What do you want out of life? Think about it, really. Fame and fortune come quick to the tongue, but strip away the pretensions. There you’ll find Geoff Koch, a singer-songwriter who gives voice to those universal truths and desires. Seeing the sun set on the Grand Canyon. Swaying in slow motion with music as gentle as the truth. Setting yourself on fire for a girl who needs a light.

In his year and a half on the performance circuit, this St. Louis–based artist has released both an EP (Throwing Rocks at Your Ghost) and live album (Live at the Lucas School House). He’s played with such well-respected acts as Clem Snide’s Eef Barzelay, Owen, and Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers. This spring, he won the People’s Choice Award for Best Singer-Songwriter in the St. Louis Music Awards. He’s also garnered honors, awards and kudos from The Recording Academy, International Songwriting Competition and Billboard magazine’s Worldwide Songwriting Competition.
Every single performance is an event, despite the fact that Geoff’s just one guy—albeit with an arsenal that includes guitar, harmonica and piano. “I think my live show delivers someone who feels,” says Geoff. “I remind people that they, too, are capable of universal emotions that, for whatever reason, sometimes escape them as life takes its course.” Geoff’s music reminds us why we love…and who we’ve lost.