Dictionary Definition
catchpenny adj : designed to sell quickly without
concern for quality; "catchpenny ornaments" [syn: catchpenny(a)]
Extensive Definition
Catchpenny is an American
rock/pop band. The
group released its first album, Chance
For A Lifetime in December of
2005. Tommy
Stinson, Michael
Bland, Phil Solem,
Tommy
Barbarella , John Fields,
and Jim
Anton have also worked with Catchpenny.
The band has set record attendance numbers at
Hard
Rock Cafe, has been featured on national television spots for
ESPN and
Arizona
Jean Company, and sold more than 4000 copies of Chance
For A Lifetime in its first year after release.
The band is currently being managed by Michael
Tucker and Schatzi
Marketing Corp. From headlining shows from Los Angeles to
Chicago, to setting record attendance numbers at venues like the
Hard Rock Cafe... to having their music used for national tv spots
by ESPN and Arizona Jeans, Catchpenny’s resume reads like a band
that has been together for half a decade, not a band that played
it’s first gig less than two years ago.
Their first album, “Chance for a Lifetime,
produced by Michael Bland, was recorded in 8 days and released in
December 2005 to critical acclaim.
Within a year, the band sold out of the album
three times and watched their website traffic reach almost 100,000
hits. Catchpenny found themselves in opening slots for a long list
of national acts. Rob Wilson, Lead Singer for the Gin Blossoms
maybe said it best from the stage at the Cabo Wabo Cantina in
Mexico after Catchpenny opened for his band… “Save some room on the
charts for us!"
With success came demand, and the band is
currently working on the follow up album. Armed with the experience
that only comes from playing over 100 shows in a year, Catchpenny
headed back into the studio in November of 2006.
In addition to Bland, a few other big names have
signed on to help the band. Phil Solem of the Rembrandts and “I’ll
Be There For You" fame has been a constant co-writer for the group,
and an A-List of musicians including Tommy Barbarella (Prince,
Mandy Moore, Switchfoot), John Fields (Switchfoot, Backstreet Boys,
Clay Aiken, Pink, Andrew WK, Evan and Jaron), Ken Chastain, Tommy
Stinson (Guns and Roses, The Replacements, Soul Asylum) and Jimmy
Anton (Johnny Lang) have had varying degrees of input on the new
project.
With the new album to release sometime near mid
October, the band will continue to play shows, and finish up a very
successful college tour that has been taking them to over 40
schools.