DRAUCKER

Tuesday, June 25, 2019 — The Savannah, Georgia-based rock group DRAUCKER has released their national debut EP, Good To Talk To (SweetBred Records). For the past few years, the group has been winning over a dedicated fanbase throughout the south with an aggressive concert schedule and opening spots for Drivin' N Cryin', American Idol’s Cade Foehner and more.

Siblings Nick Draucker (lead guitar/vocals), Sarah Draucker (lead vocals) and Chris Draucker (guitar/vocals) grew up in a musical household. With deep roots in Christian rock and contemporary music, the trio started performing as teens - leading worship and taking concert gigs wherever they could. In 2017, Chris took a worship leader position and Nick and Sarah followed him. The siblings quickly came to know two other members of the worship team — Joseph Pilz (bass) and Tyler Weibel (drums/percussion) — and soon after, the aptly named DRAUCKER began making a name for themselves throughout the south and beyond.

Good To Talk To (SweetBred Records) was produced by Jonathan Crone at The Sound Kitchen (Franklin, TN) and The Noise Floor (Brentwood, TN), and mastered by Brad Blackwood at Euphonic Masters (Memphis, TN). All of the songs on the EP were tested before live crowds, with the most popular originals making the final cut.

"Maybe the tension of being siblings makes the outcome of our product more authentic and real,” says Nick on the family dynamics at play within DRAUCKER. "We absolutely have to be on the same page about things,” adds Chris. "I think that's why the music comes together the way it does. We are family, so things can get explosive. We all have our different opinions and preferences, but when we combine them, we get this gritty, distorted sound and it feels like the kind of rock and roll that I want to hear."

At the end of the day, DRAUCKER has always been, and will always be, about family. Says Sarah, "We have always been together. Whether we are at a show or just hanging out. That's what makes the DRAUCKER experience unique.”

Connect with DRAUCKER online:
https://thebanddraucker.com
http://www.facebook.com/DRAUCKERofficial
https://www.instagram.com/Draucker_Official/

Good To Talk To Track Listing:
1. Good To Talk To
2. Crawl (instrumental)
3. I Just Need You To Know
4. Leave Me Alone
5. Make It Easy
6. Mama
7. Until Tomorrow

Review copies available upon request. - Nashville Publicity Group

June 25, 2019
The Savannah, Georgia-based Christian rock group Draucker has released their national debut EP, Good To Talk To (SweetBred Records). For the past few years, the group has been winning over a dedicated fanbase throughout the south with an aggressive concert schedule and opening spots for Drivin’ N Cryin’, American Idol’s Cade Foehner and more.

Siblings Nick Draucker (lead guitar/vocals), Sarah Draucker (lead vocals) and Chris Draucker (guitar/vocals) grew up in a musical household. With deep roots in Christian rock and contemporary music, the trio started performing as teens—leading worship and taking concert gigs wherever they could. In 2017, Chris took a worship leader position and Nick and Sarah followed him. The siblings quickly came to know two other members of the worship team—Joseph Pilz (bass) and Tyler Weibel (drums/percussion)—and soon after, the aptly named Draucker began making a name for themselves throughout the south and beyond.

Good To Talk To was produced by Jonathan Crone at The Sound Kitchen (Franklin, TN) and The Noise Floor (Brentwood, TN), and mastered by Brad Blackwood at Euphonic Masters (Memphis, TN). All of the songs on the EP were tested before live crowds, with the most popular originals making the final cut.

“Maybe the tension of being siblings makes the outcome of our product more authentic and real,” says Nick on the family dynamics at play within Draucker. “We absolutely have to be on the same page about things,” adds Chris. “I think that’s why the music comes together the way it does. We are family, so things can get explosive. We all have our different opinions and preferences, but when we combine them, we get this gritty, distorted sound and it feels like the kind of rock and roll that I want to hear.”

At the end of the day, Draucker has always been, and will always be, about family. Says Sarah, “We have always been together. Whether we are at a show or just hanging out. That’s what makes the Draucker experience unique.” - CCM Magazine

DRAUCKER’s rock and roll family bond
The local band preps a new EP and a release show at Coach’s Corner
By Sean Kelly

DRAUCKER EP Release Show @Coach's Corner

Fri., May 3, 7 P.M., $15

Local rock band DRAUCKER is comprised of three siblings and two friends, and they’ve been making quite the name for themselves over the past several years playing around town. Years of honing their craft with cover songs and originals has led them to Good to Talk To, their first EP of original material. On the EP, siblings Sarah, Nick, and Chris Draucker—alongside bandmates Joseph Pilz and Tyler Weibel—focus on big hooks and infectious guitar riffs, and the songs are centered around Sarah's unique and powerful voice.

They’ll be celebrating the release with a big show at Coach’s Corner on May 3, and we spoke to guitarist and vocalist Chris Draucker to learn more about their history and the new project.

How long have the three of you been playing music together?

Draucker: I guess since we were little. We’d always dabbled in music together because we grew up in a musical family, but we started really playing together since I was a junior in high school. So that was probably about six years ago—it was at Calvary, doing worship band for chapel. That’s how we started playing together, and it grew from there.

Being in a band with my siblings, I definitely know that sort of indescribable connection you have musically. It’s pretty hard to define, but how would you describe that bond if you could?

Draucker: Well, I mean, we grew up like normal siblings—fighting with each other and doing the normal sibling thing. So when we got together and decided we were going to be a group, there was an automatic chemistry there. It’s really cool that I can look across the stage and see my little brother just absolutely shred. I left for my freshman year of college, and so when I came back I had a desire to play music live in a group. We started, and it was really cool to be a part of something like that.

Honestly, I can’t see it any other way because we have that kind of chemistry.

Being siblings, too, there really is no way you could ever really break up no matter how bad the arguments get.

Draucker: [laughs] Yeah!

What was the moment where you realized it was working and that you wanted to pursue the path that led to this EP?

Draucker: Starting off, we were an instrumental band. That’s all we did, was play blues and old rock and roll. There was kind of a falling out with a couple people, so me and my brother decided, “Okay, we have to figure this out without people who don’t think the way we do.” My sister was getting the bug—we were playing here and there, and she was really wanting to be a part of it. We found Tyler and Joe, and those guys are like my brothers now.

Nick and I were just pushing to play more, and we finally got a couple of gigs that helped propel other gigs. We were all talking about writing original material that whole time. I really couldn’t tell you where those songs come from, other than that they feel like they’re just gifts. Honestly, that’s how easy they were to write. They were like gifts that dropped on our laps.

Were they songs that you were working on over time and then you compiled them, or did you sit down with the intention of writing an EP?

Draucker: Yeah, we were writing these songs over time and then we finally got to the point where we felt like we had enough material.

So what’s the process like when you write? That can be a balance sometimes, when everybody’s bringing ideas to the table.

Draucker: Nick and I do pretty much all the writing, and we’re very much a guitar-heavy band. What happens is that I either think of a part or a vocal idea and we go off of that. This EP is kind of half my writing and half Nick’s writing. We’d show each other our ideas and then go, “What can we do to make this better?”

This project is really about relationships —what happens in them, how we react to them, and where we go [from there]. That kind of thing. - Morris Communications

April 27, 2019 -
If you haven't seen the band DRAUCKER live, you are missing out. DRAUCKER began many years ago as three siblings, Nick, Sarah and Chris, grew up in a musical household. With deep roots in Christian and Contemporary music, the three break barriers and delve into many different genres, leaving their fans speechless.

Over the past few years, DRAUCKER has added talented musician friends into the mix. In addition to performing locally and regionally, DRAUCKER members continue to lead worship and devote time to their respective churches. DRAUCKER has hefty goals for the future and they strive to break into the national and international music scene. Their hope is to write and produce excellent music, promoting positivity and goodness in this world. Armed with an eclectic list of covers and a growing repertoire of original songs, This impressive local band is quickly becoming one of the south's most sought after groups.

TWO SHOWS:

Next Friday, May 3rd, DRAUCKER will be having an Album Release Party at Coach's Corner with Individually Twisted as the opener. You can still grab VIP Tickets online at www.Eventbrite.com. General admission tickets are free at the door.

On Tuesday, June 4th, DRAUCKER will open up for American Idol finalist Cade Foehner at The Clyde Venue. Get your tickets now! - What To Do In Savannah