Geoff Byrd has been nominated for a Nashville Music Award for the song he wrote with John Oates called 1,000 Miles of Life. Byrd has been on the Grammy ballot 5 times in several different categories including Best New Artist and Best Pop Male Vocalist. Known as one of the best singer songwriters to break from the internet. Byrd toured with Hall and Oates as the opening act for 50 shows, opened for Stevie Wonder, Seal and many others. He has written several top 40 songs both for himself and for other artists including Jim Brickman, John Oates, Jed Leiber, and several country artists as well. He has also written several TV show theme songs and has over 500 placements on TV shows and film. He is the only independent artist to go to #1 in the world on the Internet Radio Charts (Radio Wave Monitor). He is a soulful singer with well crafted melodies and deep, meaningful lyrics. While mainstream artist often get caught up in social media and image, Geoff Byrd prefers to remain under the radar. He deleted his Facebook and Twitter accounts and believes in small, intimate shows and human, face to face interaction. He also believes in getting back to basics, being a minimalist and a life rooted in simplicity and human empathy.