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war & pierce biography

 w a r  &  p i e r c e

Sunny War and Chris Pierce first met at mutual friend, producer/musician Jared Faber’s Silver Lake studio for a meet and greet and out of that meeting was born “Any Day Now”, the first song written and recorded by the collective.  They all felt so inspired by the luck of their first encounter that they tried to repeat it...to see if lightning could indeed strike twice.  Each time they got together they wrote and recorded what would ultimately become their debut EP, the self titled “War & Pierce”.  Since, they have also released their highly anticipated follow up singles "On & On” and “Amen”.  They are currently finishing up writing and recording a full album.

S u n n y  w a r
Sunny War (born Sydney Lyndella Ward), originally from Nashville, TN is a force of nature that is tough to pin down. Her style lies somewhere between Punk and early Blues.  Yes, she may be a Robert Johnson with a shot of Bad Brains, but even this description falls short.  The only way to really know Sunny is to immerse oneself in her music.  Sunny’s inimitable guitar technique mixed with her haunting vocal sound is unique & intoxicating.  Sunny was hopping trains from a tender age, riding free on the rails and living homeless on the streets. Her music has always been raw, and she refuses to shy away from a brutally open honesty about the rougher parts of her life. As a solo artist she has opened for Booker T, Keb’ Mo’, Mavis Staples,Valerie June, Madeleine Peyroux, Mindy Smith, The Levon Helm Band, & Angelique Kijo among others. 

C h r i s  p i e r c e
CHRIS PIERCE first gained national prominence with “We Can Always Come Back To This”. His hit co-write aired on 3 episodes of the #1 NBC primetime series ‘THIS IS US’, then went on to peak at #1 on the Billboard Blues Chart, and #12 on iTunes Top 100. Pierce has done worldwide headlining tours and has performed on stage with: Seal, Cold War Kids, Al Green, Rodrigo y Gabriella, Jill Scott, Toots & the Maytals, Sara Bareilles, Buddy Guy, Keb’Mo’, Blind Boys of Alabama, B.B. King, Aaron Neville, Jamie Cullum and others. Pierce’s 2020 collaboration with artist Sunny War in Americana duo WAR & PIERCE yielded the hit single “AMEN". "AMEN" was featured on NPR’s WORLD CAFE and aired on 200+ AAA / NonComm stations, then racked up over 1M spins on Spotify. Chris Pierce's 2021 album, 'AMERICAN SILENCE' has garnered massive critical acclaim from NPR, SiriusXM, The Bluegrass Situation, NoDepression, Rolling Stone Country, AmericanaUK and more. Pierce is confirmed for BottleRock Music Festival in September of 2021.


J a r e d  f a b e r 
Jared is a Grammy winning song writer/producer and Emmy nominated Film & TV composer. He was musical director/band leader for the Guys Choice awards in 2011. Recent TV and film credits include ABC’s Selfie, Suburgatory, Screen Jems’ “Mardi Gras: Spring Break” (staring Josh Gadd) and song producer for Sony Pictures’ upcoming “The Wedding Ringer” staring Kevin Hart. He co-wrote and co-produced the Beto Cuevas album “Transformación” which won the 2013 Latin Grammy for best Pop/Rock Album. He has written TV theme songs recorded by Macy Gray, Leann Rimes and Jenny O. His Cuba recorded project Urban Legend with partner Kool Kojak topped the CMJ world charts and got much critical acclaim and numerous TV/Film placements.

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