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Secondhand Serenade is a one man band from Menlo Park, California. John Vesely, 28, sings and plays guitar and piano. His music is characterized by multitrack recording so he can create the sound of a band by himself. He uses multitrack recording to create vocal harmonies, and a lead acoustic guitar over strummed chords.
After the breakup of Sounds Like Life, featuring himself and Ronnie Day, Vesely started writing and performing his songs solo under the name Secondhand Serenade. (Secondhand, because his wife, Candice, hears all his songs firsthand. ) He rented a studio for 8 days and recorded his 10-track debut album “Awake.” Through self-promotion through MySpace and PureVolume, he began to build a loyal fanbase and sold his album and merchendise via his MySpace profile. He quickly rose to the MySpace “Top Unsigned Artists” list, and even entered the iTunes Top 100, a feat for an unsigned act.
He has since signed a deal with new label Glassnote Records, founded by CEO Daniel Glass. In total, Secondhand Serenade has sold about 73,000 digital tracks and more than 10,000 copies of his album “Awake,” according to Nielsen SoundScan. After the album was released on Glassnote/ILG on Feb. 6, 2007, with two additional songs, it debuted on Billboard’s Top Heatseekers chart at # 16.
Vesely was featured on MTV’s “You Hear It First,” along with spots on AOL Music’s “Breakers” and on Yahoo! Music’s “Who’s Next?”.
After the breakup of Sounds Like Life, featuring himself and Ronnie Day, Vesely started writing and performing his songs solo under the name Secondhand Serenade. (Secondhand, because his wife, Candice, hears all his songs firsthand. ) He rented a studio for 8 days and recorded his 10-track debut album “Awake.” Through self-promotion through MySpace and PureVolume, he began to build a loyal fanbase and sold his album and merchendise via his MySpace profile. He quickly rose to the MySpace “Top Unsigned Artists” list, and even entered the iTunes Top 100, a feat for an unsigned act.
He has since signed a deal with new label Glassnote Records, founded by CEO Daniel Glass. In total, Secondhand Serenade has sold about 73,000 digital tracks and more than 10,000 copies of his album “Awake,” according to Nielsen SoundScan. After the album was released on Glassnote/ILG on Feb. 6, 2007, with two additional songs, it debuted on Billboard’s Top Heatseekers chart at # 16.
Vesely was featured on MTV’s “You Hear It First,” along with spots on AOL Music’s “Breakers” and on Yahoo! Music’s “Who’s Next?”.
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xxxlizdudexxx wrote:
If you like Secondhand Serenade, check out Liz Ball www.last.fm/music/liz+ball she is an acoustic singer-songwriter from the UK.
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x_Rock_x wrote:
Love the songs <3
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goldspot7 wrote:
fall for you...very sappy
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disasterofall wrote:
cause today, you would felt like a knife. i'm not living this ....
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awesome12 wrote:
loove him <3
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Emily484 wrote:
it's not over <3
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swallowinGUN wrote:
WHAT THE f##k IT??? please re-check your music
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Elsku93 wrote:
♥♥
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heartcar wrote:
It's Not Over...
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Setou wrote:
♥♥♥ nice guitar solo´s :)
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kakilloss wrote:
*_* love him.
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Pretty_Reckless wrote:
stunning artist <3
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scchitazz wrote:
He's amazing.
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Elsku93 wrote:
<3<3
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elenii_ wrote:
he was nice, back in 2006 [2]
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paulkiller wrote:
love :P
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lindsatthedisco wrote:
Vulnerable. <3
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crackyx3 wrote:
i love awake *-*
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naahpoosh wrote:
aaah, adoro Fall for you, seu emo *---*'
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pillownash wrote:
Secondhand Serenade 21st October, Lisbon.. I'll be there!! xD
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