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Doug Westcott at The Drafting Room
Doug is a Live Looping Solo Artist out of Houston, Texas. A self-taught musician since the age of 12, Doug received his first guitar and started a band at age 13. Mowing lawns to buy equipment, rehearsing in a dirty garage and having his parents drive the band all over Houston to perform, he was making his own way.
“You sound like a young Jason Mraz. The lyrics are fantastic too. Your writing reminds me of a hybrid of The Mowglis, Jack Johnson, and the Avett Brothers in the fact that you can tell you’re speaking from the heart and not just plugging words in to make a song. I’m on board dude!”
- Alex Middleton – Producer – “The Rod Ryan Morning Show” 94.5 The Buzz (KTBZ-FM)
Doug played in a variety of bands throughout high school. Including the genres of Punk, Rock, and Alternative, but really found his niche when he discovered the loop pedal.
“I remember the exact moment I knew that I had to have a loop pedal. I saw a video of Ed Sheeran when he first came out in the US, performing ‘You Need Me, I Don’t Need You’ using the loop. I was blown away; instantly hooked! I knew, in that moment, this was something I had to do” –DW
In 2015 Doug was invited to play, live on the air,
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