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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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paulkiller wrote:
amazing!
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silver_blaze wrote:
O boi They 're Awesum !! Fall for u <3
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Xx_riotgirl_xX wrote:
Looove <3
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BiiteMeEdward wrote:
Best Music ever!! <3
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music_lover41 wrote:
John has so much talent :O very good music !!
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Mazuuh wrote:
I Love Secondhand Serenade. VERY VERY VEEEEEEEEEEEEEERY MUCH. John <3
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harpiewitch wrote:
Secondhand Serenade rules!!! I hope he will come to Estonia sometime soon :)
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ilordofwari wrote:
this is shit
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zilahy wrote:
goodmusic:)
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KatieKat90 wrote:
Love him... <3You Make it Hard To Smile, Because You Make It Hard To Breathe <3
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diogoxara wrote:
Eew.
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emjaay wrote:
i love his songs
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music_lover41 wrote:
his songs are full of feelings, so beautiful.
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Jigsaw_x wrote:
Brilliant indeed :D
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Beamcr wrote:
AAA BEAUTIFUUUUUUUUUUL *-------*
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asunsalinasr92 wrote:
words can't describe how good his songs are. Fall For You <3 , however, is the best one.
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Bigslippers wrote:
Brilliant band (:
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EightBars wrote:
Join this group.. http://www.last.fm/group/Music+is+my+best+friend
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isuxatlife18 wrote:
simply amazing :)
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