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WHAT IT IS: The soulful, stripped-down singer/songwriter has spent a majority of 2015 on stage, alongside the likes of Sam Smith, Tori Kelly and Kodaline, and was recently featured in American Express’ UNSTAGED: Artists in Residence program. His newest pop-laden single, produced by Fraser T Smith (Sam Smith, Adele) and mixed by Spike Stent (Coldplay, Muse, Massive Attack), offers a glimpse into his much anticipated, debut full-length, which follows his Book of Love EP.
ALBUM: Bitter Pill
RELEASE DATE: Early 2016
SINGLE: “Bitter Pill”
TV: Kimmel, airdate TBA; James Corden; DWTS
LIVE: Headline tour 11/2-23 with more dates to come in 2016; Live in the Vineyard on deck; opened in U.S. for Smith, Kelly, Kodaline and Seinabo Sey
INTERNET: Vevo DSCVR; converted touring audiences into engaged fans across social profiles and Spotify with 44% increase in followers around Sam Smith tour; 625k listeners on Spotify
RADIO: Impacting Hot AC radio in conjunction with first U.S. solo tour in Nov.; early belief in major markets San Francisco (KLLC and KIOI) and Minneapolis KTCZ
PRESS: Houston Press (“Gavin James, who—if you haven’t heard of him—you should be listening to right now. All of you”), Creative Loafing
BOOKING: Jeffrey Azoff/CAA
PUBLISHING: Good Soldier/Believe
MANAGEMENT: Edison Waters/ Collective Mgmt.