21 year old Jax is no stranger to the spotlight. She finished third on American Idol followed with sold out headlining shows.
The Central Jersey girl revealed her live performance chops at an early age playing in punk bands at music festivals including Vans Warped Tour and Bamboozle.
She is just getting warmed up with her latest ‘Funny’ EP. The hook filled electro-pop songs formed out of co-writes and collabs with Ruffian (Selena Gomez) and Nick Marsh (John Legend) are inching towards a million Spotify Streams. Check out the track Kickin’ & Screamin.
tommy@jaxwantsyou.com
Emily Vaughn releases the electro-pop anthem Mood which comes off her forthcoming EP, and is the follow up to last year’s single Better Off and Think Twice. Emily definitely brings her own flavor to the pop scene.
Having landed on Spotify’s New Music Friday and the US Viral 50 chart, she has quickly become a blog favorite.
The video which charts her trip to Vegas for a birthday bash is a perfect presentation of the Nashville / Los Angeles singer-songwriter and has already garnered 40k views in just a few days.
emilyrebeccav@yahoo.com
Indie pop act Highland Kites released the haunting first track which comes off their new EP ‘I’m Not Weak‘. Having landed song placements on MTV and Showtime, singer Marissa Lamar formed the band in Los Angeles while playing solo gigs. After connecting with drummer Neil Briggs, the band began touring worldwide enjoying radio support along the way. The band again hired producer Richard Raymond (Local Native, honeyhoney) who also worked on their last two projects. Check it out.
marissaa.lamar@gmail.com
James Shaur aka known as Wild Eyed Boy releases the ulra-catchy I Don’t Know Anymore. Borrowing from David Bowie’s track that was released as a B-side to his single “Space Oddity”, Wild Eyed Boy draws influences from hip hop beats to 80’s style synths.
The London based artist who has co-writes and featured cuts with Australian act Cosmo’s Midnight, is currently finishing up an EP with shows to follow.
awildeyedboy@gmail.com
Kings favorite Violet Days has rolled a new single I’m A Dreamer. “I wanted to tell the story of realists versus dreamers. It´s about the frustration when you have people around you that don’t see things or believe in them the way you do,” says Lina Hansson.
Having dubbed Violet Days as an artist to watch in 2014, Lina continues to build a buzz with 10 million Spotify streams.
magnus@catapult-music.com