Bio's

Jarid Kohlrieser, from Wapakoneta, Ohio, is the lead singer and frontman of the Country band  Haywired. Born and raised in rural Northwest Ohio, he has been singing and entertaining since he was 8 years old. Since those early days of performing, he has since played at many different venues from around the area. Some of his biggest accomplishments were winning the Clear Channel T-102 Country Star Playoffs Contest in 2010, performing at the Ohio State Fair, and performing at the Ohio Fairs and Festivals Convention.  With Jarid’s sweet clear sounding voice and high energy stage presence, he will be sure to get the crowd on their feet.  

Matt Rainsburg is from Lima, Ohio and plays rhythm and lead guitar and also performs backing vocals.

Brian Mackenbach is from St. Marys, Ohio and plays rhythm and lead guitar and also performs backing vocals.

Tim VanHook is from Connersville, Indiana and plays bass guitar.

Chris Shepard originally hails from the hills and hollers of West Virgina and since those grass root days, he has been entertaining crowds from 1 to 160,000 for the last three decades. Chris has performed with tons of talented regional artists and also has been blessed to do national promotional bus tours with chart-topping artists. In 2012, Chris was crowned with a 3rd place ranking in Roland Drums' "World'd Best Drummer" competition, where he had to complete against thousands of drummers from all over the world. Although Chris very much enjoys the travel and the limelight that comes from performing music, his favorite thing to do is spending time with his wife and family.