Hello everyone, thanks for taking a look.
We’re Dead Rocking Horse, a hard rock/blues band based in New York City. Our influences include Aerosmith, Soundgarden, Led Zeppelin and Guns’N’Roses amongst others. We began as a power trio, and are now a 5-piece (Singer/guitarist Marron, Bassist David, Guitarist Jaster, Violinist/vocalist Jacqueline, Drummer Julio). We have been together for almost two years, having started from absolute scratch on a couch in New Jersey and working our way up through the downtown rock scene the old fashioned way. We have no label, no manager, no producer writing our songs, and everything we have accomplished has been on our own dime. We are a real rock’n’roll band who works hard (some of us multiple jobs) and writes from the gut. We maintain an ethic of authenticity that is fast fading from modern mainstream music, and we wanna bring it back.
After having built a reasonable following, proving ourselves live and independently releasing our first EP, we are ready to make our first music video for our song “Down the Mountain.”
We chose this song as our first single because we believe that among current modern rock offerings, it stands out. This is a very traditional blues piece, based on a heavy riff in 6/8 time. It’s basic and raw- simply put, it’s rock’n’roll. The kind of rock’n’roll that we don’t hear on the radio anymore. We know lots of people who aren’t happy about that, and this is for them.
We love playing music so much that it’s the only thing we want to do for the rest of our lives, so we’ve got to do this right. Therefore, much like you wouldn’t record an album on your iPhone VoiceMemo and submit it to Sony, we can’t shortchange our video. We need a high-quality video to go along with our record, so that we can compile an EPK (Electronic Press Kit). This is what record labels and management look at when deciding whether or not they would like to invest in a band. Independent artists like us have almost no chance of moving forward with no financial help. Somehow we’ve gotten this far all on our own, and now we’re hoping you’ll feel inspired to give us a helping hand.
We believe that our particular style of music is about to come back in a big way, and it’s us and other local independent bands that are working hard to build the wave. Be a part of it.
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dead-rocking-horse-music-video–3