Clark "Cuz" Cotton - I am very excited about our roster of artists emerging with their social proof and including SkyLockr in a new music project for online showcases. I currently am retired as an entrepreneur as the Founder and Chairman Emeritus, but also live the dream of my own self titled global touring country music act. Additionally, from history I am a true 13th generation direct descendant grandson of Sir William Brewster - (shown below or to the right). Yes he was the puritan minister on the Mayflower on its voyage to Cape Cod Bay and settling on the Plymouth Rock area of Massachusetts.

Mom has many stories that have inspired me to become an artist, so she really kinda started our love of the music industry in an amazing way, in the summer of 1957 while spending every night at Graceland, - yes with mega superstar - the legend himself -Elvis Presley, he took her riding around Memphis, going to movies like "A Hat Full of Rain" at The Memphian Theatre (He rented it out so it would be private), playing bumper-cars at the Fairgrounds - Elvis' favorite game btw, pulling major all nighters, playing badminton in the north lawn of Graceland, playing cannonball while swimming in the pool, staying overnight at Graceland, getting crazy, staying up until the next day for breakfast, eating cantaloupe with vanilla ice-cream scooped into it, neatly making bowls out of the fruit shell cut, watching cartoons in the early morning, listening to Elvis play piano, having good clean fun 24/7 and learning exactly how Elvis uniquely managed his music catalog, exactly how he literally did everything to rehearse and how he placed his personal touch on the music - the many secrets I now have and my reason to jump in deep to this recording industry with confidence! 

What She Does -  After many consultations, the decision was made with Germain Brunet to cut many songs. An award winning songwriter out of Canada, it was easy to choose the songs that fit my personality and the ones I would enjoy recording. In August 18, 2016 the song came out on i-Tunes and all of the stores, but debuted at #1 on the i-Tunes - New Country Releases chart. I was so happy to see this, because it was my first and working with top songwriters was always a goal and Germain Brunet made it easy with his connections to create the professional studio quality tracks of his original songs for me to cut vocals at the studio of my choice. It further enhanced my excitement about technology in music. Collaboration on social media and learning about the copyrights I own on my vocal contributions to the track forged a future in recording that was previously completely unavailable to emerging artists of yesterday. The amazing story of what happened with the song "What She Does" to the right will always be a part of me for sure. Get Access Now by clicking on the # 1 picture right over here ->

University of Alabama Varsity Football Crimson Tide -  After many consultations, the decision was made with Germain Brunet to cut many songs. An award winning songwriter out of Canada, it was easy to choose the songs that fit my personality and the ones I would enjoy recording. In August 18, 2016 the song came out on i-Tunes and all of the stores, but debuted at #1 on the i-Tunes - New Country Releases chart. I was so happy to see this, because it was my first and working with top songwriters was always a goal and Germain Brunet made it easy with his connections to create the professional studio quality tracks of his original songs for me to cut vocals at the studio of my choice. It further enhanced my excitement about technology in music. Collaboration on social media and learning about the copyrights I own on my vocal contributions to the track forged a future in recording that was previously completely unavailable to emerging artists of yesterday. The amazing story of what happened with the song "What She Does" to the right will always be a part of me for sure. Get Access Now by clicking on the # 1 picture right over here ->

Fall -  After many consultations, the decision was made with Germain Brunet to cut many songs. An award winning songwriter out of Canada, it was easy to choose the songs that fit my personality and the ones I would enjoy recording. In August 18, 2016 the song came out on i-Tunes and all of the stores, but debuted at #1 on the i-Tunes - New Country Releases chart. I was so happy to see this, because it was my first and working with top songwriters was always a goal and Germain Brunet made it easy with his connections to create the professional studio quality tracks of his original songs for me to cut vocals at the studio of my choice. It further enhanced my excitement about technology in music. Collaboration on social media and learning about the copyrights I own on my vocal contributions to the track forged a future in recording that was previously completely unavailable to emerging artists of yesterday. The amazing story of what happened with the song "What She Does" to the right will always be a part of me for sure. Get Access Now by clicking on the # 1 picture right over here ->

Sweet Home Alabama -  After many consultations, the decision was made with Germain Brunet to cut many songs. An award winning songwriter out of Canada, it was easy to choose the songs that fit my personality and the ones I would enjoy recording. In August 18, 2016 the song came out on i-Tunes and all of the stores, but debuted at #1 on the i-Tunes - New Country Releases chart. I was so happy to see this, because it was my first and working with top songwriters was always a goal and Germain Brunet made it easy with his connections to create the professional studio quality tracks of his original songs for me to cut vocals at the studio of my choice. It further enhanced my excitement about technology in music. Collaboration on social media and learning about the copyrights I own on my vocal contributions to the track forged a future in recording that was previously completely unavailable to emerging artists of yesterday. The amazing story of what happened with the song "What She Does" to the right will always be a part of me for sure. Get Access Now by clicking on the # 1 picture right over here ->

Kissing Kelly Quinn -  After many consultations, the decision was made with Germain Brunet to cut many songs. An award winning songwriter out of Canada, it was easy to choose the songs that fit my personality and the ones I would enjoy recording. In August 18, 2016 the song came out on i-Tunes and all of the stores, but debuted at #1 on the i-Tunes - New Country Releases chart. I was so happy to see this, because it was my first and working with top songwriters was always a goal and Germain Brunet made it easy with his connections to create the professional studio quality tracks of his original songs for me to cut vocals at the studio of my choice. It further enhanced my excitement about technology in music. Collaboration on social media and learning about the copyrights I own on my vocal contributions to the track forged a future in recording that was previously completely unavailable to emerging artists of yesterday. The amazing story of what happened with the song "What She Does" to the right will always be a part of me for sure. Get Access Now by clicking on the # 1 picture right over here ->

Sweet American Sunset -  After many consultations, the decision was made with Germain Brunet to cut many songs. An award winning songwriter out of Canada, it was easy to choose the songs that fit my personality and the ones I would enjoy recording. In August 18, 2016 the song came out on i-Tunes and all of the stores, but debuted at #1 on the i-Tunes - New Country Releases chart. I was so happy to see this, because it was my first and working with top songwriters was always a goal and Germain Brunet made it easy with his connections to create the professional studio quality tracks of his original songs for me to cut vocals at the studio of my choice. It further enhanced my excitement about technology in music. Collaboration on social media and learning about the copyrights I own on my vocal contributions to the track forged a future in recording that was previously completely unavailable to emerging artists of yesterday. The amazing story of what happened with the song "What She Does" to the right will always be a part of me for sure. Get Access Now by clicking on the # 1 picture right over here ->

T For Texas -  After many consultations, the decision was made with Germain Brunet to cut many songs. An award winning songwriter out of Canada, it was easy to choose the songs that fit my personality and the ones I would enjoy recording. In August 18, 2016 the song came out on i-Tunes and all of the stores, but debuted at #1 on the i-Tunes - New Country Releases chart. I was so happy to see this, because it was my first and working with top songwriters was always a goal and Germain Brunet made it easy with his connections to create the professional studio quality tracks of his original songs for me to cut vocals at the studio of my choice. It further enhanced my excitement about technology in music. Collaboration on social media and learning about the copyrights I own on my vocal contributions to the track forged a future in recording that was previously completely unavailable to emerging artists of yesterday. The amazing story of what happened with the song "What She Does" to the right will always be a part of me for sure. Get Access Now by clicking on the # 1 picture right over here ->

This of course brings me to many thanks for the encouragement of my North Alabama family in The Shoals - Brenda Hawkins, a cousin by marriage, who I just connected to a few years ago, Ronda Towns who recorded with Cuz in Nashville, Chuck Ingram who actually was the original drummer for a now famous series of musicians, The Swampers and the late Brenda Aldridge that inspired me from a duet we sang - Marshall Tucker's "Cant You See" a benefit for the American Heart Association that gave that final kick in the pants to roll! Morris County New Jersey and its nearby shore, has been the music hub of New Jersey for decades. Many thanks to Tony Stone of TKA, Brook Penning on the "My Heart" release party in New York and Susquehanna Sound for the patch bay installed in Whitney Houston's home studio in the basement of her Oak Knoll mansion just up the hill from my studio here at the historic 278 year old Wellsweep House, that is my vocal rehearsal studio and blackbox livestream showcase room today. Its my music mancave and fortress of solitude.

Ronald Reagan holds the title of most admired global leader and for me becoming the 1988 Arkansas Chair of former White House Chief of Staff, Alexander Haig in his bid for the Presidential nomination to The United States of America, politics became a little more than a hobby. After the playing days were over in the mid 80's a decision was made to pursue finance and team up with another we wont mention cousin, who owned a little piece of a financial firm known as UMIC in Little Rock, Arkansas. I soon married in the mid 90's to an incredible woman who gave me 4 amazing boys and 4 wonderful girls that are truly my pride and joy - and I love all of you! The bid became overwhelming from there to 100% work in New York City on Wall Street at a primary investment bank, so as the turn of the decade went into the 90's and 2000's and beyond, I found an independent investment bank with $20 billion in capital - Bear Stearns & Co., Inc.  After achieving the pier voted title of "Doctor" of securitization, opening institutional accounts, including The United States Department of Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs, meetings with Lewis Raneri, the father of securitizaition, and having days where I made more money than I ever made in any year before that - yes in one day at Bear, the rest was history. Forming and owning a private mortgage banking company that was licensed in 42 of the 50 states, jet aircraft, loan sale advisory companies and focusing on alternative credit, that combo came to a halt in September of 2008 with the global financial crisis bringing the industry to a "no bid" end. A short time was spent in Washington, DC from there writing behind the scenes for the lawyers of The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce - a few "source and use documents" for possible public private use cases for the taxpayer funded bailout - Troubled Asset Relief Fund and The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 that lead to the ultimate funding of over $30 billion dollars to community banks by mid 2009. Thank you Stan Middleman and Lee Farkus who believed in me from day one.

Tired of it all, I got a call to help a local singer/songwriter demo release a few of his original tunes and it was perfect timing as the song "Dysfunctional Family" brought the attention of Viacom Media International and its team signing me to a 5 song promotional contract with CMT. MTV and VH1 under their portal for emerging artists. Soon I would meet Germain Brunet, an award winning songwriter from Canada and "Clark Cotton the Artist" was born in 2011. Currently I'm in the MIB group in Nashville, being managed independently by industry veteran Rick Barker, who is the smartest music industry pro I know btw, its weekly not day to day management however - a plan is in the works to see where music can take us in 2020 and beyond. Nashville has become a travel spot frequently and may be a final home before its all said and done. I want to thank everyone who has streamed, downloaded my music and attended my live and online shows - you are my world now and forever! Rick Barker - thank you brother its been a great ride so far! As a technologist, founder and a modern country signed artist, being from a family with over 50 years in the music industry, tons of connections and people who truly believe - hey nobody's perfect and the stage is now set for forgiveness here on earth so be real, lets show the world how to rock this out in 2020 & beyond! - No man is an Island, I need you!