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Durango Boots
Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:12:00 +0000Head West with Due West!We are pleased to announce that Durango boots has come on as a sponsor for our show up in Park City on Saturday night, January 30th.Thank you Durango boots!Brad, Matt & TimDue West
What's happening with Due West?
Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:52:00 +0000Happy New Year! It's been a while since our last blog, and we wanted to catch everybody up on all things Due West...We all enjoyed a wonderful holiday season with family and friends; many memories were made. Thank you all for the holiday wishes, gifts, and comments sent. It truly means the world to us to have such thoughtful friends and fans.So what's the plan for 2010? I'm sure many of you are wondering what our next step is... So let us fill y'all in on what's what.Running our own record label has proven to be a very challenging adventure, but we are proud of the successes we had in 2009 with our debut single and video "I Get That All The Time". Thank you to all of the country radio stations who got on board with us, and took a chance on an unknown independent. A HUGE thanks goes out to GAC for their support in getting our video seen by so many people. We hope to make you all proud in this new year!None of 2009 would have been possible without our amazing team of people behind us. Thank you to Larry Pareigis and the whole Nine North promotion staff, Glenn Sweitzer, Jules Wortman, Kristen Palmer, Jason Deere, Nancy Tunick and the MANY others who worked tirelessly on "I Get That All The Time".Typically the next step in the process is to release a second single to radio, and a follow-up video to the networks. The goal here being to generate enough momentum and artist-awareness to fortify a national album release. We are currently working out the logistics to make this next step happen. It takes a great team of many talented professionals working behind the scenes to accomplish the kind of national exposure that we achieved in 2009 and hope to achieve on an even higher level in 2010. Once these logistics are worked out, we will begin the process of choosing and promoting the second single by visiting radio stations around the country and shooting a second video.In the mean time, we are also in the process of booking shows around the country, and can't wait to get back out on the road and on the stage! We do enjoy the business end of things, but NOTHING compares to the feeling of playing country music to you all. THAT is what we live for - THAT is why we do all of this!We'll see you soon!Brad, Tim & MattDue West
43rd Annual CMA Awards Show Recap
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:09:00 +0000On Wednesday, November 11th, 2009, Music City held the 43rd annual CMA Awards Show. For the first time ever, and to our excitement, we were eligible to take part in the day's events.The day began at 7am with a series of on-air radio interviews with stations from all over the country. Our man Keith Stubbs from 101.5 The Eagle in Salt Lake city did our first interview of the day from the CMT studios in downtown Nashville. It was so great to see Keith here on our turf, and yet be broadcasting back to Salt Lake to some of our biggest and best fans. We ended up doing well over a dozen interviews, or 'remotes' as they call them, before the morning was through.On our way out the door, we had the privilege of dropping by the notorious Gift Room! Inside, we filled our shopping bags with a loot consisting of boutique jewelry, designer boots, spa packages, perfumes, skin products...the works! We were ecstatic! It was also good to be hanging there once again with fellow country music artists such as Clay Walker, Chad Brock, Danielle Peck and Trent Tomlinson.After the radio remotes, we headed back over to Music Row to relax for a bit and get ready for the Red Carpet. With the help of Cardin & Brooke we headed out looking spiffy! Our good buddy Scott Ford was our chauffeur in his pimped out Toyota truck. He drove us down to the Sommet where the red carpet fans awaited in their multitudes. It was an extra special treat to get out of the truck and actually hear people yelling "Due West!" That felt really good!The first order of business on the Red Carpet was to sign the 2009 CMA Chevy Camaro. After that, the first few press stops took us a second to get into the groove, and figure out what the heck was going on. By the third or fourth stop, we were smiling, posing, and acting like we'd done this before! :)It was a blast to be able to answer pretty much the same questions about our song, video and our careers up to this point at each stop. We got into a pretty smooth rhythm. By the end of the Red Carpet, we'd become pros (in our own minds) which worked out great, because that is when we went LIVE on News Channel 5! The minute they informed us of the coveted opportunity to go live, we sent out a frenzy of tweets and text messages to our friends, families and followers. What a rush!Next it was on to the pre-tel party and dinner where some fancy unrecognizable finger foods were devoured - we were starving! It's a lot of work walking from the curb in to the Sommet. :)Soon the lights dimmed on and off, notifying us that it was time to take our seats. We made our way through the endless maze of tunnels and elevators into the bowels of the Sommet, daylighting out onto the carpeted, covered Predator ice. We could still feel the chill of the ice through the bottoms of ours boots.We were a little embarrassed to be walking past some of our fellow songwriter/music industry friends ("Where are you guys going?") as we made our way to our seats, which were almost literally on the stage! ...second row! Upon sitting down, we quickly became acquainted with our neighbors (Due West style - you know how we do it!): Little Jimmy Dickens, Love & Theft, Eric Church, Whisperin' Bill Anderson, and two of The Statler Brothers. It was a surreal moment.The show was great, the sound was amazing, King George was within arms reach... it couldn't have gotten any better... except for maybe if we were actually in the show. ;)All in all it was a great day and an amazing end to an incredibly fulfilling year. We feel so blessed. We can only imagine what the scene will be at next year's CMA Awards week!...stay tuned.
Vote Due West for GAC's TOP 50 Videos of 2009!
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:29:00 +0000Due West in NASHVILLE - October 28th
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:12:00 +0000Doors - 6pmTickets - $15Click here for tickets and details.
Robeson County Fair, Ruby Tuesday & GAC
Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:42:00 +0000Tonight we played an acoustic show at the Robeson County Fair in Lumberton, North Carolina - put on by WKML 95.7 fm! Huge shout-out to DeanO, Larry & Don for spinning our record SO MUCH! The place went nuts when we started into the single. Thank you, thank you, thank you!After we played for about an hour or so, we had the opportunity to hang out and meet a lot of the fair goers; great folks! We shook many hands and took lots of pictures. (y'all better post and tag!)By the time we packed up and were pulling out of the fair to head back to the hotel, we realized that the GAC Top 20 Countdown hadn't aired our interview yet...we hadn't missed it!! "Where can we find a TV???" Just then we spotted a Ruby Tuesday! One of us jumped out and ran inside to ask the bartender if they had GAC, and if so, if we could watch our interview.They said yes! We ran inside just in the nick of time to catch it. What a night to remember! All three of our phones were BLOWIN' UP! Texts, voicemails, emails, and tweets! The Due West family was all enjoying a surreal moment TOGETHER in real-time! Awesome. Simply awesome.Thanks to all you dedicated voters! Let's keep voting and spreading the word; who knows, maybe we all could take this indie country trio called Due West all the way to the #1 spot!Sign up for a daily email vote reminder.Become a Due West FAN-atic.Sign up for our newsletter.VOTE for our video on GAC.Brad, Matt & TimDue West
Due West INTERVIEW on GAC
Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:34:00 +0000Hello friends family and fans of Due West! Please tune in to GAC on Friday night, October 2nd at 8/7 Central to watch the Top 20 Countdown which will air our visit with Nan Kelley.Nan was SUCH a great hang. We had a ball hangin' and cuttin' up with her, and almost forgot the cameras were even there! If that's how all interviews go...this job is gonna be a hoot! :)If you happen to miss the premiere showing of this week's countdown, don't worry! It will re-air SIX or so times throughout the weekend, so be sure to spread the word.Don't forget to keep VOTING!Thanks for all your help & support.We love you all!Brad, Matt & TimDue West
Thank you New Jersey & Captain Jack!
Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:14:00 +0000We just got back into Nashville after playing Thunderfest last night; it was a blast! A huge thanks goes out to Captain Jack and all the people at Thunder 98.5 for putting together such a great event, and for bringing Due West out to party with the New Jersey folks!We can't wait to do it again next year!Tomorrow we go visit with Nan Kelley at GAC; wish us luck! Our interview will air on Friday night, October 2nd.
Due West video now available to OWN!
Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:13:00 +0000We are excited to announce that our debut video "I Get That All The Time" is now available on iTunes!You can also download our single and our very own Due West APP!VIDEOAPPSINGLEThanks!Brad, Matt & TimDue West
CD coming SOON!
Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:57:00 +0000For those of you who were looking forward to a September 15th Due West debut CD release, our sincere apologies. Several things beyond our control have caused for a postponement, but we are working fervently to have it ready for a 2009 release.If you would like to be notified about the official date, along with other Due West news, you can sign up for our newsletter by clicking HERE.Also, be sure to follow us on all our social network sites - click HERE.Thank you all for your continued support and friendship.Brad, Matt & TimDue West
Let's break into the top 10!
Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:13:00 +0000We've reached the #11 spot on GAC's Top 20 Countdown, thanks to all your help!Keep voting daily to see if we can reach the TOP!Thanks.Brad, Matt & TimDue West
Thank you!
Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:44:00 +0000Wow. We were just reading back through all of these old blogs, and couldn't help being a little overwhelmed by all of the fun times & hard work we've been through together so far.Thanks for always supporting us and being enthusiastic and passionate about this journey that we're all on. What a ride, eh?We're enjoying every moment as it comes, and are so excited about what the future has in store for us.Thanks again for hangin' with us!Due West fans are the best fans!!Tim, Brad & Matt
We CAN get BACK ON GAC TOP 20 Countdown!
Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:18:00 +0000Well, most of you have seen that we have fallen OFF the GAC Top 20 Countdown... but that's OK, because now we KNOW that it is absolutely a FAN VOTED chart, and we CAN get back on it!They've added some GREAT new videos, and really up'd the competition, but WE CAN DO IT!Please vote once a day EVERYDAY, and tell all your friends to do the same.VOTEThank you all so much!Brad, Matt & TimDue West
Due West DEBUTS at #12 on GAC's TOP 20 Countdown!!
Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:44:00 +0000Tune in to GAC tonight, Friday, August 14th at 8/7 Central to watch the Top 20 Countdown - hosted by Nan Kelley.Sure, music execs, record sales and radio determine a lot of countdowns, but this countdown is decided by country music fans like you! You decide the Top 20 Country Countdown each week when you vote for your faves at GACTV.com. Tune in every weekend as your host Nan Kelley and her special guests count down the hottest videos in the land! http://www.gactv.com/gac/shows_top/
Due West visits Music Row
Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:36:00 +0000Due West (seated) hangs on the MusicRow front steps after a well received mini-concert. Standing (L-R): Music Row?s Michelle Ross, Christie King, Sarah Skates, David Ross; Nine North?s Tom Moran; and Music Row?s Jon Freeman. Photo: Pareigis
Vote Due West for GAC's TOP 20 Countdown
Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:07:00 +0000Click the image to VOTE for Due West
GAC TOP 20 Countdown - VOTE for Due West
Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:19:00 +0000Hello friends & fans of Due West!We hope you are enjoying our new video for "I Get That All The Time". We had a blast making it, and are honored that our friends and family got to be in the video with us.If you DO like it, please take a moment to vote for it. We would love to see it in the TOP 20 Countdown on GAC.Here's the link to VOTE.VOTE HEREThanks,Brad, Tim & MattDue West
Country Weekly / Due West
Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:02:00 +0000Due West Update - July 2009
Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:29:00 +0000Hello friends, family and fans of Due West! We hope everyone is having a wonderful summer.We wanted to send out an update to bring everyone up to speed on all the great things that continue to move forward in the Due West camp.Our debut single "I Get That All The Time" has been continuing to climb up the charts as it is getting spun at over 280 radio stations nationwide. We currently sit at #54 on the Billboard chart, and #34 on Music Row. This puts us as the highest charting new independent artist on the Music Row Chart!With this number of stations playing our song, approximately 1.2 million people every week are hearing Due West on the radio; we love it!We are excited to appear in Country Weekly magazine as part of their 'New Artists To Watch' feature, which is scheduled to be on newsstands July 13th. Go pick up a copy next Thursday!We've grown to almost 12,000 friends on MySpace, over 1,000 friends on Facebook, and are tweeting to over 1,200 followers on Twitter. Thanks for all your help!We continue to visit radio stations around the country, and had a GREAT visit with Sirius/XM this week here in Nashville. Be watching for our debut on satellite radio!Next week we leave for a run of gigs out in the west with stops in Bear Lake, Idaho - Draper, Utah - Ogden, Utah - and a HUGE show in St. George, Utah where we'll open for Lady Antebellum. There are some big surprises in store for that show; you don't wanna miss that one...trust us!August 1st we're headed back out to Seattle to play the tailgate party for the Kenny Chesney show at Qwest Field. That will surely be a blast!The video for "I Get That All The Time" is still being worked on; we've had some slight delays, but we promise it's going to be worth the wait... y'all are gonna LOVE IT!The best news of all is that we're still having the time of our lives, and couldn't be part of a cooler bunch of people. The whole Due West crew is full of passion and talent, and we're honored to be working side by side with all of them.To you, the friends, keep up your good work too; thank you for YOUR continued support and love. This is just the beginning of a long musical journey on a roller coaster-ride...headed DUE WEST!We love you all!Brad, Tim & MattDue West
CMA Music Fest 2009 - Recap
Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:55:00 +0000We have had such an amazing time this year at CMA Music Fest! ..we're so sad it's already over. :(The week started with the St. Jude Celebrity bowling event out at Hermitage lanes, where we got to meet and bowl with friends, fans and country music celebrities. Some of the artists that were there included: Trent Tomlinson, Lonestar, Jeff Bates, Adam Gregory, Sarah Darling, Buddy Jewel, Danielle Peck, Bo Bice and Megan Mullins.We got to find out who the best bowler of the three us of is - Brad turned in an impressive 143! We won't say who the WORST bowler is, however we will say that Matt bowled a 61 one game. Ouch.The best part of that event was knowing that ALL the proceeds went to benefit the children of St. Jude's Hospital.Next up was the Music Row Live remotes over at the Tracking Room, where we did an acoustic performance and gave a dozen or so interviews for some radio stations from around the country, who were in town for Music Fest. We even did a TV interview!While we were there, we signed about 30 guitars, hats and other stuff for stations to give away.One of the coolest parts about that day, was the 'gift room' for artists. We got to go into a room with big shopping bags, and pick out boots, sunglasses, jewelry and other stuff - FOR FREE! Wow, we could really get used to this. :)Later that day was the Chevy Kick-off Parade which routed right down lower Broadway in downtown Nashville. Before the parade, we were walked in, taken care of VIP-style, and got to rub elbows with some of our heroes - like Brady Seals. Being treated like stars is actually very humbling for us; and we are truly grateful for all of this. The actual parade was awesome! Some people were even cheering for us; did they even know us?? :)Thursday was our autograph signing day at the convention center. Once again we were overwhelmed by the number of 'fans' who showed up to meet us and get a picture with us. VERY COOL. We're already so blessed with such amazing folks, who dig our tunes. Thanks y'all!When we were leaving the convention center, at the artist VIP entrance, we gave the valet boys a 20-dollar bill and a Due West picture, with the message "best tippers of the day" written on it! :) We wanted Reba, Wynonna, Carrie and the like to catch a little glimpse of our mugs on their way in and out. Ha ha! Do you think they even noticed??We ended our week's festivities with the GeoQuest scavenger hunt. Jim A. and his folks from the Grass Roots team did such an amazing job putting that whole thing together, and the end result was incredible. Todd Thompson of Hendersonville won the electric guitar; way to go Todd!All in all, we LOVED CMA Music Fest 2009, and can't wait for next year!Please tune in to our youtube channel, 'duewestmusictv' to see videos from the week.Also, check out this slideshow from the Due West GeoQuest. (photos by Debbi Tannock)
Due West makes TOP 50 Tweeters LIST!
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:06:00 +0000Hey everybody, we were so excited to find out that we made the Music Row top country twitter list! The coolest part about it is the company that we're in...Thanks for all the follows! Spread the Due West / Twitter LOVE! :)Thanks!Check it out: http://www.musicrow.com/charts/top-ranking-country-artists/Follow us on twitter at: http://twitter.com/DueWestMusic
Due West GeoQuest Challenge
Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:45:00 +0000Due West announces GeoQuest Challenge navigation game in downtown Nashville Due West is challenging country music fans to explore the streets of downtown Nashville with their GeoQuest game, set for Thurs., June 11, 1:00-3:00 p.m. Can you follow the clues and complete the trek leading to some of Lower Broadway's historic sites?Finish the short walking course and you will be invited to a special private event at one of Nashville's historic music spots, plus there will be great prizes.Who can play? Everyone is invited! (And it's free...)When? Thursday, June 11 - 1:00-3:00 p.m. (Please allow at least 30 minutes to play!) A special private post-game event will follow at 3:30 p.m. for all players completing the course.Where? Lower Broadway, downtown NashvilleHow do I play? To get your first clue, call 615.656.5636. You'll be instructed on your next step.Prizes? Yep. Everyone who finishes the challenge will be treated to an exclusive private event at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday and there will be special prizes for all finishers.615.656.5636. Call. Find. Win.
Where do we stand?
Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:09:00 +0000Hey guys, wanted to catch everybody up on what's going on in the world of Due West. Sorry it's been a while since our last blog entry... we boys have been BUSY! :) ..we love it.Our debut single "I Get That All The Time" continues to make its journey slowly up the charts. We are all very pleased with how things are going so far, and although the process takes a lot of patience and hard work, it will all be worth it.Currently there are over 200 stations across the country playing our song! That is such an amazing reality for us to comprehend, and it blows our mind every time we think about it. With that number of stations playing it, we've managed to claw our way into the 40's and 50's on the several charts mentioned before ("A Brief Lesson In Radio").This place we've reached so far is a HUGE success! The next big task will be getting over this 'hump' that we're staring at; because once you break into the top 30's and 40's, especially as a new unknown act, then a larger majority of the remaining stations start to take you a little more seriously.We like to give the analogy that everyone (radio station programmers) is standing on a big giant line - kinda like a starting line; looking from right to left, up and down the line... they're all wondering who's gonna go first..."you go" "no, you go..." As soon as a few of them take a chance and make that move off the line, then ALL of them will follow suit. At that point it becomes a snowball effect, because as explained in the previous blog, the more stations that play "I Get That All The Time", the higher the song charts...the higher the song charts, the more stations want to play it...and so on, and so on.What can YOU do?If you know that your local radio station IS playing our song - even if it's only once or twice a week - call them up and request it..a lot! :) Let them know how you feel about the song.If your local station isn't playing it yet, or doesn't have it yet, be patient... they will get it when it gets higher on the charts.Once it does get into the top 30's and 40's, and you DO begin to hear it more frequently, the next major test at THAT point will be finding out how the song connects with the listeners. ...if they can relate, if it speaks to them, if it's catchy, etc. So feel free to call them and RAVE! :)We can't wait for that stage of our journey with this song! We feel so passionately about this song, and we sing it from such a real and honest place, that we can't help but feel that the listeners out there will 'get it', and identify with the song as well.Thank you all again for being such great friends and fans to Due West!Brad, Matt & Tim
Music Video Coming SOON!
Sat, 30 May 2009 15:42:00 +0000We've received word that the music video for "I Get That All The Time" is going to be done very soon. The first edit is done, and some final tweaks are being made.We're so excited for y'all to see it...Please stay tuned.
Florida Radio Tour
Sat, 23 May 2009 03:17:00 +0000We've had an incredible week of radio visits in Florida!The only thing that wasn't amazing was the weather; it rained almost the entire time we were down there. Oh well, maybe we'll see the sunny side of Florida next time.We're now making our way back to Tennessee, after a couple more stops along the way.Tomorrow night we have a big acoustic show at Cotton Eyed Joe in Knoxville. We're excited to see how many people show up; we've heard that the East Tennessee people know how to party. We'll see! :)As soon as we get back to Nashville, we'll have ONE day off, and then we head out to sunny California for another week of west coast radio. We're excited about our full band show at the Saddle Rack out there on Wednesday night. If you're in the area, come check us out!Stay tuned for the release of our video for "I Get That All The Time" - coming in the next few weeks or so.
