Overboard News

School’s in for Summer!

Overboard — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 09:40:21 +0000

Excited to announce that we’ll be appearing as the guest artists for Berklee College of Music’s upcoming Vocal Summit!

In addition to working with talented young vocalists, we’ll also be performing alongside Grammy winner and seven-time Grammy nominee, Paula Cole. We couldn’t ask for a better way to kick off the final Northeast leg of the Monkey Pony Tour!

For more information about Berklee’s Vocal Summit and all their summer music programs, visit: http://www.berklee.edu/summer.

The Sing-Off Returns! CASA’s Season 4 short list

Overboard — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:17:50 +0000

Psyched to find out we were included on the Contemporary Society for America’s casting short list for Season 4 of NBC’s The Sing-Off, alongside a bunch of other talented groups and many good friends.

Here’s what they had to say:

“Pedigree: at least a few TSO alums (Nick Girard, Johanna Vinson, Eric Morrissey)

Why they’re contenders: stellar arrangements mostly by Girard, powerhouse vocals by all members, lots of recent touring should make for an incredibly gelled group, great energy and guys-with-one-girl lineup.”

Not bad, right? Check out the whole list here: http://bit.ly/12f7QqY.

OB in Somerville’s Café Blog

Overboard — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 02:50:25 +0000

In anticipation of our return to Somerville’s Center for Arts at the Armory this weekend, Nick sat down with writer Nick Cox. See what the two Nicks came up with here: http://bit.ly/16uJlXw.

And, be sure to check out our Armory show, Sunday, April 7th at 3pm. Last time we were there, the show sold out days early, so be sure to grab your tickets early!

All for Love (from London)

Overboard — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 14:29:55 +0000

Hanging out in our apartment in London, thought we’d throw down one of our old favorites. Hope you enjoy!

Pitch Perfect?

Overboard — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:27:38 +0000

We can’t seem to figure out why things aren’t blending lately…

In Austin for SXSW!

Overboard — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:38:31 +0000

Well, we’re in Austin for South by Southwest and it’s… crazy. So many people, all full of passion for music, film, art, BBQ, everything. It’s such an inspiration to be here and to have the chance to share our music with y’all.

Thanks to everyone who came out to support us at our shows. Hope we can return to TX soon!

“I Will Survive” (and so will you!)

Overboard — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 06:52:14 +0000

Check out “I Will Survive,” the first track from our 2013 Monkey Pony Tour on Soundcloud. And be sure to subscribe to our YouTube page to be the first to see a video of us performing it live at the Shalin Liu Performing Arts Center!

People you should know: Michael Eldrege

Overboard — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 16:11:50 +0000

As always, it was a huge honor to work with photographer and friend, Michael Eldridge, this time in Los Angeles. We’ve had the pleasure of working with Michael at other events including VoCALnation in New York City, SMACC in Syracuse and SoJam in Raleigh-Durham and each time he impresses us with his ability to capture the intensity, enthusiasm and vulnerability we strive to bring to our live show.

Even more than a talented artist, Michael is also an incredible educator: his workshops, “Feeling Music” and “Seeing Music” are both moving and masterful. We’re so honored to be able to work with Michael and to count him as a friend. Looking forward to seeing him again in a few weeks in San Antonio, TX!

For more photos from our LA appearances, visit http://on.fb.me/145ZxkE.

Production Season is in full swing…

Overboard — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 02:20:39 +0000

It’s that time of year again! Collegiate groups everywhere are starting to work on their new albums and we’re pumped to be working with some brand new clients this season and reuniting with some old ones. Even better, Eric’s joined the Overboard Productions team as a tracking engineer. Hope he’s ready for 10 weeks of no sleep and no sun. Then again, he looks pretty happy here recording the first round of tracks for the UVM Cat’s Meow’s newest album. We think he’ll make it.

Keep an eye out for the Meow’s latest release, due out in May.

“Being apart ain’t easy on this love affair…”

Overboard — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 07:23:48 +0000

There are some incredible songs out there that express how strange and lonely it can be on tour… Journey’s “Faithfully,” Jackson Bronwe’s “The Load-Out, maybe even Carole King’s “So Far Away” (even if it’s not, you should stop reading right now and go listen to it, because it’s incredible).

Well, we probably didn’t write the next great touring song, but we did write one tonight in our hotel room, circa Pittsburgh. We each wrote a verse, dedicated to our loved ones on this (almost) Valentine’s Day. Hope you enjoy!