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Revision as of 00:28, 23 June 2014
AJR | |
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| Origin | New York City, New York, United States |
| Genres | Indie Pop |
| Years active | 2014-present |
| Labels | AJR. |
| Members | Adam Met Jack Met Ryan Met |
| Website | www |
AJR is a New York City-based indie pop band composed of brothers Adam, Jack, and Ryan Met (born Metzger). The band is a DIY pop group who write, produce, and mix their own material in the living room of their Chelsea apartment.[1] Their music style has been described as "eclectic", combining elements of pop, barbershop, electronic, and dubstep music.[2] They have opened for Demi Lovato, Hoodie Allen and the Wanted. In Summer 2014 the band went on tour with Lindsey Stirling.[3]
Music career
From an early age, music was the brothers' passion. The Met brothers began performing in 2005, busking in Central Park and Washington Square Park. They began by performing covers,[2] but now compose original music influenced by musicians such as The Beach Boys, Simon and Garfunkel, Leonard Cohen, Vampire Weekend, and fun.[4]
In Spring 2013, AJR's Ryan Met tweeted a link to a video of their song "I'm Ready" to about 80 celebrities, including Australian singer Sia Furler.[2] Furler told her manager about the song, and he contacted Steve Greenberg, former president of Columbia Records and current CEO and Founder of S-Curve Records.[5] He acts as their co-manager.[2]
AJR’s debut single, "I'm Ready", which features a sample of SpongeBob SquarePants repeatedly singing "I'm ready" from the eponymous animated series' premiere episode, was commercially released on August 22, 2013.[6] The song was placed in regular rotation on Sirius XM Radio's Top 20 on 20 and Hits 1 stations,[5] and they performed the song on Good Day New York and VH1's "Big Morning Buzz."[7] The official music video for "I'm Ready" premiered on VEVO on October 15, 2013.[2][8]
AJR released their debut EP, "I'm Ready", on December 20, 2013. They were named Clear Channel's "Artist on the Rise" for the month of October 2013. By 2014, the band was already named IHeartRadio's Artist of the Month for Top 40 in January,[9] and a Myspace “One to Watch” in February, [10] while “I’m Ready” officially impacted pop radio in April. There are now over 2 million YouTube views for "I'm Ready," thousands of singles sold each week, features in Billboard and the New York Post, while climbing the Top 40 chart. "I'm Ready" hit #1 on Next Big Sound's chart in May, 2014.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| I'm Ready EP |
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Singles
| Title | Year | US [11] |
|---|---|---|
| "I'm Ready" | 2013 | 98 |
References
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5720546/nyc-brother-trio-ajr-ready-for-stardom
- ^ a b c d e Miller, Gregory E. (15 October 2013). "Could AJR be the next Jonas Brothers?". New York Post.
- ^ http://ajrbrothers.tumblr.com/post/81625025917/ajr-on-tour-with-lindsey-stirling
- ^ "TeenNick Top 10 Fresh Artist Interview: AJR". Teen Nick.
- ^ a b Hyman, Dan (24 September 2013). "NYC Brother Trio AJR 'Ready' for Stardom". Billboard.
- ^ ""I'm Ready" on iTunes". Retrieved 2013-12-12.
- ^ "AJR brothers perform 'I'm Ready'". MYFOXNY.COM. 17 October 2013.
- ^ AJR (2013). I'm Ready (Music video). VEVO.
- ^ http://news.iheart.com/onair/on-the-verge-52262/ajr-pop-artist-of-the-month-11952952/
- ^ https://myspace.com/myspace/video/onetwowatch-ajr/109499883
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/artist/6090335/ajr/chart?f=1178