{"id":1173,"date":"2015-12-03T18:49:09","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T18:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skyemediaonline.com\/wordpress\/?p=1173"},"modified":"2016-06-10T18:52:12","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T18:52:12","slug":"johnnyboydssomedaydreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/skyemediaonline.com\/wordpress\/johnnyboydssomedaydreams\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnny Boyd’s “Someday Dreams of You” scheduled for release on February 12, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n

December 3, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Johnny Boyd’s\u00a0Someday Dreams of You\u00a0<\/i><\/strong>scheduled for release on February 12, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

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No one exemplifies modern-day crooning better than Johnny Boyd: smooth, romantic vocals; matinee idol charisma; classic gentleman\u2019s style; and dynamic, irreverent performances. But it\u2019s his fresh, emotive, all-original contributions to the Great American Songbook that will be his legacy.<\/p>\n

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Boyd, a prolific songwriter, is renowned for his unique ability to seamlessly blend jazz, swing, pop, country, gospel and rock, bringing back the nostalgic charisma of a bygone era. His repertoire features original and favored songs in the classic Great American Songbook style, ranging from torch-filled ballads to raucous rock \u2019n\u2019 roll.<\/p>\n

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NPR aptly stated, \u201cIf Frank Sinatra and Johnny Cash had a love child, it would be Johnny Boyd.\u201d The\u00a0Washington Post<\/em>\u00a0heralded Boyd as \u201cromantic,\u201d The\u00a0New York Daily News\u00a0<\/em>touted him as \u201csmooth,\u201d and the\u00a0San Francisco Bay Guardian<\/em>\u00a0lauded him \u201csophisticated and fun.\u201d Indeed, Johnny Boyd is all of this and more.<\/p>\n

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Boyd\u2019s musical training started in the Phoenix Boys Choir, and his passion for music and the arts deepened as a thespian in high school. In 1998, after performing tirelessly for five years in San Francisco Bay Area nightclubs and dance halls, Boyd was signed to a major-label recording contract with Time Bomb Recordings\/BMG. Today, with hundreds of thousands of records sold and more than 2,000 live performances to his credit \u2013 including engagements with celebrated artists Rosemary Clooney, Lionel Hampton, and the Brian Setzer Orchestra \u2013 Boyd is preparing to depart for the next leg of his creative journey.<\/p>\n

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With his highly anticipated upcoming release,\u00a0Someday Dreams of You<\/em>, Boyd introduces a whole new generation of listeners to the Great American Songbook and his classic crooning style. The eleven-song release is Boyd\u2019s seventh studio album and his first solo album in over three years. The album was co-produced by Boyd and acclaimed industry veteran Oz Fritz (Tom Waits, Bill Laswell, Primus), and unlike other Great American Songbook collections, Boyd\u2019s new album has a twist.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI wanted to create an\u00a0updated\u00a0<\/i>Great American Songbook album,\u201d Boyd explains. \u201cThe wonderful thing about GAS compositions is their timelessness \u2013 they are rich with real human feelings such as love, loss, joy, hope, reflection, etc. These things don\u2019t change over time. People still experience them today. Why not write\u00a0brand new songs<\/i>\u00a0in the classic Great American Songbook style that express these timeless emotions?<\/p>\n

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\u201cFor me, it\u2019s important to create music that successfully blends the old with the new. I\u2019m not interested in providing a history lesson or recreating something that has been done really well in the past. I live in the world today. The challenge for this new album was to take the timeless styles and sounds from classic mid-century recordings I adore and fold them into the way we live today \u2013 to create new songs and update old favorites that complement each other in a fresh way. I think we accomplished this.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In addition to the new release, Boyd is busy touring the United States promoting \u201cCocktails with the Crooners,\u201d a live music production currently being developed into a streaming webisode series. Each webisode will capture Boyd and other modern-day troubadours singing and swinging in an intimate living-room party setting \u2013 untreated, un-manipulated and very \u201cin the moment.\u201d Viewers will be introduced firsthand to classic new music, creative cocktails, and vintage fashion in a way that reveals more about this iconic lifestyle. It\u2019s a fun, but sophisticated, cocktail party that every grown-up would love to attend.<\/p>\n

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And if all of this wasn\u2019t enough, Boyd is also curating an exhibit and a book of photographs entitled\u00a0BellyWarmers\u00a0<\/i>(expected for release in 2016) that will feature his incredible vintage 1940s necktie collection (8,000+ pieces and counting). \u201cVintage neckties are wearable art,\u201d Boyd explains. \u201cThe ties are very wide. It\u2019s like wearing a little painting on my chest every time I put one on. The beautiful colors and bold designs make me feel timeless, which is also what I try to do with my music.\u201d<\/p>\n

RELEASE INFORMATION:<\/b><\/p>\n

ALBUM NAME: Someday Dreams of You<\/p>\n

LABEL: Cliffdive Records<\/p>\n

STREET DATE: February 12, 2016<\/p>\n

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TRACKS (* denotes new composition):<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 You Found A Way (To Rescue Me)* \u2013 Johnny Boyd\/Chris Corrao<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 Please Make That Happen For Me* \u2013 Johnny Boyd\/Chris Corrao<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0 My Foolish Heart \u2013 Victor Young\/Ned Washington<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0 Prisoner Of Love \u2013 Russ Columbo\/Clarence Gaskill\/Leo Robin<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0 Someday Dreams Of You* \u2013 Johnny Boyd\/Chris Corrao<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0 Can\u2019t Fight This Feeling \u2013 Kevin Cronin<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0 Moment* \u2013 Johnny Boyd\/Chris Corrao<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0 This Heart Of Mine \u2013 Harry Warren\/Arthur Freed<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0 Where The Real Love Grows* \u2013 Johnny Boyd\/Eric Shifrin<\/p>\n

10.\u00a0 There But For You Go I \u2013 Alan Jay Lerner\/Frederick Lowe<\/p>\n

11.\u00a0 My Shining Hour \u2013 Harold Arlen\/Johnny Mercer<\/p>\n

ADDITIONAL PRESS INFORMATION \/ EPK \/ LIVE PERFORMANCE VIDEO:<\/b><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.johnnyboyd.com\/press<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JohnnyBoyd<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/johnnyboydtv<\/a><\/p>\n

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 3, 2015   Johnny Boyd’s\u00a0Someday Dreams of You\u00a0scheduled for release on February 12, 2016   No one exemplifies modern-day crooning better than Johnny Boyd: smooth, romantic vocals; matinee idol charisma; classic gentleman\u2019s style; and dynamic, irreverent performances. But it\u2019s his fresh, emotive, all-original contributions to the Great American Songbook that will … <\/p>\n

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