WHAT IT IS: Liverpool native Mike Nelson (aka Banners) is fascinated by dreams, life, death, hope and despair. He grew up singing in the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral Choir, singing in cathedrals and concert halls across Europe. Influenced by artists ranging from Jeff Buckley to Arcade Fire, Mike’s music is at once haunting, hopeful and resonant. Earlier this year, Banners released “Ghosts” and “Shine a Light,” both of which charted Top 5 on HypeMachine.
ALBUM: Banners EP
RELEASE DATE: 12/4
SINGLE: “Shine a Light”
TV: “Shine a Light” featured in the trailer for FIFA 16 Ultimate Team Legends (EA); commercials for Pepsi starting 9/24/15; ESPN’s Monday Night Football three times, with more to come; MLB Playoffs on Fox
LIVE: Now planning next run of U.S. dates
INETERNET: “Shine a Light” surpassed 1m Spotify streams within a month of release.
RADIO: “Shine a Light” impacted AAA and Alt 10/19 & 10/20; adds included KRXP, WBTZ, KXNA; new music feature at KNDD; Spike rotation at KTWN; in rotation at KROQ, ALT 98.7, 89X, KPOI, KNOB, KINK, KFOG, CIDR, KCSN
PRESS: Major support from Spin; strong blog support from CoS,
Pigeons and Planes, Earmilk, more
BOOKING: Jeffery Hasson/Paradigm
PUBLISHING: Nettwerk
MANAGEMENT: Steve Bursky & Brian Winton/Foundations Music