Bad Horse is made up of a group of talented, well-seasoned musicians. Singer, Adam Grant, and guitarist, Robert E, make up the cofounders of the band. The pair come from a mismatched background with their previous careers, Adam as the ex-cop and Robert as the ex-football player, but they were united through their love of music. They were later joined by lead guitarist, Chris Iorio, Sam Fisher on drums, Marcus Dennard with the bass, and Jessie Dickenson on keys.

As a band, Bad Horse has developed a strong foundation, signing with Global Maximus Records, releasing a self-titled debut CD, making music videos, and even putting their music into a film, entitled Brother’s Keeper. However, it is the music video for their song “It’s All Good” that is moving them to the breaking point of stardom.

The song “It’s All Good” describes two types of memorable parties for guitarist Robert E. The first, being more personal for him, “There is the ramification of a big farm party like we used to have here in Georgia on the weekends and everybody came out to the farm or barns. There was a big bonfire and we all ended up skinny dipping.” The second meaning being more obvious with the lyrics and their connection to a football tailgate, “Drop the tailgates down, people gather round, let’s party.” The song can be recognized as an upbeat, tailgating party anthem, with cues of both country and rock.

When the music video was being made, it was old family football relationships that brought Terry Bradshaw on the set. “I have known him for quite some time,” noted Robert. “He and my father played together with the Steelers during the 70’s, and they roomed together when they were on the road.” Robert even remembered growing up living next door to Bradshaw. The video was shot in Nashville’s very own LP Field, and it is clear in the video as Robert said, “He (Bradshaw) brought an enormous amount of enthusiasm to the video, and we couldn’t have been more pleased to have him out there.”

By connecting their song with the NFL, they have opened up a new market of fans. Not only has this allowed Bad Horse to connect with the lovers of country music, but it also gives football fanatics a tune to sing. It is a different promotional tactic, but it proves to be working. “It’s All Good” has become an NFL anthem of sorts. Bad Horse even gained to opportunity to perform live on the NFL network February 6th, the day after the Super Bowl XLVI, for The NFL Alumni and Player of the Year Awards, which will be hosted this year by Alec Baldwin.

Robert is no stranger to the football scene and is excited to be around it again. He played for Auburn University Tigers in the 80’s, “It was a kid’s dream of following in their dad’s footsteps,” Robert remembered. Unfortunately, he was plagued with various knee injuries that took him off the field. This pushed Robert to pursue his other talents, “One gift that God had given me all along was music, it was something that I had never thought in a million years that in this day and time I would be doing, and it’s nice to be following your dream,” he affirmed.

The band will be releasing another new track the day after their NFL Awards performance. The song, “Then Again,” should draw the newly gained football fans further into getting to know the band and their musical depth. “It’s a song where you are in your mind going through the process of leaving somebody and I can get along without you but then again I can hold you and I can love you,” Robert explained.

After their journey through the Super Bowl, Bad Horse has big plans involving their upcoming tour. They have opened and played for a different range of bands, including, Zac Brown Band, Sara Evans, Shenandoah, Kenny Rogers and Randy Travis, but now it is their turn to organize and headline their own tour. Bad Horse hopes to be on the road and having fun by March.

Until then, the band has it easy this Super Bowl with a no stress game, seeing as how they can’t root for their Pittsburg Steelers. With a little extra time to reflect on his career, Robert said that his aim with their music is, “To make the fans happy, to be able to go out and draw a good crowd, and to make enough money to do what we love to do and be successful at it.” To him and the rest of the band, it is all about being able to do what they love.

Be sure to watch The NFL Network’s Alumni and Player of the Year Awards, February 6th at 10pm. Look out for Bad Horse’s music in the movie Brother’s Keeper coming to theaters this fall.

http://brotherskeeperfilm.com/
http://badhorsemusic.com/
http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/46

Therefore this year Nashville Metal Bands will be partnering with Dream Row to refocus the impact that rock music has on Nashville’s vibrant music scene.

“Dream Row and Nashville Metal Bands have worked together in the past on live shows, the unity between us has always been great. Ray & Patti LeGrand are great supporters for both Dream Row and the Nashville Rock & Metal scene. Many of us in the industry tend to cross paths often out at lives shows and online, therefore adding the NMB video spotlight series to Dream Row’s online magazine and our Youtube channel as a featured channel seems like a great fit. The content in the videos include information that is educational for those interested in all genres of music. NMB has become a recognizable name out on the local Nashville scene and we are proud to have them become a part of the Dream Row family,” said Dan Shaw of Dream Row.

Dream Row is the media agency that sponsors and produces the “Rock Over Broadway” showcases at the Hard Rock Nashville. Each showcase allows local rock bands to perform their music and reach out to the local fan base. Dream Row has moved much of its focus to an online magazine that educates those in the music industry by providing content from those in the business. For more information about Dream Row visit http://dreamrow.com.

“Nashville Metal Bands is excited to partner with Dream Row. We have worked with Dan Shaw, and others from Dream Row a number of times on many different projects and it has always been a good experience,” said Ray LeGrand of Nashville Metal Bands.

Nashville Metal Bands has a slogan of “We Are Metal, We are Family”, that has held true from the first meeting between Dan Shaw of Dream Row and the founders of Nashville Metal Bands, Ray & Patti LeGrand. “That first hand shake was outside The Limit in the world famous Printers Alley, in downtown Nashville. By just meeting them I could see the passion these two had for the local rock and metal scene because they wanted to personally congratulate Dream Row for hosting the first show at the new venue. That meant more to me then I think they knew at the time. It formed a friendship and a business relationship that we are ready to take to the next level,” Shaw said.

Nashville Metal Bands is a community of music lovers and artist who share the same love of music that are working together to resurrect the music scene in Nashville. Ray LeGrand, the front man for local band Oblivion Myth created Nashville Metal Bands to unit artist and fans in the area. The theory behind the company is to give music lovers in Nashville a way to connect with each other to find shows and new music in the area. Nashville Metal Bands posts show events via Facebook and other social media mediums. For more information on Nashville Metal Bands head over to the Fan page at https://www.facebook.com/NashvilleMetalBands. Also visit the new section for Nashville Metal Bands on Dream Row’s online magazine at http://dreamrow.com/nmb.

But life is complicated, and pursuing a career in the music industry doesn’t make things any simpler. If you become a successful artist or writer, you’re likely to have teams of people working on your behalf to take care of all the little details, freeing you up to concentrate on your creative work. But for most of us, assembling a team takes time and momentum, and to build that momentum we often need to do most of the work ourselves. So how do you maintain focus AND wear multiple hats at the same time? It’s not easy, but it can be done.

First of all, being organized and aware is key. You need to know what needs to be done and when. An artist that wants to tour needs to assemble the band, polish the act, assemble the press kit, find the venues, book the shows, handle promotions, make sure the touring vehicle and all other equipment is in good working order, and manage a hundred other little details. If you make good choices in who you choose to work with, you’re likely to have help, but ultimately the final responsibility is yours. As your career progresses, the energy you generate will attract more team members, who will still need to be evaluated before you agree to bring them on board. Only the most successful artists have the luxury of being insulated from the day-to-day details of moving the machine forward, allowing them to concentrate only on writing or performing. And even then, some very successful artists like to stay involved in the details (a good idea, really….you need to know that people are doing their jobs, right?)

And never forget that it does take work, no matter how much fun you’re having! Some people fail to recognize just how strong your commitment to your career needs to be to achieve success. Real commitment means never settling for just good enough. Real commitment is a never-ending process of self-examination, personal growth and true dedication on every level. It’s not so much a goal as a series of life choices. To paraphrase the late motivational speaker Jim Rohn, success comes from making one good decision at a time, every day. When things become overwhelming (and they do!) remember that one decision at a time is all you need to make.

Another way of maintaining focus is to acknowledge that it’s impossible to do everything at once. We’ve all gotten so good at multitasking in today’s fast-paced world that we may have forgotten how to concentrate…and it’s hard to imagine that something doesn’t suffer when you’re trying to manage three things at the same time. Sometimes it’s unavoidable, but it probably shouldn’t be your normal way of getting things done. Instead of multitasking, compartmentalize. In other words, concentrate on one thing at a time, shutting out distractions until the job is done. Then move on to the next task. Once you develop this method as a habit, you’ll probably find that you get more accomplished. You are also likely to do better work, because your focused mind can pay much better attention to detail.

Remember this: as an artist or a songwriter you are still ultimately an entrepreneur. You are starting a business and you or your work is the product. Entrepreneurs need to be self-motivated, driven, and focused: focused on the big goals (eyes on the prize!) AND on the day-to-day details. Recognize this, and organize your work accordingly. As you look at each day’s tasks, ask yourself which are (a) most pressing and (b) most relevant towards your long-term career progress. Prioritize accordingly: this should be your first task of the day. You can then move ahead knowing that your short and long-term game plans are receiving the attention they require, with clear intent and, of course, focus.

All three organizations have various differences, none of which are better than the other. Rather, it is the author’s personal opinion that matters in choosing which to join and who they want to work with. Songwriters are forced with the tough decision of only choosing one organization to affiliate themselves with but publishers have the privilege of being affiliated with all three. Here, we will discuss the ins and outs of SESAC, what distinguishes it and sets it apart from the rest.

Founded in 1930, The Society of European Stage Authors & Composers began by helping European composers in the United States that were having problems finding adequate representation for collecting their performance royalties. In 1985 SESAC moved their company headquarters from New York to Nashville and they have continued to expand and develop ever since.

Today, SESAC’s headquarters remains in Nashville and they have also expanded out to having offices in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Miami, and London. They represent musicians and authors alike, most famously known for Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, Robert Johnson, RUSH, Cassandra Wilson, Bryan-Michael Cox, Nate “Danja” Hills, Jack Knight, Jason Perry, and Swizz Beatz.

SESAC has since dropped the meaning of their acronym and continued on representing songwriters and publishers from all backgrounds whether European or not. Their main purpose is to represent the right for an author’s music to be played in public places and to receive adequate royalty payment from it. According to their website, SESAC keeps track of songwriters and publishers royalties through various systems including, “state-of-the-art monitoring, computer database information, and broadcast logs.” Once they have brought all of the money in, it is then distributed out to the clients based on how much their songs are played.

All music-licensing needs can be met at SESAC. From general needs like amusement/water parks, bowling centers, college and university’s, concert promoters, convention centers, etc.; all the way to internet licensing, broadcast, television, mechanical, and synchronization licensing.
One of the main differences that sets SESAC aside from the rest is their selective organization process. There are no fees or payments involved if a songwriter or publisher wishes to join the organization, however, SESAC chooses who they want to be affiliated with. The company prides itself on having a catalog based on quality, not quantity. They are only interested in making personal relationships with those who are serious about their craft. Because of this point, SESAC is the smallest performance rights organization in the business, but that never slows them down.

An aspiring musician always has free promotional tools at his or her fingertips through social media websites. However, it takes practice and familiarity with the websites to promote an artist’s career in a beneficial manner. Beyond an online presence, an artist must keep fans informed in order to build and maintain a strong fan base. If anyone has been able to achieve the perfect balance between social media and a career in the music industry, it’s 20 year-old singer-songwriter, Veronica Ballestrini.

Ballestrini began singing and songwriting when she was eight years old. Surrounded by supportive and encouraging people, her dream of becoming a recording artist was formed. As a teenager, she began to use websites such as MySpace and YouTube to share her music.

Over the past few years, as the popularity of social networks has grown and more have popped up, Ballestrini has continued to stay in touch with her fans. “You have to go where the crowd is. Now it’s Facebook and Twitter. I’ve noticed that fans love communication with the artist, they love to feel in the loop. That’s why I always post pictures of what I’m doing in the recording studio or at music video shoots. It’s all about communicating with the fans and giving them something they want to see,” Ballestrini explained.

Ballestrini’s music and huge online following has attracted the attention of major record labels. However, since she enjoys her freedom as an artist she decided to sign with an independent label. In 2009, Ballestrini, Glenn Sweitzer, and teams in Connecticut and Rhode Island created the independent label, Timbob Records.

Ballestrini’s album “What I’m All About” was released in August of 2009, with the release of “Amazing,” “Out There Somewhere,” and “Don’t Say” as singles. She’s currently working on her second album and recently shot two music videos for “Guys Like You” and “Don’t Give Up On Me” in Los Angeles, one of which will be released through Country Music Television (CMT) within the next couple of months.

As someone who first debuted on social media websites such as Myspace and YouTube, an independent label is ideal for Ballestrini. “When you’re independent you can really choose what you want and there’s not a huge corporation behind it. When you have an idea you just talk to a couple people and they’re always supportive about it. Being able to post YouTube videos whenever I want and do what I want is really cool. When I write a song some I post it online and with a major label they won’t always let you do that… It’s cool to be able to do what I want to and to get music out there” she said.

Although Ballestrini spends a lot of time in Nashville, she also travels home to Connecticut, which is a great benefit of being an independent artist who is prevalent online. “It’s been great because back in the day you had to go to where the fans were to play a show and get your music heard. I’ve never been to England or the Philippines and people can hear my music and it’s getting out there because of being online… It’s awesome to be able to connect with people all over the world through Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter” she said.

In fact, in Ballestrini’s recent “Temporary Fix” cover contest on YouTube, Ballestrini received entries from not only the United Sates but the Philippines, England, and Singapore. “I was expecting entries from just the United States, but it was all over and it was awesome” she said.

Ballestrini’s strong online fan base has had a major hand in many of the opportunities she’s been presented with. She thankfully said, “There was a MEAD Five Star Music Insider contest… and fans would vote for their favorite artists and the winner won $25,000 toward their career and because of my amazing fans, I won first place and they actually found me through MySpace. It was cool to be a part of that.” In addition to the MEAD Five Star Music Insider contest, she also was a member of the If I Can Dream reality web series, and is currently in a contest on TopBlip.com to win a spot as the opening act for Andy Grammer.

Social media has had a huge impact on Ballestrini’s career, however; when asked which social networking website was her favorite, she couldn’t choose between Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. She credited them all for their specific attributes, but then chose YouTube as being the best for sharing her music. “People love going to YouTube to look up videos and it’s more of a visual thing,” she described, “They’re not just hearing my music, but they’re also seeing who I am.”

Just as fans put a face to her music through YouTube, Ballestrini’s favorite event to attend is CMA Fest so she can meet the fans she communicates with online. “A lot of the people that come up to the booths (at CMA Fest) are like ‘I know you on MySpace and Twitter,’ which is cool because you can put a face to a name.” CMA Fest is one of the many events Ballestrini attends outside of promoting her music online. She also attends Country Radio Seminar (CRS) and country music festivals such as Country Thunder.

The opportunities Ballestrini has earned demonstrate that she recognizes the importance of communication with fans and has mastered the appropriate usage of social media to maintain and continue advancing her career.

Visit Veronica Ballestrini’s website and social media sites for more information:
http://www.veronicaballestrini.net
http://www.facebook.com/veronicaballestrinimusic
http://www.twitter.com/veronicabal
http://www.youtube.com/user/veronicaballestrini

Now that all of our contributing writers are back from holiday break we here at Dream Row are ready to kick off 2012.

Starting off we are testing the waters of our first mobile app “Dream Row Magazine” that for now can be downloaded for Android. If you want to use it on iOS devices you need to install iOS app “UppSites” from Itunes App store and view it via their app from MySiteApp Ltd. Find Dream Row Magazine in UppSites by following the information in this link.

Dream Row also wants to introduce some of our newest writers and honor those still with us.

Shannon Murphy – Shannon Murphy is a student at Belmont University in Nashville Tennessee, majoring in Entertainment Industry Studies with a minor in Music Business. She has had a passion for good music and sharing it with others ever since she can remember. Shannon hopes to continue on in the music industry in either California or New York after graduation, but for now Nashville is where she calls home.

Shannon’s first article for Dream Row -Darling Parade is “Never Wrong” has been the most read article in 2011. Her attention to detail in interviewing the band, gleaming some great points to educate others in indie music is top notch.

Liz Harntnett – Liz Hartnett was born in Evanston, IL 21 (almost 22) years ago. Somewhere along the road of growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, she found a passion for music and writing. She got involved with music at the tender age of 10, when she joined her elementary school band and played percussion and saxophone until she was 17. While trying to survive the tough and cruel world of high school, she decided that she wanted to actually pursue a career that involved both of her passions and applied to journalism school at the University of Missouri. Currently a senior, Liz is majoring in magazine journalism, with an emphasis in writing. She hopes to become some sort of music writer-extraordinaire at an incredibly prestigious magazine, but is content right now with her job as a lifeguard.

Liz currently has two articles published with Dream Row – Inspired more by the message than the money & Weird toilets and creepy travelers don’t stop Katie Kerkhover and the Die-Nasties. Both are great reads from two different sides of the music industry.

One writer that has been with us most of 2011 is Bailey O’Maila – currently a sophomore attending Harford Community College, and will be receiving her AA degree in the spring and transferring to Towson University in the Fall where she will be studying Mass Communications. Bailey has a busy schedule and divides her time between many activities. Currently she is a staff writer for “The Harford Owl” newspaper as well as member of several on and off campus activity groups including the Political Awareness Association and Invisible children. In her spare time she enjoys baking and reading. She is looking forward to the opportunities that lie ahead.

Bailey’s last six articles have focused on artists and bands from the Nashville scene and even from from Chicago that plays Nashville when on tour. Click on her name to see all the articles she has published on Dream Row in 2011. Dream Row is happy that Bailey will be a submitting more articles in 2012 which we all look forward to.

Dream Row wants to say thank you to Dave Isaacs for all the valuable information he has provided in 2010 & 2011 to you via Dream Row. Dave Isaacs has released seven albums and logged countless road miles as a solo artist, bandleader, and sideman. He is a musician’s musician with a dynamic presence and a craftsman’s touch…rooted in the blues and energized by rock & roll, but with a jazzman’s improvisational spirit, finesse and command. Dave is also a highly creative educator, offering classes, lectures and workshops that help musicians grow by changing the way they think about what they do. He maintains a busy studio on Nashville’s Music Row working with aspiring artists and songwriters, building musical skills in their minds and ears as well as on their instruments. In the formal academic realm, he teaches music theory and critical listening in the Audio Production program at the Art Institute of Tennessee – Nashville, and coordinates the annual Guitar Summit at Tennessee State University, where he also teaches studio guitar.

Dave has agreed to continue to provide great informative articles in 2012. I’m sure all of us look forward to the knowledge he provides.

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Rae has experienced an extensive journey in music. At the age of four she began playing classical violin and by age 11 Rae was part of a group of thirty violinists that toured the world and even played for President Clinton. When Rae reached college she studied Violin Performance at Michigan State University on a music scholarship. “Violin was my passion in those years, and I continued to focus all my energy on it throughout my college years,” said Rae.

Rae recalls performing Avè Marie at her grandmother’s memorial service as a defining moment in her musical career. “Alone in the choir loft, I realized that I felt more comfortable singing than I had ever felt with eighteen years of performance violin. My life changed dramatically,” said Rae.

She began working as a session singer, musician and performer, while simultaneously working on regional and national commercials. Rae said that ad executives and friends consistently encouraged her to pursue a singing career.

After playing gigs in Chicago she made the move to Nashville where she truly began her career in country music.

The author, musician, and singer of three albums is now moving into the realm of music videos, and doing so successfully. Her first video featured the sweet, soulful and vocally-driven song, I Could Get Used to This, off of her self-titled album.

“I feel like a conduit for another purpose outside of myself, speaking of the nuances of why people fall in love.” said Rae on singing I Could Get Used to This. “I wanted to use visual interpretations, thus the video, to make the compelling point of the parallel universes between sharing a life and love and the loneliness of being alone.”

The video shows the thrill of getting to know someone new, from fun and romantic, to sad and lonely. “This video successfully shows the complexity of two people sorting themselves out. Love and loss is something we’ve all experienced, and the song poeticizes it,” said Rae.

The storyline of the video was created with help from Liquid 9, a production company based in Missouri who has worked with many notable artists from Tech N9ne to Blitzen Trapper. Liquid 9 created and submitted their concept for the story behind the song, and Rae was pleased with how they were able to capture the message of her lyrics.

But the journey to filming the video for I Could Get Used to This didn’t come without struggles. Rae recognized the importance of having a music video to gain the attention of those in the music industry as well as listeners. She also knew that first impressions are lasting and wanted her first music video to showcase her talent and personality; to successfully do so she needed to find help to finance the music video, and for assistance she turned to an angel investor. “As a struggling artist, an angel investor truly is an angel, allowing artists to produce and publish works,” said Rae, who is extremely happy with the result of the music video.

Rae said she learned a lot about the filming and production process of a music video during the shoot for I Could Get Used to This, which has helped her in the filming process for her second video 24 Hour Church (In Memphis) scheduled to be released in February.

Rae is a believer in the music video as a medium for getting your music to the audience. “As the adage goes, one picture is worth a thousand words, I think the video medium compliments a song’s delivery, is able to reach a broader audience, and successfully positions an artist if done with the necessary sensibility to maintaining consistency of an artist’s brand,” said Rae.

Since its release, I Could Get Used to This has been featured on The Country Network, a station that reaches over thirty million homes and 42 markets, bringing new attention to Jessica Rae and her talent. The Country Network has also expressed interest in her next music video for 24 Hour Church (In Memphis).

Rae’s songs have something to say; whether it is about her, the genre of country or the audience. She prides herself on being authentic, a quality evident in her decision to record an entire album driven by the power her voice. Rae’s minimalistic approach to music does not deduct from her performance, but rather engages the listener. The intimacy of Rae’s music allows the audience to fully focus on the splendor of her voice.

Rae’s goal is to make an impact in the lives of her listeners. “I believe in family, virtue and laughter, and I think my fans recognize this about me when I am performing on stage,” said Rae.

Darling Parade has been together since early 2010 when members, Kristin Kearns (vocals), Adam Hatfield (guitar), Nate McCoy (bass), and Casey Conrad (drums), found each other in Nashville with the hope of starting a band.  This can easily be mirrored to any other story from this side of town, however, what sets this band apart from the rest is their instantaneous success.  DP released their first self-titled EP and witnessed their hard work pay off. Their song: “Never Fall Down” won the 2011 American Sound Song Contest and other various songs made their way to TV shows such as SyFy’s Stargate Universe, ABC’s The Lying Game, and The CW’s Fly Girls.

Soon after, they found further success in the release of their second EP, What You Want, and third EP, Until We Say It’s Over.  Even though both EPs were released online only, they quickly became admired by their fans and went viral.  Most recently, DP reached number eight on Billboard’s “Next Big Sound/Fastest Accelerating Artist” chart and took “Artist of the Year” and “Song of the Year” at the Nashville Independent Music Awards.

Some might argue that DP could just be one lucky band, yet in person, their emotional dedication and strong work ethic is nothing to be ignored.  Band mates Kearns and McCoy agree that their success is largely due to their passionate social networking as well as their songs’ television placement.  “One thing seems to lead to another,” said Kearns, “We will get one opportunity and it will spark another.”

The band’s most recently released EP, Until We Say It’s Over, has been receiving a fair amount of attention in the past few months.  When asked if DP had any plans on releasing a full length CD McCoy replied, “No one really buys full albums that much any more.”  Kearns chimed in with an interesting thought, “We get into the studio and we tell our fans as we are doing it so we want to get it to them as soon as possible.”  Their main point being, momentum is key.  “It’s the singles that people care about, it doesn’t matter if we release a single with twelve tracks or five,” McCoy said, “they are still going to buy two or three of the best songs on it.”  With the band’s method of releasing EPs close together it allows them to keep their fans engaged and excited year round.

DP has been grateful to have the opportunity to join forces and record songs with Skidd Mills and Jon King, as well as writing songs with Stephen Christian of Anberlin and Dave Elkins of Mae.  Even though DP loves writing together, they have benefitted greatly from their collaboration outside of the band, “I love it (collaborating/co-writing), for me it is a learning experience,” Kearns explained.  “I get to learn from other styles, it helps you grow as a writer.”  Hatfield noted that working with their producer, Jon King, has also been a productive experience for them all, “Every band has that one producer that you are each other’s muse, JK for us is kind of like that.  We are so in tune with each other in the studio and we are also so hard on each other to really make sure we put out the best we can.”

Although the band has had a lot of external help in their endeavors, social networking has been their best strategy thus far in gaining forever fans.  According to their Facebook page, their biggest fan base is located in Nashville Tennessee, second is Mexico City, and third in the running is Chicago.  Two of these cities: Mexico City and Chicago, DP has never even played a show in.  In explanation McCoy said, “We talk to all of them,” referencing their fans on Facebook, “anyone that ever comments on our page we try to get in a conversation with.” The band agreed that when they play out of town shows the majority of the fans that show up to see them have discovered and followed them through Facebook.

DP played their last show of 2011 at the Hard Rock Café in Nashville November 29^th.  When asked about their plans for 2012 their faces all lit up, “We are going to hit the road pretty hard next year and try to get to all the places we haven’t been and see all the people we haven’t seen,” McCoy reported.  Fans can look forward to multiple showcases in January with DP as well as more exciting merch and music videos.

For more information on Darling Parade please visit: http://darlingparade.com/