06/07/2026
Making the Band- Sedalia MO 2026 that a wrap!
It was such a beautiful day in every way!
I don’t even know where to begin, I want to thank everyone in every way!
It take a team, family, and community to make this happen! I want to thank all of the amazing sponsors that helped make it all happen.
To the amazing vendors for coming out and sharing their amazing business with us!
Every single person yesterday in one way did one thing in common, worked together to make it happen.
To my better half Nikkie Hill thank you for always putting up with my wild dreams and supporting me and helping me in anyway you can, I love you so much.
From taking pictures, to set up, to tear down and everything you do in between, I couldn’t do it with out you ❤️
To my kiddos for always supporting my crazy dreams as well. Thank you SoundBound and Evan Handley,Timothy Branch David, Henry Contreras II Geoffrey Hammond for being there for helping out in anyway to make the day great and keep it going.
Running sound all day spending more than just a day to get ready more just than that to make it amazing. I can thank you all enough.
Scott Siron for donating huge time,labor , and love of an incredible light show and helping the community and program as well as building an incredible stage for the program and anything and everything that’s need to be done to help out.
To my parents Rita Lawson and Bob Lawson for helping and always supporting anything and everything I do.
Thank you Jason Jay-Hawk Allain for working all day helping out and then sharing with us an amazing performance! Heather Bennett Charlie, and patience for not only coming out early in the day and performing setting up an amazing booth but then staying all day and the night, helping put up tables and chairs, such an incredible family, and very thoughtful and grateful for them too.
I want to thank all the volunteer artists that came out and played yesterday and volunteered their time to do so. As well as Wildwood Montessori School for coming out and I am proud to be a part of their school family.
 I wanna say thank you to all of the parents that support their children in having dreams too. Although it’s more than that, it’s allowing them to be themselves , play music, gain confidence and turn into wonderful human beings. 
I want to thank the community for supporting this kid that’s been teaching music since he was 16 years old, and still this kid that’s doing it many many years later
Days like yesterday show we can work as a community to make wonderful things happen in art and in many many ways . If I didn’t say your name, I promise I didn’t forget you everyone that helped or that was there in anyway I can’t thank you enough sincerely I can’t thank you enough. 
Thank you all for making my dreams come true as well!
Justin
