Synthpop for Hopeless/Romantics. 
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Contact: joewoodnyc@gmail.com

“My songs process my feelings of nostalgia, and the passion and desire I have buried deep inside to take risks and break free from the comfort of the past,” confides indie-pop songwriter Joe Wood. 

 

Joe shrouds his lyrics in a wash of dreamy synthscapes, jagged guitars, rugged hip-hop beats, and sharp pop hooks. His words capture the mania, anxiety, and alienation of being a 20-something artist in New York City. His addictive pop sensibility is like an opiate; tranquilizing the jittery effects of heartbreak and disappointment. Joe counts Bleachers, LANY, Robyn, and joan as influences. He writes, produces, tracks, and performs his cinematic electro-pop in his apartment studio in Brooklyn. He brings a homespun DIY approach to his tracks nurtured from his early trial and error experiments splicing together hip-hop samples when he was in middle school and high school. Therefore, Joe favors a limited toolkit of affordable gear, stock synth sounds, drum samples, and a guitar to build his richly layered pop compositions. 
 
Unlike many bedroom visionaries, Joe is an unabashed natural performer. “Sitting in front of the computer meticulously producing tracks is not exciting for me,” he says with a good-natured laugh. “My favorite place to be is onstage. There, there is no filter and there is no insecurity—onstage is where I show people who I really am.”

When the world felt like time stood still, the desire to create something new was all Buffalo rockers, Matthew Ruhl, Kevin Flynn and Anthony Maira could think of. With their roots in metal and progressive rock, Ruhl and Flynn sought to find their new sound as they were picking up after their previous band had ended. On a whim, Ruhl invited Maira to come jam - what came of the following sessions were a mix of 2000/2010 sounds of emo/alternative rock in the vein of Sliverstein, Thrice and Thursday with upbeat and catchy guitar riffs paired with driving and rhythmic drums. Ruhl’s melodic and technical bass playing brings a special characteristic not typical to the genre. Soaring vocals and powerful lyrics compliment the energetic music. After a two year hiatus, Before Manhattan has reignited the band with full force.

Chicago, IL

Bassist/Producer/DJ

Booking/Inquiries/Collaborations:
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O Jonny is a 21-year-old performer from Long Island, New York. Following closely to the footsteps of artists like Anderson Paak and the late Mac Miller, O Jonny hopes to also find success in bringing live instruments back to modern hip hop and pop music. Inspired by saturday morning cartoons, four-square and PB&B sandwiches, O Jonny's focus on nostalgia leaves a bittersweetness behind even the happiest of his choruses.

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