SECONDHAND SERENADE

'Secondhand Serenade' is a acoustic rock group from Menlo Park, California. The band is made up of John Vesely who was born on November 10th 1980, who sings and plays guitar and piano. His music is characterized by multitrack recording so he can create the sound of a band by himself. He uses multitrack recording to create vocal harmonies, and a lead acoustic guitar over strummed chords.

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History

Discography

External links

History

In 2004, Vesely quit the alternative rock group Sounds Like Life, which also featured Ronnie Day, to start his solo project. Vesely started writing and performing his songs under the name Secondhand Serenade. He rented a studio for 8 days and recorded his 10-track debut album "Awake." Through self-promotion through MySpace and PureVolume, he began to build a loyal fanbase and sold his album via his MySpace profile. He quickly rose to the MySpace "Top Unsigned Artists" list, and even entered the iTunes Top 100, a feat for an unsigned act.
He has since signed a deal with new label Glassnote Records, founded by CEO Daniel Glass.
In total, Secondhand Serenade has sold about 73,000 digital tracks and more than 10,000 copies of his album "Awake," according to Nielsen SoundScan. After the album was released on Glassnote/ILG on Feb. 6, 2007, with two additional songs, it debuted on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart at # 16.
Vesely was featured on MTV's "You Hear It First," along with spots on AOL Music's "Breakers" and on Yahoo! Music's "Who's Next?".
Another album featuring new songs is planned for release later in 2007.

Discography

★ ''Awake'' (2007)

External links

★ Official Myspace

★ Video For Vulnerable on Youtube

★ Interview with Secondhand Serenade at ''TheMusicEdge''.com, 3/3/06

★ "Secondhand Serenade; Digital Distribution Provides Boost To Heatseeking Artist," ''Billboard'', 2/23/07

★ "Local makes MySpace his space," ''Palo Alto Daily News'', 3/16/07

★ "Secondhand Serenade confirms “2007 Couch Tour” with Monty Are I," ''Monsters and Critics'', 3/22/07

★ "Secondhand Serenade brings raw emotion first-hand," ''Daily 49er'', 3/28/07

★ "Secondhand Serenade Named 'MTV Discover & Download Artist'; Band Now Featured on Yahoo! 'Who's Next?' and AOL 'Breakers' Online Competitions," ''top-40 charts'', 3/29/07