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ALTERNATIVE BLUES ROCK ARTIST JOHN SULLIVAN SIGNS WITH MAJOR MANAGEMENT FIRM HUNT TALENT MANAGEMENT AND DEBUTS ALBUM, “LONESOME MAN”
Warner Bros Records/Mercury/EMI producer/consultant and Los Angeles based management company team to break out artist John Sullivan who is bringing heart and soul back to music.
Los Angeles, CA - June 18, 2012 Jackson, Mississippi native John Sullivan has been signed by Hunt Talent Management in Beverly Hills, CA. Sullivan has just seen the worldwide release of his first, full-length album entitled “Lonesome Man” which is already gaining international attention and global requests for interviews. The album is available on iTunes and Amazon as well as other major online retailers.
Stripped down, raw and unplugged, the album has a unique, devil blues sound that reflects the hurt and pain within us all. “John’s music immediately pulls you in and most people will all too easily identify with his words. The lyrics and melodies stay with you long after you’ve finished listening to the tracks. John is an unusually gifted artist who will only grow in his craft in the years to come,” says manager Italia Gandolfo.
Sullivan also just launched his new website www.johnsullivanmusic.com to rave reviews.
"The tone of the music is surreal, beautiful, brash, melodic, razor-sharp and heavy all at the same time. The lyrics are all too familiarly human and cut to the bone as the stories unfold and wind through my arrangements,” says Sullivan. “We felt we were onto something and decided to record demos of “Lonesome Man” and “For the Soul I Sold” stripped down bare, with only my vocals and acoustic guitar. They weren’t perfect recordings or heavily produced performances, but there was such a pure element and honesty to the music and stories being told that we decided to create an entire album this way. There are songs about love, regret, war and redemption. I believe that they’re songs anyone in the world can relate to. The heart of this album is just a man, his guitar and his voice. That and my co-writer Robert Trent’s true-to-life lyrics are what make this project so special. So much of the human element within music has gotten lost in all of the effects and convenience that digital technology provides. This album lives and breathes. In many of the recordings, you can hear wind chimes, crickets chirping, rustling trees and many other sounds that are all so familiar here in Mississippi which, in my opinion, help to further surround the listener with the spirit of the blues that still runs wild down this way.”
“With songs that reflect the lives and experiences of everyday people, John Sullivan’s unique new voice will cut through the endless static on radio and internet and grab the attention of all who hear it. As a songwriter and professional with over twenty years in the radio and music industries, I know a stand-out when I hear it. John Sullivan is the real deal.” –Sean Barrette, Songwriter, TV and Radio Host, Communications professional www.seanbarrette.ca
"John Sullivan has a grit and power in his vocals that conveys the true pain and sorrow of the common man, and chronicles the struggle for many just to survive in our world today. His raw acoustic style on tracks like "The Bottle Is Empty" and "How's It Gonna End" show just how emotional and connected John is to his music.” –Steve Sahlein, Music & Media Producer (Disney, VH1, MTV, Fuse Network, HBO, Showtime, ABC, NBC, CBS, TNT, Warner Bros Records, Mercury, EMI, Touchstone Pictures etc.) http://primaryentertainment.com/
“It's hard to find good music nowadays. But what I just heard leaves me thinking I'd no question buy John’s album. Very emotional, meaningful, spiritual, and raw. It's as if the guitar is his feelings and the lyrics are him getting his feelings out. He expresses thoughts through his guitar, the lyrics add to his pain and this is how it all comes out. I can hear it on radio in North America, the UK and Australia etc. I see this guy being huge!!!!” -David Tuccaro, Top 1000 DJs in the world, Music Producer, Music Engineer
Sullivan concludes, “I’m in no way a flawless singer or guitar player, but I believe that the Good Lord blessed me with a gift to move people with my music. That’s my hope for this album…that it makes people feel, makes them think, inspires them and, most importantly, helps them realize that there are still guys like me out there who aren’t afraid to pour their souls into their art for the right reasons.”
JOHN SULLIVAN BIO
John Sullivan is an artist from Jackson, Mississippi. He lost his mom when he was only 10-years old. Soon thereafter, he taught himself to play guitar in hopes of finding a form of therapy that would help vent the anger and confusion something that traumatic brings to a child’s life. John’s influences range from Hank Sr., Cash, Jennings, CCR, Elvis, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Clapton, Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Nirvana and Staind to the great bluesmen from his home state such as B.B. King and Robert Johnson. Growing up, John would lock himself in his room for hours on end seeking a way to make his own unique imprint on the music world. He learned to burn like Hendrix, scream like Kurt and tell a story like Cash. Through intense study of his heroes’ styles, an otherworldly imagination and a prodigal affinity for his instrument, John created a guitar and vocal sound that is one of a kind. A few years ago he began collaborating with songwriter Robert Trent, and since then they’ve been assembling a quality rarely seen in mainstream music anymore.
For more information on John Sullivan, please visit the following:
www.johnsullivanmusic.com
http://www.reverbnation.com/c./rpk/535847?access_code=d6329fa7531e2c5d9301&auto_play=true
http://www.reverbnation.com/store/artist_3676
www.hunttalentmanagement.com
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