Justin Kausal-Hayes began playing guitar at age 9. After taking briefly lessons and learning a few chords,  he was off an running! Early influencers were American folk music icons Crosby Stills and Nash, Jimi Hendricks, then later Stevie Ray Vaughn and Pearl Jam. In his early 20s, Justin formed a band with some high school buddies. They called themselves “Author Unknown” and mostly played bluesy covers mixed with a few originals around the local Seattle scene. Years later, the band changed their name to “Buckets of Rain,” and focused on original material. You can read more about Justin’s current bands below.