AARON LEWIS SIGNS WITH BLASTER RECORDS
MAJOR MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTION TEAM
PREPARED TO SUPPORT LEWIS’ COUNTRY MUSIC CAREER
Latest single “Endless Summer” making an impact on radio now.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 10, 2012) – Blaster Entertainment has
signed Aaron Lewis to its growing roster of recording artists. Lewis
received rave reviews for his inaugural country music project, “Town
Line”, a solo EP that debuted at #1 on the Billboard Country Albums
chart last year. In addition, his debut single, “Country Boy” has been
certified gold and had multiple award nominations.
“Aaron Lewis is a great musician,” said Tom Porter, CEO of Blaster
Entertainment. “His songs relate true country values and life
experiences. We’re excited about having him on the Blaster team.”
“Country music was the first music I ever listened to,” Lewis said. “I
sat on my grandfather’s lap listening to his country records and I grew
to love them. The country audience has been so accepting of my music
and I’m excited about working with the Blaster team to put out the new
record this summer.”
In addition to Blaster, Lewis’ management team — Vector Management —
has formed an experienced marketing and promotion team to help continue
Lewis’ country music career. “We believe in Aaron,” said Ken Levitan,
president of Vector Management. “The fan reaction to Aaron’s records
has been phenomenal. We’ve put together a great team to help introduce
him to country fans who may not have heard him yet.”
Levitan has recruited Derek Simon to handle marketing and project
management for Lewis’ forthcoming album. “Blaster is a perfect home for
Aaron,” says Simon, who worked with Lewis on his “Town Line” EP.
“We’ve put together a strong, focused team and we’ll pick up exactly
where Aaron left off with ‘Town Line’.”
Lewis’ current single, “Endless Summer” is picking up radio airplay
now. Veteran music executive Skip Bishop, along with John Ettinger,
Tony Benken and the entire Quarterback promotion team, have been
introducing the song to radio stations. “You don’t have to look too far
to find rabidly positive fans, press and excitement around Aaron Lewis,”
Bishop says. “His music brings a very cool and contemporary edge to
country radio.”
Aaron’s new music video for “Endless Summer” recently debuted on CMT’s
Big New Music Weekend. Leslie Fram, Senior VP for Music Strategies at
CMT said, “It was quickly obvious that we had just discovered the
official anthem of the Summer of 2012!”
Lewis recently played to a record crowd at the Stagecoach Festival in
California, an acoustic performance that one writer called one of the
top five performances at that festival. Performing his recent hit
“Country Boy” and other songs from his first country EP, Lewis had the
crowd singing along.
Lewis follows in the footsteps of other great country artists who have
signed with the Blaster Entertainment team. Hank Williams, Jr., Neal
McCoy and Brother Trouble are also part of the Blaster family. Aaron
Lewis’ full-length album is set for release later this summer. Blaster
Records is distributed by Warner Music Nashville.
ABOUT BLASTER ENTERTAINMENT:
Founded in 2007 by Blaster Corp’s CEO Tom Porter, Blaster Entertainment
has set the stage for a new and innovative approach to music and sports
entertainment management and marketing. Blaster Entertainment is made up
of four key divisions: Blaster Music, Blaster Sports and Media, Blaster
Marketing and Blaster Merchandise. The company is dedicated to being
the leader in artist development and management. Made up of a young,
energetic and passionate staff, Blaster Entertainment is unmatched in
its diversity of clients, creativity in marketing and drive for success.
The client roster includes multi-platinum selling artists, sports
legends and broadcast personalities. Blaster Entertainment’s parent
company Blaster Corp., set the standard in manufacturing and top selling
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