WHAT IT IS: The music of half•alive breathes, evolves, grows and changes alongside the lives of the Long Beach trio—Josh Taylor (vocals), Brett Kramer (drums) and J Tyler Johnson (bass). Under a glow of disco-ball bliss, their sound encompasses R&B, funk, pop, rock, soul and more. half•alive came to life on the 2017 3 EP, which sparked a palpable buzz. They then crafted what became their 2018 breakout, “still feel.”—the video for which organically surpassed the 10m mark within two months. “still feel.” took off, and the band’s profile burgeoned. They kicked off this year with a bang, selling out their formal debut headline tour, and have emerged as one of the most viral new bands of 2019.
SINGLE: “still feel.”
LIVE: Currently out on completely sold-out (and first-ever) U.S. and Euro headline tour; Firefly confirmed, more summer festival dates TBA soon; L.A. Fonda Theatre show in September just announced
INTERNET: 15m+ YouTube “still feel.” views; 22m+ global streams
RADIO: Impacted Alternative on 1/28, debuted on chart in first week at radio; early leaders include SiriusXM Alt Nation (600x+), KYSR, KITS, WKQX, KTCL, KXRX, WSFS, WQMP, WSUN, KKDO, KRBZ, KQGO, WEBN, WROX, WAQX, WRDA, WWCD, WLKK, more
PRESS: NPR’s All Songs Considered, Time, Alternative Press, Ones to Watch, more
BOOKING: Matt Galle & Mike Marquis, Paradigm
MANAGEMENT: Chris Woltman & Daniel Rubin, Element1 Music