History of Painters

About History of Painters

History of Painters is a hopeful, melodic band that is comprised of two songwriters who strive to create genuine, heartfelt Alternative/Folk music. They put the truth and their hearts in every song th Josh Cody and I (Justin Hooper) have been friends for more years than we have been bandmates. We met in Choir at San Luis Obispo High our Senior year, and we bonded over the fact that we were both baritones who couldn't read music. After High School we formed a 5 piece band and started playing primarily in basements and living rooms, and after 2 years and a good number of band names later Josh and
I decided to split off and create our own band. We are both self-taught musicians with different writing styles (both lyrically and musically), and for the past few years we have worked on combining our styles to create our own unique sound.

A few years ago we decided to record an album at a friends home studio, and after a couple of years of great studio experience we decided to take our project to a professional studio. Our first full length album, "The World is Greener", came out in Febuary 2011, and we had our first EP "Only what the Spring Can Bring" released in November of the same year. Although Josh and I are the songwriters, we have an amazing supporting cast of musicians (Danielle Morrison on cello, Mellisa Newby and Raelene Larson on violin, and Kay