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Red Eyes

Mastered by the always amazing Drew Harris, aka GERMANY GERMANY.

This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) - Talking Heads (Cover)

All songs written and produced by Holden Laurence

Holden Laurence - Bass, Guitars, Synths, Vocals
Michael O'Brien - Drums, Percussion

Recorded at Fe True Records and Bobby Peru Recording Studio
Engineered by Dr. Bassie and Shane Olivo
Mixed and Mastered by Shane Olivo
Artwork by Matthew Childers

© 2017 Holden Laurence
© 2017 Romantic Americana Publishing (ASCAP)

Wild Empty Promises

A Break In The Silence

Brothertiger Reimagines Iconic Albums of The Eighties 
Tears For Fears’ Songs From The Big Chair In A New Album 
(Reimagine Music)

In the mid 1980s new wave era, with feel good singles, such as “Love Shack” and “Footloose,” at the top of the charts, confessional songs of disheartening childhood experiences was the last thing one might expect from an aspiring young band. Yet it is newcomers Tears For Fears’ dark remembrances, supported by infectious melodies, that many rock historians now cite as having struck a chord with the young recession era generation causing their debut “The Hurting” to go to number one in the UK and the top ten in the US. 

With all the pressure a success of this kind can bring, including a mass of fans anxiously awaiting new material, their next recording sessions could have easily been a play it safe affair. Instead the band pushed themselves ever further artistically, with arrangements of a much greater level of complexity and musicianship. While the lyrics of much of what would become their second album, Songs From The Big Chair, would remain introspective, it may have been the more mature and universal, coming of age themes that contributed to the album having an even wider appeal than the first one. 

In any case, with yet another string of hits from Big Chair -- including "Everybody Wants to Rule the World," "Shout," "Head over Heels," and "I Believe” -- Tears For Fears would find themselves not only standing head to head with the best acts of the day, it earned them the status of having one of the most successful albums of the Eighties. Today these songs remain permanent fixtures on classic radio, and Big Chair is now considered among the most important albums of the decade. 

Brothertiger Plays Songs From The Big Chair pays tribute Tears For Fears’ influential gem by giving it a modern take. Brothertiger is the alias of electronically-fueled John Jagos, a musician and producer based in Brooklyn, NY. Jagos’ passion for making music started out of his college dorm room at Ohio University in 2010. The Vision Tunnels EP was his first proper release, and soon after, he signed with Mush Records to release 3 subsequent albums.  

"Covering this album was gratifying, challenging, and truly inspiring” John Lagos says of the process. “I never thought I'd ever get a chance to be able to cover an entire album, let alone an album I truly care about. I feel so fortunate to be able to cover one of my favorite records in my own style and my own approach."

Brothertiger’s style complies with the vision Tears For Fears had 32 years ago, and by working with Reimagine, Brothertiger Plays Songs From The Big Chair helps to shed new life and give new meaning to an iconic piece of music that should never be forgotten. 

Contact:
Cody Simmons at cody@reimaginemusic.com

Everybody Wants to Rule the World

Run Away is the second single from the upcoming full length album "A Grand Facade" out everywhere November 16th 2018.

Run Away

Good While It Lasted is the first single from the upcoming full length album "A Grand Facade" out everywhere November 16th 2018.

Good While It Lasted

This is my first ever full set of DJing.  My aux cable going into my recorder got a little jiggled around a couple times and the audio suffers, bearing that in mind, the sound quality is good overall.   A track listing is coming shortly.

I am starting DJing as a vehicle for which to insert my originals.  This set is a mix of older and newer Drum and Bass as well as some jungle, and halftime/drumstep.

TRACKS:

Hugh Hardie - “Emerald City”
LTJ Bukem - “Watercolours”
Random Movement - “Goblin Jazz Banquet”
Break - “Sunset Dub”
Dave Owen - “Still Waters”
Commix - “How You Gonna Feel”
Hugh Hardie - “Shades of Blue” Ft. Kimani
Ill-Esha - “Winter Break”
Frederic Robinson - “Flare”
London Elektricity - “Tone Poem”
Break - “We Are The People”
Ownglow - “Mercy"
Dave Owen, Revival, Glen E Ston - “Got 2 Have You"
Keeno - “Hidden Peaks”
Seba, Ulrich Schnauss - “M7”
Dexcell - “Closer”
Technimatic, Break - “Bristol -Break REMIX”
Phase 2 - “No One Can Hear You Read"

Doug E Funk First live sesh Foundation room 8-5-2019

Serving the Song Podcast is a monthly podcast from Cleveland, Ohio where we talk with a new artist each month and explore their musical journey and the life of being a musician. 

This month, we talk with Jason Patrick Meyers, a 23 year veteran of the Cleveland Ohio Music Scene.

EPISODE 1: November 2019 Jason Patrick Meyers

This month we sit down with Ray Flanagan of Ray Flanagan as well as his band Ray Flanagan & The Authorities.

EPISODE 2: December 2019 Ray Flanagan

This month we interview Holden Laurence from Cleveland, Ohio!

STSP Holden Laurence March 2020

Blends Mope-rock, Post-punk, & New Wave deftly w/ bittersweet tone & cinematic delivery - CLE Scene

Contact:  info@holdenlaurence.com

A Break In The Silence

Holden Laurence

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