February DownTown Newsletter
Rock’n’Roll spoken here!
It’s February and that means Ground Hog’s Day which is the midpoint between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox. The ritual of some rodent predicting how many weeks of winter are left based on whether or not he sees his shadow is quaint at best. Meanwhile, there’s the full moon this weekend which is called the White or Snow Moon because it’s big and white. Then on Feb.11 the Mercury Retrograde, the first one of the year, begins and lasts until March 9. You might have already noticed its affects in the last week. Remember that the retrograde is a good time to REvise, Review, etc. because Mercury rules all forms of communications and things tend to go a bit off course if you’re not aware or prepared in advance. You know the drill. One final thing, if it’s February that means Happy Valentine’s Day to all!
NEW NEWS…Last month was really busy with the release of the new Better Day album and our first ever video premiere on YouTube. We sent out the last newsletter before the press release for the new album. We should point out that the US release of the Better Day cd will be in April since it was not mentioned in the press release. So here’s the press release:
2020 Brings DownTown Mystic A Better Day
US Rocker signs deal with UK Label to release new album.
Sha-La Music, Inc. announces the worldwide release of the new album & single Better Day by US Rocker DownTown Mystic. Better Day will be released worldwide ex. North America by UK label Last Man Music, who signed a Licensing Deal with Sha-La Music in December and will handle digital & physical distribution. The Better Day digital album will be released on January 24 with the CD to follow on February 21. The album will be digitally distributed in the US/ North America via AWAL/Kobalt Music. The lead & title track will be released as a single to Worldwide Radio on January 21 via the iPluggers online platform.
Better Day is DownTown Mystic's 1st new album release since the critically acclaimed Rock'n'Roll Romantic in 2016. The Better Day single had its video premiere on YouTube January 9 and follows the 3 previous singles—Love Light, The Wish & One More Chance, released in 2019 as a run-up to the album's release. Last Man Music released The Wish EP in Europe last May, starting their relationship with DownTown Mystic. The Better Day digital album will have 10 songs, while the cd will contain 2 bonus tracks.
The Better Day single features the ace rhythm section from Ian Hunter's Rant Band—drummer Steve Holley and bassist Paul Page, who also play on 7 of the 10 album tracks plus the 2 bonus tracks. The song sets the positive tone for the rest of the album. DownTown Mystic Writer/Producer Robert Allen comments, "I wanted the album to have an overall positive vibe and Better Day was the perfect song to build on. I'm a big Tom Petty fan and as a nod to him the track features a 12-string Rickenbacker guitar that he made a trademark of his sound. I purposely created the instrumental break as an homage to Tom and his memory."
Besides garnering worldwide radio airplay on over 300,000 stations in 40 countries with the 3 singles last year, thanks to the support of some of the largest In-store Media companies in the world, DownTown Mystic has also built brand success through Sync Licensing. DownTown Mystic now has music sync licensed on over 175 TV shows, including shows like The Voice and American Pickers, which get re-shown around the world on the various streaming services. With a strong foundation in place, 2020 is shaping up to bring a Better Day for DownTown Mystic.
Here’s the link to the full press release: https://shar.es/a3RtKi
The Better Day album just received a rockin’ review in JamSphere Magazine: https://tinyurl.com/u99jyzo
Pick up Better Day on:
Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/yeolv577
iTunes: https://tinyurl.com/yg7u2l3u
RADIO… The Better Day single was released to Worldwide Radio a couple of weeks ago and has been receiving airplay on over 150 stations in 16 countries via the iPluggers online platform. The full album is now available to Radio via AirPlay Direct, where Better Day is currently #5 on the Rock/AAA Chart. It’s a super start and we want to thank all the stations for their support, especially our buds Don Chisholm and Eddie Stuart at KCR-FM in Scotland for premiering the record. There will be more news to come with the US release of the Better Day cd. Stay tuned.
iPluggers: https://ipluggers.com/downtownmystic
AirPlay Direct: https://tinyurl.com/vs95r37
SYNC & STREAMING…2019 was another good year for Sync Licensing. The latest BMI Royalty statement shows that DownTown Mystic songs have now been sync licensed on over 190 TV shows. Thanks to all of our sync partners, especially Jingle Punks and Eddie Caldwell/Music of The Sea!!
Listen to the Better Day album on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/udtnhyt
DOWNTOWN BLOG…The latest blog post titled “The Album Lives” discusses the common belief that the album as an art form is dead. We have a different opinion on the matter and you can check it out and make up your own mind: https://downtownmystic.net/blog/
VIDEO…Check out the new video for “Better Day” on YouTube: https://youtu.be/c4SOHq7WOUk
SOCIAL MEDIA…Stay up to date with DownTown Mystic via Social Media. Hook up with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shalaman and https://twitter.com/DTMysticBand
Until next month…Keep it ROCKIN’!!
PS. DownTown Mystic Website: http://downtownmystic.net/
Sha-La Music: http://sha-lamusic.com
LIKE us on FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/DownTown-Mystic/33506110940
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/downtownmystic33/
DownTown Mystic YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/DowntownMystic1
DownTown Mystic on SPOTIFY: https://play.spotify.com/artist/19VD3b7cxZuylUNNUP9sdm
AirPlay Direct: http://www.airplaydirect.com/music/DownTownMystic/
ReverbNation: http://www.reverbnation.com/downtownmystic
NumberOneMusic: http://www.numberonemusic.com/downtownmystic