Dillon Hodges, DHR Music Endorser and Left Handed Spokesman
Since the time that Dillon Hodges first played a guitar at age 11, his musical journey has been on a fast track. Having already won two flat-picking national championships and released his debut CD by age 17, Dillon signed a five-year deal in 2009 to exclusively represent DHR Music. Although currently a student at the University of Alabama in Florence, Alabama, Dillon is an integral part in promoting DHR Music's mission, as our endorser and left handed spokesman.
Dillon epitomizes DHR's core character and passion. He is an outstanding guitarist with moral integrity who embodies a desire to share his love of music, to encourage the next generation of guitarists, and to seek equality among left handed players. We are proud to have Dillon as a team member at DHR Music and encourage you to get to know him personally as well as musically.
Dillon represents DHR Music exclusively by performing at DHR sponsored events such as guitar clinics, concerts, and various performances at a number of venues throughout the country. He exclusively represents and promotes Benedetto, Breedlove, Collings, and Hamer Guitars, as well as the other boutique manufacturers that we represent.
To learn more about Dillon, see his bio below, check out our latest news as we report on current events, and visit Dillon's website at http://www.dillonhodges.com.
Dillon's Bio:
Less than two years after he first picked up a guitar, Dillon won a national championship as the best flat picking guitar player in the country for ages 12-and-under. In September of 2007, just one month past his 17th birthday, Dillon won the Flat Picking National Championship at the 36th Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas, besting a field of 40 of the nation’s top pickers. With the win he became the first guitar player ever to win the title of National Champion Country Music Beginner in Flat Top Guitar and the Flat Picking National Championship.
In winning the Walnut Valley Festival, Dillon became the first left-handed player in the 36 years of the event to win. He is also the first winner from the state of Alabama and is the second youngest winner ever - second only to Mark O’Connor.
The summer and fall of 2007 was a memorable time for Dillon. He released his debut CD, “Stormy Weather,” in July of 2007. He was a featured artist in the September/October issue of Flat Picking Guitar Magazine. He won first place in the Indiana State Championships in Guitar and teamed with friends Solly Burton and Olivia Smiley in the band Ol Dill to win both the Kentucky State and Indiana State Bluegrass Band championships.
Dillon, as a student at the University of North Alabama, sings and writes songs and performs regularly as a solo artist and with various bands. He has performed with Missy Raines and the New Hip, Ag’inst the Grain, the Smokin Strings Quartet and The Ray Brothers.
Missy Raines and the New Hip released its debut CD “Inside Out” in February of 2009 with Compass Records, which includes two of Dillon’s original songs - “The Duke of Paducah” and “In Over My Head.”
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