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HIGHLIGHTS
'Life Of The Chosen One' (2026)
Over 300,000 streams on Spotify
2025 Texas Songwriters University Finalist
Top 13 finish on Season 14 of NBC's 'The Voice'
Included on BMI's "Music Monday" Spotify Playlist
Opened for Pat Green, The Doobie Brothers, Randy Rogers Band, Steve Forbert, Bob Schneider
Toured the country and recorded 3 LPs and 2 EPs as a founding member of former Austin based rock band Nelo
Venues Played- Antone's, Stubbs, Saxon Pub, 04 Center, ACL Live, 3TEN at ACL, Georgia Theater (Athens, GA), Hotel Cafe (LA), House of Blues (Houston, Dallas, Myrtle Beach, New Orleans), The Peppermint Club (LA)
'Southern Spheres' (2022)
BIO
Reid Umstattd is an Austin native and the creative force behind Reid Bros., a project that weaves nostalgic storytelling through the tones of Americana, folk, and rock.
He first came onto the national stage as co-founder and frontman of the alternative rock band Nelo, which formed in 2005 and toured extensively across the U.S., releasing three full-length albums and two EPs on Willie Nelson's Pedernales Records. After nearly a decade with Nelo, Reid stepped into the spotlight as a solo artist, competing on Season 14 of NBC’s The Voice, where he joined Team Adam Levine and advanced to the Top 24.
In 2019, he released his debut solo EP Pockets of Clouds under his own name. Soon after, he launched the Reid Bros. project—named in homage to his grandparents’ clothing store in small-town Mississippi—and in 2022 released the full-length album Southern Spheres, produced by Brian Douglas Phillips.
Umstattd was named one of 8 finalists in the Texas Songwriters University songwriting contesting 2025, judged by Liz Rose, Jack Ingram and Lori McKenna. Reid Bros. has been featured multiple times on BMI’s Music Monday Spotify Playlist.
Singles were rolled out over the course of 20205 ahead of Reid Bros. second full-length album, Life of the Chosen One, again produced by Phillips released on February 13th, 2026.
With his warm, powerful voice and years of experience on stage and in the studio, Reid delivers music with emotional sincerity and depth—connecting with audiences everywhere, from Austin listening rooms to national television.