Grab An O.A.R. And Start A Revolution

O.A.R.’S THE ROCKVILLE LP

DEBUTS 
#13 ON BILLBOARD TOP 200 
#1 INDEPENDENT ALBUMS
#6 TOP CURRENT ROCK ALBUMS 
#7 CURRENT DIGITAL ALBUMS 


Are you ready for a revolution? 

The Rockville LP, O.A.R.’s eighth studio album makes its debut at #13 on the Billboard Top 200.  The album also makes a solid impact coming in at #1 on the Independent Albums chart, #6 on the Top Current Rock Albums chart and #7 on the 

Current Digital Albums chart. Upon its release on June 10^th, The Rockville LP hit the top spot on the iTunes Rock Albums chart and #3 on iTunes Overall Albums chart. O.A.R. has been riding high propelled by the success of their hit single, “Peace,” which hit #1 this week on the iTunes Rock Singles chart coupled with television performances on The Today Show, Conan, VH1’s Big Morning Buzz Live and a national tour. 

O.A.R. is currently in the midst of a 24-city co-headlining tour with Phillip Phillips, which kicked off in St. Louis on June 12 and wraps up in Atlanta on July 26. Cleveland’s Plain Dealer newspaper called O.A.R. “visionary,” in a recent feature in advance of their show this Friday at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica.

For every ticket sold on the tour, O.A.R. and Phillip Phillips are donating $1 to Habitat for Humanity. The tour will also host online auctions for a VIP experience in each city, including two premium tickets and an opportunity to meet with the artists. Proceeds from the auctions will go to directly local Habitat affiliates.
 
Watch O.A.R. & P.S. 22 Chorus performance of “Peace” here: PS 22 PERFORMANCE
 
Since their formation in 1996, O.A.R. (singer Marc Roberge, drummer Chris Culos, guitarist Richard On, bassist Benj Gershman and saxophonist Jerry DePizzo) has logged millions of miles on the road and released eight studio albums, spawning such hit singles as “Shattered” “Heaven” and “Love and Memories” in addition to their current hit, “Peace.”  The band is renowned for their incredible live shows and sell-out performances at massive venues such as Red Rocks and Madison Square Garden. 


O.A.R. and PHILLIP PHILLIPS 2014 SUMMER TOUR

DATE                           CITY                            VENUE

6/18/14	Wed	Pittsburgh, PA	Stage AE
6/20/14	Fri	Cleveland, OH	Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
6/21/14	Sat	Chicago, IL	FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
6/22/14	Sun	Sterling Heights, MI	Freedom Hill Amphitheatre
6/27/14	Fri	Indianapolis, IN	Farm Bureau Ins. Lawn at White River (O.A.R. only)
6/28/14	Sat	Cincinnati, OH	Riverbend Music Center
6/29/14	Sun	Milwaukee, WI	Summerfest (O.A.R. only)
7/2/14	Wed	Lewiston, NY	Art Park
7/5/14	Sat	Gilford, NH	Meadowbrook
7/6/14	Sun	Mashantucket, CT	Foxwoods Resort Casino
7/10/14	Thu	Boston, MA	Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
7/11/14	Fri	Wantagh, NY	Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
7/12/14	Sat	Holmdel, NJ	PNC Bank Arts Center
7/13/14	Sun	Raleigh, NC	Red Hat Amphitheater
7/16/14	Wed	Charlotte, NC	Uptown Amphitheatre at the NC Music Factory
7/18/14	Fri	Philadelphia, PA	Festival Pier at Penn's Landing
7/19/14	Sat	Columbia, MD	Merriweather Post Pavilion
7/20/14	Sun	Portsmouth, VA	nTelos Wireless Pavilion
7/24/14	Thu	Glen Allen, VA	Innsbrook After Hours
7/25/14	Fri	Charleston, SC	Family Circle Magazine Stadium
7/26/14	Sat	Atlanta, GA	Chastain Park Amphitheatre

Start a revolution at: http://ofarevolution.com/

For A Good Cause: O.A.R. & Phillip Phillips

O.A.R. and Phillip Phillips give it up for a great cause, Habitat for Humanity International. Keep the love flowing..

Rock band O.A.R. and singer Phillip Phillips announced today their joint summer tour will benefit Habitat for Humanity to support the organization’s mission of providing safe, decent, affordable housing in partnership with low-income families.

“Home means everything to us. It’s our DNA. It’s who we are,” said Marc Roberge of O.A.R.  “We had the chance to meet amazing people building Habitat for Humanity homes in LA, pouring love and sweat into the foundation, taking pride in the work they were doing, alongside the Habitat partner family, and it was an honor to be a part of that. Words can’t properly describe the positive swell that brought to our hearts. We hope the donation from our tour will help families, like the ones we met, achieve their dreams of homeownership.”

The 24-city joint tour kicks off in St. Louis on June 12 and wraps up in Atlanta on July 26. For every ticket sold, O.A.R. and Phillip Phillips will donate $1 to Habitat. The tour will also host online auctions for a VIP experience in each city, including two premium tickets and an opportunity to meet with the artists. Proceeds from the auctions will go to local Habitat affiliates.

“My team has personally seen the incredible impact Habitat for Humanity can have on lives. We have worked on builds from the Musician's Village rebuild in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina to local neighborhoods in my community,” said Phillip Phillips. “Habitat's roots stem from my home state of Georgia but their reach is now worldwide  I am honored to partner with Habitat for Humanity in carrying out their mission - to build homes, communities, and hope."
 
The artists will also donate 10 concert tickets to the Habitat for Humanity affiliate in each tour city, for use by Habitat volunteers and staff, as well as Habitat partner homeowner families, who they will meet at each tour stop. Habitat affiliates will be provided with space at each venue to raise awareness about their affordable housing work within their communities.

“O.A.R. and Phillip Phillips share our passion for helping low-income families realize the dream of homeownership,” said Colleen Ridenhour, deputy director of Corporate, Foundation and Institution Relations for Habitat for Humanity International. “We are honored to be recognized during their summer tour and are grateful for their generosity in helping raise funds to create safe, decent, affordable housing.”
 

O.A.R. – Phillip Phillips joint tour dates:

June 12:  Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO                                                      
June 13:  Crossroads, Kansas City, MO
June 14:  Red Rocks, Morrison, CO                                        
June 15:  Stir Cove, Council Bluffs, IA
June 17:  LC Pavilion, Columbus, OH                                     
June 18:  Stage AE, Pittsburgh, PA
June 20:  Jacobs Pavilion Nautica, Cleveland, OH                              
June 21:  FirstMerit Pavilion at Northerly Island, Chicago
June 22:  Freedom Hill Amphitheatre, Sterling Heights, MI           
June 23:  Frederik Meijer Gardens, Grand Rapids, MI
June 28:  Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH                             
July 2:    Art Park, Lewiston, NY
July 6:    Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, CT      
July 10:  Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, Boston, MA
July 11:  Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY   
July 12:  P.N.C. Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
July 13:  Red Hat Amphitheater, Raleigh, NC                     
July 16:  Uptown Amphitheatre at the NC Music, Charlotte
July 18:  Festival Pier at Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, PA              
July 19:  Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD
July 20:  NTELOS Pavilion, Portsmouth, VA                                          
July 24:  Innsbrook Pavilion, Glen Allen, VA
July 25:  Family Circle Tennis Center, Charleston, SC      
July 26:  Chastain Park Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA

About Habitat for Humanity International


Habitat for Humanity International’s vision is a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Anchored by the conviction that housing provides a critical foundation for breaking the cycle of poverty, Habitat has helped more than 4 million people construct, rehabilitate or preserve homes since 1976. Habitat also advocates to improve access to decent and affordable shelter and supports a variety of funding models that enable families with limited resources to make needed improvements on their homes as their time and resources allow. As a nonprofit Christian housing organization, Habitat works in more than 70 countries and welcomes people of all races, religions and nationalities to partner in its mission. To learn more, donate or volunteer visit habitat.org.

Hit The Road With: O.A.R. & Phillip Phillips

Phillip Phillips

O.A.R. AND PHILLIP PHILLIPS 

ANNOUNCE EXTENSIVE SUMMER TOUR
BEGINNING JUNE 12th IN ST. LOUIS, MO

To all you fans of Phillip Phillips and O.A.R. it's time to get off your butt and get your tour on...!

Rock band O.A.R. and Platinum-selling recording artist and AMERICAN IDOL Season 11 winner Phillip Phillips announced today a 25-city co-headlining tour which kicks off on June 12^th at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis, Missouri, and culminates on July 26^th at Chastain Park Amphitheatre in Atlanta, Georgia. Tickets for the national tour, which includes such iconic summertime venues as Red Rocks outside of Denver, Colorado, and Jones Beach in Long Island, New York.

Fan presales for the tour go on sale beginning April 8^th with the public onsales beginning on April 11^th.  For tickets and more information, fans are encouraged to go to www.ofarevolution.com or www.phillipphillips.com. 

O.A.R. is renowned for their incredible live shows and sell-out performances at massive venues such as Red Rocks and Madison Square Garden.  The band has just wrapped up production on a brand new album – The Rockville LP – which is set for release June 10^th on Vanguard Records.  The anthemic song “Peace,” the debut single from The Rockville LP, is climbing the charts and has already become a mainstay on radio station playlists across the country.
 

O.A.R.

Since their formation in 1996, O.A.R. (singer Marc Roberge, drummer Chris Culos, guitarist Richard On, bassist Benj Gershmanand saxophonist Jerry DePizzo) has logged millions of miles on the road and released seven studio albums, spawning such hit singles as “Shattered” “Heaven” and “Love and Memories.” 

Phillip Phillips is also in the midst of a hit single with “Raging Fire,” the first track from his highly anticipated Behind The Light album, set for release on May 19^th on 19 Recordings/Interscope.  

Behind The Light is Phillips’ follow-up to his hugely successful debut album, which spawned the single “Home,” one of the biggest tracks of 2012, selling more than 4 million copies.  That debut album, The World from the Side of the Moon, sold well over a million copies and debuted at #4 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart and #1 on the Billboard Rock Album chart.  Successful tours both as a headliner and with such artists as Matchbox 20 and John Mayer followed.  Phillips just wrapped his first headlining tour of Canada.

O.A.R. and PHILLIP PHILLIPS 2014 SUMMER TOUR

DATE                          CITY                           VENUE
 

6/12/14	Thu	St. Louis, MO	Fox Theatre
6/13/14	Fri	Kansas City, MO	Crossroads
6/14/14	Sat	Morrison, CO	Red Rocks Amphitheatre
6/15/14	Sun	Council Bluffs, IA	Harrah’s Stir Cove
6/17/14	Tue	Columbus, OH	LC Pavilion
6/18/14	Wed	Pittsburgh, PA	Stage AE
6/20/14	Fri	Cleveland, OH	Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
6/21/14	Sat	Chicago, IL	FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
6/22/14	Sun	Sterling Heights, MI	Freedom Hill Amphitheatre
6/27/14	Fri	Indianapolis, IN	Farm Bureau Ins. Lawn at White River (O.A.R. only)
6/28/14	Sat	Cincinnati, OH	Riverbend Music Center
6/29/14	Sun	Milwaukee, WI	Summerfest (O.A.R. only)
7/2/14	Wed	Lewiston, NY	Art Park
7/5/14	Sat	Gilford, NH	Meadowbrook
7/6/14	Sun	Mashantucket, CT	Foxwoods Resort Casino
7/10/14	Thu	Boston, MA	Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
7/11/14	Fri	Wantagh, NY	Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
7/12/14	Sat	Holmdel, NJ	PNC Bank Arts Center
7/13/14	Sun	Raleigh, NC	Red Hat Amphitheater
7/16/14	Wed	Charlotte, NC	Uptown Amphitheatre at the NC Music Factory
7/18/14	Fri	Philadelphia, PA	Festival Pier at Penn's Landing
7/19/14	Sat	Columbia, MD	Merriweather Post Pavilion
7/20/14	Sun	Portsmouth, VA	nTelos Wireless Pavilion
7/24/14	Thu	Glen Allen, VA	Innsbrook After Hours
7/25/14	Fri	Charleston, SC	Family Circle Magazine Stadium
7/26/14	Sat	Atlanta, GA	Chastain Park Amphitheatre

  

Sing Along With: Marti Frederiksen

Songwriter, producer, engineer and drummer Marti Frederiksen was a 10^th grade choir boy, yep that didn't take. Marti has had his a hand in some of the best hits of the last decade, co-writing “Jaded” by Aerosmith, “Undo It” by Carrie Underwood,“Sorry” by Buckcherry, and “Love Remains the Same” by Gavin Rossdale. 

With his restless drive Marti could hear the big picture, pick out the possibilities, and create new harmonies. He started, playing drums in a garage band and writing originals when he was only 15.

Three of Marti’s LA-area bands landed record deals, and that led Marti to producing. Soon he was with Virgin Records co-writing and producing for the Southern rock-tinged Brother Cane, including two songs that reached No. 1 in the Billboard Mainstream Rock Charts....with his many hyphenates look behind the control board, it's an engineer, it's a drummer, a songwriter...no, it's Super Marti!

 MS: You are the ultimate one degree of “American Idol” you have worked with everyone from Steven Tyler, Carrie Underwood, James Durbin & Daughtry – amongst others.

MF: I know man. Every year I think “who is it going to be this time”? (laughs) I've worked with so many of them. There were a couple of songs I wrote for Lee Dewyze that didn't make his current album.

MS: That's too bad.

MF: Well I'm actually kind of glad now, the album isn't doing much, and the songs ares still great maybe they will be recorded by somebody else,

MS: Hopefully someone with a higher profile.(laughs)

MF: Who knows, I hope they get accepted, or maybe...I don't know.

MS: It's interesting you have only worked with one of the two successful “American Idol” winners, Carrie Underwood. You have also worked with two successful “AI” alums who didn't win James Durbin and Chris Daughtry. Unless you are Carrie or Kelly Clarkson it seems you are better off not winning if you want to become a music biz success.

MF: That pretty much where it stands right now, but who knows, let's wait and see what happens with Phillip Phillips.

MS: You are a musician in your own right, you've played drums, guitar, keyboard and what else?

MF: Since I do all my own demos I take on every instrument, I even do vocals.

MS: Do you prefer songwriting and producing or being artist?

MF: Songwriting and producing, it's more all over the place. Being an artist you have to kind of focus on the one sound and dream, ya know.

MS: OK Marti, if you were an instrument which instrument would you want to be?

MF: Drums man. That was always my thing, if it wasn't for drums I don't think I would be writing songs.

Sing, sing a song with Marti at: http://martifrederiksen.com/