Cody Lynn Macy - Lead Vocals
From the time Cody Lynn Macy could walk and talk, she has been
entertaining audiences. She is an Arizona native and despite all of the
traveling she has done in her life, she knows it is where her roots will
always lie. Cody recorded her first album in Texas at the age of 9 and
her second in Nashville at 12. She graduated high school at age 14 and
had her AAS in Music Business by 2006. Throughout her life, Cody has
spent a lot of time on the road fronting her own bands and performing
as much as she could. She has performed multiple times at Country
Thunder, both in Arizona and Wisconsin, and has opened for the likes
of Charlie Daniels, Martina McBride, and Neal McCoy. She also records and performs
with popular KLME radio hosts Tim and Willy and their All Earl Band. Even with her past
accomplishments, Desert Dixie has given Cody Lynn a new and exciting way to flex her
creative muscles and an outlet to really show her musical chops.
Austin Scates - Drums/
Percussion
Austin Scates was born and raised in Arizona. He began playing the
drums at age 9, with sticks, paint buckets and books on Funk, Jazz, and
Rock drumming. His passion for drums has taken him through many
musical endeavors, such as studio/live drumming for popular local artists,
and touring with the Arizona Academy drum and bugle corps to name few. Austin studies
percussion and has worked with drum mentors Glen Crosby, Ryan Masterson, Fred Smith,
Wes Anderson, and Bart Ferguson, to further develop his technique. Playing drums for
Desert Dixie has brought the opportunity to play multifaceted drum grooves and bring a
fresh sounding approach to the band.
J.T. Hubbell - Lead
Vocals, Guitar
A proud Arizona native, J.T. was raised in a family where get-togethers
often began and ended with everyone singing around a piano or guitar.
It wasn’t until age 16 that he really pursued a musical path though. At the
age of 19, J.T. packed his bags and took off for Nashville to learn about
the craft of songwriting. Soon he was playing songwriter nights and
showcases with some of the musicians he grew up admiring. J.T. learned
not only how to write better songs and how to be a better player, but also
how to truly entertain an audience while in Nashville. After the short time in Music City,
J.T. stayed busy during college playing around Arizona as a solo act as well as with bands.
Then, of course, he connected with Cody Lynn and eventually pursued Desert Dixie full
force. J.T. was a finalist in the Young Guns contest held at Arizona’s Country Thunder in
2004 and is a regular featured artist on the internet radio station www.toginet.com.
Leonard Hernandez - Electric
Guitar, Background Vocals
Leonard Hernandez was born a poor