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Name: A Boy Named John
Genre(s): Alternative, progressive rock, indie, post-hardcore and punk
Hometown: Parsippany, NJ
Members:
Christian Singh - Vocals
Josh Lustig - Guitar/Programming
Jack Lips - Guitar
Paul Singh - Keys/Guitar/Vocals
Nick Spillert - Bass/Programming
Brandon Martinez - Drums
Biography
A Boy Named John’s vast sonic palette is bursting with cinematic chaos, lush ambience, and uplifting power. The band's hard indie-rock soundscape amplifies their messages of betterment and resilience. The sextet proudly calls New Jersey their home and radiates with the morals and work ethic of the state’s historic and tight-knit DIY music community.
On November 20th, 2020, A Boy Named John released their highly anticipated EP, 'This Is Loss and It Will Pass'. The story behind the music expresses the desire for self-improvement and the different paths people take to get there. This EP guides the listener through the stages of grief, anger, acceptance, and passion as they take their own journey of self-reflection.
'This Is Loss and It Will Pass' includes two of A Boy Named John's latest singles, "Velvet Dreams" and “Days Are Darker”. The two tracks are aggressively sinister and elicit themes about surviving your own personal apocalypse. "Days Are Darker" also features singer Stephen Gerard Kelly of fellow New Jersey band, ManDancing to conjure a recklessly irresponsible collaboration.
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THIS IS LOSS AND IT WILL PASS
NEW EP - OUT NOW
Produced/Engineered/Mixed by Brett Romnes
The Barber Shop Studios
The Movielife, I Am The Avalanche, Boston Manor, Sorority Noise, Somos, Free Throw
Mastered by Mike Kalajian
Rogue Planet Mastering
Circa Survive, The Dear Hunter, Saosin, All Time Low, The Plot In You
VELVET dreams
DAYS ARE DARKER
MONACA
CIRCUITS
MUSIC Video premiered on Alternative Press
Produced/Engineered/Mixed by Brett Romnes
(The Barber Shop Studios)
The Movielife, I Am The Avalanche, Boston Manor, Sorority Noise, Somos, Free Throw
Mastered by Chris Gehringer
(Sterling Sound)
twenty one pilots, Halsey, The Chainsmokers, Rihanna
GENTLEMEN
SIR ROCK
SPOTIfy highlights
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Playlisting
EDITORIAL
CRASH COURSE - “Velvet Dreams”
NEW PUNK TRACKS - “Velvet Dreams” + “Happy Forever”
THE SCENE - “Happy Forever”
ALGORITHMIC
Discover Weekly - “Gentlemen” since 2016
Release Radar - “Velvet Dreams”, “Days Are Darker”, “Monaca”, and “Circuits”
Your Daily Mix
Your Summer Rewind
Annual Unwrapped Playlists
OTHER
Alternative Press' #FEELS playlist in April of 2016 - “Don't Kill the Messenger”
Alternative Press' AP Discover playlist - “Circuits”
PROMO Photos
Performance Shots
Notable shows and tours
U.S. Tour Homecoming Show (Headliner) [SOLD OUT]
All Star Music Empire
Flemington, NJ
8.4.2018
Tickets sold: 103
Hodera x A Boy Named John (Co-headliner) [SOLD OUT]
BoonTunes
Boonton, NJ
12.16.17
Tickets sold: 110
Ice Nine Kills [SOLD OUT]
The Stanhope House
Stanhope, NJ
1.6.17
Tickets sold: 84
So We Live | So We Die Album Release Show [SOLD OUT]
BoonTunes
Boonton, NJ
6.24.16
Tickets sold: 110
The Spill Canvas [SOLD OUT]
The Studio at Webster Hall
New York, New York
4.26.2016
Tickets sold: 35 Tickets
Shared the stage with:
Set It Off, You Me At Six, The Early November, Have Mercy, The Academy Is..., Never Shout Never, Metro Station, Waterparks, Jule Vera, Palisades, Story Untold, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Notable Tours
Fans
We have pretty amazing fans. Here are just a few!
PRess
Idobi Radio: Man of the Hour
Pat & Seb featured “Days Are Darker” on their podcast
Interview with The Alternative
A Boy Named John discuss their new EP, This Is Loss and It Will Pass.
Good Noise Podcast Episode
Chris, Paul, and Nick interview with Good Noise Podcast
Tuned Up EP Review
Review of This Is Loss and It Will Pass
The Ramapo News
New Jersey-based band, A Boy Named John, releases new music
Interview with 89.5 FM WSOU Seton Hall University’s Pirate Radio
A Boy Named John share behind the scenes of their new single, “Days Are Darker”. In addition to this interview, WSOU aired a track-by-track episode of ABNJ’s new EP on their radio station.
Photography: The Early November at the House of Independents
”A Boy Named John opened the show as local support for the Asbury date, the multidimensional 6 piece layered guitars, keys and trumpets into a massive presentation”
Alternative Press - "Circuits" Music Video Premiere
Watch the live stream here: "CIRCUITS"
The Alternative - AGL Live Session
“Being in the room with A Boy Named John, a band native to New Jersey and known for their palpable mixture of expressive punk and alternative rock, as they reworked their music to cater to AGL Sounds’ acoustic environment was a moment that made me remember that punk bands, at the core of their musical intentions, can really let themselves be vulnerable” [Read more]
NJ.COM's "35 Bands You Need to Hear in 2017"
"...the band isn’t all pounding drums and screams. Singer Christian Singh is a gifted vocalist, and shows great dynamic range in the group’s new cutting single “Gentlemen,” off 2016’s debut LP “So We Live | So We Die.” Someone get A Boy Named John on Vans Warped Tour and let them show young punk fans a thing or two!" [Read more]
The Aquarian Weekly - North Jersey Notes:
"I checked out the band’s latest music video for their song “Gentlemen” and I loved it. I needed to hear more, so I clicked on the music video for a song called “Sir Rock” and I loved the arrangement of this track. Singer Christian Singh has such an amazing voice too" [Read more]
Skyler Acord - Bassist of ISSUES
"Yo this is sick. Very impressive songwriting, I haven't heard a local band this good in 5evr" [Read more]
Rumored Nights Press Artist Spotlight: A Boy Named John
"They spend countless hours developing their own distinct sound, and take risks that other bands may shy away from. However, those risks definitely paid off, and their new album is proof." [Read more]
Indie Band Guru - A BOY NAMED JOHN RELEASES POWERFUL DEBUT LP
"A Boy Named John - Small Town Band With Big Musical Ambitions" [Read more]
Infectious Magazine Album Review
"With its fast-paced melody and punk demeanor, the album is everything one could ever want out of a full-length album."
"This New Jersey band, however, solidified their corner of the alternative scene by honing in on their already-established sound and bringing in various, often untouched, musical influences into the mix." [Read more]
Myspace - "So We Live | So We Die" Album Stream Premiere
"In addition to poignant songwriting, the record also features outstanding production by Kevin Kumetz (Seaway, With The Punches, and I Am the Avalanche) and Michael White (Whitney Houston, The Rolling Stones and 3 Doors Down)." [Read more]
White Noise Zine - Interview
"A Boy Named John is a band that really puts the fans first." [Read more]
New Noise Magazine Song Premiere
Premiere of single "Lost in the Haze" [Read more]
PupFresh "Pup and Coming: A Boy Named John"
Pup and Coming: A Boy Named John [Read more]
Parsippany Life Newspaper
Interview [Read more]
College Radio regular rotation:
88.7 FM WPSC - William Paterson University
89.5 FM WSOU - Seton Hall University
88.7 FM WRSU - rutgers university
LOGOS
Non-profits AND RELATIONSHIPS:
A Voice For the Innocent
Non-Profit Organization
Against Sexual Assault/Violence
A Boy Named John have helped raise about $1000 for AVFTI through playing benefit shows and additional donations.
The Barber Shop Studios
Recording Studio
Recorded "So We Live | So We Die" with Producer/Engineer Kevin Kumtez
Recorded "Circuits" with Producer/Engineer Brett Romnes
Big Picture Media
Press and Public Relations
"So We Live | So We Die" Album Press Campaign
Secret Service Publicity
Press and Public Relations
”Circuits” Single Press