Kings of A&R Top 8 Emerging Artists

1) Maggie Chapman – Graffiti
2) Beth Spangler – Like A Bird
3) Radio Days – I’ve Got My Ways On Saturdays
4) Karra – Wild Love
5) Mike Deleasa – To Damn Beautiful
6) Tommy Burr – Lights Out
7) Brittany Ray – Love Is Worth It
8) Kris Orlowski – Believer

Maggie Chapman is a must listen. Check out the track Graffiti which comes off her debut EP which was produced by Luke Laird (Kacey Musgraves). Beth Spangler captured the eyes and ears of songwriters and producers after building a name for herself through a vocal competition. She peaked at #12 on MTV’s popular artist. Radio Days is a electro-indie-pop rock band from Holland and created a buzz after Coldplay mentioned the band on their website. Emerging Electronic/Pop artist, KARRA, has entered the scene with a captivating track called “Wild Love”, with its unforgettable melodies and its unique tribal-esq sound, it serves as a perfect breakout single for the artist. Singer-songwriter Mike Deleasa has toured with the Jonas Brothers in South America, performing Chicago’s House of Blues and NYC’s Irving plaza as direct support for Olly Murs. Tommy Burr who gained traction from our last post will soon release a new EP which features the new single Lights Out. Brittany Ray, a 18 year old country/pop singer-songwriter from Iowa is making noise with her the track Love Is Worth It which features Richie McDonald from Lonestar. Lastly, Kris Orlowski, having just performed at Sundance Film Festival, and is set to perform SXSW just released his new single Believer.

Buzz Track: Agape

Kadawatha who hails from Sweden built a following touring with Paramore and sharing the stage with Switchfoot, Paper Route and You Me At Six. They are about to release their debut album ‘The World of Hypocrisy’ which features the song Agape. For fans of Karnivool, Foofighters, and Switchfoot. You can visit the site for upcoming tour dates.
Contact: magnus@catapult-music.com

Kings favorite Katie Cole will perform at the Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles on April 4th. Her music has appeared on shows such as Jersey Shore, Young and Restless, Degrassi and her latest full length was produced by Howard Willing (Sheryl Crow, Smashing Pumpkins, Delta Rae). Katie is taking it all in stride touring both the UK and America. Katie has performed at festivals including SXSW, Sundance, Namm, ASCAP expo and several shows for Pinktober (breast cancer awareness month) at various Hard Rock Cafes throughout America. Check out her latest video for the song (We Started A) Fire.
Contact: mail@katiecoleofficial.com

Buzz Track: More Than Gravity

Kit Walters started his career as a front man for a progressive metal band and has produced several hard rock bands for labels such as Epitaph, Fearless, and Tragic Hero Records. He now fronts a pop, electronic, rock project aptly dubbed KIT. He co-wrote and collaborated with writers Wendy Starland (Lady GAGA) and producer Mike Gonsolin (Snoop Dog, Benny Blanco) on the track “Hail to The King”. He has opened up for acts such as Flo Rida, Cobra Starship, One Republic, and Kat Graham.
Contact: kitwaltersmusic@hotmail.com

Buzz Track: Lights Out

Kings favorite Tommy Burr who gained traction from our last post will soon release a new EP which features the new single Lights Out. Tommy is a singer-songwriter generating a great deal of attention with his hist last 5 song EP. His video for the track Get Up has 100k views on YouTube and he co-produced the songs with Kristoffer Eriksson (also in Violet Days) and Herman Gardarfve. He’s been performing at several venues in Stockholm.
Contact: magnus@catapult-music.com