Junior

"They put on a tremendous show! The students loved them and there was a constant group in front of the stage listening to them. I would love to bring them back in the near future and have better planning for it too! Also, I would like to continue working with you and your agency!"
-Chad Driscoll
St. Ambrose State University

“Junior is a fantastic band for college events with their upbeat sound and entertaining stage presence. You can’t go wrong with Junior!”
-Matt Maples
West Texas A&M University

"The show was a lot of fun. The guys were really good with engaging the crowd and I had a lot of students thank me after the show for bringing in such a “fun” and different type of band!"
-Ashley Bandow
Dana College

"The show was a lot of fun. A lot of students stayed after to talk with them and get CDs. We’d definitely be interested in having them again."
-Abbie Alsene
Monmouth College

Kiley Bland, Steve Cox and Adam Hoffoss are three guys from The Ark-La-Tex (the corner of Arkansas, Louisiana, & Texas) that had big dreams of some day escaping the trailer parks to become huge stars. Well, those three guys made their dreams come true, and their band is Junior.

Junior is known for their highly energetic and entertaining live shows. They’ve played & toured with some of the biggest bands around – Lynyrd Skynyrd, The All American Rejects, Lifehouse, Joan Jett, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Brett Michaels, 38 Special, Bowling For Soup, Rehab, Blue October, Edwin McCain, American Hi-Fi, Everclear, 12 Stones, and many more. Junior has performed on the Ernie Ball stage at the Vans Warped Tour and won 2nd place in the Grammy Demo Review out of 800 bands. Junior was also selected as a national finalist in the Clear Channel Radio Star contest. The band is sponsored by Ernie Ball, Peavey, and Dean Guitars & instruments.

Junior released their debut album in 2001 entitled “Starving Artists of the Year,” an EP titled “Redneck, White, and Blue” in 2003 and released “Y’all Ready To Rock?” in June 2005. The band’s song ‘Stand Up and Holler’ from their newest album, “Are We Famous Yet?” was featured in 2005’s Children Of The Dirt 2, a motocross freestyle film featuring X-Games superstar Travis Pastrana. This year the song was used in both the NHL and NBA Playoffs.

‘NASCAR Man,’ a fan favorite track from Junior's current album “ARE WE FAMOUS YET?” has become a racing fan favorite. As heard during TV coverage of the 50th Daytona 500 (17.8 million viewers), "NASCAR Man" already has had traction on Fox Sports, SPEED TV and Fuel TV. The track was also licensed by ESPN for usage on NASCAR Countdown, NASCAR Nationwide Busch Series Race and NASCAR Sprint Cup Race.

* Independently sold thousands of records
* Music featured on Speed TV’s “The Speed Report”
* Music featured in “Children of the Dirt 2”
* European publishing deal with Sony/ATV
* National finalist in the Clear Channel Radio Star contest
* Part of Budweiser’s True Music program for 2 years
* Kiley founded and hosts yearly benefit “The 12 Bands of Christmas” raising thousands of dollars for Toys for Tots
* Music featured in the NCAA Final 4, Daytona 500, and more.

Instrumentation
Kiley Bland - lead vocals, guitar
Steve Cox - drums, vocals
Adam Hoffoss - bass, vocals

Discography
Starving Artists of the Year (Independent Release) - 2000-01
Redneck, White, And Blue (Independent Release)- 2003-04
Y'all Ready To Rock? (Independent Release) - 2005
Are We Famous Yet? - (Major Release) - 2010