About.
Elliott Callaway is a songwriter, guitarist, and singer from Birmingham, AL who currently resides in Los Angeles, CA. Elliott's music blends elements of folk, rock, country, Americana, and more.
He began playing music in his teenage years, and started his first band in college at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL. After a brief stint in Birmingham upon finishing his degree, Elliott made his way out west to Las Vegas, NV, eventually ending up in Southern California.
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His original music is heavily influenced by the finger-style guitar playing and songwriting of James Taylor, Townes van Zandt, Jerry Reed, Paul Simon, and more. He recently released his debut album, Hank, with the help of his producer, Tim Hall. It can be found on all streaming services.
He has performed either solo or as a member of a band at a number of venues in and around Los Angeles such as the Hotel Cafe, Sasafrass Saloon, The Venice West, Maui Sugar Mill, The Cinema Bar, The North End, the Barrel Tavern, The Slip Bar, Tr!p, The Strand House, the Auld Fella, the Ojai Valley Vineyard Tasting Room, Black Plague Brewing Co., Dreamland in Malibu and more. He was recently a featured artist at the Composer's Breakfast Club hosted by Richard Gibbs at Dreamland in Malibu, CA.
Elliott has also played guitar for a local hip/hop producer and fellow Alabama native, Robby Hale. The two recently produced a track for Rylo Rodriguez called "Set Me Free". The track has garnered over 3.5 million streams on Spotify and over 21 million views on YouTube, peaking at #12 on YouTube's trending music.
In addition to his original music ventures, Elliott offers solo acoustic performances, or full band performances for all types of events (i.e. rehearsal dinners, weddings, corporate engagements, etc.). His sets offer a wide array of music from country and folk to classic rock standards by artists such as Hank Williams, Emmylou Harris, Tom Petty, Paul Simon, James Taylor and more. He can also incorporate fingerstyle jazz standards and old finger picking classics into his sets.
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Elliott is also a music teacher in Los Angeles, and offers private guitar lessons for all levels, as well as basic music theory lessons.
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For all booking or teaching inquiries, you can contact him directly at hecallaway3@gmail.com.