Justin Alan Payne

Justin Alan Payne is a songwriter and guitarist based in East Nashville whose live sets balance angst, vulnerability, and full-band rock energy. He writes and records under his own name—albums like Moonflower highlight his range as a guitarist and singer who can move from intimate songwriting to louder electric arrangements without losing the song.

Payne tours beyond Nashville into Texas rooms, including Austin stops at places like Carousel Lounge and coffeehouse songwriter stages. Live, audiences get equal parts fearlessness and melody: original material with strong guitar work and the kind of emotional directness that holds a quiet room or cuts through a bar.

If you catch him on an Austin date, expect a focused set of original songs from a working independent artist rather than a covers-first night.