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Released: Jan 1, 2009
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  • Genre: Alternative / Rock

    Location Los Angeles, California, Un

    Profile Views: 4037043

    Last Login: 3/15/2011

    Member Since 4/17/2005

    Website www.verticalhorizon.com

    Record Label Outfall Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    Vertical Horizon stands for a commitment to superior music. It’s a concept that has always meant a steadfast striving for the artistically-creative high road. Consistently at the wheel, founder, writer, lead singer and guitarist, Matt Scannell drives and unites the group, always exploring new territories of inspiration. Perhaps the most significant key to Vertical Horizon’s success today is the freedom they have from the constraints of a major recording label. Scannell says, "Our music is coming from the purest place - there are no other considerations beyond 'Do we like this? Does it mean something us?'" Vertical Horizon works at a tempo that fuels the creative process. It’s no wonder why so many performers cite them as influences. Burning the Days, Vertical Horizon’s newest studio album (2009) is a true testament to their commitment to making brilliant music. Produced by Scannell, this twelve-track rock album reflects the quest for balance in a journey from challenge to peace. According to Scannell, the album is “sonically as good as anything we have ever done. This album and our renewed sense of creativity really resonates with our fans.” Burning the Days features virtuoso drummer Neil Peart of Rush on “Save Me from Myself”, “Even Now,” and “Welcome to the Bottom.” Also featured is Richard Marx playing piano on “Here” and producing two of Matt’s lead vocal tracks. The two radio singles from the album, “Save Me from Myself” and “The Lucky One” have been successful on the Hot AC charts, and have given Vertical Horizon a current presence at radio. According to Alternative Addiction, “This album is a perfect showcase for Vertical Horizon’s return to the spotlight and could easily be one of the best albums of 2009.” Founded in the early 1990s as a duo, Vertical Horizon released three albums independently (There and Back Again, Running on Ice, and Live Stages) and toured extensively. In 1999, Vertical Horizon signed with RCA and experienced meteoric success with Everything You Want, selling over two million copies. The title song captured the #1 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 and Adult Top 40 charts, and went on to become the most played single of 2000. Having carved out a page in the annals of music history, the band also garnered further radio attention with “You’re a God” (#4 on Billboard’s Adult Chart) and “Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning),” which became a 2005 top 20 country hit for country star, Gary Allan. As a follow-up, in 2003, the band released Go. Tracks such as “Inside” (a frequent concert opener), “I'm Still Here,” and “Forever” provided true commercial appeal, whereas the deeper tracks, like “When You Cry,” “Sunshine,” and “Echo” kept the band established as a formidable, no-nonsense rock entity. Unfortunately, music-industry mismanagement drove the band to seek a hiatus from “the business,” and they took time to reevaluate the creative process and distribution model. After some time away, Vertical Horizon emerged with the same conclusion their fans had: you can’t keep a good band down. Today’s Vertical Horizon shares the practices of most long-enduring acts: different creative personnel have entered and exited, adding to the ever-expanding sonic tapestry. Experienced bands also run the gamut where it comes to variety, and Vertical Horizon is no exception here. Genres, styles, sounds are the band’s “tools of the trade,” but they’re used with such variety—such intricacy—that it’s a challenge to “classify” the band’s sound. Sure it’s rock, but nuances mean so much. "As someone who battles a 'glass is half empty' outlook at times, I actually find myself in a very positive place right now,” says Scannell, and well he should be. Vertical Horizon is currently touring in support of Burning the Days. The high energy shows are filled with an assortment of their well-known and latest hits. The band plays off each other with an almost feverish dynamic energy, drawing the fans into a riveting musical experience at every show. Vertical Horizon is what it always has been: a vibrant, growing musical entity. It’s not a reissue: it’s bigger, better, and reloaded. The band’s “wheel of change” continues to turn. Hold on to the wheel, and you’ll be dragged. Instead, let it roll—and enjoy the ride. www.verticalhorizon.com .Doyle-Kos Management ..1 Penn Plaza, Suite 2107 ..New York, NY 10119 ..646-674-1500 ..(f) 646-674-1513

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  • Influences

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    I'm pretty sure I was a genius today, for about one tenth of a second. They can't take that one tenth of a second away from me. It's mine.

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Bio:

You can't keep a good band down.

Take Vertical Horizon, who have survived a turbulent ride that began with their platinum-plus smash Everything You Want, rocketed through a year and a half of sold-out shows, hit a brick wall when their former label inexplicably dropped them, slowed briefly into a period of reassessment, picked up speed as they renewed their commitment to themselves and their fans and now they blast back with Go, their Hybrid Recordings debut and a new standard for passion, honesty, and exhilaration.

Check out Matt's podcast on XM's Musician's Radio. Click to download on iTunes. (Must have iTunes installed to download)


Do you have live pictures, videos or audio of Vertical Horizon? We want to see it!  Email us - VerticalHorizonMySpace@gmail.com

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Management contact information
Doyle-Kos Management
1 Penn Plaza, Suite 2107
New York, NY 10119
646-674-1500
(f) 646-674-1513

Member Since:

April 17, 2005

Members:

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Influences:

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GO
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Live Stages
Vertical Horizon - Live Stages (Live)

There & Back Again
Vertical Horizon - There and Back Again

Running on Ice:
Vertical Horizon - Running On Ice

General VH link
Vertical Horizon

 

..Amazonmp3.com..

GO

Running On Ice

Live Stages

There & Back Again

..Emusic..

There & Back Again

Running in Ice

Live Stages

Record Label:

Hybrid Recordings

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