Heart. Kinship. Country
Our Story - Wilson Fowler
Told By: Jason Fowler
It started in a small music shop south of Atlanta. I fixed amps, sold guitars, handled all the related gear, and traded stories with anyone who loved playing and recording music. One afternoon, a guy named Brooks walked in. We talked guitars, and upon his invitation a few nights later, I drove over to his basement studio and heard three rough tracks his band had recorded. They didn’t have a singer, so I jumped in their vocal booth for fun. That one night changed everything.
When I sang, the lyrics and melodies came out different than what was on the stand. Brooks, his twin Brent, and their drummer lit up. They asked me to sing two more songs. Porch riffs turned into basement nights, basement nights turned into club shows, and before long we had a name and a sound people started talking about.
We played everywhere—pizza joints, neighborhood bars, and eventually bigger rooms like Smith’s Olde Bar, Variety Playhouse, Hard Rock Cafe, and the Cotton Club, which are all highly popular music venues in Atlanta. By chance, a flooring guy named Bryan Holmes heard our CD. It turned out he was a seasoned pro who’d toured and produced with groups like The Producers and Kansas, and he offered to produce our next record. With his vast knowledge and experience, Bryan opened doors and helped us tighten our sound.
Bryan Holmes - the producer who believed in our sound. He is in the third chair to the right.
In the studio with Brian, we tracked with vintage and modern gear because we wanted a live, warm feel—real guitars, real drums, and a sound that sits in the chest. That led us to studios where the mics breathe and the band plays together in the same room. Along the way, we met people whose names made us pinch ourselves, and those sessions taught us exactly how to capture a band on tape.
Tracking in Muscle Shoals Sound studios
One of those people we met along the way was legendary producer Johnny Sandlin—a man who had worked closely with the Allman Brothers Band and knew exactly how to get a live band to sound huge and honest. Recording our next record with Johnny felt like walking through rock-and-roll history while making something that truly belonged to us
Control Room in Muscle Shoal Sound Studios.
Johnny Sandlin is sitting. From Left to Right: Brent, Jason, Brooks, Tom
We caught a break when listeners and industry folks started paying attention. An online producers’ platform pushed our songs up their charts, and that interest turned into a major‑label deal for our group, Ultraphonic—promises of studio time, radio, and distribution. As Ultraphonic, we recorded, toured, and learned the business hard and fast.
Then the industry shifted. File‑sharing and market changes gutted a lot of record label plans. Budgets got slashed, promises changed, and we had to fight to protect our music. In the end we walked away and took the songs back—wiser, but not unscarred.
That season hit me the hardest. When the dream fell apart, I made choices that cost me dearly. I lived rough for a time and lost my footing—until Brent and Brooks reached out, pulled me back into the studio, and urged me to get help for our son and for myself. I checked into a Christian‑based rehab program, learned how to rebuild, and found faith and purpose again.
Recovery reshaped the music. The songs I sing now carry the grit of Southern rock and the heart of country—real stories about hard times and second chances. Faith and family grounded me, music became the bridge back, and I started writing with more honesty than ever.
The Wilson Fowler catalog runs deep—dozens of songs written and recorded over the past few years—and now we’re releasing them one at a time so each track gets its moment. We still believe in live instruments, honest production, and songs that feel like the open road. Most of our songs started on a porch riff and found their final shape in Nashville with Grammy Award-winning engineer Jonathan Crone and, as always, real players in the room.
Brent and Brooks now focus on songwriting, production, and managing the project—giving the music the attention it needs behind the scenes. For live shows and studio sessions, brothers Brian and Mark Wilson (yes, same last name—no blood relation) have stepped in on guitar and bass. They bring a fresh energy to the group, collaborating with Jason on songwriting while Brent and Brooks continue to shape the overall direction.
We still work with friends and seasoned pros when the chance comes—players and producers who know how to capture a performance that breathes. Those collaborations and the stories behind them are part of what gives Wilson Fowler its sound.
If you stuck around to read this, thank you. We tell stories in our songs because someone once listened to ours. If Wilson Fowler’s brand of country music moves you, join our mailing list, stream the music, and tell a friend. We’ll keep writing, keep recording, and keep playing when the lights call.
…the Wilson Fowler story to be continued as time marches on.
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