Lo-Fi (band)

Lo-Fi
Origin Nashville, TN, United States
Genres Country, Rock, Singer-Songwriter
Years active 2013 (2013)–present
Labels Gasoline
Associated acts Jamie Teachenor, Vince Gill
Website www.lo-fiband.com
Members Jamie Teachenor
Joe West

Lo-Fi is an American country band formed in Nashville, TN in 2013.[1][2] led by singer/songwriter, Jamie Teachenor[3][4][5](vocals, piano, keyboards) and songwriter & producer, Joe West (guitars, vocals). Teachenor and West have both been independently successful in the music business,[6] working with artists such as Justin Timberlake,[7] Keith Urban,[8] Luke Bryan, P. Diddy,[9] Steve Earle, Trisha Yearwood,[10] Tim McGraw, Emmylou Harris, Blake Shelton, Shakira, and many more, with combined sales of over 20 million albums.[11] Their first public performance as Lo-Fi was on May 7, 2013, at the Historic Ryman Auditorium, as part of the sold out show, "Honor Thy Song", honoring late Nashville singer-songwriter and producer, Tim Johnson.

Lo-Fi, released their debut single, "Vintage Heart" (featuring Vince Gill) on July 14, 2014, receiving heavy radio airplay in the UK (including, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, & England),[12] Germany, Australia, Italy, New Zealand, Canada, Sweden, South Africa, Belgium, France, Austria, Denmark, and Japan, as well as many stations in the US[13] debuting at number 39 as the Hi-Debut on the Indie World Country Chart[14] the week of August 22, 2014, climbing to number 10, and debuting at number 7 on CDBaby's Top Indie Songs Chart, the first week of September.[15] Lo-Fi's debut album, "Lo-Fidelity", was released September 2, 2014, and debuted at number 67 on iTunes New Releases Chart,[16] quickly becoming an Amazon Best Seller. Also, "Vintage Heart" reached number 23 on Japan's Top 40 Chart. On September 19, 2014, Lo-Fi's second single, "When You're Over Me", reached number 18 on Play MPE's Top 20 Download Chart, [17] and climbed to number 8 on Play MPE's Top 20 Stream Chart on September 26th, 2014.[18][19][20]

References

  1. ↑ Tennessean Newspaper article, "Story Behind the Song: 'How Do You Get That Lonely?'" written by Dave Paulson, Apr 19, 2014
  2. ↑ Nashville Scene, 3-21-2014
  3. ↑ http://www.tinpansouth.com/2014/51.html
  4. ↑ http://lo-fiband.com/bio
  5. ↑ http://sandyleesongfest.com/jamie-teachenor-bio/
  6. ↑ USA Today Newspaper Article, written by Brian Mansfield, January 10, 2005
  7. ↑ Music Row magazine article, "Industry Ink", Written by Jon Freeman, September 17, 2012
  8. ↑ http://www.cmt.com/news/1666320/
  9. ↑ Clay County Times Democrat newspaper article, "Piggott Picnic To Feature Free Concert", written by Candy Williams, June 20, 2013
  10. ↑ http://www.musicnewsnashville.com/nashvilles-newly-formed-gasohol-music-publishing-signs-jamie-teachenor
  11. ↑ Clay County Times-Democrat newspaper article, "Fourth Of July Picnic A Big Hit", staff writer, July 3, 2013
  12. ↑ http://www.sirenonline.co.uk
  13. ↑ VH1 Music - Best Trend around the web, http://bestaroundtheweb.com/social-search/fb/?q=VH1%20Music
  14. ↑ http://www.indieworldcountry.com/report/IndieWorld.pdf
  15. ↑ http://www.cdbaby.com/topsongs/29
  16. ↑ http://www.artofthemix.org/charts/newreleases/6
  17. ↑ http://daily.plaympe.com/country-top-20-download-september-19th-2014/
  18. ↑ http://daily.plaympe.com/country-top-20-stream-september-26th-2014/
  19. ↑ http://daily.plaympe.com/country-top-20-stream-september-19th-2014/
  20. ↑ http://daily.plaympe.com/country-top-20-download-september-26th-2014/
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