Sam Tinnesz

Born in Grand Forks, ND as an Air Force brat, Sam Tinnesz moved from city to city until he found a home and a passion for music amidst the thriving pop/rock scene of Atlanta, GA. In the fall of 2003, Sam left Atlanta to attend Belmont University in Nashville, TN. After only a few weeks in college, Sam became one of the founding members of the pop/rock band, Mikeschair. For more than three years they toured the Midwest and Southeast, selling thousands of records independently before signing to Curb Records in the fall of 2006, all before Sam had graduated college. In 2008, Sam co-wrote the first hit single for Mikeschair, "Can't Take Away", which went Top 5 at CHR and Top 15 at AC and was the seventh most played Contemporary Christian music song in the United States for the week of June 13, 2009. Sam also had a GMA Song of the Year nomination with his second Mikeschar hit single, "Let The Waters Rise." While still a committed member of his band, Sam is an active multi-genre writer at Curb Music Publishing co-writing with Pop, Rock, Christian and Country artists/writers. Sam primarily writes on acoustic or electric guitar. www.myspace.com/samtinnesz
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