Having a Taste for Jager and Good Music

Just a taste of what you can expect from the Jagermeister Country Tour if it stops in your area ... music from Rick Monroe, Gary Ray and the Hartwells and David Adam Byrnes. Raleigh,NC, you're up to bat on August 20 at Wild Wing Cafe Brier Creek. We'll be there, hope you will too!

COUNTRY NEWCOMER DAVID ADAM BYRNES VISITS “COFFEE, COUNTRY & CODY”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 



Arkansas Native Discusses Sports, Traffic and Music With

Hall of Fame Radio Personality

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 20, 2011)—

David Adam Byrnes (Better Angels Music) braved traffic and an early alarm clock to sit in and visit with Bill Cody at the WSM-AM Studio yesterday morning for “Coffee, Country & Cody.”

Armed with ham biscuits and hashbrown casserole for Cody and co-anchor Charlie Mattos, Byrnes performed two songs on the show, his first single, “Sweet Distraction” and“More Afraid of Living.” “She Only Wanted Flowers,” the current single, was played as a cut from the album; Bill Cody watched the recently completed video during the show. (The corresponding video appears on television stations nationwide.)

David Adam joined the pair in the eight o’clock hour live and in-person. A major topic of discussion was the traffic jam on Interstate 24, thankfully not on Byrnes’ route to Opryland Hotel. Also, Mattos and Byrnes joined together to “call the hogs,” the traditional Arkansas football chant.

“From vinyl to iTunes, WSM-AM is THE heart and soul of country music in Music City,” said Byrnes. “I am honored to have received the invitation from Bill Cody, one of the biggest voices in traditional country radio. Cody’s audience is my people.”

As the flagship country artist for Better Angels Music, David Adam Byrnes’ fantastic debut album celebrated release last month. Entitled PREMIUM COUNTRY, the 14-track album (produced by Rob Rappaport) includes the flirtatious first single “Sweet Distraction” (Josh Thompson/Andi Zack), which was released in late 2010, and current single “She Only Wanted Flowers” (David Adam Byrnes/Jay Brunswick/Adam Fears) on radio now. The project features ten “DAB” co-writes. “Sweet Distraction” ranked as the highest charting debut indie single of 2010 (Country Breakout Chart) David Adam continues his momentum through 2011.

For more information, please visit: www.davidadambyrnes.com.

CD Review: "Premium Country" - David Adam Byrnes

CD: Premium Country

ARTIST: David Adam Byrnes

RELEASE DATE: June 21, 2011

LABEL: Better Angels

I have to give a huge thank you to the Twitter army for David Adam Byrnes for bringing this artist to my attention. I'd heard his name around but being that I get so many requests to listen to music, it took awhile for me to get around to taking a listen and I'm glad I did. David's music is a welcome change and refreshing alternate choice to today's "on every station every hour" country music. Here it comes .... wait for it ... I guess you could call him a "Sweet Distraction". The tone of his voice is fantastic, about as close to classic country as you can get these days. There's no auto tuner, no synthetics, just pure raw twang and country.

As a huge fan of Josh Thompson who wrote the first track, "Sweet Distraction", I knew there was no way that DAB could go wrong with this song on the cd and that was the right conclusion. From the first time I heard it, the voice in my head didn't stop singing it. Although the song definitely has Josh written all over it, David owns it and has vocally molded it more to his unique, distinctive sound. This song was meant to take your mind off whatever's troublin' ya and do exactly what the title says, give you a sweet distraction. Second on the cd is "One Too Many Times" and is co-written by one of my personal favorite songwriters, Arlis Albritton. The premise of this song is one that every one of us, male or female, can relate to: going back and forth in a relationship and getting to that point where you know you can't do it anymore and it's time to close the door and move on. The deeper I get into this cd, the more I realize what a great artist David Adam Byrnes truly is and what great music I've been missing out on. His voice brings back memories of Doug Stone, one of my favorite country singers. His songs are reminiscent of Doug as well, honest and emotional. "She Only Wanted Flowers" is one that really hits home for me as a female. Most men seem to think that women want so much out of them when all we really want is simple, for them to really just give us their time. "Flowers' is a metaphor for the small things most men think aren't enough but to a woman are the biggest things in a relationship. Finally someone gets it and put it on an album so others can get it! I listened to this one on repeat about 4 times in a row, great song. 

There are more songs on this cd than most you'll see out there which means more good music for your money - 14 songs whereas most have around 10 or so. All 14 songs are good, could easily become a favorite cd in my collection once I listen to it some more. If you like good, bona-fide country music, this should be your choice next time you're on the hunt for new music. Get it, listen to it, pay attention to it and tell other country music fans about it. Heck, buy them a copy of it!

Get your copy of "Premium Country", which is exactly what this cd and David Adam Byrnes are, on iTunes, Amazon.com and at the official DAB website

Better Angels Songwriters Recognized By Country Music's No.1 Selling Artists

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BETTER ANGELS SONGWRITERS RECOGNIZED

BY COUNTRY MUSIC’S NO. 1 SELLING ARTISTS

Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, Thompson Square And More

 Tap Better Angels Writers’ Catalog For Award-Winning Cuts

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 21, 2011) –With a registered company service mark, Music Worth Paying For,^SM the collaborations and collective works of Better Angels Music and its affiliated writers are paying off big with chart-topping hits and platinum album sales.

Better Angels Music, LLC is an all-encompassing entertainment entity committed to creating quality music, offering in-house production, A&R, publishing and label services, and the three-year young company is making grand impressions. Ten songwriters currently reside under the Better Angels Publishing umbrella and are notably impressing their peers and the fans while being applauded by music makers.

On the heels of introducing three new Better Angels CD projects (Russell Hitchcock’s RUSSELL HITCHCOCK: The Nashville Sessions, Jason White’s THE LONGING and David Adam Byrnes’PREMIUM COUNTRY), Better Angels Music Publishing has come to the forefront as the “go-to place” for great songs. Better Angels’ writers have recently been recognized for their talents with cuts by Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, Clay Walker, Jason Michael Caroll, The Roys (ICM Duo of the year 2009/2010), Russell Hitchcock (Air Supply lead singer) and more. In addition, Better Angels writers contributed to charting albums in both the Christian and Bluegrass genres earlier in the year.

In February 2010, Josh Thompson made introductions official nationwide with his release of WAY OUT HERE.  Three Better Angels songs were highlighted on the debut project that put Thompson on the map as a “Top 30” country music hit maker: “Beer On The Table” (Top 20), the title cut, “Way Out Here,” (Top 15) and “Won’t Be Lonely Long” (Top 30).

One year later, the duo, (former Better Angels writers) Thompson Square (Keifer and Shawna Thompson) made their mark to enjoy 150,000 in CD sales (February 2011) with their self-titled CD which also features three Better Angels cuts: “My Kind Of Crazy,” “All The Way” and “Let’s Fight.”

Meanwhile, Josh Thompson landed a spot on Jason Aldean’s MY KINDA PARTY with his co-write entitled “Church Pew Or Bar Stool.” Aldean’s CD was No. 1 on the Billboard “Top Country Album Chart” and went platinum.

Brad Paisley, a decorated song-crafter in his own right, wrote the majority of the songs contained on his new project THIS IS COUNTRY MUSIC--with the exception of three; two of them feature Better Angels Music (Josh Thompson—“A Man Don’t Have To Die”/Danny Simpson—“Toothbrush”).

THIS IS COUNTRY MUSIC debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard “Top Country Album Chart” and No. 2 on Billboard’s “Top 200 Albums;” Paisley celebrated CD sales of more than 150,000 the first week out (May 2011).

“Collectively, our writers work hard to create songs that, hopefully, will become career songs - songs with lifetime familiarity that will be around for decades, not ‘cookie cutter’ radio cuts that shoot to the top and are soon after forgotten,” said Rob Rappaport, President, CEO and Chief Creative Officer of Better Angels Music, LLC. “We are pleased in the welcome and recognition that we have received from the songwriting community and the recording artists who are in search of great songs. We have talented writers and artists who differentiate themselves by being, first and foremost, music lovers.”

With offices in Nashville, Los Angeles and New York, the Better Angels Music Group Roster includes David Adam Byrnes, Jason White, Russell Hitchcock (Air Supply lead singer), Josh Thompson (Sony/Columbia Artist), Ward Davis, Mike Willis, Gary Ray, Jonell Mosser, Josh Dunne, Corey Cox, Matthew J. Rogers, Adam Cunningham, Jay Brunswick, Brian Callihan, Sara Avalos and Danny Simpson. Better Angels Music Group, in conjunction with BMI, is the official sponsor of theKey West Songwriter's Festival—the annual event is one of the largest of its kind in the world.  Past performers have included renowned songwriters including Kim Carnes, Raul Malo, Robert Earl Keen, Keith Stegall, Jamey Johnson, Bob DiPiero, Paul Overstreet among others.

For additional information about Better Angels projects, artists and songwriters please visit:www.betterangelsmusic.com.

Better Angels Celebrates Three Years of Music Worth Paying For

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Dynamic Staff And Roster Make Passion For Music Its Foundation

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 29, 2011)– Better Angels Music, LLC has trademarked the service mark, Music Worth Paying For ^SM – one of the company’s mantras– to represent its writing and album releases for 2011. In a digital age where pop music shelf life becomes shorter and shorter, Rob Rappaport’s Nashville and Los Angeles-based company (with a NY satellite office) prides itself on making music with staying power.

Celebrating its third year as a new Music Row fixture, Better Angels is an all-encompassing entertainment entity committed to creating quality music and offers in-house production, A&R, publishing and label services. Ten songwriters reside under the Better Angels Publishing umbrella; nine artists in various genres are signed to the Better Angels record label (including David Adam Byrnes and Russell Hitchcock, lead singer of Air Supply) and, currently, there are two productions in development under the wings of the entertainment division.

The Better Angels Music Group Roster includes David Adam Byrnes, Jason White, Russell Hitchcock, Josh Thompson (Sony/Columbia Artist), Ward Davis, Mike Willis, Gary Ray & The Heartwells, Jonell Mosser, Josh Dunne, Corey Cox, Matthew J. Rogers, Adam Cunningham, Jay Brunswick, Sara Avalos and Danny Simpson. Better Angels’ writers have been recognized for their talents and applauded by their peers with cuts by Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, Clay Walker, Jason Michael Caroll, The Roys (ICM Duo of the year 2009/2010), Russell Hitchcock and others.

In addition to upcoming releases, Better Angels Music, LLC is pleased to announce the following personnel changes to its organization:

President, CEO Rob Rappaport adds the role of Chief Creative Officer, and will also service asCreative Director of the Publishing Group. Rappaport is, first and foremost, a music lover. This songwriter/musician (who is known for his extensive, cross-genre musical vocabulary, production expertise and experience) has graduated from playing in the Paris Metro in 1970 for spare change to becoming an award-winning music producer and film producer/director who has produced and arranged more than 40 independent film scores and commercials. In television and film, he is the recipient of 35 Telly Awards for his commercial film and video work and documentary productions, working on location and in recording and editing studios on 5 continents. The 36-year entertainment exec has spearheaded product launches for companies from Apple and Microsoft to Toyota and Honda, worked with the likes of Bill Gates and Jay Leno and alongside notables such as Bob Hope, Wayne Newton, Kenny Loggins, Barry Manilow, Natalie Cole, Brooks & Dunn, George Strait, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra both in the studio, and at live stage events all over the world.

Richard E. Gathright will join Better Angels as the Chairman of its Advisory Board of Directors. Gathright brings with him 40 years of domestic and international public and private company experience. A savvy business sense has been the Arkansas-raised, South Florida professional’s trademark who also currently holds the position of Chairman, CEO and President of SMF Energy Corporation. Prior to joining SMF, he held a number of senior executive positions in the energy and logistics industry, including as the founder, President and Chief Operating Officer of TransMontaigne Inc., and President and Managing Director of North American Operations for Aberdeen Petroleum PLC. Mr. Gathright is an avid music lover, the first criteria for joining the Better Angels team, and has music industry experience among his many professional accomplishments.

Better Angels Director of Artist Relations, Gary Ray, will also assume the post of Vice President, Operations, responsible for the day-to-day business of both the Music Group and Publishing Group. Ray brings a wealth of knowledge from his days as a touring musician, making him the ideal advocate for the Better Angels’ writers and artists as well as the consummate “Jack of all trades.” With more than 16 years in the business, writing, performing, producing and promotion, Gary Ray is a master at actualizing a project from all angles.

Todd Wilkes, former Creative Director at Better Angels Publishing Group, will depart to become a freelance consultant; Better Angels will remain one of his clients.

For additional information about Better Angels artists, songwriters, and upcoming releases, writers and staff please visit: www.betterangelsmusic.com.