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KANSAN.COM | THURSDAY, APRIL 7.2016
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what you're learning.
Bryton Stoll, an engineering student from Marysville, started the Bryton Stoll Band back in his hometown, where they typically play bars and local shops.
BRYTON STOLL:
Engineering student and country musician
JARRET ROGERS
@JarretRogers
Bryton Stoll, a junior from Marysville studying engineering, had no plans to be a country musician when he first came to the University. Stoll had an album out, but he lacked an identity. But, after arriving, he made the decision to be a country artist and has been mastering his craft ever since.
"One of the reasons I wanted to come to KU was because everyone said there was a lot of music here. I hadn't decided I wanted to be a country musician and was like, "That's perfect," Stoll said. "Then I decided I wanted to be a country musician and was like, 'Oops.'
There's country here, but not a ton of it. I'll see if I can change that."
The lack of a country scene doesn't faze Stoll too much. He enjoys the wide range of genres that have a place in the Lawrence music scene, as it gives him insight into what is going on outside of his own.
"I'm glad that I [have] the chance to kind of have more diversity rather than go somewhere where they just play country music," Stoll said. "It is nice to see what else is out there and get a broader range of stuff."
In high school, Stoll listened to more rock music, but once he got to college he changed his mind for what he wanted going forward. That was country music.
"When I was in high school I liked rockier music, I listened to Nickelback and Shinedown and rock bands," Stoll said. "Then I don't know what it was, but freshman year of college I started listening to more country and was like, 'I kind of want to tone it down.'"
Stoll plays shows both by himself and with a band, a group that includes his brother, Nic Stoll. Under the name The Bryton Stoll Band, they play original songs and cover classics like "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Nic thinks highly of his brother and said he's a talented artist the genre is prepared to take in.
"Bryton can write a song while performing other tasks like working; it's incredible," he said. "The folks in country music are ready for someone like Bryton."
Bryton wants to make a career out of music, and for most people in country that means going to Nashville. For the time being, though, he's content with where he is.
"For one thing my family is in Kansas," Bryton said. "My brother is about to have a kid so I'd like to hang out with my family. Also, there's way more competition in Nashville. I can't imagine a place with more competition."
Nerves are foreign to Bryton, for the most part, when it comes to the big picture of his career. The only source of fear inside of him is putting out music
that is rejected by music fans.
"I don't think [fans not liking my music] will happen, but who knows," he said.
Bryton doesn't know what his exact career path will look like, or how he'll find success, but he has an idea of what a great career would look like.
"As long as I end up making music for a living, getting to drive around the country to play shows and make money, I think I would be satisfied," Bryton said. "I'll keep going until no one lets me do it anymore."
- Edited by Skylar Rolstad
Bryton Stoll plays shows both solo and with his band, The Bryton Stoll Band.
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