Old Dominion (band)
Old Dominion | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Genres | Country, Country rock |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Labels | ReeSmack Records |
| Members | Matthew Ramsey Trevor Rosen Whit Sellers Geoff Sprung Brad Tursi |
| Website | olddominion.com |
Old Dominion is an American five-member country music band formed in Nashville, Tennessee. Their music is contemporary country with rock instrumentation, and has pop and hip-hop overtones.[1] They released their first self-titled EP in 2014.
Origin
The band members of Old Dominion are lead singer Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen on guitar and keyboard, Whit Sellers on drums, Geoff Sprung om 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.[2] Sellers later went to James Madison University in Virginia where he met Sprung and Tursi.[3] Sprung and Tursi had formed a band, moved to Nashville and was joined by Sellars.[2] Ramsey, after graduating from Virginia Commonwealth University, had also previously moved to Nashville to become a songwriter, and formed Old Dominion with Sprung and Sellars. He was also introduced to Rosen and formed a song-writing partnership. Tursi joined the band in 2012.[3] The name "Old Dominion" was chosen because it is the nickname for Virginia and four members of the group have links to Virginia.[4]
Music career
Individual members of the band had writing credits on many songs recorded by other artists. Matt Ramsey for example co-wrote for The Band Perry's "Chainsaw", and collaborated with Trevor Rosen on Craig Morgan's "Wake Up Lovin' You" and Dierks Bentley's "Say You Do", while Rosen co-wrote Chris Young's Neon and The Band Perry's "Better Dig Two", and Tursi has written songs such as 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.[4][5] Their song "Dirt on a Road" was their first song as a band that received significant airplay, which gained them some attention.[6] The band had opened for Alabama, Jake Owen and Chase Rice.[7]
2014: Old Dominion EP
On October 7, 2014, the band released their first self-titled EP, produced by Shane McAnally and Ilya Toshinsky.[8][9] The lead single from the EP was "Shut Me Up",[10] and the video featured country singer, Whitney Duncan.[7] The band will open for Kenny Chesney in his Big Revival Tour.[5]
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [11] |
US Heat [12] | |||
| Old Dominion |
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33 | 22 |
|
Singles
| Title | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [14] |
Country Airplay [15] | |||||
| "Shut Me Up" | — | 58 | ||||
| "Break Up With Him"[16] | 50 | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Shut Me Up"[17] | Marcel Chagnon |
References
- ^ "Old Dominion". Allmusic.com.
- ^ a b Tad Dickens (June 3, 2014). "Old Dominion country band has Roanoke Valley roots". The Roanoke Times.
- ^ a b "About Old Dominion".
- ^ a b Beville Dunkerley (June 23, 2014). "Brandy Clark and Old Dominion Laugh About Haters and Hot Rollers". Rolling Stone.
- ^ a b Sophie Schillaci (December 16, 2014). "EXCLUSIVE: Kenny Chesney Taps Buzzy Band Old Dominion for Big Revival Tour". Entertainment Tonight.
- ^ "10 New Artists You Need to Know: Fall 2014". Rolling Stone. October 10, 2014.
- ^ a b Beville Dunkerley (January 5, 2015). "Watch Old Dominion Get Loud on 'Shut Me Up'". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Wade Jessen (November 7, 2014). "Tomorrow's Hits: Shakey Graves, Leihoku & Old Dominion". Billboard.
- ^ Coti Howell (September 1, 2014). "Old Dominion Reveal Debut EP Details". Taste of Country.
- ^ Carrie Horton September 2, 2014. "Old Dominion, 'Shut Me Up' [Listen]". Taste of Country.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Old Dominion Chart History – Country Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ "Old Dominion Chart History – Heatseeker Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ Matt Bjorke (January 21, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report For January 21, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here here
- ^ "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ "Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ Hannahlee Allers (January 22, 2015). "Old Dominion Drop New Single, 'Break Up With Him'". The Boot.
- ^ "Old Dominion - "Shut Me Up"". CMT. October 10, 2014.