Even though his solo career began only 3 years ago, Kirk, 29, has been writing and performing music for over half of his life–sometimes as a frontman in bands, sometimes under a nom-de-plume. Fueled by an epiphany to go ‘all-in’, the last several months of the artist’s career have seen a notable change, from relative obscurity outside of Ohio, to national radio play and tour dates booked around the U.S.