SPiN
"Stellar musicianship, vocals and writing make this one not to be missed!" Premier music and radio industry publication the FMQB continues to call SPiN "easily one of the surprises of the year." The Philadelphia-area band's first single, "Home," peaked at number 7 on FMQB's charts. Building on that momentum, SPiN toured the country landing opening spots for multi-platinum acts such as Puddle of Mudd, Hinder, Trapt & more. The band has played over 500 shows across 22 states and is showing no signs of slowing down; as Canada's leading music magazine Chartattack reports, "the pop-rock quartet are starting to break through on a national level."
SPiN's heavy performance schedule, along with a demo cut in a friend's basement studio, helped secure national sponsorship by Liquor brand Jagermeister, who has invited the band to be part of the highly successful Jager Music Tour series. The building buzz caught the attention of Grammy-Winning producer David Ivory, who ended up producing SPiN's self-titled debut EP, which went on to garner press in newspapers around the country, including the Philadelphia Daily News and Inquirer. Feature articles were written on the band in The Virginia Tribune, Baltimore Times, Florida Style Magazine, Washington Informer and more.
SPiN's sound (modern Pop/Rock infused with electronic elements and powerful vocal harmonies, lyrically driven by love-hardships) was probably best described in Philadelphia Weekly, "Take the band SPiN. Hoo boy, they're so real I had to invent a new genre just for them... And how cool is that?..." Pretty cool, but the guys in SPiN would rather be referred to as they were by the Las Vegas Weekly: "... Spin are hot shags and fantastic songwriters... " How the reporter learned about the band's bedroom skills is unclear, but no one is arguing.
SPiN's music video for the song "Playing Dead" is in rotation in the U.S. on FUSE TV, in Canada on AUX TV, and being featured at Yahoo! Music online. The band has received a 2010 ASCAP+ award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers and they are currently finishing work on their first full-length album at the band's deadHANDSOME studio in Philadelphia, PA. The album, Believe, will be released in October 2010.