Benjy Davis Project signs to Rock Ridge Music

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> August 18, 2008
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> BENJY DAVIS PROJECT SIGNS TO ROCK RIDGE MUSIC
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> Album To Be Released Nationally On November 4, 2008
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> Louisiana-based band the Benjy Davis Project has just signed with
> Rock Ridge Music and plans to release their album ?Dust? nationally
> (with distribution via ADA) on November 4, 2008. The album will be
> different from the version by the same name that the band released
> last year: all of the songs were remixed and three new songs were
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> Says Rock Ridge Music A&R Consultant Bobby Capps, who brought the
> band to Rock Ridge Music: ?The Benjy Davis Project is one of the
> coolest acts I’ve come across in years. The band is tight live, and
> they deliver a knockout punch with singer/songwriter Benjy Davis.
> I’m very happy to have had a hand in getting them into the Rock
> Ridge family.? Concurs Rock Ridge Music CEO Tom Derr about the
> band?s songs: ?In the end, it all leads to great songs, and there
> you have the Benjy Davis Project.”
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> Says the band?s manager, Jim Bateman, of Real Records: ?This is a
> dream deal with an artist driven approach to the music business.
> At Real Records, we have used a similar concept in developing
> artists, with an emphasis on live performances. Tom Derr of Rock
> Ridge has a proven track record developing artists for the major
> labels. He has been instrumental in the success of the Dave
> Matthews Band and Three Doors Down. We have always felt that
> similar success lies ahead for the Benjy Davis Project. We look
> forward to working with Tom Derr and Rock Ridge Music.”
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> In an artist-driven approach to expanding their audience, the
> Louisiana-based group perseveres with integrity and purpose by
> taking their music directly to the people. This year?s return
> engagement at the New Orleans? Jazz and Heritage Festival (4/26/08)
> attracted thousands of new fans and terrific media notice — from
> USA TODAY?s photo coverage to the TIMES PICAYUNE review: ?The
> Project has gone about the business of becoming a credible college
> rock band the hard way, grinding it out on the road and writing the
> sort of autobiographical anthems that Southern teens want to sing
> along to.? The band logs 120 dates or more per year.
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> An ALL MUSIC GUIDE review by venerated music critic Bill Ruhlmann
> notes: ?…Benjy Davis Project has become a cohesive unit, playing
> folk-rock arrangements that find the members interacting
> intuitively. …whether the sound is flavored with a banjo, a
> violin, a mandolin, or a Hammond B-3 organ, the point is always to
> support the voice. He sings in a slightly gruff tenor with an
> elastic sense of rhythm, the better to add conviction and
> vulnerability to his lyrics, which are personal and
> straightforward. …his main subject is the ups and downs of
> love… throughout, he creates an appealing character, and his
> backup band adds real punch to his songs.?
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> Additional media exposure and music reviews are now far reaching.
> The TOLEDO BLADE?s music critic, Rod Lockwood, says their sound
> boasts: ?…an unabashed sensuality and fearlessness that is
> refreshing.? (Baton Rouge?s daily newspaper) THE ADVOCATE?s music
> critic, John Wirt, adds: ?authenticity is captured more on DUST
> than any of (Benjy Davis Project?s) previous CDs… The new songs
> meld rock and country into undeniably catchy pop… Audiences
> throughout the nation have been receptive to the gifted, unassuming
> young band from Baton Rouge.? And, in Los Angeles, STUDIO CITY
> SUN?s music reviewer, Bill Bentley, asks: ?Looking for a band that
> has a singer who can fill the air with hope and, at the same time,
> catch the darkness in his hands? Benjy Davis has been doing just
> that the past five years… There are at least six songs on DUST
> that you?d bet your car keys were smash hits.?
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> Says Benjy Davis: ?When we first met Bobby Capps, who handles A&R
> for Rock Ridge Music, we liked him right away. He supports our
> music and understands our vision. I’m excited about the upcoming CD
> and the potential of our new deal with a great team.”
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> Visit the band online at:
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> www.bdpmusic.com
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> www.myspace.com/benjydavisprojectla
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> www.sonicbids.com/BenjyDavisProject2
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