Jay DeMarcus

Singer/Musician: Rascal Flatts

Career Highlights:  Vocalist, guitarist, pianist, songwriter, and producer, Jay DeMarcus is a member of the country band Rascal Flatts, alongside Joe Don Rooney and Gary LeVox. After 21 years together they planned their Rascal Flatts Farewell – Life is a Highway Tour in 2020, which was postponed due to the pandemic.  Since their debut in 2000, Rascal Flatts has sold more than 23 million albums, delivered 17 #1 singles, and is the most awarded country group of the past decade earning more than 40 acclaimed honors. DeMarcus got his musical start with the Christian music group New Harvest and later helped start the contemporary Christian music group East to West. He also produced albums for James Otto, Jo Dee Messina, Austins Bridge and Chicago. DeMarcus moved on to play with country star Chely Wright’s band, while doing his own music  – which led to the formation of Rascal Flatts. In late 2018, DeMarcus founded the label Red Street Records, an independent Christian music label, and released his memoir, “Shotgun Angels: My Story of Broken Roads and Unshakeable Hope.”