HONOR BY AUGUST is:
Michael Pearsall: Lead Vocals, Guitar
Evan Field: Lead Guitars, Backing Vocals
Brian Shanley: Drums, Percussion
John Athayde: Bass, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
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"Anyone who saw these guys open Bon Jovi’s sold-out show at the Verizon Center
knows why they’re one of the most buzzed-about bands on the East Coast.
Their award-winning songwriting, strong vocals, catchy melodies, and a
dynamic live performance are not to be missed."
-Jenni Chase, Washington's Z104 FM / OnTap Magazine
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Led by 23-year-old NJ native Michael Pearsall, Honor By
August has already shared an arena stage with Bon Jovi, had its
music broadcast to millions of television viewers and won the Billboard World Song Contest.
Honor By August has shared the stage (in non-festival format) with Bon Jovi, Peter Frampton, Hootie &
the Blowfish, Howie Day, Hanson, Ingram Hill, Pat McGee
Band, Emerson Hart (Tonic), Keith Kane (Vertical Horizon), Virginia
Coalition, Emmet Swimming, Aslyn, Michael Tolcher, State Radio, Stephen
Kellogg and the Sixers, the Alternate Routes, Joey DeGraw and many
other prominent national artists.
HBA has played to single
audiences as large as 20,000 in venues including the Verizon Center
(DC), McDonough Arena (DC), Cain's Ballroom (OK), the 9:30 Club (DC),
the Knitting Factory Main Stage (NYC), State Theater (VA), FedEx Field
(DC) Canal Club (VA) and Middle East main stage (MA).
Honor By August has a proven track record with venues and fans.
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In its short time together Honor By August has:
• Had its music featured on live television (ESPN) to an audience of nearly 2 million viewers;
• Won the Bon Jovi / XM Radio "Have a Nice Gig" Contest, beating more than 150 area bands to open for a sold-out Bon Jovi concert in front of 20,000 people at Washington DC’s Verizon Center;
• Won the grand prize in Billboard Magazine's World Song Contest for the pop category with "Only in Photographs" (a live recording from the band's first electric performance);
• Won the BMI/Pulse Audio Battle for the Boat to perform on the 2007 Rock Boat along with artists including Sister Hazel, Josh Kelley, Collective Soul, Better Than Ezra, Ingram Hill and Carbon Leaf;
• Worked with noted producers Charlton Pettus (Josh Kelley, Tears for Fears, Clay Aiken) and Ted Comerford (Virginia Coalition, Red Wanting Blue, Zox), Grammy-winning engineer Toby Wright (Third Eye Blind, Metallica, Alice in Chains, The Wallflowers, 3 Doors Down, Korn) and award-winning mixer/engineers Jeff Juliano (John Mayer, Dave Matthews Band, Jason Mraz, Lifehouse) and Paul David Hager (American Hi-Fi, Avril Lavigne, Butch Walker);
• Won the Hanson Opening Band Contest to open for Hanson and The Pat McGee Band before a sold-out house at the 9:30 Club;
• Held the #1 spot at Aware Store with its debut CD, "Drowning Out The Television," for the week of its release; Had the #1 song ("Only in Photographs") on Alternative Addicition's Unsigned Top 10
• Been featured in XM Radio's R>A>D>A>R REPORT and on DecentXposure Volume 8;
• Been featured as an Editor's Pick on Washington Post.com, which described the band's music as "impassioned;"
• Been selected for multiple industry showcases
• Been the featured artist on both DC101 and former Washington FM radio station Z104
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"Somewhere in the middle of 'alternative rock' and 'pop' is the middle ground of 'mainstream rock' that has been void of a champion for quite some time. Drowning Out the Television easily puts Honor By August in the running for the title."
- Alternative Addiction
"The best and brightest new songwriting talent"
- Billboard
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More information and media resources (high-res image, song samples, reviews, etc) are available in the Honor By August Electronic Press Kit:
www.sonicbids.com/honorbyaugust
