HEY NOW signs Schuesler

Wednesday, September 2, 2026 – HEY NOW Records signed California roots songwriter Kyle Schuesler, the label announced today.

HEY NOW is the home of Kenny Chesney, who just released the "Carry On."

"To follow that kind of momentum, we knew we would need a very special artist, and we have been in discussions with several songwriter-artists, performers with massive social media and/or live followings," said HEY NOW President and Co-Founder Kris Lamb. "But we couldn't be more thrilled to announce our first signing being Kyle Schuesler, a West Coast-based roots-songwriter who has a way of wrapping his songs around emotions most people miss, but they're the ones that really define our lives."

Schuesler, a 22-year-old guitarist, vocalist and writer, said, "People don't really know what to call it: Indie? Alt-folk? Acoustic-pop? Coastal country? I'm not sure why people feel they need to label it instead of just listening and enjoying the music.

The easy-going Huntington Beach, Cal. native said, "The things I love don't fit in boxes – Noah Kahan, The Lumineers, Zach Bryan – but they feel right when you hear them. That's what drew me to HEY NOW. No one at the label cared what it was, as much as how much they loved these songs."

Having signed to Liz Rose Music after releasing 12 individual singles on his own, Schuesler has written with Tom Douglas, Jaren Johnston, Ryan Hurd, Troy Cartwright, Joe Fox and Lauren McLamb while continuing to play shows around his native California and beyond, plus Austin's South By Southwest, Coastal Country Jam. He has opened for Vance Joy, Alana Springsteen, Evan Honer, Jonah Kagen and Logan Crosby.

"Kyle has such a unique way of merging styles," said Lamb. "It's seamless, all these genres that people love as his own sound. As a vocalist, not only does his voice have a real warmth that draws you in, he can do things very few singers can. When he goes into a falsetto, you don't realize how hard that is , and it's the way he makes everything seem so easy that makes you want to keep listening."

Schuesler will soon enter the studio to record with more music expected later this year.