I wanted to begin compiling a list of people that have been instrumental to my journey as a musician and songwriter, to highlight their own talents as artists, musicians, small business owners, etc. This is a growing, and nowhere near comprehensive, list of people that spur me forward. I started writing a paragraph or two for each person, and I got tired of trying to find different words for “fantastic”. Know that each person included is brilliant, incredible, and, yes, fantastic.
Everett Hardin - Producer, engineer, strings, mixing, mastering. Asheville, NC.
https://redyetiaudio.com/
The Kovasckitz Brothers - (Judson and Rudy Kovasckitz) Video / graphic design. Charlotte & Chapel Hill, NC.
https://www.kovasckitzbrothers.com/
Tim Roberts - Drum performance, drum / cymbal making. Winston-Salem, NC.
https://www.reveriedrums.com/
Ben Roberts - Photographer / videographer / musician. Asheville, NC.
http://benjaminjamesroberts.com/
Glenn Deuel - Producer / engineer / songwriter / guitars. Boone, NC.
Erin Deuel - Vocals. Boone, NC.
http://deuelstudios.com/
Dan Kovasckitz - Graphic design / illustration. Charlotte, NC.
https://www.kovasckitz.com
Justin Mower - Design / guitar. Charlotte, NC.
https://www.blkspt.com/
Amanda Opelt - Songwriter / author. Boone, NC.
http://www.amandaopelt.com
Luke Skaggs - Multi-instrumentalist. Asheboro, NC.
Instagram
Sarah DeShields - Photographer / Singer-songwriter / spiritual director. Boone, NC.
http://www.enowenphotography.com/
Kevin DeShields - Videographer / guitar. Boone, NC.
https://imigpro.com/
Waking Up In Boone - Local blog. Boone, NC.
https://www.wakingupinboone.com/
Jason English - Real Estate / Writer / Teacher / Podcaster. Boone, NC.
https://thingsaboutthings.com
Caroline Hardin - Mortgage Specialist. Asheville, NC.
https://carolinehardin.floify.com
Kenan Kovasckitz - Artist. Winston-Salem, NC.
https://www.instagram.com/kenanleigh/
Dominic Laing - Writer / Poet / Film. Portland, OR.
Instagram
Emily Dobberstein - Writer. Asheville, NC.
https://www.emilydobberstein.com
Garrett Glaus - Speaker / songwriter. Nashville, TN.
https://www.garrettglaus.com
The Vining Center - Boone, NC.
https://www.viningcenter.org
Delcie Kovasckitz - Handcrafted jewelry. Austin, TX.
https://handcraftedbydelcie.com/
Isaiah Rendon - Filmmaker. Boone, NC.
https://www.irxfilm.work
Richard Gandy / Rise Up Agency - Management.
https://www.riseupagency.com
Shoutout to the good folks at Musicbed.
Spotify links to some incredible artists that have played on my records or I’ve played on theirs, or we’ve played a show or two together, or they’re just great people I know who make great music:
Erin Williams Banks, Nicole Tester, Amanda Opelt, Deuel, Benjamin James, Sarah DeShields, Matt Rath, Liv Douglas, Wade Walker, Julie Susanne Clark, Adam Graham, Jacob Hilton, Brandon Berg, Paul Whitacre, Zach Winters, The Gray Havens, Ethan Nathaniel, Mikayla Brown, Once & Future, Andy Sqyures, Taylor Leonhardt.
Besties List
This group of folks gave generously through Kickstarter to make The Bible Belt Sessions, Vol. 2 possible. If your name is on this list, I’m unendingly grateful for your love and support. If your name is not on this list, but you’ve supported my work in one way or another over the years and would like to be acknowledged as a bestie, drop me a line and I’d be happy to add you – this is a non-exclusive, yet very exclusive, club. And if your name is on this list and you’d like it edited or removed, drop me a line and I’d be happy to do so…just know that you can remove your name from the bestie list of my website, but not from my heart.
Your bestie forever,
John Lucas
Alvin Tan, Rudy & Daria Kovasckitz, John McOrmond, Gwen Banks, Rucel Martinez, Mason Stephens, Volcano, Meng Her, Michelle Kovasckitz, Katelyn Houston, Bill & Julie Deuink, Eric & Melissa McCray, Ben & Courtney Cawte, Adam Graham, Ben Mask, Phillip Humphrey, Kate Lyons, Elisabeth Luchtenberg, Esther Hartman, Cullen Nauck, Kelly Koon, Ray & Laura Edmonds, Katie Knowles, Stefi, Riven & Tilly Dail, Jacob Emory, Debbie Marrs, Arden Lown, Haley Walker, Bethany Stetson, Brad Hermann, Caitlin Stanton-Rich, Tristen Schuh, Kate Miller, Gia Magnusson, Jonyjupu, Terry Tucker, Wade Walker, Kenan Kovasckitz, Tee & Tori Feyrer, Josey, Katrina, Meghan Elizabeth, Tim & Amanda Opelt, Madeleine, Drew & Natalie Hill, Josiah Stevens, Jason and Kimberly English, Dan & Julie Kovasckitz, Sadie Van Vranken, Amy MacCready, Meredith McDaniel, Liv Douglas, Ben Yancer, Dylan, Ronald McPeak, Kendall, Rachel Setliffe, Tim & Gwuinifer Carradine, Billy Morris, Drew Alexander, Benjamin Christensen, Nicholas Verburg, Austin & Yennica Palmer, Peter Constantian, Leighton Jack, J.D. and Krista, Michael McKittrick, Genna Simpkins, Donald Cameron, Jenna, Isaac Jordan, Eric Heuer, Scott Manson, Elijah Van Hoecke, Zachary Swiger, Landon, Anna Meyer, Abigail & Nate Johnson, Tracy Prendergast, Canaan & Erin Banks, The Haans, Ashlee Shaffer, Kimberly Dul, Christian Neal, Evelina & Ben Ososkalo, Anna Coen, Kayla & Johnny Morgan, Angela Johnson, Alina Garbuz, Berni, Kevin Dickson, Sarah Dickson, Janno van Damme, Oi Thian Soo, Nate Hartman, Abigail Rowell, Richard Gandy, Cynthia Campos (CYD), Elise Raymond, Karina Hammond, Caleb Kennedy, Madilee Wheeler, Margo, Emily Barnett, Brad Guilford, Garret Godfrey, Michael Riley, Krystal Muellenberg, Christine Counts & Andrew Garner, Corinna Pulatie, Susan Fish, Johnny Penner, Madison & Matthew Meron, Doug Peterson, Jeff Ross, Taylor Bieschke, Bradley Phillips, Cara & Jon Dehen, Dawn, Anna Belle Lamar, Jessica Gil, Asher Peterson, Emily and Derek, Tereza Boldizsárová, Jude Moses, Malik Dieleman, Katherine Gunning, Becca Kochsmeier, Mark Sawyer, Hannah Kovasckitz, Sarah McMillan, Kent Barlow, Sonia Thomas, Michael Wilcher, Rose, Dillon Smith, Bethany, Ben Roberts, Kat, Myra Richard, Ashtyn Troyer, Lindsey Altizer, Taylor Thurn, Rhonda Stikeleather, Mary Claire Stewart, John Carter, KK Wuest, Sarah Denton, Marlies, Harkins Clan, Stacy Condie, Kathleen Durfee, Daniel & Jessie Pugh, Dolly Sarley, Kevin and Sarah DeShields, Norbert Swiatek, Danny Greene, Liz Curtis, Elizabeth Keener & Eric Stump, Joshua, Daniel Platt, Brittany DiSalvo, Joshua LaBuda, Mark Howard, KC & Julie Clark, Delcie & Namaan Mian, Mike Kovasckitz & Dana Tower, Brenda Friederich, Sean and Jocelyn Flenders, Kkazazian, Carol Long & John Kovasckitz, Maddox Manning, Joel Daniel Harris, Samuell Morgan, Don Kovasckitz, Caleb Vits, Kate + Andrew, Charles Adams, Jerome & Kellie Daley, Beverly Hudson, Will Veldman, Andrew Fay, Chelsea Rose, Troy & Angie Mouer, Timothy Martin, Elizabeth Neary, Elise Herzing, Andrew Kaiser, Ashley Lindemulder, Todd Wright, Keri LaBrant, Maddy Burns, Samuel Kwan, Rachel Coffey, The Hollands!, Ben Boswell, Amy & Dave Murgatroyd, Susan Bain, Dominic & Jenae Laing, Joyce Wong, Joy Abare León, Elise Peachey, Kaitlyn Rose, Tim Roberts, Jared Weiss, Rachel, Landon and Katie Bright, Christian & Molly Hoff, Parker Glaus, Esther & Andrew Higgins, Matt Brier, Justin L, Taylor Hardin, Debera Hayes, Rachel van Aalst, Graham, Sam and Emily Hawes, Kyndra L Gagne, Lisa Eversgerd, Ethan Nathaniel, Hannah Sloots, Nicole Tester, Duane Moyle, Chris Alter, Cole Criske, Mirjana Knorr, Savannah & Jaymin McAffrey, Bryn & Talia, Andy Squyres, Rose, CJ, Joseph Kovasckitz & Yvonne Lee, Caylin, Michelle Waters, Rachael Clay, Glenn, Erin, Aidan & Lily Deuel, Josh and Carolyn Roberts, Henderson Family, Joe & Fay Grant, Sam Endress, Chloe McSwan, Kirstin Morris, Erica Brahan, Alex Worlund, Weadee and Weajue Mombo, Lydia Loffer, Sam Wanamaker, Alie & Tanner Springgate, Justine Johnson, Chatty Majoni, Baylee Cook, Lauren Conn, Hosanna Ramsdell, Abby Grant, Brandie Finnegan, Maria Russell, Sarah Adams, Laurel Hicks, Madison See, Sierra, Joshua Grant, Kiana, Desiree Dunlap, Aaron Kovasckitz, G Mak, Alaina Swick, Alex Rivenbark, Diane E Boush, David & India Lancaster, Angela Walker & Taylor Dressing, Allyson Marshall, Drew Morgan, Hascall and Jenna Shaffer, Casey Foster, Mark Massecar, Kyle Swetlishnoff & Kya Norby, Shandon Mullet, Barbara Kirby, Hunter Varipapa, Simona Rad, Joe, Adam Nelson, Hitoshi Yamaguchi, Brad Jones, Seth & Jenna Herlich, Hannah Burns, Scott McGinty, Laurie & Donald Cameron, The Summers Family, Becky Lubbers, Emma Kovasckitz, Frank Stigall, Ray Grant, Melissa Castro, Jeff Chu, Sabina Otteman, Christy Thomas, Richard Evans, Derek Porter, Graham Aitken, Annie, Glory O., Benjamin Salisbury, Michelle, Lisee, The Shaws, Ryan Swisher, John Bowyer, Emilie & Daniel Newport, Meg Kelly, Justin Mower, Grace King, Matt, Charity, & Luke Wheeler, Beverly Womack, Taylor Leonhardt, Annaleigh, Matt Rath, Clara Scholten, Rhonda Russell, Kenny Rigsby, Paul Green, Juliet Furst, Rich, Elizabeth Russell, Taylor Hawkins, Shannon Snell, Spencer Edwards, Crystal Kelly, Lisa Reimann, Sylvie Routh, Adam and Elizabeth Revel, Mason Miller, Collin Allen, Melissa Gil, Spencer & Jessica Kaff, Bernard Adkins, Michael and Maggie Morrison, Estefania Arriaga, Laura Beach, Starnes Family, Katie Schermbeck, Emily Dobberstein, Danae Long, Ryan Pemberton, Blake Steen, Serena-Jo Greenwood, Tiffany, Rev. Kaleb Graves, Jen & Keith Leano, Wyatt Harris, Joshua Easter, Michael & Sara Boyce, Lynn Saul