Brad Heagler From Barrell Bright 6/17/2021

Brad Heagler has played piano and guitar since he was 8. He honed his skills throughout high
school and starting in 2001 Brad was playing in various garage bands and bar bands in the local
Wichita scene including Rock Island, Brickyard, and The Game. Despi
te being so young he was
able to immerse himself in his passion for music and in 2010 played a part in starting the band
BarrelBright. They toured the south and the Midwest for 3 years sharing the stage with
Halestorm, Jakyll, Red, Filter, and Taproot to n
ame a few. In 2013, facing divorce and addiction
Brad quit the band.
Upon recovering he picked up the guitar again, this time with like
-
minded musician Jon Voges
and they lived together and consistently performed music, planned and waited. In April of 20
19
they started hosting the open Mic at the Elbow Room and still do to this day as well as
expanding to other performance venues throughout the city of Wichita.
Brad's current project is the album In Hindsight which will be released on June 22, 2021. This
is
his first solo effort which is aimed to be both a personal relief of thought and emotion, but also
an attempt to make some profit on his well
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practiced talent.
Brad hopes to acquire a full band in the future and regularly perform and tour with their c
ontent.
This album is essentially "showin off the goods" in the hopes that he can find like
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minded
talented musicians to be a part of the action