photo by Mallory Agnew
“The greatest artistic gift is to convey to an audience a highly nuanced realization of the human experience. I spend most of my energy cultivating a life of mindfulness and creating music with people who see more magic in connection with others than solely in their own talents and ideas. I believe our greatest joys are found within connections like these.”
Colin Agnew was born in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains of Georgia. His devoted family extends back many generations in the American South with leanings toward practical wisdom and emotional independence. Soon after his mother began teaching him the piano at age 6 he knew he would dedicate his life to music. He studied percussion at the prestigious Savannah Arts Academy and later earned a Bachelor of Music degree in jazz studies at Georgia State University. The vast multicultural epicenter of Atlanta provided him with a home base for nearly 20 years, during which time he continued to evolve and broaden his musical language skills.
Throughout Agnew’s life he has shown a deep devotion to continually expanding himself into a more complex person and musician. His constant search for his individual musical voice is driven by an almost obsessive thirst to understand his fellow man and to speak truth through music. Having not been limited by the dogmatic expectations of traditional music education, his quest for truth has been untethered by the nuance, movement, and language found in the infinitely dynamic forms of human expression. For the last two decades he has been around the world in nearly perpetual motion as a performer, studio musician, producer, educator, as well as a dedicated husband. His commitment to seeking the truth through creative collaboration is evident in the sincere respect he brings to each new artistic opportunity and to each new person he encounters.