Piano wiz Kurt Scobie knows the meaning of patience. The Michigan native has been singing his songs and trying to get paid since the early 2000’s to little avail. It’s a familiar story from the musical world, but not one that is bound to end up the way that most do.

Growing up in southeastern Michigan, Kurt Scobie comes from a large musical family where his father sang in the church choir and his mother ran the children’s music program there as well.

Scobie learned to play piano at an early age, picking up tips from his older sister before taking lessons. As he got older he began to play shows with members of his family, where he started touring regionally, developing a zest for performing.

After his failure to really break into the tough-nut Nashville music scene in 2005, he moved on to Atlanta, where he took a job working at a hotel and performed shows on the side. As his fan base grew, thanks in large part to local open mic nights, Scobie was able to quit the hotel gig in 2008 and start performing his music professionally. Over the past year Scobie has begun branching out and has made appearances with the Atlanta Braves, college conventions and various festivals.

A typical Scobie song features lush piano work accompanied by his mature vocal styling, all of which could easily become Top 40 material.

Check out kurtscobie.com for more tunes and info.

Kurt Scobie will be playing at Eighth & Rail this Friday, July 23.