The Portland Phoenix
"Then along comes a guy like Brad Hooper who confounds the numbers and gets by on the intangibles...
The opener, 'Sinkin' Kind of Feelin',' is piano-fueled blues, almost dead-on Royal Albert Hall-era Clapton...highly listenable.
...when Hooper tells us 'if it wasn't for them blues, when I got this low, I'd have nothin' at all,' it spills out of him, like it was forced from within."

EpicSoulMusic.com -
"Living in Nashville, I was fortunate to work with hit singer/songwriters and publishers. Brad possesses the same qualities of a first-class songwriter and with a classic voice to match! There is a real [John Prine, Ry Cooder] thing going on and people need to hear it."
Michael Rizzo - Award-winning producer with EpicSoul.com (NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, UNIVERSAL, DISNEY, etc.)

The Bollard, Portland, ME -
"There's a new troubadour in town, name of Brad "Squintwood" Hooper, and he will knock your damn socks off. Sure, it's traditional folk/blues, but this dude plays and sings with real soul and knows how to write a song ( see his album, Midnight at the Hilltop Hotel for proof.)"

Hooper's first album: Midnight at the Hilltop Hotel is gaining popularity and music from the CD has been enthusiastically received. This solo live compilation of works portays the raw talent and intuitive nature of the songwriter and his classic vocal styling.

• Brief camio in RSN TV commercial for Legends Restaurant.
• Great Falls TV show - Maine Songwriters Present show. 40 minute live performance aired December 2011.
• MSA Showcase performer October, 2011 at One Longfellow Square
• EP Review - The Portland Phoenix  (August 2011)
• Memories & Mileage CD completed and available for purchase. Memories & Mileage CD incorporates both "live" performance AND full productions of new material. Featuring the awesome work of Nashville's Larry Paxton and award-winning guitarist Mary Flower this material has definitely raised the bar.
• Front Page story in The Advertiser Democrat (2011)
• Awarded MSA Weekday Music Series show for July 29th, 2011 – Downtown Portland, Maine show in Post Office Park
• Peidmont-blues style finger picker Mary Flower (Awarded Vox Populi “Acoustic Song of the Year 2011”) begins recording for New CD scheduled for release in 2011/2012
• Music City's first call session bassist Larry Paxton begins recording for New EP scheduled for release in 2011/2012
• Maine Songwriters Association (MSA) - Featured Artist at 302 Smokehouse (2010, 2011)
• Self designed logo and promo package offering HOT customized venue posters (2011)
• Signed contract with Award-winning producer Michael Rizzo (ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, UNIVERSAL, DISNEY, etc) – Epic Soul Music (2011)
• Survived near death experience - (2010)
• Full Season as Friday Night Entertainer – The Shipyard at Sunday River (2010/2011)
• Air play on WCLZ (2009)
• Excellent review - The Bollard by editor Chris Buzby (2009)
• Air play on WBLM Greetings from 207 (2009)
• WMPG Localmotives show with friends Jewel Clark and Donnie Katlin (2010)
• WMPG Live - Us Folks Show (2009)
• Maine Songwriters Association (MSA) - Featured artist at North Star Café (2009, 2010)
• Front Page story in The Advertiser Democrat (2009)
• Self Released solo CD – Midnight at the Hilltop Hotel (2009)
• Conceived and self designed Home Made CD (2008)
• Paid my dues - "What is this mileage and why did I want it anyway?" (1978 - present)
• Before this I was just a kid doing what kids do: Playing

• Pricing to Fit YOUR Budget
• Punctual and Professional
• Appropriate Attire
• Active Self Promoter
  
• Custom Promo materials available
• Traditional Venues
• Corporate & Private Functions
• Festivals & Fairs
• Session Work
• Community Concerts...
• ...or just playing by the fire for your guests 

Truly one not to be pigeon-holed, the genre Brad works in is: High Mileage Country Blues. Musically this latitude leaves plenty of "room to move." Hooper's songs are raw and intuitive. Written with all the heat, passion and gravel that comes from years of hard mileage. More...