How it started where it’s going.

NEW OHIO IS THE NAME UNDER WHICH BROADWAY VETERAN MATT CUSACK AND ALLISON KELLY PERFORM. THEY ARE BOTH VERSATILE MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST PERFORMERS AND PASSIONATE ABOUT COUNTRY MUSIC. THE NAME NEW OHIO COMES FROM THE MARRIAGE OF THEIR MUSICAL UPBRINGINGS MATT IS FROM NEW JERSEY AND STUDIED JAZZ AND ALLISON GREW UP IN OHIO STEEPED IN TRADITIONAL COUNTRY MUSIC.

New Ohio has been seen from New York to Nashville, equally at home playing to theatres, private events, or bars. They have released their first single, a cover of “I Walk the Line” and have plans to go into the studio to record a 4 song EP of cover songs and original material. The band/show can be booked as a duo, a 7 piece, or any size in between.