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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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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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He's amazing.
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<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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disasterofall wrote:
John writes the most beautiful lyrics i ever heared. He's an inspiration. <3
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fadedangel93 wrote:
Why are people writing not emo all the time? Dose it matter?
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fadedangel93 wrote:
So poetic. I love them!!!
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lumpek995 wrote:
i loooove !
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I was trying to disappear, but i got lost your eyes now, you brought me down to size [9]
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Thamior666 wrote:
he was nice, back in 2006, fuck u all
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<3<3
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