Old Dominion (band)

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Old Dominion
Origin Nashville, Tennessee
Genres
Years active 2007–present[1]
Labels
Associated acts Shane McAnally
Website olddominionband.com
Members

Old Dominion is an American five-member country music band formed in Nashville, Tennessee. The band consists of Matthew Ramsey (lead vocals), Trevor Rosen (guitar, keyboards), Whit Sellers (drums), Geoff Sprung (bass guitar), and Brad Tursi (guitar). Their music is contemporary country with rock instrumentation, and has pop and hip hop overtones.[2] They released their first self-titled EP in 2014, followed by the 2015 album Meat and Candy on RCA Records Nashville, which includes the No. 1 single "Break Up with Him".

Origin

The band members of Old Dominion are lead singer Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen on guitar and keyboard, Whit Sellers on drums, Geoff Sprung on bass, and Brad Tursi on guitar. Ramsey and Sellers are both originally from the Roanoke Region of Virginia, and played on drumlines for their respective high schools, James River High School and Lord Botetourt High School.[3] After high school, Ramsey went to Virginia Commonwealth University and moved to Nashville after graduation to become a songwriter. He was introduced to Rosen in 2003 and formed a songwriting partnership for some years while working as a solo artist.[4] Sellers went to James Madison University in Virginia where he met Sprung and Tursi.[5] Sellers and Sprung also ended up in Nashville where they joined force with Ramsey and formed Old Dominion. Tursi who was once a member of the rock band Army of Me joined the band in 2012.[5] "Old Dominion" was chosen because it is a nickname for the state of Virginia, and four members of the group have links to Virginia.[6]

Music career

The band was initially formed to showcase the songs that its individual band members had written.[7] Members of the band had writing credits on many songs recorded by other artists - Matthew Ramsey co-wrote "Chainsaw" for The Band Perry, Trevor Rosen co-wrote Chris Young's "Neon" and The Band Perry's "Better Dig Two", while Tursi has written Tyler Farr's "A Guy Walks Into a Bar" as well as songs for Kenny Chesney, the Randy Rogers Band, and for the ABC musical drama, Nashville.[6][8] Two songs written for the band by Ramsey and Rosen, "Wake Up Lovin' You" and "Say You Do", were covered by Craig Morgan's and Dierks Bentley respectively and became hits.[7] Their song "Dirt on a Road" was their first song as a band that received significant airplay,[4][6] and their single "Shut Me Up" further gained them some attention.[9] The band had opened for Alabama, Jake Owen and Chase Rice.[10]

2014–present: EP and Meat and Candy

On October 7, 2014, they released their first self-titled EP, produced by Shane McAnally.[11][12] The EP debuted on the Top Country Albums chart at #33 with 1,000 copies sold.[13] The lead single from the EP was "Shut Me Up",[14] the video featuring the country singer Whitney Duncan.[10] A song from the EP "Break Up with Him" first received exposure on the satellite Sirius XM Radio's "The Highway" channel in late 2014 which boosted it popularity, and the song was then released as the second single to radio on January 20, 2015.[15] The song would become their first hit song.

They signed a record deal with RCA Nashville in late February 2015.[16] The band also opened for Kenny Chesney in his Big Revival Tour.[8] In September, they announced that their debut full-length album, titled Meat and Candy, would be released on November 6.[17] Shortly before the album's release, "Break Up with Him" reached No. 1 on Country Airplay. The album's second single, "Snapback" released to country radio on January 11, 2016.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US Country
[18]		 US
[19]		 CAN
[20]
Meat and Candy 3 16 30

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US Country
[18]		 US
[22]		 US Heat
[23]
Old Dominion
  • Release date: October 7, 2014
  • Label: ReeSmack Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 33 148 9

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)		 Sales Album
US Country
[25]		 US Country Airplay
[26]		 US
[27]		 CAN Country
[28]		 CAN
[29]
2014 "Shut Me Up" — 58 — — — Old Dominion
2015 "Break Up with Him" 3 1 44 3 53 Meat and Candy
2016 "Snapback"A 4 3 50 1 68
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other charted songs

Year Title Peak
positions		 Album
US Country
Airplay
[26]
2016 "Beer Can in a Truck Bed" 55 Meat and Candy

Music videos

Year Video Director
2014 "Shut Me Up"[34] Marcel Chagnon
2015 "Break Up with Him"[35] Steve Condon
"Break Up with Him" (live)[36] David Poag
2016 "Snapback"[37] Steve Condon

References

  1. ↑ "Old Dominion". CMT.
  2. ↑ "Old Dominion". Allmusic.com.
  3. ↑ Tad Dickens (June 3, 2014). "Old Dominion country band has Roanoke Valley roots". The Roanoke Times.
  4. 1 2 Laura Spinelli (October 15, 2014). "Old Dominion Discusses New EP, Touring, and Band Mascot". The Shotgun Seat.
  5. 1 2 "About Old Dominion".
  6. 1 2 3 Beville Dunkerley (June 23, 2014). "Brandy Clark and Old Dominion Laugh About Haters and Hot Rollers". Rolling Stone.
  7. 1 2 Tom Roland (October 7, 2015). "Old Dominion Takes an Unusual Path to Country's Top 10". Billboard.
  8. 1 2 Sophie Schillaci (December 16, 2014). "EXCLUSIVE: Kenny Chesney Taps Buzzy Band Old Dominion for Big Revival Tour". Entertainment Tonight.
  9. ↑ "10 New Artists You Need to Know: Fall 2014". Rolling Stone. October 10, 2014.
  10. 1 2 Beville Dunkerley (January 5, 2015). "Watch Old Dominion Get Loud on 'Shut Me Up'". Rolling Stone.
  11. ↑ Wade Jessen (November 7, 2014). "Tomorrow's Hits: Shakey Graves, Leihoku & Old Dominion". Billboard.
  12. ↑ Coti Howell (September 1, 2014). "Old Dominion Reveal Debut EP Details". Taste of Country.
  13. ↑ Matt Bjorke (October 15, 2014). "Country Album Chart Recap: October 15, 2014". Roughstock.
  14. ↑ Carrie Horton September 2, 2014. "Old Dominion, ‘Shut Me Up’ [Listen]". Taste of Country.
  15. ↑ Matt Bjorke (January 20, 2015). "Old Dominion Releases “Break Up With Him” To Radio". Roughstock.
  16. ↑ Rebekah Bell (February 26, 2015), "Old Dominion Sign With RCA Nashville", Taste of Country
  17. ↑ "Old Dominion Announce Debut Album, ‘Meat and Candy’". Taste of Country. September 15, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  18. 1 2 "Old Dominion Chart History – Country Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  19. ↑ "Old Dominion Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  20. ↑ "Old Dominion Chart History – Canadian Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  21. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (May 1, 2016). "Country Album Charts: Week Of May 2, 2016". Roughstock.
  22. ↑ "Old Dominion Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  23. ↑ "Old Dominion Chart History – Heatseeker Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  24. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (September 14, 2015). "The Country Album Chart Report for September 14, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
  25. ↑ "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  26. 1 2 "Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  27. ↑ "The Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  28. ↑ "Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  29. ↑ "Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  30. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Old Dominion – Break Up with Him". Music Canada.
  31. ↑ "American single certifications – Old Dominion – Break Up with Him". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  32. 1 2 Bjorke, Matt (May 5, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Singles Report: May 5, 2016". Roughstock.
  33. ↑ "R&R :: Going For Adds :: Country". Radio & Records. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  34. ↑ "Old Dominion - "Shut Me Up"". CMT. October 10, 2014.
  35. ↑ "Old Dominion - "Break Up With Him"". CMT. July 9, 2015.
  36. ↑ "Old Dominion - "Break Up With Him: Live in Boston"". CMT. November 3, 2015.
  37. ↑ "Old Dominion - "Snapback"". CMT. February 25, 2016.
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