Catchpenny
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Catchpenny is an American
rock
/pop
band
. The group released its first album, Chance For A Lifetime
in December 2005. Tommy Stinson
, Michael Bland
, Phil Solem, Tommy Barbarella
, John Fields, and Jim Anton
have also worked with Catchpenny.
The band has set record attendance numbers at Hard Rock Cafe
, has been featured on national television spots for ESPN
and Arizona Jean Company, and sold more than 4000 copies of Chance For A Lifetime
in its first year after release.
The band is currently being managed by Michael Tucker and Schatzi Marketing Corp.
From headlining shows from Los Angeles to Chicago, to setting record attendance numbers at venues like the Hard Rock Cafe... to having their music used for national TV spots by ESPN and Arizona Jeans, Catchpenny’s resume reads like a band that has been together for half a decade, not a band that played its first gig less than two years ago.
Their first album, “Chance for a Lifetime, produced by Michael Bland
, was recorded in 8 days and released in December 2005 to critical acclaim.
Within a year, the band sold out of the album three times and watched their website traffic reach almost 100,000 hits. Catchpenny found themselves in opening slots for a long list of national acts. Rob Wilson, Lead Singer for the Gin Blossoms maybe said it best from the stage at the Cabo Wabo Cantina in Mexico after Catchpenny opened for his band… “Save some room on the charts for us!"
With success came demand, and the band is currently working on the follow-up album. Armed with the experience that only comes from playing over 100 shows in a year, Catchpenny headed back into the studio in November 2006.
In addition to Bland, a few other big names have signed on to help the band. Phil Solem of the Rembrandts and “I’ll Be There For You" fame has been a constant co-writer for the group, and an A-List of musicians including Tommy Barbarella (Prince, Mandy Moore, Switchfoot), John Fields (Switchfoot, Backstreet Boys, Clay Aiken, Pink, Andrew WK, Evan and Jaron), Ken Chastain, Tommy Stinson (Guns and Roses, The Replacements, Soul Asylum) and Jimmy Anton (Johnny Lang) have had varying degrees of input on the new project.
With the new album to release sometime near mid October, the band will continue to play shows, and finish up a very successful college tour that has been taking them to over 40 schools.
Catchpenny performed for Marines, soldiers, sailors, and airmen as part of their overseas tour during the summer of 2008. They performed at Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq on 9 Aug 08 and at Ali Air Base/COB ADDER, Iraq on 19 NOV 08. The returned to Iraq on 8 April to Joint Base Balad as part of their second tour entertaining troops.
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/pop
Pop music
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. The group released its first album, Chance For A Lifetime
Chance for a Lifetime
Chance for a Lifetime is the debut album of American rock/pop band, Catchpenny, released in December 2005. More than 4000 copies of the album were in its first year after release.- Track listing :# If I Fall# But I Find# Away# You Are Here...
in December 2005. Tommy Stinson
Tommy Stinson
Thomas "Tommy" Eugene Stinson is an American musician best known for his work as the bassist for The Replacements and Guns N' Roses as well as the post-Replacements groups Bash & Pop, where he performed guitar duties, and Perfect...
, Michael Bland
Michael Bland
Michael Bland is best known as a drummer for Prince starting in 1989. He was with Prince during The New Power Generation era and played with him live and on albums for 7 years....
, Phil Solem, Tommy Barbarella
Tommy Barbarella
Tommy Barbarella is an American keyboardist. He was a member of The New Power Generation, Prince's recording and stage band, from 1991–1996.In 2010, Barbarella became a member of Nick Jonas and the Administration along with other former members of The New Power Generation, drummer Michael Bland...
, John Fields, and Jim Anton
James Anton
James "Jim" Anton, is an American bass guitarist who has toured and/or recorded with such artists as Steve Tibbetts, Bradley Joseph, Jesse Johnson, Willie Wisely, Choying Drolma, Peter Ostroushko, Mandy Moore, John Gorka, Joey McIntyre, Delta Goodrem, Glen Phillips, and Jonny Lang. He has also...
have also worked with Catchpenny.
The band has set record attendance numbers at Hard Rock Cafe
Hard Rock Cafe
Hard Rock Cafe is a chain of theme restaurants founded in 1971 by Americans Peter Morton & Isaac Tigrett. In 1979, the cafe began covering its walls with rock and roll memorabilia, a tradition which expanded to others in the chain. In 2006, Hard Rock was sold to the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and...
, has been featured on national television spots for ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
and Arizona Jean Company, and sold more than 4000 copies of Chance For A Lifetime
Chance for a Lifetime
Chance for a Lifetime is the debut album of American rock/pop band, Catchpenny, released in December 2005. More than 4000 copies of the album were in its first year after release.- Track listing :# If I Fall# But I Find# Away# You Are Here...
in its first year after release.
The band is currently being managed by Michael Tucker and Schatzi Marketing Corp.
From headlining shows from Los Angeles to Chicago, to setting record attendance numbers at venues like the Hard Rock Cafe... to having their music used for national TV spots by ESPN and Arizona Jeans, Catchpenny’s resume reads like a band that has been together for half a decade, not a band that played its first gig less than two years ago.
Their first album, “Chance for a Lifetime, produced by Michael Bland
Michael Bland
Michael Bland is best known as a drummer for Prince starting in 1989. He was with Prince during The New Power Generation era and played with him live and on albums for 7 years....
, was recorded in 8 days and released in December 2005 to critical acclaim.
Within a year, the band sold out of the album three times and watched their website traffic reach almost 100,000 hits. Catchpenny found themselves in opening slots for a long list of national acts. Rob Wilson, Lead Singer for the Gin Blossoms maybe said it best from the stage at the Cabo Wabo Cantina in Mexico after Catchpenny opened for his band… “Save some room on the charts for us!"
With success came demand, and the band is currently working on the follow-up album. Armed with the experience that only comes from playing over 100 shows in a year, Catchpenny headed back into the studio in November 2006.
In addition to Bland, a few other big names have signed on to help the band. Phil Solem of the Rembrandts and “I’ll Be There For You" fame has been a constant co-writer for the group, and an A-List of musicians including Tommy Barbarella (Prince, Mandy Moore, Switchfoot), John Fields (Switchfoot, Backstreet Boys, Clay Aiken, Pink, Andrew WK, Evan and Jaron), Ken Chastain, Tommy Stinson (Guns and Roses, The Replacements, Soul Asylum) and Jimmy Anton (Johnny Lang) have had varying degrees of input on the new project.
With the new album to release sometime near mid October, the band will continue to play shows, and finish up a very successful college tour that has been taking them to over 40 schools.
Catchpenny performed for Marines, soldiers, sailors, and airmen as part of their overseas tour during the summer of 2008. They performed at Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq on 9 Aug 08 and at Ali Air Base/COB ADDER, Iraq on 19 NOV 08. The returned to Iraq on 8 April to Joint Base Balad as part of their second tour entertaining troops.