Rod Abernethy is a unique blend of an authentic southern folk troubadour, master acoustic guitarist and award winning composer for film, TV and video games. Rod's latest album Normal Isn’t Normal Anymore was produced by Grammy nominated producer Neilson Hubbard (Mary Gauthier, Kim Richey, Glen Phillips) and was recorded at Skinny Elephant Recording in Nashville, TN in 2020. Rod is the Overall Grand Prize Winner of the 2021 International Acoustic Music Awards and the 2019 Winner of American Songwriter's Bob Dylan Song Contest. His 2018 album The Man I’m Supposed To Be was recorded and produced by Don Dixon (REM, Marti Jones, The Smithereens, Marshall Crenshaw). As a composer, Rod has scored and produced music for over 80 video games including the Electronic Art's blockbuster hit "Dead Space" which won a BAFTA Award in 2009 for Best Original Score and Tolkien's "The Hobbit" for Vivendi Universal which won Video Game Soundtrack Of The Year in 2003. Rod has been a major force in the North Carolina music scene for decades, having played in North Carolina 80’s bands Arrogance and Glass Moon and recorded albums for major labels Warner Bros, MCA and Elektra Records. Stay tuned, a new album is in the works for release in spring 2022. www.rodabernethy.com