I hate to do this kinda stuff, but this guys fucking amazing. He's been in the bussiness some 15+ years, and never gotten close to the recognition he deserves. I've been a fan for several years now, but after seeing a live video of one of his acoustic shows I love this man more than I ever have before. If you have the time (And the space) check out the video at:
http://www.2mr41h.net/downloads/vu.wmv (326 MB, but it's a full length 1 hour show)
Also this guys in kinda a similar place as Nine Days, seperated from his label and now looking for a new home for his second album (Solo album that is.) He has also cowritten Right Now by SR-71, produced the new albums by Lit, SR-71, Injected and Sevendust along with Do It Again by Stroke 9 (And cowrote with each of them too, don't remember which songs though)