FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 21, 2014
CHRISTIAN LOPEZ BAND WORLD PREMIERES VIDEO
FOR “WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN” ON CMT PLATFORMS
Americana-rock group Christian Lopez Band is world premiering their video for “Will I See You Again” exclusively on CMT platforms. Starting on Tuesday, October 21st, fans can view the video on air on CMT Pure, as well as on CMT.com and via the CMT Artists mobile app. Having one foot planted in the folksy, fiery twang of modern-day Americana and the other inching toward the rootsy rock & roll of early Sun Records, the West Virginia-based band just released their debut EP, Pilot, on October 14th via Blaster Records. The EP was produced by Dave Cobb (the man behind critically-acclaimed Americana albums like Jason Isbell’s Southeastern and Sturgill Simpson’s Metamodern Sounds in Country Music).
Some early press feedback on the EP:
- “Christian Lopez and his band are pioneering their own brand of Alt Folk Country Rock.” – American Songwriter Magazine / SongSpace
- “…the group makes a spectacular first impression with their ‘Pilot’ debut EP. It’s a first-rate gathering of five tunes that offers ample evidence that Lopez is wise — and talented — beyond his years.” – Pittsburgh In Tune
- “The namesake for the band, Christian Lopez, is only 19 years old but his music has as much wisdom to it as artists twice his age.” – Roughstock.com
Band front man Christian Lopez is growing into one of Americana’s most promising new performers and songwriters; he cites classic influences like The Band, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson. Lopez began playing piano at 5 years old, picked up the guitar at 9 and began writing songs as a teenager. Backed by a group of local pickers, he started touring before he could legally drive and racked up a long list of accomplishments along the way, including stints on the Warped Tour and the Belk-sponsored “Modern Southern Music” tour, which found him performing pre-show on bills with Zac Brown Band and Dave Matthews Band. The band has been on tour throughout the fall while Lopez continues writing new material for a forthcoming full-length album, set for recording in early December with Cobb once again at the production helm.