Drew Cooper was born in Springfield, IL and his midwest upbringing and values have followed him ever since. When he was 11 years old his family moved out to Tucson, AZ where he came into contact with the southwest culture and lifestyle. Heavily influenced by Garth Brooks, Bruce Springsteen, The Band, Cross Canadian Ragweed and Chris Ledoux, he has managed to find his own sound in a sea of similarity. Constantly growing and moving toward autonomy while maintaining a connection to his roots. 

Drew is a story teller with a graveled voice that conveys his connection to the songs he sings whether original or covers. His size and energetic performance give him a stage presence that is difficult to forget.

Son, Brother, Husband and most importantly Dad are all proud names bestowed upon Drew. You can feel his heart when you see his smile and hear his love for the music in every note he plays. With a charisma that is only second to the pope at a casino, you will always catch Drew smiling, laughing snd entertaining the crowd with all that he’s got.

His forth-coming record, “This Life” is currently being mastered, as he and his team gear up for a three part release of the 18 songs that came out of the legendary Studio 606 - Los Angeles, CA with producer, John Lousteau (Head Engineer for The Foo Fighters).

This “what you see is what you get” demeanor made Cooper a quickly adopted brother in the Texas Red Dirt music scene where your songwriting goods is your only true currency. “Those Texas guys, those are real stories they are telling. Mainstream music writes to the masses. Those guys just write their lives. It’s all about the song and the camaraderie, a kind of potluck mentality. It’s not what you take from the table, it what you bring.” 

Cooper is a shot directly in that same vein. His own street cred in Arizona as a genuine songwriter laid a fast track into Texas where he is honored to spend half his time living, writing and performing among his tale-spinning brethren.  His songs talk about every damn thing what with him having a very colorful life story to draw from. 

Becoming a father at the age of 23, losing faith with his family about his unstable future and spending years with his nose to the grindstone proving himself a reliable human being, the dues paid when gambling on his dreams, the victories of succeeding, the prison of addiction, the broken pieces of divorce, the dawning of new love, the growth of a family, the loneliness of life on the road and precious moments missed. 

It’s all there and Cooper is perfectly comfortable telling you all about it if you ask him. He’ll also tell you that he sees the body of his music catalog as positive despite years of very difficult times because, for him, writing songs with 20/20 hindsight allows him none of the initial shock of pain and all of the wisdom. “You don’t have to be unhappy to write good music, you only have to be honest.”

“Drew Cooper should absolutely be a name to watch out for in chicken fried country rock. Outlaw country radio should be all over this guy.”

— Quote Sour— John Lousteau (Producer / Head Engineer at Studio 606)ce

“Cooper’s writing, while sitting firmly in the modern country vein, has a lot of the grease and grit of ‘80s Americana rock. There’s a hint of Petty here, a dash of Springsteen there, and a Waylon Jennings-shaped stain covering the whole damn thing.”

— K.C. LIBMAN (Phoenix New Times)