Future Thieves with Schematic and The Cunning

With the release of their debut EP, Future Thieves, comprised of Elliot Collett (vocals and rhythm guitar), Gianni Gibson (drums), Nick Goss (bass), Stan Nickell (lead guitar) and Austin McCool (lead guitar), are one of Nashville's most exciting emerging acts. The American rock band, formed in the fall of 2013, can trace their beginnings to previous endeavors between Collett and Nickell who played an Americana/blues style focused around Elliot's singer/songwriter mentality. After moving to Nashville, the two teamed up with McCool and Goss to form a sound influenced by classic rock and big indie rock. Gibson then joined the four and meshed immediately as the group began rehearsing and writing.

Collett, a coal miner's son from the hills of Kentucky, teamed up with heavily blues influenced Nickell after running live sound for numerous artists and traveling to play shows in and around Nashville. Just before moving to Tennessee with Nickell, Elliot graduated with an audio engineering degree in Lexington, KY. Nickell's blues background comes from a similar small town upbringing where his father's taste in music drove Stan to create his own style of guitar phrasing while developing a love of guitar repair and technical work.