About

JR CASTILLO

Writing about influences surrounding him such as teenage love, family, and the journey of life, J.R. Castillo always knew he had a passion for the singing and songwriting. Constantly surrounded by musical influences as a child, learning guitar form his father and having his mother teach him harmonies.Born and raised in Green Acres, Texas, Castillo found it easy to constantly surround himself with musicians. From forming and fronting bands in junior high school, to his years as a college student at the University of Texas, he always found himself in line with people who held the same passion and dreams as him. To Castillo, songwriting had always been his escape, his solace and his sanctuary. Having written over a thousand songs today, he has only just begun. To Castillo, there is no greater pleasure than seeing folks tapping their feet to the beat of his tunes or dancing around having a genuinely good time listening to his music. In the summer of 2009. Castillo was selected to attend Skip Ewing’s Horse & Writer Invitational where he discovered his mentors Clay Mills, Deanna Bryant, Kent Blazy, James Dean Hicks and Skip Ewing. Castillo believes that this one event fast tracked his career to where it is today.With three studio albums under his belt and one live album, Castillo has already made a name for himself in the country music scene. His first single “Surviving Emily” hit Number 1 as well as “My Own Circumstance,” Welcome to my Country,” “Dancehall Romance,” “Party Kind of guy,” and many more hitting several Top 10 Charts throughout the US, Europe, Netherlands, Asia and Australia. Already having completed a new 16-song album, Castillo is on the fast track to building success for this record. Averaging between 150-200 tour dates throughout the country over the past several years, Castillo has shared the stage with many famous country musicians such as George Jones, Merle Haggard, Hank Jr., Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, Randy Rogers Band, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Pat Green and Eli Young band.