Update/News: Ducky performed on NBC’s “The Voice” last week and has garnered a good amount of press. Click here for the performance. He is taping a segment for “Last Call with Carson Daly” which will air later this month. He also had mentions last week on Rollingstone.com, MTV.com, and Entertainment Weekly’s site, among others.
Buzz Track: Days Of The Walking Dead
Ryan who goes under the moniker Ducky and The Vintage is fairly new to the Harrisburg scene. “My music is basically a rock ‘n roll, bluesy country, soulful vibe with some pop infused,” explains frontman/songwriter Matt ‘Ducky Duke’ Ryan. Has shared the stage with Goo Goo Dolls and other national acts.
Contact: todd@moremusicgroup.com
Buzz Track: Small Town In the USA!
F. Stokes will release an EP ‘Love, Always’ in March that will feature his single Small Town In the USA. He just appeared on the (EMI/Virgin, UK) band Bastille’s new mixtape ‘Other People’s Heartache’ and typically performs in the NYC area including The Bowery Ballroom, the Gramercy Theatre, and Mercury Lounge. He also opened for the East Coast Leg of the Doomtree “No Kings” Tour. His upcoming tour dates can be found viewed on his website.
Contact: Liza@inherentartists.com
Buzz Track: Dance Into The Unknown
Alternative band The Animation just released their debut album “Dancing Into The Unknown” in Scandinavia landing in the top 10 on the itunes chart and #1 on the itunes rock chart. The Animation released two albums, the latest was released by Scandinavian independent label Cosmo Music Group (Royal Republic, Molotov Jive)
Contact: magnus@catapult-music.com
Buzz Track: The High Life
Matt Longo is a 25-year-old singer-songwriter from NYC who writes, performs and produces his own material with a collective of musicians who don’t mind coming in to record strings and horns at all hours of the night. His album, The Low Life, and EP, Coward, are the result of a year of intense writing and recording in his studio. Check out the tracks The High Life and Aren’t You Glad. For fans of Keane and Coldplay.
Contact: matthewlongo5@gmail.com
Digital Music News put together a nice chart depicting the evolution of the music single. While the single looked dead in 2003, iTunes was launched in the same year. As you can see, Steve Jobs saved the music industry.