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Bruce Nowlin (Irish pronunciation: ['now 'lynn]) (born 17 September 1969) is an American musician. As a teenager he attempted taking up playing guitar, although his practice was sporadic. He began working in radio as a disc jockey immediately after high school and shortly thereafter began working with a country music band which played throughout Texas and went by the name 'Lost Wolf”. Later, after high school, Bruce continued working in the music industry despite moving too Louisiana. He quickly landed a job in radio and as a DJ for weddings and parties. He continued inconsistent practice of the guitar while also starting to toy with keyboards and computer software for music. It wasn't until many years later that Bruce began actually compiling many of his compositions and released his first album.

Bruce has received much recognition for his works which have been featured in several magazine's and has taken him to number one electronic artist in the State of Texas by ReverbNation. A title he has held since April 5, 2020. ReverbNation also ranks him as one of the top 40 electronic musicians in the world.

BIOGRAPHY

Early life Bruce Nowlin was born in Galveston, Texas, USA. His mother, a homemaker and his father was a boat captain. Bruce grew up with music always around him, neither of his parents played instruments but his mother and father always had a radio on. This exposed Bruce to many different styles of music: his mother listened to classical and new age music, his father listened to Roy Orbison and country music. Bruce's sister listened to pop music and some country music of the era. Even on family trips to his grandparents ranch, music was playing on the farm.

Bruce's parents were not fond of the idea of their son becoming a musician so they avidly refused to buy him any instruments. This led to Bruce saving up money from cutting lawns and washing cars. He bought a crappy home built guitar from a friend; the nut on the headstock was broken and it was missing strings but Bruce still fantasized that he was on stage in front of thousands of people. Bruce had plans on attending Full Sail music college in Florida but after applying to school, Bruce found himself married and needing a new vehicle as his car went up in flames due to a fuel leak.

It was shortly after high school that Bruce began working at KOKE (formerly KGID) and also with Lost Wolf. Bruce worked at KOKE and with Lost Wolf for approximately two years. Lost Wolf played numerous club scenes as well as several festivals including the annual Smithville Jamboree, Washington County Fair, Fayette County Oktober Fest and others.

A few years later Bruce and his wife formally divorced due to irreconcilable differences and he moved to Louisiana were he started working at KROF and Silver Bullet Entertainment. He continued his interest in music and attempting to master the guitar and keyboard as well as making music with software. His catalog of various tunes was steadily growing as his level of proficiency in producing and recording improved.

The 2000s Bruce had compiled a number of songs which would eventually become his first self-released album titled THIS LIFE. The songs were composed over many years and from different times in his life; in essence THIS LIFE could be considered a snapshot into Bruce's formative years. Many songs on the album were made using an Arturia keyboard Bruce bought after Y2K proved to be a non-event. Shortly after the release of THIS LIFE, Bruce began working on his follow up album HAR MAGADDIO. His premiere album was already featured in magazine's with positive reviews and that inspired Bruce to make his next album bolder. HAR MAGADDIO was a quasi-religious album, as the entirety of the album focused on the book of Revelations from the Christian Bible. Despite its dark focus, HAR MAGADDIO was a huge success for a self-released album. It has sold over 10,000 copies of its hit single John 3:16.

Bruce took a three year hiatus after HAR MAGADDIO before releasing his next album POTHUS in late 2019. That album was greeted with equally enthusiastic reviews as it saw Bruce propelled up the charts on Spotify, picked up by Pandora and iHeart Radio as well as Deezer, iTunes and others. Immediately following the vast success of POTHUS, Bruce began working on his next album which is due to be released in mid-2020 it is said to be titled 3rd Dimension and slated for a July release.

DISCOGRAPHY This Life – 2015 A Christmas Time of Year - 2015 Har Magaddio – 2016 Pothus – 2019 3rd Dimension – 2020

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