Clay Melton was named one of the Top 10 Guitar Players in Texas under 20 years old by the age of 15. Now 17, he and his band have been playing live more live gigs than bands twice their age. He's already impressing live audiences with his guitar-driven modern rock & roll. At just 11 years old, Clay found his calling in life--playing guitar--after listening to Jimi Hendrix’s blistering version of “All Along The Watchtower.” Clay knew what he was meant to do and got to work straight away. He took a one-week guitar course at the local community college and spent all of his spare time in his room just playing. The hours a day listening and learning have paid off as he's already opened for legends Edgar Winter and Joe Ely.

Clay does some impressive covers of several Jimi tunes including “Voodoo Chile,” “Little Wing,” and of course, the song that started it all, “All Along The Watchtower,” but Clay is determined to become a lot more than just a top notch cover artist. He’s determined to make a name for himself with his original songs, and released his first EP in May 2011. He’s recruited two strong players, Wes Arvin on Bass and Noah Coffelt IV on drums to help him make this dream a reality.

Clay was born in 1994 in Lake Charles, LA, but by the age of 2 was calling Texas home. He credits his father Jack with exposing him to all kinds of great music from the Blues pioneers Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters and Buddy Guy to more modern performers like Led Zeppelin, Stevie Ray Vaughan, John Mayer and Dave Matthews. And if he wasn’t so polite and soft spoken about it, you might mistake him for an arrogant child prodigy who believes he’s already got the world all figured out. Instead, what you find is a very down to earth young man who isn’t afraid to work extremely hard at his craft and make the most of the opportunities he’s been given.