Band Members:
Nick Brown
Daren Johnson
Mat Melton
James Ortega


HOUR13 unofficially formed in 2006. That year, band members Nick Brown and Matt Melton began playing acoustic music together in a century old farm house. The two would meet once a week to have a few drinks, relax and write.

After creating their first two songs, Matt contacted an old friend named Daren Johnson. Daren heard the music and purchased a drum set the very next day. A short time later the group added James Ortega (bass) and the lineup remains unaltered today.

Hour13 staged a backyard BBQ show for a group of 35 friends in 2008. This gave them the confidence necessary to impress on stage.

Since its humble beginnings, Hour13 has shared stages with Red Line Chemistry, Royal Bliss, Evans Blue, Saving Abel and has recently been selected to open for Ed Kowalczyk (formerly of Live) and Fuel at Viva Salt lake 2011.

"A Condescending Lullaby" was released in February of 2011. Over 400 people attended the CD release show held in a Salt Lake City Bar named "Liquid Joes". Every single copy of their cd sold that night. The 8 song LP can be found on ITunes and Amazon.

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