The group will make a believer out of you — if you aren’t a believer already —- at the
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lips Series, sponsored by Orlando Health to showcase some of the region’s best musical
performers in an array of genres. Tickets are priced at $15.
In addition to Thomas and Olivia, the band consists of David Wagner (bass), Ryan Miranda
(drums), Chris Antemesaris (harmonica) and Colin Daniel Fei (keyboards).
Reax Magazine recently wrote of Thomas Wynn and the Believers: “For once, you have a
Florida band that is truly Florida. They look like Florida, they sound like Florida — with a touch
of Molly Hatchett, The Band, Neil Young and The Black Crowes.”
The group’s most recent album, Wade Waist Deep, was released by Mascot Records
in May of last year. It was recorded in Nashville under the guidance of Grammy-winning
producer Vance Powell, who has worked with Chris Stapleton, Jack White and Martina
McBride, among others.
“Vance is really, really good,” says Thomas. “A great thing about Vance that he told
us was, ‘I’m going to make you sound like the best version of yourselves, but no better.’
Nothing is fake. We played and sang everything. We played it until we got it right, and felt
something with it. There are things on the record that may not be perfect, and that’s perfect.
It has emotion.”
In Thomas Wynn and the Believers, Powell had some extraordinary brother-sister vocal
chemistry with which to work. “Being in the church choir, we learned how to mold and
meld voices together,” recalls Thomas, who originally started a band with his brother, Jordan,
called the Wynn Brothers.
However, it wasn’t until Olivia joined her siblings that the band truly found its signature sound.
“She just made us sound really good,” adds Thomas. “As time went on, Jordan moved
on to do other things, and Olivia and I kept going. I just sing and do what I’m going to do,
and Olivia, almost without hesitation, knows where I’m going and is able to be where she
needs to be because of it.” ��
DR. PHILLIPS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
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30 artsLife | SUMMER 2018