L to his music undoubtedly has him on the road to a successful career. He attributes his entry into the world of public performance to his father, Mark Sprouse, who encouraged him past his initial stage fright. He has been consistently focused on improving, and has been playing publicly as much as possible since. He also writes his own songs. This past summer, once he finally saved enough money to get to Nashville for a few weeks, he wrote an entire song
on his second day there! By his second week in Nashville, he had been hired into the bar circuit downtown where he played for the remainder of his trip. This paid for his entire stay and even made him enough money to record the song he wrote there, “Too Many Miles Away,” which is now available on iTunes. Hard work and dedication lent him the opportunity to spend just a few weeks in Nashville, which seems to have laid the foundation of a future star in the making.
He has been consistently focused on improving, and has been playing publicly as much as possible since. He also writes his own songs.
DANIEL SPROUSE
A PLANT CITY NATIVE ON HIS WAY TO NASHVILLE BY MORIAH BARNHART
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ou probably recognize the young man in the picture. If you’ve ever been to O’Brien’s in Plant City on a Wednesday night, you have most likely seen Daniel Sprouse at open mic. That is where he kicked off his music career and he continues to attend their open mic almost every Wednesday night. Soon after his initial open mic reveal just a couple of short years ago, O’Brien’s took note of his talent and hired him straight away. They continue to support him and keep him booked with gigs to this day.
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As the multi-generational son of a farmer, it’s no shock that Sprouse has been working full time since he was only sixteen. It also comes as no surprise that this ambitious young man works full time when he’s not in college. He’s a senior studying criminology at USF, and when he graduates he plans to move to Nashville right away. In the meantime, he is determined to make as many trips up to “Music City” as possible to play and record his own music. Between work and school, the commitment Sprouse shows