Key Track: Stack Big Faces
The Story: The duo Brittany Elliott and Jessica Lamarie also known as Roc Stea’d met while working as background dancers for national artists. As dancers, they toured the country twice on the Scream Tour and performed on BET and the Super Bowl. Recently, the girls headlined two sold out shows in their hometown of Detroit, MI at The Majestic Theatre and The Music Hall. The single “Stack Big Faces” is in the top 60 on urban radio and playing on over 20 commercial radio stations.
Contact: ejones@livetmg.com
Key Track: So Bright
The Story: J. Trill released a mixtape called ME PHI ME which was produced by Gordon “Hump” Humphrey (Timbaland & Nate “Danjahandz” Hills). The single “So Bright” has been released on iTunes and was featured on MTV’s “Taking the Stage. The “So Bright” pre-video on YouTube has received more than 53,000 views in less than 1 month
Contact: ghumphrey@humpdaylive.com
Key Track: Wango Tango (video)
The Story: Pop/Rock artist Danielle Barbe quickly became a Kings favorite after her latest video release of her new single “Wango Tango”. Her latest release which was produced by Luke Ebbin (Bon Jovi, The All-American Rejects, Plain White T’s) has started to generate a buzz. Her previous single ‘Ghost Town’ won MTVu Freshman of the Week and entered into MTV rotation in February 2011. She has played SXSW, The Palms Casino in Las Vegas, and opened for Semi- Precious Weapons.
Performances: Next performance at WARPED Tour in Pittsburgh this Friday.
Contact: lukeebbin@mac.com
Key Track: August Forever
The Story: Since being profiled on kings, Molly has worked with different producers and songwriters and is featured on PureVolume’s homepage today. She released a new single today titled ‘August Forever’ which was produced by Zack Odom & Kenneth Mount (Cartel, Mayday Parade, All Time Low). She is heading to Nashville and LA in the next few months to write & record, and will be playing shows.
Next Performance: Angels & Kings in NYC on July 21st
Contact: adam@newagemm.com
Key Track: Can’t Get Enough
Production: EP produced by upcoming producer/engineer Christian Medice along with JP and Alex Mahklouf of the band Cash Cash, Blake Healy formerly of Metro Station.
The Story: This pop rock band has received an exclusive feature from PureVolume for the release of our EP “Summer Of Love” and has a strong online presence. They sold out Bowery Electric in NYC and International airplay including Brazil and Indonesia
Performances: Upcoming performance at Angels & Kings in NYC on Friday July 21st.
Contact: emailglorydays@gmail.com