http://www.kevinchase.ca News feed for recording artist Kevin Chase en jim@atlanticalive.com webhammer@rogers.com Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:27:02 GMT Thu, 20 May 2010 12:30:04 GMT Entertainment Absolute RSS Editor http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 1440 http://www.kevinchase.ca Imported physical copies of the CD "Hold On Tight" are now available for the first time in Canada and the US through the Shop on the official website. "Let's Get Dirty" T-Shirts are also available through the site and are now being shipped in time for Christmas. Order yours today ! jim@atlanticalive.com 51663452-C004-43AD-B293-47364802D9DB Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:33:50 GMT http://www.kevinchase.ca Kevin Chase is being featured on the best selling compilation series “New and Hot Country Music, Volume 3”, which was released in Germany, Switzerland and Austria on September 30th. The first two volumes of the series became instant best sellers and Volume 3 is on target to reach similar sales volumes with reports of many stores being sold out of the disc. The compilation features Shania Twain’s new single “Today is Your Day” as being available for the first time on a physical CD, besides digital downloads. Kevin Chase is proving to be an artist to look out for on the international stage, as he is in good company sharing the compilation with Shania, as well as Brad Paisley, Miranda Lambert, Kenny Chesney, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, Zac Brown Band, Luke Bryan and Billy Currington. “I am honoured to be sharing this CD with so many great artists,” says Chase. “It is certainly another great step in getting my name out there to Country fans in Europe.” Chase’s current single “Let’s Get Dirty”, which is featured on the compilation hails from the current CD “Hold On Tight”, which is available on AGR/Universal throughout Europe and digital retailers everywhere. jim@atlanticalive.com 51663452-C004-43AD-B293-47364802D9DB Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:33:50 GMT http://www.kevinchase.ca Kevin Chase's new official website has been launched. Along with a new look, there are new live performance videos and other new information. The site will be a major tool for Kevin's upcoming touring plans for 2012. Check it out... jim@atlanticalive.com 51663452-C004-43AD-B293-47364802D9DB Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:33:50 GMT http://www.kevinchase.ca Kevin Chase's label AGR/Universal released the full-length album "Hold On Tight" today in Europe, as well as digitally on iTunes, Amazon and a number of other internet retailers. "It has been a long road to get to this point," says Chase, "and I am very happy that the album is out now. We worked very hard and took our time to put together a great album and are very happy with the end result. Now we can't wait to present it to the public at large." A first video, for the song "Let's Get Dirty", has also been released. "I am very excited to be working with AGR/Universal," Chase continues. "They believe in the project as much as we do and we are all ready to get the job done." The hard copy CD is available as a "super jewel case" with an extended 12 page booklet at retailers throughout Europe. jim@atlanticalive.com 51663452-C004-43AD-B293-47364802D9DB Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:33:50 GMT http://www.kevinchase.ca Kevin Chase's label AGR/Universal released the first video from the upcoming "Hold On Tight" album. "Let's Get Dirty" is the first summer single, when the album hits store shelves in Europe on July 29th. "This is a great, hard-driving song that reminds me of my teenage years, when I was listening to AC/DC," says Chase. "It has this great groove and just enough of a rock edge to make it an interesting mix. I love performing this one live. It has quickly become an audience favorite at the shows," he says. The video can be watched on You Tube, Facebook, My Space, Kevin's official website and great music television programs. jim@atlanticalive.com 51663452-C004-43AD-B293-47364802D9DB Fri, 1 Jul 2011 11:33:50 GMT http://www.kevinchase.ca Fresh on the heels of having signed a 10 year, 3 album deal for 39 countries with AGR/Universal Europe last week, Canadian Country Rocker Kevin Chase has signed another deal, this time with Wind Mobile and it's parent affiliates. The agreement covers ringtones, full tracks, ringback tones, rifftones, monotones, polytones, mp3/Truetones, animations, video clips, wallpapers, such as album artwork and artist pictures, java/mobile games, and applications. “In today’s society, a successful artist has to be available to the fan base on all fronts,” says Chase, “and I am excited to be bringing the Kevin Chase experience to a whole new level through Wind.” Chase continues to work on the first video for the European release of the album “Hold On Tight”, which will hit store shelves there this summer. jim@atlanticalive.com 51663452-C004-43AD-B293-47364802D9DB Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:33:50 GMT http://www.agr-music.com Hamburg, Germany/ Saint John, NB, Canada :After signing a deal with Interscope/Universal U.S. last fall, the news for Kevin Chase keeps on getting better. It was announced in Hamburg, Germany this morning that Kevin Chase is bringing his latest collection of songs to European audiences with the multi-national release of "Hold On Tight" through AGR Television Records/Universal. The album contains 14 songs, 8 of which were penned by Kevin Chase himself. "I am extremely excited to be working with AGR to introduce my music to new audiences," says Chase. "We have had a lot of great international feedback to the new album through the internet, but now we can reach people on a much larger scale." "I can't wait to be touring in Europe and to meet many of the fans that have contacted me online and a whole pile of new ones. Connecting with the fans is what it is all about for me, so I will keep my suitcases ready to go," he elaborates with his signature smile. An introductory first single “Outta Sight Outta Mind” will be sent in advance to country radio stations in Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium, Austria, The Netherlands and England by the end of April. The album “Hold On Tight” will be available in stores and for download in the second half of 2011 and will eventually be released to all 39 countries covered by this deal. Chase is currently preparing to shoot his first video for the album release. “The concept is coming together nicely,” says Kevin. “There are a few more location details to be ironed out and then we are ready to go. It will be a blast.” jim@atlanticalive.com 51663452-C004-43AD-B293-47364802D9DB Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:33:50 GMT http://www.kevinchase.ca/contact.html Kevin Chase is now being represented in Europe by Glenn Blackman of WBA Entertainment. "We have had a lot of interest in the new album from Europe," says Chase, "and we want to get a chance to tour in Europe. Glenn Blackman believes in the project and we are happy to have him aboard." To contact Glenn, visit Kevin's contact page. jim@atlanticalive.com 51663452-C004-43AD-B293-47364802D9DB Mon, 6 Dec 2010 08:33:50 GMT http://www.kevinchase.ca On the eve of the American Thanksgiving weekend, New Brunswick recording artist Kevin Chase has been signed to the U.S. division of Interscope Universal. “I am very excited to be part of the Universal family,” says Chase, “and even more excited to be making some inroads into the American market.” Responses to Kevin Chase’s new album “Round 3” from international industry professionals have been very positive from the start. The public also responded very well to the new songs. After 3 albums, a couple of Canadian Top 40 hits, national tours and TV appearances, becoming a Universal recording artist is another notch in Kevin Chase’s belt on the road to success, but he knows that it is simply another beginning. “The real work starts now,” he says. “This deal will open some new doors for me, that’s for sure. But it is hard work, determination and delivering the goods that will get me to go further. I am ready for the challenge.” jim@atlanticalive.com 51663452-C004-43AD-B293-47364802D9DB Thu, 25 Nov 2010 08:33:50 GMT http://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/the-sea-dogs-are-ready-to-play/id392298598 The song “The Sea Dogs Are Ready To Play” that Kevin has written and recorded for the QMJHL Saint John Sea Dogs hockey team is now availble on iTunes. A portion of the proceeds is going to the Saint John Sea Dogs Foundation. You can download the song by clicking this post's headline. jim@atlanticalive.com 51663452-C004-43AD-B293-47364802D9DB Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:33:50 GMT http://www.myspace.com/kevinmchase Kevin Chase has been commissioned to write a theme song for the QMJHL Saint John Sea Dogs hockey team. Chase, who is an avid hockey fan, was thrilled to be asked. The song “The Sea Dogs Are Ready To Play” will become a big part of the games at Harbour Station in Saint John, NB. A video for the song was recently shot and it will appear on the arena’s new High Definition Screens as a lead up to each home game. The song will also be available on iTunes, with a portion of the proceeds going to charity. Check this news feed for the release date. jim@atlanticalive.com 51663452-C004-43AD-B293-47364802D9DB Fri, 2 Sep 2010 08:33:50 GMT http://www.kevinchase.ca New Brunswick, Canada: New Country Recording Artist Kevin Chase is releasing his highly anticipated new album Round 3 this week. Round 3 is the follow-up to Chase’s previous releases Another Road (2002) and I Won’t Fall (2006), which earned the singer/songwriter a couple of Canadian Top 40 hits, award nominations, and cross country tours. “I know it’s been a long time since I put out new material,” says Chase. “We were hoping to get this one done much sooner but ended up taking 15 months to complete it.” The new album was recorded at Atlantica Studios in Saint John, NB and was produced by Chase, Marc Gosselin, and Jim Kuehnel. “We really worked very hard and many long hours to look at every detail to provide a collection of songs that would stand up to international scrutiny. This is my third kick at the can, and I wanted to deliver a knock-out punch,” he says with a chuckle. “That is also where the title comes in.” In the very early stages, it appears like the strategy is paying off. Ever since word of the upcoming release broke on the internet, Kevin Chase fans and the curious have been flocking to the artist’s My Space page by the thousands to listen to excerpts from the new album in such great numbers that Chase has been clinching the Number 1 spot on the Canadian My Space charts in the Indie Country and Overall Country categories for the past 31 days. He has also had the Top 4 song spots in both categories for the last month. Through the power of the internet, word spread beyond the Canadian borders allowing Chase to chart well on the international My Space charts for the past month. With several peaks at #9 in the Global Indie Country Top 20 and peaking at #51 on the Global Overall Country Top 100, ahead of an impressive list of major label country stars, demand for Kevin Chase’s music has been strong prior to release of the album. Chase seems a bit surprised. “I didn’t really expect for people to jump on the band wagon this quickly because it had been such a long time since my last album, but I guess it is proof that the power of the people should never be questioned.” He believes that the initial My Space success is only a first step in what needs to happen to move his career forward. “It is certainly nice to see such a great initial response to the new songs, but let’s see what happens when Round 3 actually comes out.” Don’t expect to find Chase’s new album as a CD at your neighbourhood retailer though because Round 3 is a 100 percent digital release. You can find it at digital retailers such as iTunes and Amazon.com and on digital download cards. “We paid close attention to the latest trends in the industry,” says Chase. Only 20 percent of all legally purchased music is bought in the form of CDs, with download cards becoming embraced by the major labels as well. Sony/BMG announced last month that they will be phasing out physical CDs in favour of download cards by next year. “I am very excited about the download cards,” says Chase. “People are looking for a souvenir at the live shows to take home and the cards are pretty cool. For me as an artist, they also provide a lot of flexibility, as I can provide additional content for the fans to download anytime in the future.” Consumers go to a specific web address and type in a unique code from the back of the card to unlock the downloads. “Fans can return to the site in the future to download additional content. We haven’t made any specific plans yet as to what this will be, but it could be a new song or exclusive photographs,” says Chase. “It gives me a great opportunity to connect with my fans and give them some extras.” For the time being, fans can check out all 14 songs from Round 3 on the artist’s website (www.KevinChase.ca), where they can also download the album’s artwork and watch videos. “I am very happy with the collection of songs,” says Chase. The new material is a little edgier than the first two CDs and has been described by one Canadian radio programmer as “sounding like Keith Urban, only better”. The new material is also gathering a lot of interest from international industry people. “We have had a lot of positive comments in the US and Europe,” says Chase, “and we are talking to some labels. We will see where that leads us.” For now, Kevin Chase is happy to finally present his new collection of songs. “It has been a long haul,” he says. “I can’t wait for people to hear all of it, and I am even more excited to be playing live again.” Kevin Chase will get the chance, when he will headline the Canada Day Celebrations in Saint John, NB this Thursday on the Boardwalk at Market Square. “It is the perfect setting to celebrate our country along with the release of the new album and play all the new material for everybody in the crowd,” says Chase. “I can’t wait.” jim@atlanticalive.com 51663452-C004-43AD-B293-47364802D9DB Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:33:50 GMT http://www.myspace.com/kevinmchase Kevin Chase has now spent 27 consecutive days at Number 1 on the My Space Charts as the # 1 Overall Canadian Country Artist and as the # 1 Canadian Indie Country Artist. Internationally, he also continues do very well. On the Global Indie Country Charts, he has been in the Top 20 for 27 days, peaking twice at # 9 and on the Overall Global Country Charts, which includes Major Label Artists, he has been in the Top 100 for 27 days between # 65 and # 51. Way to go ! jim@atlanticalive.com 51663452-C004-43AD-B293-47364802D9DB Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:33:50 GMT http://www.myspace.com/kevinmchase After 19 consecutive days at # 1 on the Canadian My Space Indie and Overall Country Charts, Kevin Chase has entered the Top 10 internationally on the Global Indie Country Charts at # 10, ahead of such artists as Tracy Lawrence, John Michael Montgomery, Hank Williams Jr, Alison Krauss, Clint Black, Sammy Kershaw and Dwight Yoakam. On the Global Overall Country Charts, which includes all major label artists, Kevin is currently at # 57. jim@atlanticalive.com 51663452-C004-43AD-B293-47364802D9DB Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:33:50 GMT http://www.myspace.com/kevinmchase Kevin Chase has now been # 1 for 15 consecutive days on the Canadian My Space Indie and Overall Country Charts. He has also held the Top 4 song spots for that long. On the world wide Global Indie Country Charts, he has bounced between # 14 and # 18 for 15 days and on the Global Overall Country Charts, which includes Major Label artists, Indies and Unsigned, he is # 81 ahead of Diamond Rio, Randy Travis, Big and Rich, Alison Kraus, Bucky Covington and George Jones. Congrats, Kevin ! jim@atlanticalive.com 51663452-C004-43AD-B293-47364802D9DB Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:33:50 GMT http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=373583688 The first single "A Better Day" has gone "live" on iTunes, several weeks ahead of schedule (Thanks to Apple for speeding up the process). The full album is not far behind. Feel free to download the first single now. jim@atlanticalive.com C4D62255-209B-4A0D-8023-7136D5827A21 Thu, 3 Jun 2010 12:20:10 GMT http://www.myspace.com/music/charts/canada/all-genres/songs/indie#/canada/country Kevin Chase's highly anticipated new album "Round 3" hasn't been released yet, but it is already receiving airplay and climbing the charts. As of May 30th, Kevin has charted in the Canadian My Space Charts # 1 Overall Country Artist, # 1 Indie Country Artist, # 2 Overall All Genres Artist, # 2 Indie All Genres Artist. In the "Songs" category on the Canadian My Space Charts, Kevin has taken Top 4 spots in the Indie Country Charts, spots 2 through 5 in the Overall Top Country Songs, spots 8 and 9 in the Overall All Genres Top Songs and spots 4,5, 7 and 8 in the All Genres Indie Top Songs. Internationally, Kevin is also moving up, being # 13 on the Global Indie Country Artist Charts. The first single "A Better Day" went to Canadian radio stations last week and is gathering adds. The single will come out world-wide on iTunes on July 1st with the album to follow a couple of weeks later. jim@atlanticalive.com C4D62255-209B-4A0D-8023-7136D5827A21 Sun, 30 May 2010 12:20:10 GMT http://www.facebook.com/kevinchaseround3 Audio Clips of the first 4 singles have been uploaded to the official website and My Space pages. The break out single "A Better Day" will be released to radio over the next few weeks and will be available on iTunes on July 1st. Stay tuned for station info, where you can request the single. A new Facebook page has been set up to go with the new website, new My Space and new Twitter pages. Please feel free to join and discuss the new songs with other fans. And don't forget to invite all your friends to check out Kevin's new songs. More info coming soon. jim@atlanticalive.com C4D62255-209B-4A0D-8023-7136D5827A21 Thu, 20 May 2010 12:20:10 GMT http://www.kevinchase.ca 2 new songs are being added to the new CD "Round 3". Anthony Little, who has worked with Tina Turner, Reba McIntyre, Justin Timberlake and 98 Degrees, to name a few, has been tapped to mix 4 of the upcoming singles for the album. Anthony liked Kevin's voice and material so much that he offered additional songs to Kevin and we have taken him up on the offer. "Let's Get Dirty" and "You Gotta Love It" are 2 additional singles for the album, bringing the total number of album tracks to 14. The album is in the final stages of mixing and mastering and it won't be too long now, until it is completed and ready to be rolled out. Some live concert festival appearances are also being firmed up as we speak, so stay tuned for all the coming excitement. jim@atlanticalive.com C4D62255-209B-4A0D-8023-7136D5827A21 Thu, 06 May 2010 12:20:10 GMT http://www.kevinchase.ca/video.html Videos from the live concert video shoot at the Blue Olive have been uploaded to Kevin's website. The set of videos includes the break-out video for one of the upcoming singles "A Better Day", along with 4 other songs from the upcoming CD "Round 3", as well as songs from the previous 2 albums and a special encore performance of Stevie Ray Vaughan's "The House Is Rocking". Enjoy ! jim@atlanticalive.com 53648E42-C857-4692-AEE8-26D32C4BF005 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:11:11 GMT http://www.kevinchase.ca February 25, 2010 Thanks to everyone that came out to the Live Concert Video Shoot last week. It was a blast. We have added some photos from the shoot to the Gallery on KevinChase.ca - thanks to Jennifer MacLean of Hemmings House Pictures for the great pics. The video is being worked on as we speak. Check this news feed for information about when they will be uploaded - it shouldn't bee too long. jim@atlanticalive.com 81D25810-7BF3-47CA-BF83-A4A8D639359F Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:10:08 GMT http://www.atlanticalive.com/videoshoot.html January 22, 2010 We have received a number of inquiries about the upcoming live concert video shoot at the Blue Olive in Saint John, NB on February 19th and would like to make the following clarification: The video shoot is NOT the official launch of Kevin Chase's new album "Round 3". However, it is the first time that Kevin and his new band with special guest star Kenny Greer (Tom Cochrane & Red Rider and The Roadhammers) will be performing all of the material from Round 3 live, along with favorites from the first 2 CDs. A special meet and greet is scheduled for immediately after the show, so you can tell Kevin personally what you think of the new material and the new band. This show presents a rare opportunity for fans to witness the debut of the "new" Kevin Chase and his new band. Since the video will be seen around the globe, we are looking for the home Province fans to be well represented. Jessica Darrah will open the show. Limited reserved seating tickets are available for 15 bucks by calling the Blue Olive, 506.634.3183. Tickets are moving steadily. Get yours today ! The official Round 3 launch will take place this spring and details will be announced on Kevin's newsfeed as soon as they are available. jim@atlanticalive.com E3025C4E-6F06-4AD3-BD95-8AB983918877 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:09:25 GMT http://www.myspace.com/kevinmchase January 8, 2010 Limited reserved seating tickets went on sale today for Kevin's live concert video shoot at the Blue Olive in Saint John, N.B. (506.634.3183 ). The show takes place on Friday, February 19th at 10:00 PM. The concert, which features Kevin's full band with special guest star Kenny Greer of Tom Cochrane & Red Rider and The Roadhammers fame, will be video taped by Hemmings House Pictures and recorded by Atlantica Studios' Mobile Recording Unit to produce a DVD quality live concert video in an intimate setting. The show will feature songs from the upcoming CD "Round 3", as well as Kevin's hits and songs from his first 2 CDs. Singer/guitarist Jessica Darrah will open the show. jim@atlanticalive.com B50A609B-FFD1-4630-9893-4059CE4B4877 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:02:32 GMT http://www.myspace.com/kevinmchase January 6, 2010 We finished the lead vocals for the album. Yippeehh ! It took a little longer, since Kevin had been suffering from the cold that wouldn't go away. He was feeling much better today and was able to finish off the last song. This coming weekend, more work on the background vocals, but we are getting very close to being done. Rehearsals for the February 19th live concert video shoot are also starting now. It's going to be a fantastic year ! jim@atlanticalive.com EDE8FD9F-A051-4FE2-A569-92E4A37D0BB1 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:01:00 GMT http://www.myspace.com/kevinmchase December 13, 2009 We just launched a brand new My Space page and have a couple of sound clips of the upcoming album Round 3 to get you in the mood. The recording of the album should be finished around Christmas, then it's off to mix and master. Have a great Christmas everybody ! http://www.myspace.com/kevinmchase jim@atlanticalive.com 24E7A978-3C3E-4402-9D83-D0DA8ED5B1C8 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:52:22 GMT http://www.kevinchase.ca December 12, 2009 February 19th - mark it down - live at the Blue Olive in Saint John, NB. We will be shooting and recording the show. All of the new material plus my old favorites. I'm excited that Kenny Greer will guest star and play his magical pedal steel guitar. There will be other guests as well plus opener Jessica Darrah. It will be a great night - see you there. jim@atlanticalive.com D68B1C89-F418-4ACF-8F22-6DA201CC080F Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:51:38 GMT http://www.kevinchase.ca November 25, 2009 The recording is going fantastically well and we have an album title: "Round 3". We'll explain more later, but you will love it (and the tunes as well). Kevin jim@atlanticalive.com 4491A815-0EB4-4654-91BB-FFCDB6C0FC2D Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:51:07 GMT http://www.kevinchase.ca October 31, 2009 Happy Halloween to all ! We've been busy in the studio and it's all coming along great. I am very excited to have Kenny Greer (Tom Cochrane & Red Rider and The Roadhammers) play on the album. Kenny laid down some killer pedal steel tracks - thanks Kenny. Steve Hill also dropped by to lay down harmonica on "Lonesome, On'ry And Mean" - I can't wait for you guys to hear this version. Let's just say it smokes.... Graeme McCausland laid down all the keyboards and I'm just about ready to do the lead vocals. After that, it'll be backing vocals and we should be ready to mix. We're also coming up with some great ideas for the cover and will be doing some photo shoots over the next few weeks. The cover will be departure from what you have seen on the last two discs and I think you are going to like it. I am very happy with the way it's all coming together and it won't be long, before we'll have some teasers up on this site, which is also getting a complete overhaul to compliment the new album. I appreciate you guys all hanging in there and waiting for the new songs - trust me, it's worth the wait. More updates soon. jim@atlanticalive.com 47B40BE2-F1F4-4B37-BE52-7E7B0D411890 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:44:13 GMT http://www.kevinchase.ca July 4, 2009 Finally! We are ready for overdubs. We added 3 more smokin' new songs on Friday and I can't wait to perform them live for you. This album will be a completely fresh new sound from what you have heard from me in the past. See you at Broadleaf on Aug 1st! jim@atlanticalive.com 89C6CE57-610A-42C9-8AC6-781F9C344F92 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:44:13 GMT