Penguin Random House Launches John Orpheus Book Today
Under his real name Antonio Michael Downing, Penguin Random House is launching John Orpheus’ book Saga Boy today in Canada. Stay tuned for his new single scheduled for release on February 4th.
Popguru Lands Syncs For Odario, John Orpheus & Grand Analog
Recent syncs include the Odario song Good Morning Hunter in NCIS: L.A., the John Orpheus song Stay Woke in Tiny Pretty Things and the Grand Analog song Quiet Life in Private Eyes. Popguru looks forward to more of our music being used in film, television and commercials in 2021.
John Orpheus Drops New Single & Video
Electric, the new single and video from John Orpheus featuring Jordan Hamilton, is now available worldwide on all platforms. The song was produced and co-written by Mike Schlosser. Electric is a song about chemistry. With a school yard chant disguised as a pop chorus filled with optimism and adoration, the track crackles with fun. The video is the story of a love that needs refreshing. It is the story of rediscovering that old spark.
Check them out here: https://smarturl.it/johnorpheuselectrics
Chemical Dreams Single And Video Featuring John Orpheus Now Available On All Platforms
Look To The Moon has been described by the collaborators as the ultimate “pan-cultural summer driving song”! It is a song that never could have been written by the various parties on their own. Martha Johnson and Mark Gane of Chemical Dreams (and Martha and the Muffins) saw John Orpheus perform at the Confidence Emperors album launch for The International Sound System Party, Volume 1 compilation at The Drake Underground in June 2019. Says Johnson, “His dynamic stage presence made an impression on us and we thought he was an interesting guy that we could work with someday.” Adds Gane, ““Several months later we were pitching a track for a car commercial which called for a dance/club feel. Martha made some beats with a hip hop feel and I added some rhythm guitar, but we needed another element and John immediately came to mind.” The single and video are now available on all platforms.
Link: https://smarturl.it/looktothemoon
Pre-Save New Chemical Dreams Single Featuring John Orpheus
You can pre-save or pre-order the new Chemical Dreams single today! Chemical Dreams is produced, co-written and performed by the team of Martha Johnson and Mark Gane of Martha and the Muffins. The project is as unpredictable as your dreams will be tonight. There is no set theme or style. One minute it could be a sultry love song and the next you might be hearing a rhythm Grace Jones would be happy to hula-hoop to all night long. And like dreams, a song sometimes comes out of the blue from somewhere beyond your imagination. Such a song is Look To The Moon, a collaboration with John Orpheus that they collectively describe as “a pan-cultural summer driving song”! It will be available on all platforms starting July 29th.
You can pre-save or pre-order the single here:
Announcing The First International Sound System Party
The Confidence Emperors are proud to announce the very first International Sound System Party at the Drake Underground on Saturday, June 8th featuring Grand Analog, John Orpheus and Ghost Caravan. Come celebrate what we are calling the official start of summer!
Advance ticket link: https://thedrake.electrostub.com/event.cfm?cart&id=206382
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/2076297819328645/
John Orpheus Signs For Independent Sync Representation
We are pleased to announce that we have signed John Orpheus, the group, and their album Wey Ya Call Dat Ting, for North American independent sync representation. Wey Ya Call Dat Ting is the culmination of a two year, four mixtape project and is equal parts contemporary R’n’B, dancehall and Afro beats. Aside from John, the group consists of DJ/drummer Sarah Riegler and singer/dancer Chaenel Matisse. Exclaim magazine described their music as “a high energy, marinated mix of AfroPop, jiggy AF hip hop, soca and dancehall”.Check out the John Orpheus sound at this private Soundcloud link: https://soundcloud.com/popguru-sound/sets/john-orpheus-wey-ya-call-dat/s-K0ihu