About DownTown Mystic
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The sound of DownTown Mystic is “vintage yet modern”. The music is rooted in all the great traditions of American Rock‘n’Roll, blending story telling songs with vintage guitars and analog recording into a unique style that owes nods to Buffalo Springfield, The Byrds, Eagles, The Beatles and Rolling Stones but somehow manages to sound as contemporary as anything currently
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Posted at 2019-07-03
One More Chance (Single)04:34
Rock’n’Roll spoken here!
Happy Birthday America! The 4th of July is here as the official kickoff to summer! July starts off with a bang on the 2nd with a New Moon Solar Eclipse, which is a great time to go inward and set your intentions before the supercharged Full Moon Lunar Eclipse, which arrives in the middle of the month on July 16. The moon rules our emotions so this is a good time to take some quiet time and sort things out. Next week another Mercury Retrograde enters the equation for the rest of the month, so things begin to slow down as the planet of communications stops its forward motion in the skies. Concentrate on work already started.
NEW NEWS…With The Wish Single and EP having been released in April and May, DownTown Mystic will now release the new One More Chance Single on August 2 worldwide via AWAL/Kobalt Music. The single also includes the track Read The Signs (featuring Bruce Engler). Bruce co-wrote both tracks and is featured playing lead guitar. Pre-orders for the One More Chance Single will be available on July 15 at Amazon, iTunes, etc. You can listen to the exclusive premiere of the One More Chance Single via this newsletter on link.
Here’s a preview of the press release which will go out later this month:
Sha-La Music, Inc. announces the worldwide release of the new digital single One More Chance by US Rocker DownTown Mystic on August 2. One More Chance is being distributed worldwide via AWAL/Kobalt Music with pre-orders available starting on July 15 on Amazon, Apple Music, etc.
The One More Chance single will contain 2 songs, including Read The Signs, which features longtime DownTown Mystic ally Bruce Engler. Besides co-writing both songs with DownTown's Robert Allen, Bruce's tasty lead guitar is featured on One More Chance and Read The Signs as well as his vocal chops on the latter song. One More Chance also features one of the last sessions by drummer Tommy Mastro, with some great bass playing from link. Farley of Trixter fame. Read The Signs features the same ace rhythm section from the last 2 singles of drummer Steve Holley (Paul McCartney, Ian Hunter) and bassist Paul Page (Dion, Ian Hunter).
The working relationship between DownTown Mystic Writer/Producer Robert Allen and Singer/Songwriter Bruce Engler goes back some 25 years. Robert co-produced and played on Bruce's 1st album, Go Back, which Sha-La Music released in 2012. The writing of One More Chance came about when Robert would give Bruce the music to write a melody and lyrics to record. Robert explains, "I had this music that I'd been playing around with for a number of years and Bruce was just developing as a singer/songwriter. I thought he needed some more songs so I suggested we collaborate on this song I had. We got together and came up with the chorus and title. Bruce took it from there and hit it out of the park and the message is especially timely now. I've always thought that One More Chance was an important song in more ways than one."
One More Chance is the 3rd single to be released this year by DownTown Mystic following on the heels of The Wish and Love Light. Those singles have done exceptionally well at worldwide Radio via the iPluggers online platform, garnering airplay on over 250,000 stations in 40 countries, thanks in no small part to being added to stations by some of the largest In-store Media companies in the world. The singles are part of the build-up to the release of DownTown Mystic's first album in 3 years called Better Day.
RADIO…“The Wish” single has now outperformed the 3 previous singles at worldwide Radio with airplay in 20 countries via the iPluggers online platform. With strong support from In-store media companies, the single is being played on over 550,000 in-store stations.
Check out the iPluggers page: link
DOWNTOWN BLOG…Check out the new blog post about “The Wish” and the long strange trip it took to be written and recorded: link
SYNC & STREAMING…Thanks to our man in Sync, Eddie Caldwell, DownTown Mystic songs have been placed on ViceTV’s “Jasper and Errol's First Time” and “Step Up: High Water” on YouTube Premium.
Listen to The Wish on Spotify: link
Listen to The Wish EP on SoundCloud: link
VIDEO… Check out the new video for “The Wish” as well as videos for “Tomorrow’s Clown” and "Love Light" on YouTube: The Wish: YouTube
Tomorrow’s Clown: YouTube
Love Light: YouTube
SOCIAL MEDIA…Stay up to date with DownTown Mystic via Social Media. Hook up with us on Twitter: Twitter and Twitter
Until next time…Keep it ROCKIN’!!
PS. DownTown Mystic Website: link
Sha-La Music: link
LIKE us on FaceBook: Facebook
Instagram: Instagram
DownTown Mystic YouTube Channel: link
DownTown Mystic on SPOTIFY: Spotify
AirPlay Direct: link
ReverbNation: link
NumberOneMusic: http://www.numberonemusic.com/downtownmystic
Posted at 2019-06-11
The Wish03:54
Rock’n’Roll spoken here!
We’ve reached the midpoint of the year as June makes its appearance with the Summer Equinox just around the corner. School will soon be out and vacations will begin. Time to hit the beach! Meanwhile, there’s the rare Saturn-Pluto conjunction in the sky that could have big consequences for our political and economic systems. Does this mean Trump will be impeached? Is an economic recession coming? With Saturn-Pluto there’s no place to hide as all that is hidden will be revealed. Keep your eyes open.
NEW NEWS…The Wish EP was released last month in Europe and the rest of the world by Last Man Music in the UK and distributed via The Orchard/Sony Music. The single has been doing great at worldwide Radio. Also last month we were pleasantly surprised to have DownTown Mystic grace the cover of TunedLoud! Magazine and be named the Featured Artist. You can get a copy here: link
The Wish EP has been getting some very cool reviews. Check them out:
JamSphere: link
TheBandCampDiaries: link
StaticDive: link
The Wish is available on:
iTunes/Apple Music: link
Amazon: link
RADIO…“The Wish” single has been having a strong showing at worldwide Radio with airplay in 20 countries via the iPluggers online platform. With strong support from In-store media companies, the single is being played on 250,000 in-store stations. Check out the iPluggers page: link
DOWNTOWN BLOG…Check out the new blog post about “The Wish” and the long strange trip it took to be written and recorded: link
SYNC & STREAMING…DownTown Mystic songs have been placed on ViceTV’s “Jasper and Errol's First Time” and “Step Up: High Water” on YouTube Premium.
Check out the DownTown Mystic page on link which was recently purchased by Paste Magazine. You can stream tracks and for a limited time, download them for free here: link
Listen to The Wish on Spotify: link
Listen to The Wish EP on SoundCloud: link
VIDEO… Check out the new video for “The Wish” as well as videos for “Tomorrow’s Clown” and "Love Light" on YouTube: The Wish: YouTube
Tomorrow’s Clown: YouTube
Love Light: YouTube
SOCIAL MEDIA…Stay up to date with DownTown Mystic via Social Media. Hook up with us on Twitter: Twitter and Twitter
Until next time…Keep it ROCKIN’!!
PS. DownTown Mystic Website: link
Sha-La Music: link
LIKE us on FaceBook: Facebook
Instagram: Instagram
DownTown Mystic YouTube Channel: link
DownTown Mystic on SPOTIFY: Spotify
AirPlay Direct: link
ReverbNation: link
NumberOneMusic: http://www.numberonemusic.com/downtownmystic
Posted at 2019-05-02
The Wish03:54
Rock’n’Roll spoken here!
Welcome to the merry month of May! It’s the first full month of spring and time for May Day, Cinco de Mayo and Mother’s Day (US). The weather warms up and thoughts begin to head towards summer and vacations. Meanwhile, a quarter of the year is over already. It’s a good time for spring cleaning, especially with Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto all in retrograde. Time to look inward and take stock to see what’s working and what’s not.
NEW NEWS…DownTown Mystic is the Featured Artist and on the cover of TunedLoud! Magazine April 2019. Get a copy here: link
Last month we announced the release of DownTown Mystic’s 2nd single “The Wish” as well as the upcoming EP that will be released in Europe this month. The Wish EP will have 5 tracks and released by Last Man Music in the UK. Here’s a link with the details: link
The Wish EP received a gr8 review in JamSphere: link
Rockin’ review on StaticDive: link
The Wish is available on:
iTunes/Apple Music: link
Amazon: link
RADIO…The new single “The Wish” has been released to worldwide Radio and is off to an impressive start picking up airplay in 15 countries via the iPluggers online platform. Special thanks to Don Chisholm at KCR-FM in Scotland for his continued support and spinning the single. Cheers Don!
Check out the iPluggers page: link
SYNC & STREAMING…Our man in sync, Eddie Caldwell, has struck again getting DownTown Mystic songs on ViceTV’s “Jasper and Errol's First Time” and “Step Up: High Water” on YouTube Premium. Thank you Eddie!!
Check out the DownTown Mystic page on link which was recently purchased by Paste Magazine. You can stream tracks and for a limited time, download them for free here: link
Listen to The Wish on Spotify: link
Listen to The Wish EP on SoundCloud: link
DOWNTOWN BLOG…The latest blog post is all about “Think A Little Louder” and the unusual story of how it came to be written and recorded. Check out the blog post: link
VIDEO… Check out the new video for “The Wish” as well as videos for “Tomorrow’s Clown” and "Love Light" on YouTube: The Wish: YouTube
Tomorrow’s Clown: YouTube
Love Light: YouTube
SOCIAL MEDIA…Stay up to date with DownTown Mystic via Social Media. Hook up with us on Twitter: Twitter and Twitter
Until next time…Keep it ROCKIN’!!
PS. DownTown Mystic Website: link
Sha-La Music: link
LIKE us on FaceBook: Facebook
Instagram: Instagram
DownTown Mystic YouTube Channel: link
DownTown Mystic on SPOTIFY: Spotify
AirPlay Direct: link
ReverbNation: link
NumberOneMusic: http://www.numberonemusic.com/downtownmystic
Posted at 2019-04-10
The Wish03:54
Rock’n’Roll spoken here!
April is here and the Easter Bunny will be making an appearance with goodies for everyone. Also making an appearance is the new moon at the beginning of the month. With the Mercury Retrograde finally over, it’s a good time to move forward with new plans. Speaking of moving forward, we’ve got some great news in that direction!
NEW NEWS…With the 1st single of 2019 successfully released for Valentine’s Day, DownTown Mystic’s 2nd single “The Wish” will be released this month. The new single has been streaming exclusively on DownTown Mystic’s NumberOneMusic page. But that’s just part of the news that we have to tell. There’s also an EP coming out in Europe next month as well as physical product. Check out an advanced look at the press release for more details:
NEW YORK, NY, April 16, 2019 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Sha-La Music, Inc. announces new releases this spring by US Rocker DownTown Mystic—the digital single The Wish on April 19 in the US and The Wish EP on May 17 in Europe. The single goes out to worldwide Radio on April 12 and will be distributed in the US via AWAL/Kobalt Music. The EP will be released by Last Man Music, as part of the deal between Sha-La Music and BMP Broken Music Publishing in the UK, and distributed in Europe and the rest of the world via The Orchard/Sony. There will also be DownTown Mystic physical releases on CD and vinyl via Last Man Music with physical distribution being handled by Proper Music.
The Wish features the excellent guitar work of guest artist Stephen DeAcutis link. Stevie D, who also mixed the track and has his 1st album Torn From The Pages featuring former Living Colour vocalist Cory Glover coming out in May on Mighty Music. The Wish EP will contain 5 songs, including the US single Love Light, which was previously unreleased in Europe. Like Love Light, The Wish features the top-notch rhythm section of drummer Steve Holley (Paul McCartney, Ian Hunter) and bassist Paul Page (Dion, Ian Hunter). Steve and Paul are backing rock icon Ian Hunter on his Mott The Hoople'74 reunion tour of the US and UK in April. DownTown Mystic shares the distinction with Ian Hunter as being the only 2 artists to record with both rhythm sections of Steve Holley & Paul Page as well as the E Street Band's Max Weinberg & Garry Tallent.
It's been a long time coming to fruition for DownTown Mystic to finally release The Wish after recording the track in 2009. DownTown Mystic writer/producer Robert Allen recalls, "I'd been playing around with the music since the mid-80s and finally recorded a track as part of the Standing Still project, but decided that it didn't fit with the other songs so I abandoned it. It wasn't until last year when I re-discovered the track and finally had some time to write lyrics I was happy with. The original version was more up-tempo, but Steve Holley suggested we do it in half-time, which slowed it down and gave it a much stronger groove."
DownTown Mystic is hoping to continue the successful run at worldwide radio that the previous 3 singles, Love Light, Think A Little Louder and Turn Around And Go have enjoyed via the iPluggers online platform. Those previous singles have garnered airplay on over 500,000 radio stations in 40 countries thanks to being downloaded by some of the largest In-store Media companies in the world, including Mood Media, Xenox, Moojic, Spectrio and Rockbot to name a few.
Besides the worldwide success at Radio, DownTown Mystic continues to build the brand via Sync Licensing, with music placed on over 160 TV shows, including last year's season finale of The Voice on NBC. Up next is providing a track for Step Up: High Water, a hot new urban show set in Atlanta on YouTube's Premium channel. More singles are scheduled for release in 2019 leading to a new album in the fall.
RADIO…The new single “The Wish” is being released to worldwide Radio on April 12 via the iPluggers online platform and is looking to continue the successful run of the previous singles. A big part of the success has been the support of In-store Media companies, with “Love Light” getting downloaded by 26 In-store companies, the most yet for a single release.
Check out the iPluggers page: link
SYNC & STREAMING…We got word from our good bud Eddie Caldwell at Music of The Sea that DownTown Mystic’s track “Can’t Let Go” will be included on the 2nd season of Step Up: High Water. This is a hot new urban show set in Atlanta on YouTube Premium. What is “Can’t Let Go” doing on it? Guess you’ll just have to watch and see…
Listen to the Love Light Single on Spotify: link
DOWNTOWN BLOG…The latest blog post is all about “Think A Little Louder” and the unusual story of how it came to be written and recorded. Check out the blog post: link
VIDEO… Check out the new video for “The Wish” as well as videos for “Tomorrow’s Clown” and "Love Light" on YouTube: The Wish: YouTube
Tomorrow’s Clown: YouTube
Love Light: YouTube
SOCIAL MEDIA…Stay up to date with DownTown Mystic via Social Media. Hook up with us on Twitter: Twitter and Twitter
Until next time…Keep it ROCKIN’!!
PS. DownTown Mystic Website: link
Sha-La Music: link
LIKE us on FaceBook: Facebook
Instagram: Instagram
DownTown Mystic YouTube Channel: link
DownTown Mystic on SPOTIFY: Spotify
AirPlay Direct: link
ReverbNation: link
NumberOneMusic: http://www.numberonemusic.com/downtownmystic
Posted at 2019-03-04
Tomorrow's Clown03:15
Rock’n’Roll spoken here!
It’s March Madness! Yes, the NCAA College Basketball Tournament happens this month, but the madness we’re talking about has to do with the Mercury Retrograde being present for the entire month!! Yes, Mercury the planet of communication is retrograde in March and that means all kinds of craziness having to do with communication will take center stage. Beware of the Ides of March and beware of computers crashing, phones dying and whatever else you can think of. Remember, it’s better to work on projects already started than starting new ones. Give yourself more time when traveling because delays will happen. A couple of bright notes in March will be Daylight Savings Time and the Spring Equinox!
NEW NEWS…The 1st single of 2019, “Love Light”, was successfully released for Valentine’s Day. If you read the press release in last month’s newsletter then you know that there are more singles on the way before the release of a new album later this year. The next single called “The Wish” is being prepped and scheduled for an April release in the US as well as an EP in Europe.
The Love Light Single is available on iTunes: link
Amazon: link
In case you missed the Love Light press release, here’s the link: link
RADIO… “Love Light” was released to Radio in January and has continued the successful run of worldwide airplay that the previous 2 singles enjoyed, including the support of the In-store Media companies. The single is available for airplay on the iPluggers online platform: link
SYNC & STREAMING…We got word from our good bud Eddie Caldwell at Music of The Sea that DownTown Mystic’s track “Can’t Let Go” will be included on the 2nd season of Step Up: High Water. This is a hot new urban show set in Atlanta on YouTube Premium. What is “Can’t Let Go” doing on it? Guess you’ll just have to watch and see…
Listen to the Love Light Single on Spotify: link
“Think A Little Louder” has been added to more playlists on Spotify, including:
Fresh Sounds-Great Artists Playlist: link
DOWNTOWN BLOG…The latest blog post is all about “Think A Little Louder” and the unusual story of how it came to be written and recorded. Check out the blog post: link
VIDEO… Check out the new video for “Tomorrow’s Clown” as well as the "Love Light" video on YouTube:
Tomorrow’s Clown: YouTube
Love Light: YouTube
SOCIAL MEDIA…Stay up to date with DownTown Mystic via Social Media. Hook up with us on Twitter: Twitter and Twitter
Until next time…Keep it ROCKIN’!!
PS. DownTown Mystic Website: link
Sha-La Music: link
LIKE us on FaceBook: Facebook
Instagram: Instagram
DownTown Mystic YouTube Channel: link
DownTown Mystic on SPOTIFY: Spotify
AirPlay Direct: link
ReverbNation: link
NumberOneMusic: http://www.numberonemusic.com/downtownmystic
