biography
Wayne Warner’s new album is a country music triumph, and maybe that’s because he’s remained true to his direction, values, work ethic and focus to make music that matters.
An adoptive father of two boys along with a foster child, Wayne Warner wrote “God Bless The Children” and decided to use the song to encourage potential families to adopt from foster care. “This album and DVD project is one that I’m more passionate about than anything I’ve done in my career to date,” shares Warner. “It is one that merges my love for music, for children, for camaraderie and for making a difference.”
Wayne’s face lights up when he talks about one of his most life changing decisions during that time. He and wife Sandy made the decision to adopt their three boys. “Adoption is something I had always wanted to do, there are just so many children out there looking for a home. I was fortunate to grow up with such a strong sense of family and everyone should have that feeling.”
Wayne took his unique vocal resonance into the studio for the first time with producer/guitarist Troy Lancaster and the project attracted the attention and interest of Harold Shedd. The legendary producer and former head of Mercury/Nashville Records who had helped unveil the talents of Alabama, Shania Twain, K.T. Oslin and Billy Ray Cyrus was given a copy of the project by a friend. Shedd put the CD in his player as he drove home from his office and immediately picked up his cell to track down the artist. Harold Shedd quickly became a member of the team as well as one of the driving forces behind it.
That first album was completed late in 2000. Warner, Shedd and Lancaster played the finished project for the president of Atlantic/Nashville, Barry Coburn. Coburn was thrilled with what he heard and decided to make Wayne his first new artist since taking the helm of the label. Unfortunately, just a few weeks before the release of the first Wayne Warner single, Atlantic's parent company was going through a corporate belt tightening and the Atlantic/Nashville office was closed.
Wayne took matters into his own hands and created B-Venturous Records where his long awaited self-titled album was released in the winter of 2002, and the music industry sat up and took notice. Journalists proclaimed the album a hit proclaiming that, “if Buddy Holly made country records in this new century, they would probably sound like the music created by Wayne Warner”.
When it became time to begin work on his next album Wayne once again turned to producer/guitarist Troy Lancaster and long-time supporter Harold Shedd to co-produce the project with him.
Continuing his journey to create music that matters, Warner embraces the cause of foster care adoption personally and professionally, and features the song “God Bless The Children,” (written by Warner) as the lead single off Warner’s new CD release entitled “TURBO TWANG’N.” Warner’s B-Venturous album showcases a truly polished song craftsman and singer with vocals that resonate with emotional honesty. He’s a proven entertainer and a dynamic personality. The album consists of 13 songs, all written or co-written by Warner. In addition to the featured single, “God Bless The Children,” there is a special dance mix of “Things You Make My Heart Say” on the album plus the 2-disc album package contains a bonus DVD of the music video with special behind-the-scenes footage.