BRAND NEW ALBUM FROM HEY ROMEO OUT THIS WEEK!
For Immediate Release:
Alberta-based, CCMA Award winning Country band Hey Romeo
set to release Ride With Me EP September 25th
(Toronto, On –September 21st) – Hey Romeo’s records always reflect their commitment to their craft, their fans and each other, and Ride With Me (Royalty Records/Sony Music Canada) is no exception.
On Ride With Me, vocalist Stacie Roper, guitarist Darren Gusnowsky and keyboardist Rob Shapiro offer up their signature blend of harmonies, but also display a deeper, more fluent dialogue as players and songwriters than ever before.
Preoccupied with beginnings and endings, the 7-song EP dwells equally on the hope new relationships inspire and the places where love went wrong, treading the line between heartbreak and happiness and on songs like the tongue in cheek lead single, ‘Pushing Up Daisies,’ and rockers like ‘If That Sounds Like You’ and ‘Don’t Cry To Me’ – a track that finds Hey Romeo stretching out to create a unique style of modern country with echoes of 80’s New Wave haunting the edges.
Ride With Me’s title track finds Gusnowsky stepping up to take on lead vocals for the first time since Hey Romeo’s self-titled debut, adding substantial depth to the record and displaying just how much talent the trio possess, individually and collectively.
Ride With Me features an aggressive, more modern sound for the band, a seamless blend of country, roots and straight ahead rock and roll that’s a product of Shapiro and Gusnowsky’s insistence on producing the EP themselves, capturing Hey Romeo’s live sound on record and, Shapiro says, “Owning the album from the bottom up.”
Put bluntly, Hey Romeo have put in their 10,000 hours and then some, and that shows on Ride With Me; a set of songs so true to life, listeners will hear their own lives reflected in them on the very first listen.
About Hey Romeo: Over the years Hey Romeo have toured extensively, playing countless shows on their own and with artists including Sugarland, Darius Rucker, Gord Bamford, Johnny Reid, Alan Jackson, Terri Clark and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
In that time Hey Romeo have been awarded multiple CCMA Awards beginning with Top New Talent of the Year (2008), and Group or Duo of the Year two years running in 2011 and 2012. In 2014 their single, ‘Hello Patio,’ from the I Got This EP garnered the band the Alberta Country Music Award (ACMA) for Song of the Year.
Track List:
If That Sounds Like You
Pushing Up Daisies
After All This Time
Ride With Me
Don’t Cry To Me
Something I Could Get Used To
Half Your Love
RADIO VISITS/TOUR DATES
Sept 24 – Leduc, AB (Special acoustic appearance – The One radio station) Stage 1, Jonathans Lounge, Denim Inn and Suites
Sept 25 – Red Deer, AB (performing on KG Sessions)
Oct 16 – Edmonton, AB (CFCW Listener Appreciation Party) The Venue-Rivercree Casino
Oct 17 – Grande Prairie, AB (Corporate Event)
Oct 24 – Edmonton, AB (STARS 5th Building Magic in the Air Gala) Chateau Lacombe
Dec 3 – Fort McMurray, AB (Corporate Event) Sawridge Inn
Dec 10 – Fort McMurray, AB (Corporate Event) Sawridge Inn
2016 Canadian Co-headline Tour – Dates TBA
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NEW MUSIC FROM THE ORCHARD HITS COUNTRY RADIO THIS WEEK!
Royalty Records & Sony Music Canada Present
With “Wanted” we were wanting to portrait a story of a couple who are getting themselves into trouble. Kind of a Bonnie and Clyde type thing. We wanted it to sound fun and exciting. Bart McKay helped us put this one together, and we are happy with how it turned out.. Crank it up! – Mitch & Kasha (The Orchard)
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Fresh off the heels of The Orchard’s successful COCA Showcase and their selection as the Alberta representative in the 2015 CCMA Spotlight Performance Contest, they are set to hit the road for a busy summer of shows.
UPCOMING TOUR DATES
June 29th, 2015 Ponoka Stampede – Ponoka, AB
July 4th, 2015 Osteria Restaurant – Calgary, AB
July 7th, 2015 Osteria Restaurant – Calgary, AB
July 11th, 2015 Wild Hose Saloon – Calgary, AB
July 16th, 2015 Billy Bob’s – Westerner Days – Red Deer, AB
July 17th, 2015 Corporate Gig
July 18th, 2015 HMV in-store Bower Mall – Red Deer, AB
July 18th, 2015 Bo’s – Red Deer, AB
July 30th, 2015 Big Valley Jamboree (Kick-off Party) Camrose, AB
September 5th, 2015 – Party in the Park – Whitecourt, AB
September 11th, 2015 – Apex Casino – St Albert, AB
September 12th, 2015 – Apex Casino – St Albert, AB
September 19th, 2015 – Art in our Park – Edmonton, AB
BRAND NEW SINGLE FROM BLAKE REID
Royalty Records & Sony Music Canada Present
*CANCON*
Calgary Stampede
Calgary, ABJuly 25th, 2015
Cowboy Classic Bullarama
Cochrane, ABAugust 2nd, 2015
Big Valley Jamboree
Camrose, AB
August 26th, 2015
Stettler Summer Sessions
Stettler, AB
September 7th – September 13th, 2015
CCMA Awards/Country Music Week
Halifax, NS
September 25th, 2015
U of A Ales 100 Year Anniversary
Edmonton, AB
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“SOUNDS LIKE A SONG”
is available on iTunes May 11th, 2015.
From Blake’s upcoming album “RUST”.
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AMY METCALFE’S DEBUT ALBUM – NOW AVAILABLE!
SONY MUSIC CANADA PRESENT…
A multi-faceted talent grown in a small town in Manitoba, and cured on an acreage in Alberta, Amy Metcalfe is the newest face to Country Music.
With her unique vocals and writing Amy has caught the attention of some of the biggest writers in country music today. She has written over 250 songs herself and co-written with talents such as Byron Hill, Grammy award winners and Nominees Cindy Morgan and Wayne Kirkpatrick (Little Big Town, Faith Hill, Martina Mcbride, Trisha Yearwood…),Duane Steele and Phil Madeira (Garth Brooks, Civil Wars, Toby Keith…) to name a few.
Amy’s debut EP “InsideOut” comes out today on iTunes and hits store shelves Tuesday April 28th, 2015, with 6 of the 7 tracks self penned. Amy hopes the compilation gives listeners a good sense of the many sides of her.
“This EP, if you listen to the lyrics, is about self discovery whether that be through someone who hurt you, someone you’ve lost, or the person you’ve shaded yourself to be. As a new artist I’m trying to figure out my place in the mix and this album is a good representation of the last few years of my life. There are a lot of question marks in the lyrics. I’ve been blessed to write with so many amazing writers but I felt like the stuff we wrote was better suited for my second album, allowing room for growth and to show another side of me… as there seems to be a few of those!” – Amy Metcalfe
With a love to perform and be on stage rooted in a 13 year dance career Amy aspires to impact Canadian Country Music in a big way by embracing radio and performances across Canada. Her hopes are that with every performance and listen you experience, you leave with a sense of who she is and can relate to the life in her lyrics.
UPCOMING SHOWS
May 9th – Tracks – Olds, AB
New from Tristan Horncastle “Recreation Land”
Royalty Records & Sony Music Canada
Present
Out-The-Gate ADD from
KHJ/Fredericton!!
New ADD coming Wed, April 22nd from
Country 94.1 FM/Saint John!!
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“I’m very excited about Recreation Land! I wrote this in Nashville with #1 hit writer, Bart Butler and Aaron Goodvin. We all love and enjoy our free time, therefore wanted to write a fun song that talks about those weekends and nights that we take the gun out for some target practice, four wheeling, back road drives, getting dirty, having that cold one after a long week of work, and just living life to the fullest. It’s just an all around fun song. I hope you all enjoy!”
– Tristan Horncastle
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UPCOMING TOUR DATES
April 24th – Moncton Wesleyan Center
Moncton, NB
April 25th – Rath Eastlink Community Centre
Truro, NS
April 26th – Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre
Bridgewater, NS
May 8th – Fredericton Playhouse
Fredericton, NB
May 22nd – Mariners Center Arena
Yarmouth, NS
May 23rd – Kentville Centennial Arena
Kentville, NS
May 24th – Garcelon Civic Centre
Saint Stephen, NB
May 30th – Fredericton Rib Fest
Fredericton, NB
June 26th – Bud Country Fest
Grande Prairie, AB
July 11th – Peace Fest
Peace River, AB
July 18th – Westerner Days
Red Deer, AB
August 8th – Manitouliin Country Fest
Little Current, ON
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NEW SINGLE FROM HEY ROMEO HITS RADIO THIS WEEK!
Royalty Records & Sony Music Canada Present
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“I GOT THIS” is from the ALBUM
“I Got This, Vol. 1 – EP”
available in stores and digitally:
2014 ACMA Winner – Song of the Year – Hello Patio
2014 Support Act – Alan Jackson
2014 Support Act – Terri Clark
2014 Support Act – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
2014 CCMA Legends Show – A Tribute to Yesterday & Today
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Just performed on Friday in Camrose, AB at
The Tap Room + Brewery!
UPCOMING TOUR DATES
CFCW’s Listener Appreciation Party
THE BOOM CHUCKA BOYS JOIN GORD BAMFORD’S 2015 COUNTRY JUNKIE CANADIAN TOUR
Hitting the road this February & March 2015, The Boom Chucka Boys will embark on their first Canadian tour with CCMA Award winner Gord Bamford.
TOUR DATES
Feb 19th, 2015 Grey Eagle Resort & Casino – Calgary, AB
Feb 28th, 2015 Club Regent Casino – Winnipeg, MB
Mar 5th, 2015 Sean O’Sullivan Theatre (Brock University) – St. Catherines, ON
Mar 7th, 2015 Casino Rama – Rama, ON
Mar 8th, 2015 London Music Hall – London, ON
Mar 10th, 2015 Grand Theatre – Kingston, ON
NEW MUSIC FROM HEY ROMEO!
Produced by: Hey Romeo & Brad Crisler
Hey Romeo releases their new album I Got This on September 9th, which includes the first single “Won’t Be Over You”. Hey Romeo have delivered a record that, as lead vocalist Stacie Roper sings on the title track, will literally “turn your day around.”
Featuring good time, party tunes like “Hello Patio,” and introspective offerings such as “Won’t Be Over You,” I Got This is as refreshing as a cold drink on a blazing hot day. When it comes to spreading sunshine, Stacie Roper, keyboardist Rob Shapiro and guitarist Darren Gusnowsky put it themselves, I Got This.
TRACK LISTING
1. Hello Patio
2. Two Hearts and a Radio
3. Do it in the Sun
4. Won’t Be Over You
5. No Sleep
6. I Got This
ROYALTY RECORDS SIGNS BLAKE REID!
Wednesday April 23rd, 2014
Edmonton, Alberta
ROYALTY RECORDS SIGNS BLAKE REID!
Royalty Records hand picked Blake Reid to add to the label’s roster of new artists to be released this year.
Blake was one of the first 6 artists chosen to participate in the CCMA discovery program in 2013, where he quickly earned his reputation as a quality songwriter, inspired by his deep country roots.
“Everyone at Royalty is excited to have Blake join our family. We’ve been following Blake since last year and saw him perform and the CCMA’s in Edmonton. Blake is deeply embedded in country music and the agricultural community, which clearly inspires his song writing and singing by telling real life stories.” – Rob Smith
Blake Reid comes from a five-generation farm family who staked their claim in 1902, broke the land and made a life in Alberta. Blake grew up with country music, with his mom singing along with all the radio legends that echoed in the old farmhouse and Dad would tune into the daily grain prices. Blake spent thousands of hours listening to the evolution of country music through the AM radios of tractors, trucks, and combines.
Blake’s music is about my life and home. He finds himself drawn to the intimacy of farm life, found down every gravel road outside the city limits. Whether the dirt field beside your road is red, brown, or sandy, Blake believes we all turn our ear toward something real and genuine.
“I’m super excited to be partnering with Royalty Records going forward in 2014 and to begin work on my next record. I’m not going to give out too much info yet, but I will say this record is setting up to be really cool and fresh. Joining the Royalty family and working with Nashville Producer/writer Phil O’Donnell is definitely a big step toward success for my career.” – Blake Reid
Blake Reid hits the studio next month to work with Phil O’Donnell in Nashville and will have new music coming later this year!
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Rob Shapiro of Hey Romeo WINS CCMA Award for “Keyboard Player of the Year”.
SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2013
ROB SHAPIRO NAMED CCMA” KEYBOARD PLAYER OF THE YEAR” FOR THE 5TH YEAR IN A ROW!
Tonight the Canadian Country Music Association® (CCMA®) continued to reveal winners of 2013 Canadian Country Music Association Awards™ at the CCMA Gala Dinner & Awards and All-Star Band Awards event at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta.
After the CCMA Gala Dinner & Awards event, seven 2013 CCMA Awards were handed out at the CCMA All Star Band Awards event, honouring an array of talented musicians from the Canadian country music industry.
A full list of 2013 CCMA Awards given out this evening at the CCMA Gala Dinner & Awards event, and CCMA All-Star Band Awards event follows: http://ow.ly/oMvOn
