Jun 24, 2024
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This episode features our interview with Country Music artist Donice Morace.
You can’t fake authentic. You know it when you see it – and you
know it when you hear it. Authentic isthe best word that can be
used to describe Donice Morace. From his chiseled good looks and
easy-goingpersonality that exude the confidence of a man who knows
exactly who he is, to his music which catchesyour ear and takes you
back to another era when country music was defined by vocal
stylists who were
immediately identifiable, Donice is truly authentic.
Donice began his journey in music at the tender age of six when his
father bought him his first guitar. By the time he was a junior in
high school he was singing in choir, and after seeing George Strait
in concert while in college at Texas A&M, it became clear to
him that music would be his life’s calling. The Vidor,Texas native
found inspiration from the music of Keith Whitley, George Jones,
and Conway Twitty. And while those country traditionalists helped
to shape his own sound, it was two local country music
heroes, Tracy Byrd and Mark Chesnutt, who gave Donice a good
blueprint when it came time to take hiscareer to the professional
level and launch his own band. “I learned so much from watching how
they had handled their careers. It was like Honky Tonk
101.
Donice continued to grow his stock with the release of his debut
self-titled EP in 2017, which featured the top 25 single, “Good
Hurt Comin’ On,” and “WD-40 and Duct Tape,” which was accompanied
by a music video, and peaked at number 15 on the Texas Regional
Radio Report. He doubled down with the release of his debut album
‘Long Live the Cowboy’ in 2019, unashamedly putting the cowboy back
in country music.
Fast forward to today, Donice recently released his latest
critically acclaimed album ‘This Life I Love,’ marking a watershed
moment for Donice to continue stake his claim on the country music
landscape.
The album features his recent trilogy of hit singles and music
videos, “One Drink In,” “Goin’ Goin’” and “Wait Til I’m Gone.”
Individually and collectively, these songs have shone a bright
light on the Texas native, notched him a win as “Emerging Artist of
the Year” at the 2022 Texas Country Music Awards, and garnered high
praise and coverage from some of country music’s largest media
outlets. Donice
Morace remains the “One to Watch” in the neo-traditional country
music movement that he is
helping to spearhead.
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