I’m Keith “Hootie” Brown. I’ve been writing songs most of my life, pulling from country, blues-rock, R&B, and pop — not because I chase genres, but because I let the song decide what it wants to be. I’ve played in bands, lost some brothers along the way, and carried more songs than I can count. Some got shelved, some found their moment, but I never stopped writing. Music’s how I make sense of things — the good, the bad, and everything that sticks with you after the lights go out. I don’t write to sound perfect or fit a mold. I write what’s real. My songs come from lived experience — love, regret, heartbreak, resilience — and I don’t dress any of it up. If it hits you, then it did what it was meant to do. I’m still here, still swinging, still singing.