What's up y'all! How's your day going? Slow? Are you in need a blast of pure good energy? Put down that 5 Hour Energy. We have what you need. Or more accurately...emcee-on-the rise, Ray Sytes, has just produced exactly what you need. His brand new jam, "Let It Go," is so full of good energy you won't know what to do with yourself other than find the closest dance floor and start grinding. Check it out and prepare for a good time....
Taking full advantage of modern technology, as well as his own creative mind, Josh MIntz of Friend Slash Lover entirely shot, edited and uploaded the video using only the programs available on his iPhone 5. Now, we know you’ve seen videos shot with iPhones, but this one takes it to another level. Once you see the video you’ll be amazed at the end result. These videos would look exceptional for big budget productions, but they are even more impressive knowing that they were conceived, executed and delivered on Josh’s own iPhone!
From Heavy Planet: 2012 has been a leviathan of a year for music, but don't we say something along those lines every year? Well, I believe that 2012's best are truly great and will retain a spot in my brain for years to come. Legendary... not quite, at least one cannot say so at this time, but great... definitely. So, throughout the good, the mediocre, and the "what the hell are they smokin'?" we come to the closing of 2012. Now, because we aren't hipsters here at Heavy Planet and we didn't do year-end lists way before they were cool, I would like to share with you my favorite albums that I feel any well rounded music fan should listen to at least, if not own. I would also like to try something new this year and share EP's that I felt honorable enough to hold their own against some of the heavy weights on the podium. So, without further hesitation click HERE for my favorites!
Heads up West Hollywood! New HIP client, Thorcraft Cobra, are playing the legendary Viper Room with popular Canadian band, Mother Mother and some other great bands, including Battle Tapes, next Tuesday, March 5th. The show starts at 7:30pm and Thorcraft go on early so make plans to get there on time y'all!
When was the last time you were faced with odds that were stacked against you and instead of giving up you doubled down and persevered with magnificent results....
If you haven't been introduced yet, meet rising rapper, Sean Forbes.
Born deaf into a musical family in Detroit, at an early age Sean determined he wasn't going to settle into a non-musical existence. He quickly learned to play drums. From there he learned how to make out and understand lyrics to the music his mother was singing along to in the car by reading her lips. Later he learned to write & spit lyrics and inspire the entire deaf community... soon he'll be reaching and inspiring the world.
CLICK HERE to watch the brand new, stunning, heartfelt feature via Ovation Network, on a client that HIP Video Promo is especially honored to be working with...
We're sure you'll agree that Sean Forbes has a bright future ahead of him. In fact, you can count on it.
Friend Slash Lover shares his take on XTC's classic "Dear God." Who knew the song would feel so at home with the addition of some well placed electronic beats, sweeping vocals, and spacey guitar solos... If you're a fan of the original, we think you'll agree, FSL definitely did the song justice. The video is another addition for his iPhone created music videos series. Peep below:
We're thrilled to report that Brooklyn pop/punk rockers and current HIP Video clients, On The Fifty, are competing this week on mtvU's The Freshmen for a spot in regular rotation on mtvU. This message is a call to arms for all fans of On The Fifty to follow the link below and vote as many times as you possibly can to secure this huge opportunity for this kick ass band... they're renewing our faith in the pop/punk genre and we need them to be heard!
HIP Video Promo presents Thorcraft Cobra's newest single and video clip “Party Clock” from their debut full-length album, Count It In.
The “Party Clock” video was directed by acclaimed TV director Ross Novie (The Office, Arrested Development, Secret Girlfriend) and includes starring performances by Sara Fletcher (Secret Girlfriend, Family Guy) and a guy who looks alarming like Martin Landau. The video was production designed by acclaimed fine artist Shana Mabari, and was shot on location at the historic Boardner’s in Hollywood. No animals, other than Billy, were harmed in the filming of this music video.
Early in 2012, The Lumineers broke through the contemporary music scene with last year’s hit “Ho Hey.” One short year later the band was performing onstage at both the Grammys and Saturday Night Live, once again captivating fans with their immense capability to inspire. “Ho Hey” has become a monster hit, garnering over 42,000,000 views on YouTube, and certainly a tough act to follow. Fortunately for all of us, they are not a one trick pony and their follow up video for “Stubborn Love” is every bit as moving and inspiring as “Ho Hey”, assuring that The Lumineers are here to stay. Click HERE for the full bio on HIPVideoPromo.com.
Here at HIP Video Promo, we’ve always had a place in our hearts for our favorite Stockholmers, Shout Out Louds. Their album Our Ill Wills is a regular part of our playlists, along with their 2010 album Work. Shout Out Louds have presented music fans from all over with their fresh take on contemporary indie rock. Never afraid to push their musical boundaries the band was a trendsetter when it came to incorporating elements of everything from shoegazer to 80’s synth pop into their sound. Their new album Optica, along with the new video “Walking In Your Footsteps”, may just be their most ambitious effort yet, and the end result is one that may be their best yet.
In support of Work, members Adam, Bebban, Ted, Carl, and Eric headed out on their most successful tour known to date and then returned home with their own pursuits. When the time came to hunker down on another Shout Out Louds record, they had a certain idea to return to the playful spirit that first brought them together ten years ago. Rather than rehearsing and recording in the studio as they had always done, each member of Shout Out Louds felt free to write and work on their own parts individually as the new album Optica began to take shape. The record features a string composer that helps Optica achieve lush arrangements described by Carl as “Disney on drugs” and by Adam as “like warm mayonnaise.”
Shout Out Louds took their time with the songs on Optica, spending at least one and half years in a small Stockholm studio and producing themselves for the first time without the help from Johannes Berglund. A theme emerged presenting the world with Optica, an album that celebrates color and light. HIP Video Promo brought you video clips such as “Impossible” and “Tonight I Have To Leave It.” From the new album, we present “Walking In Your Footsteps.” Click HERE for the full bio on HIPVideoPromo.com.
Susan James' brand new record, Driving Toward The Sun, released this past Tuesday, is already being showered with love and support. Check out what people are saying...
"Production?A-plus.Performance?A-plus.Songwriting?A-plus.No need to go on.This is A-plus across the boards." - NoDepression.com
“(Susan is) a master at exploring the emotional and sonic possibilities” - The Los Angeles Times
“A serenade of broken hearted love songs filled with melancholy embraces reaching to freedom's door. James' voice breathes clarity and soothes the soul with folk ridden melodies and comfortable bridges.” - WreckingBallRadio.com
...and it's been less than a week since it was released!
Click HERE to head on over to AOL Spinner to hear the whole album for yourself!
Hailing from Tennessee, Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors’ music delights and activates those particular notes of delicacy that we find so pleasing about music. With combinations of country, pop, and folk genres, subtle harmonies and organic vocals accentuate what makes up this extraordinary band. We are very proud to present their newest video “Good Light” inviting us to witness a true artist executing his craft with stellar results.
Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors echo influences from modern times to original classics such as Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Wilco, and Tom Waits, but their vision of craft has brought their music to an entirely different level. By successfully selling more than seventy five thousand records, playing more than fifteen hundred live dates and sold out performances, Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors has shared the stage with various artists like The Avett Brothers, Goo Goo Dolls, and Ryan Adams. Their songs have been featured in countless television shows such as One Tree Hill, House, Nashville, and How I Met Your Mother.
With an upcoming album set for release this month and a nationwide tour ready to be ensued, Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors offers music fans from all over with an energetic abundance of Americana Rock. Years of hard work have finally paid off with the band’s sixth album Good Light recorded live at Ardent Studios in Memphis. Drawing from personal experiences, Drew speaks to us all throughout the songs. From their highly anticipated sixth album, the title track “Good Light” presents us with a theme that permeates the new record, and this exciting new video clip offers the eclectic musical characteristics of Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors’ uncanny way of expressing balanced emotion.
PALEFACE is an indie-folk pop/Americana artist emerging from Concord, North Carolina via Brooklyn, New York. A veteran of the indie rock scene of the early 90’s and originally performing as a solo artist, PALEFACE now exists as a high-energy three-piece band blends both rock n’ roll and Americana genres, offering music fans from all over with a vast array of inspirational tunes. MAGNET Magazine presents their debut video of the title track from their new album One Big Party.
PALEFACE was schooled musically by friend Daniel Johnston and were in no time discovered by the legendary Danny Fields, associated with The Stooges, The Ramones, and MC5, at an open mic night in New York City. PALEFACE features Monica “Mo” Samalot on drums and vocals, and electric guitarist Soren Mattson. PALEFACE has influenced and inspired musical acts such as YACHT and Grammy Award recipients Kimya Dawson and Beck who calls PALEFACE “a big influence on my early work” in Annie Leibovitz’s book called American Music. PALEFACE has self-released Multibean Bootleg Volume 3, a collection of raw demos, live performances, and outtakes, and is currently promoting their new album One Big Party.
Thorcraft Cobra celebrates the Year of the Snake with the release of their new Party Clock video!
HIP Video Promo presents their newest single and video clip “Party Clock” from the debut full-length album Count It In.
The “Party Clock” video was directed by acclaimed TV director Ross Novie (The Office, Arrested Development, Secret Girlfriend) and includes starring performances by Sara Fletcher (Secret Girlfriend, Family Guy) and a guy who looks alarming like Martin Landau. The video was production designed by acclaimed fine artist Shana Mabari, and was shot on location at the historic Boardner’s in Hollywood. No animals, other than Billy, were harmed in the filming of this music video.
The debut Thorcraft Cobra full-length, Count It In, was released on January 8, 2013 on the Plaza Bowl Records & Tapes imprint, with distribution thru RedEye in the US and Outside in Canada.
In the first week at radio, the record hit #7 on the FMQB Submodern Albums Chart, and was #6 most added at CMJ Top 200, and #3 most added at CMJ AAA!
The record has been on the specialty and college charts each week since release, and has garnered spins on stations such as KROQ, KCSN, WXRT, WMBR, KFAI, KDHX and many others.
The band’s release show at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles was a featured pick of the night in the LA Weekly, and on Buzzbands.LA.
The Count It In album features guest performances from some of the band’s friends including Russell Mael (Sparks), Steve McDonald (Redd Kross), Mahsa Zargaran (Big Black Delta, Omniflux, Sabrosa Purr) and Will Love (Sabrosa Purr). Click here for the full bio on HIPVideoPromo.com.
Josh Mintz, the brains behind the musical act Friend Slash Lover, is at it again—this time presenting two innovative and prolifically modern videos that accentuate contemporary technology. HIP Video Promo has worked with Mintz before for his stellar clip for “Breakin Up,” which was treated us to an abundance of tasteful and elaborate visual elements. This time, we are pleased to announce this independent artists’ crafty and quirky new video clips for “The Grey Area” and “S2PD HMN.”
Both of these videos maintain all of the artistic merit we’ve come to expect from Friend Slash Lover, but this time Josh has taken a decidedly different approach. Taking full advantage of modern technology, as well as his own creative mind, he entirely shot, edited and uploaded the video using only the programs available on his iPhone 5. Now, we know you’ve seen videos shot with iPhones, but this one takes it to another level. Once you see the video you’ll be amazed at the end result. These videos would look exceptional for big budget productions, but they are even more impressive knowing that they were conceived, executed and delivered on Josh’s own iPhone!
The first offering is the title track off the new EP, “The Grey Area”, and was produced by Thom Flowers and Josh Mintz himself. The video offers scenes of city life and captures an innate personal experience from Friend Slash Lover.
The second video, “S2PD HMN,” is coming soon!
Click here for the full Friend Slash Lover bio on HIPVideoPromo.com
This Friday, February 15th, one of our favorite HIP clients of 2012, Roxiny, is performing at Cielo in NYC, and if you're in the area we highly recommend you check it out. If you remember, we had the privileged of promoting her absolutely beautiful video, "Belong," last October. In case you missed it, watch it below:
Get more information for Friday's show (including the password you'll need for tickets) HERE!
And check out her brilliant new single, "Cheree" HERE.
Upcoming HIP Client, The Heligoats, premiered their new song, "Tofutti," off their upcoming album, Back to the Ache, today via NPR Music, and it's positively delightful. Head on over to NPR Music's All Things Considered and get to know this band. It's been on repeat all day here at HIP HQ. We. Can't. Stop.
Inusa Dawuda’s latest music video for “Broken Heart” will leave you mesmerized and invitingly subdued. We’ve already had the pleasure of working with this inspiring artist on previous tracks such as “Walking on Sunshine” and “Satisfaction;” each song and music clip has led us to a new world of music, and we reach a new realm of Inusa Dawuda’s character in his latest clip for “Broken Heart.”
Pistolera-frontwoman, Sandra Lilia Velasquez aka SLV, dropped her brand new EP, Dig Deeper, today! NPR/WNYC's Soundcheck & BaebleMusic, amongst other notable sources have already been showing her a lot of support for this new album. Dig Deeper, was produced by legendary bassist and TEN-TIME Grammy nominee, Meshell Ndegeocello, and it is glorious. Head over to iTunes to get yourself a copy! And check out her first single from the EP, "Enough," below:
Boy are we excited to be working the promotion of Drew Holcomb & The Neighbor's fantastic brand new video, "Good Light"! The good folks at VH1 and CMT are well aware of the band's brilliance too, as they just premiered the video on their official websites, VH1.com & CMT.com. Check out this awesome write-up via VH1.com:
"Have you noticed that the gap between “country music” and “rock music” continues to shrink with every passing year? Of course, we’re not talking about banjo-wielding purists singing tales about the joys of working at illegal moonshine distilleries, but more about performers like Eric Church and Jason Aldean are technically considered “country.” If you ever listen to their music or go to see them in concert, you’d be hard pressed to come up with a laundry list of things that differentiate their musical outlook from that of rock musicians. What we’re trying to say is this: Don’t turn your back on Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors just because they have been lumped into the “country” genre."
"If you’re not familiar with the name Drew Holcomb, there’s a decent chance that you’re familiar with his song “Live Forever,” which served as the soundtrack to a 2011 Emmy Award winning commercial for the NBA on TNT. The group’s latest song is “Good Light,” which is the title track off the band’s new album, set to be released at the end of the month. The warm Wurlitzer reminds us more than a little of the work of our former You Oughta Know band Dawes, and the song’s message about staying optimistic in the face of tough times is something that everyone can relate to."
We predict Drew Holcomb will be a household name by the end of 2013. We've been known to make predictions like this that have come to fruition. Ahem.. have you heard of The Lumineers? Okay, okay...
Get on this train early. Trust us.
Click HERE to see the "Good Light" video for yourself in all its glory; and make sure you check out the band's official website for the latest on all things Drew Holcomb. The band's new album, Good Light, drops everywhere Feb 26th, but you can get yourself a copy one week early via iTunes Feb 19th! Spread the word, y'all!
Ezekiel Harris, better known by his rap moniker E-Guttah, is a fierce and energetic rapper hailing from Miami, Florida. Full of an inexplicable Southern charm, E-Guttah takes his fans to a whole new world with his ardent vocals and happy-go-lucky demeanor. HIP Video Promo & KES Music & Video Distribution presents an all encompassing single and a debut video clip “We Can Do It Forever” featuring the powerful vocals of the artist Key Wayne.
E-Guttah’s story sounds familiar to the ears of most hip-hop artists—the youngest of nine siblings, he began washing cars and cutting yards at a young age. Growing up with his father mostly absent, he began to lose hope, but after a divorce his father was awarded custody of him. Young E watched as his life began to take a dramatic turn. The street life called his name, and the illusion of fast money being obtained by his negative actions of selling drugs took over his life. However, after a brush with death at the age of eighteen, Ezekiel made a full recovery and turned his life around.
E-Guttah began studying writing and vocabulary and soon learned the fundamentals of music. He then found his life’s true purpose, and his motivation currently lies within reaching out to his community as a positive force by teaching the younger generation through his own life experiences. His debut single “We Can Do It Forever” is a positive anthem that includes a highly unique and seductive subject matter. E-Guttah’s powerful lyrics are combined with the talented Key Wayne’s vocals to present music fans of every genre with a feel-good song that is both empowering and inspirational. Click HERE for the full bio on HIPVideoPromo.com!
B-Rad From The Breeze is a positive hip-hop artist on the rise. With influences revolving around a multitude of musical genres, his outlook on life and the music industry has molded his craft as an artist and musician. HIP Video Promo is excited to be working with this fundamental hip-hop artist, and Hey Fella, LLC presents his newest video clip for the debut single “Hey Fella.”
B-Rad From The Breeze got started as an artist in 2006 under the name Delivery. During the course of four years, he released seven mix-tapes, a full-length album, and a three-track EP. In 2010 B-Rad took a brief hiatus from the music industry in order to find his true self through a spiritual awakening causing him to change his outlook on his craft as a musical genius. With a triumphant return to the music scene in 2011, B-Rad From The Breeze released The Awakening in January of 2011 and then the significant mix-tape The Rebroadcast in September 2011. Hosted by DJ Slikk and Coast 2 Coast, the mix-tape featured enlightening concepts that have established him as a positive hip-hop and R&B new age artist.
The Hey Fella! single was released in October 2012 and presented music fans from all over with the radiant, yet ambiguous demeanor of this budding rapper. He then followed that with Hey Fella! (Chopped & Screwed),released earlier this month and includes tracks containing lyrics from this open-minded artist that bring his quirky and eccentric style to life. His single “Hey Fella” highlights and accentuates the breezy flow and creative techniques that make up this highly anticipated album full length album, BLISS, due for a Spring 2013 release. Full bio HERE on HIPVideoPromo.com!
Coming off a stunningly successful run since debuting their single, "Ho Hey", last year (which HIP proudly championed), The Lumineers have just debuted their follow-up single/music video, "Stubborn Love," via mtvU.com, and to absolutely nobody's surprise, it's brilliant! The recently Grammy-nominated band is surely set to continue their world dominance as 2013 rolls out. Check out the gorgeous and brand new video for "Stubborn Love" right HERE.
Upcoming HIP client, Paleface, who's musical prowess grew exponentially by knowing and learning a lot from Daniel Johnston and Beck back in the nineties, is about to hit the road once again, and hard. Kicking off their Winter tour at the start of February, first they'll be taking their unique brand of folk pop/Americana/rock n' roll to the good people down in Georgia and the Sunshine State. From there they keep moving, making stops in TN, NC, SC, AR, TX, and more.
Click here to check out the details of this mighty impressive tour.
Also, take a look at the making-of video for their awesome new music video, "One Big Party," which we'll be proudly promoting very soon!
SLV is the solo project of Pistolera frontwoman/songwriter/founder Sandra Lilia Velásquez. After recording three studio albums to critical acclaim and touring extensively with Pistolera, her solo debut EP, Dig Deeper, will be released on February 12, 2013. Ten-time Grammy nominee and legendary bassist Meshell Ndegeocello produced the four-song recording and is also featured on the EP, playing bass on three of the four tracks. Ndegeocello shares songwriting credit on the first track, “Enough”, which SLV made into her debut music video. SLV’s power to create inspiring tunes is included in this revolutionary video clip, representing all that this powerful artist emanates.
HIP Video Promo presents her stark and modern video clip “Enough” from her highly anticipated EP Dig Deeper, which capture SLV promoting a balance of raw energy and captivating lyrics that highlight her musical demeanor.
NPR called her last Pistolera album “modern…daring…inventive”, yet it is with her new solo project that we realize there are no limits to this artists boundaries. “Enough” is a song that explores the pressures of living in a complex society. Viewers are presented with the image of a fatigued priest who is trying to answer the internal question of what else he can do, while SLV sings the songs in a confessional booth. She speaks to the collective anxiety we face as a nation that no matter how much good we try to do it will never be enough to create the society think it should be. SLV soars throughout this song “Enough” and the clip takes us to a place of utter amazement. Click here for the full bio on HIPVideoPromo.com.
Since his last video “War With the Wolves,” Eric Dill’s music has morphed into a natural phenomenon. This Platinum recording artist is known as the lead singer and guitarist of the popular pop/rock group The Click Five, but with a recent and successful launch of his solo career he is taking on the music scene by storm. “War With The Wolves” made lots of waves across the country, even landing itself on the mtvU Freshmen! With that scorching momentum, we are pleased to present viewers and programmers with his latest video clip “In My Head.”
This critically acclaimed singer, songwriter, and musician is an Indianapolis native, known specifically for selling out shows from across the world during the 2005 Backstreet Boys Tour and Ashlee Simpson’s North American Tour. After parting ways with the members of The Click Five in November of 2006, he began focusing on his own ambitions and began working on his solo career.
Dill has worked with well-known artists such as fellow musicians from the band Nickelback, Chris Daughtry, and contestants form the television series American Idol. Eric has even made television appearances onLive with Regis and Kelly,Late Night with Conan O’Brien, andJimmy Kimmel Live; he even played the male lead role in Sony Pictures movie Taking Five. His first produced single “No Surprise” received a Platinum Album Award in 2009, along with two BMI Pop Awards during 2010. Dill’s debut albumForever Is Not Enoughwas released last year on Vigil Records, and from the album, we present you “In My Head.” Click here for the full bio on HIPVideoPromo.com!
We've been telling everybody that one of our favorite client videos of the year so far is One Less Reason's vid for their rock solid single, "Uneasy". Apparently the Internet is on the same page. Over the past month the video's view count has surged 50,000+ views! Let's keep this going - spread the word, music fans.
The future has arrived. Today you can record, sync and edit an amazing music video all through that device in your pocket... of course we're talking about your iPhone! Technology has seriously come a long way. Check out these frickin' fantastic new videos that Friend Slash Lover lead singer, Josh Mintz, produced exactly that way. Prepare to be impressed...
These videos are part of a series of six videos he's producing in this method - a video for each of the six new songs off Friend Slash Lover's upcoming EP. They start rolling out next week.
The Jelly Project just dropped their first installment of a new series they started, Jelly Of The Month Club! The single is called "Worthy" and it shows off a slightly softer side of the band while maintaining that unique edge that the band is becoming more and more known for. We think you owe it to yourself to take a listen. Check it out below:
Also, The Jelly Project's awesome label, Funk It Records, just launched a brand new website. Click here to take a peek!
Chelsea Tavares’ unique fresh blend of powerful energy, sultry vocals, and stunning looks captivates her audience, leaving music listeners and viewers wanting more. HIP Video Promo worked with Tavares earlier this year on the previous clip “Tea Party,” and without further adieu, we are proud to present her latest video for the highly energetic, entertaining, and edgy single “Beautiful Gangsta” featuring the artist Young Keno.
“A Beautiful Gangsta is a dominant female who is Beautiful inside and out. She is a confident independent warrior. She has strong opinions and voices it. She fights her own battles. She is classy and has a soft side, but at the same time, she doesn’t take any crap. People say it’s a man’s world, but it’s nothing without a powerful woman by his side.”
These are the words written by Chelsea Tavares to describe her new music video, “BEAUTIFUL GANGSTA” a song that she co-wrote and performed.
At the mere age of ten, Chelsea made her Broadway debut with the Los Angeles’ Original cast as the lead of Young Nala in Disney’s Lion King at The Pantages Theater. This terrific actress has three series regulars “Unfabulous and Just Jordan” under her belt, Shot “Fright Night” for DreamWorks, Guest Starring on CSI Miami, Recurring role as Andrea on CW’s “Ringer” and was the new lead, as Jordan Randall in the ABC Family’s “Make it or Break it”!
Her lead vocals have been featured on the soundtrack of CW’s Nikkita on the song “Last Shot.” She has also collaborated with the likes of B. Howard and the Internationally acclaimed Mendes Brothers. Her love of all genres of music show true in her writing with a stylish mix of pop, rock, and R&B. Chelsea’s sultry vocals seem to be coated with velvet, as her lyrics speak of love, strength, confidence, empowerment and independence.
Radio friendly, “Beautiful Gangsta” , with a dope beat, undeniable hooks, memorable melodies and again those outstanding vocals displays Chelsea’s determined personality as one that will not go unnoticed. Actress, Singer, Song/writer, Performer, this Beautiful Gangsta strives to leave her mark as she boldly continually moves ahead towards the next project.
Click here for Chelsea's artist page on HIPVideoPromo.com!
HIP Video Promo presents a video clip by a new artist Atlantic Avenue. With pop-punk inspired vocals and guitar riffs, their music transcends contemporary pop music by adding elements that are reminiscent of the most renowned pop-punk bands. Their newest clip “The Fool I Am” emanates this budding band’s ability to create astounding rhythms that are tied to sensational and groundbreaking lyrics.
Hailing from a suburb outside of Philadelphia in an area where the local music scene is primarily non-existent, Atlantic Avenue began as a small-scale music project that quickly grew into something no one expected. Lead vocalist and guitarist Jon Sayer captivates pop-punk audiences with his astounding lyrical ability; his vocals capture the much-loved pop-punk music scene with comparisons to much loved musicians of the past. With influences tied to New Found Glory and The Starting Line, Atlantic Avenue is producing a well-rounded blend of pop-infused music that transcends their contemporaries and is wowing the current music scene.
After being nominated for MTV’s VMA “Breakout Artist of Philadelphia” and performing their very first show for over ten thousand eager fans, interest in the band rapidly grew. Their self-released EP One Night Only promoted a tour of the east coast and left music fans anticipating their next action. Atlantic Avenue spent the summer of 2011 rocking out on the stages during Vans Warped Tour, and showed no sign of slowing down any time soon. After much press and critical acclaim from their new album When the Lights Go Down, Atlantic Avenue has made a name for themselves. Eulogy Records presents their breakthrough video for the most anticipated single yet “The Fool I Am,” offering contemporary music fans of all ages with a band that breaks the rules and shows no boundaries.
Boston band-on-the-rise, Silhouette Rising, are playing a big show this Thursday, Feb 7th, at Cambridge, MA's premiere indie venue, The Middle East Upstairs. There are a number of other great bands playing with them that night and considering the huge buzz surrounding SR at the moment, including an upcoming feature in Alternative Press Magazine and the recent release of their amazing new single, "Rehab", this show is a no-brainer if you're in the area and looking for a rad show to go see. Get your tickets here!
Long Island's best up-and-coming young alternative rockers, Love, Robot, return with a kick ass music video for their ferocious new single, "Light" - Fans of Brand New, La Dispute & Paramore (no, not just because they're female fronted) will 100% dig on it the instant you hit play. Check out the perfectly simplistic video for the song below:
So you just finished making a fantastic music video that you've invested a lot of time and effort in producing and now you want it properly and professionally presented to music fans throughout the world? Well of course you do! HIP Video Promo can help make that dream become a reality. It's what we do. In fact, it's practically ALL we do. So we know how to do it right.
HIP Video owner/president, Andy Gesner, recently sat down with the guys at IndependentMusicPromotion.com to give them the rundown on who we are, the importance of promoting your music video smartly, who we work with, and much, much more. Check out an excerpt below...
Q: Most bands and artists shoot a video, put it straight on their social networks and YouTube, and then begin the cycle of looking for views wherever they can find them. What’s missing from the master plan here? Why do you think proper video promotion falls by the wayside in most cases?
A: Upcoming bands and artists immediately think that professional music video promotion does not fit into their budget, or because of budgetary constraints, don’t think they can afford our services. If a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? If you really have an outstanding music video, you’re selling yourself short if you don’t get it out there to all the potential outlets that could give your video serious consideration for programming. It does require a lot of up front attention to detail, and this is the kind of thing best left to the professionals. So many of my programmers complain they get dozens of videos each month, but either the tape doesn’t work right, it’s not dubbed in stereo, it’s not closed captioned, or the aspect ratio isn’t right. That means that these folks have sent all these videos out, and no one’s going to be able to play them. Because we’ve promoted so many videos, we’ve got a system down with excruciatingly stringent quality control. We are always confident that the videos that hit our programmer’s desks are 100% ready for immediate programming. Sure, the cost of admission into our tent is not a small amount, but if you put a lot of time and effort and money into producing a music video, it makes no sense to just have it sit on your YouTube page.
Read through the entire informative interview right Here!
