Chicago, IL, November 24, 2022 –(CarryOnHarry.com)– Known for his emotional vocal delivery, his inspiring acoustic melodies and his moving lyrics, MTS’ John McDonough enjoyed breakout success in 2021, with the release of his “Second Chances” album. Tracks from the acoustic collection received over 50K Spotify streams, earning him multiple industry awards nominations. His follow-up release, the 2022 concept EP, “We’ll Answer the Call,” raised the bar even higher: McDonough scored a #1 UK iTunes hit with the 2nd single, “Shooting Star.” To date, the 5-song release about the 1936 Gold Medal Winning US Olympic Rowing Team, has received over 125K Spotify streams. The two accompanying music videos have enjoyed more than 20K Youtube views, garnering Official Selections to international film festivals.
Now, John McDonough has released the 3rd single from “We’ll Answer the Call.” “Point Me East” is unique in its point of view. John explains:
“’Point Me East’ is sung from the point of view of the Husky Clipper, the eight-man racing shell used to win gold in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. The fully restored shell, on display at the University of Washington Shell House, provides inspiration for generations past and present.”
The new single will further expand the EP’s concept, and its upcoming music video will visualize the raw emotions that John McDonough has put into all the tracks of this EP. He is now fully geared to get back into his RV named “Roxie” and continue touring the country to promote this unique EP.
About John McDonough: John McDonough is a singer/songwriter from Chicago, Illinois whose shows span six decades of hits combined with unique and moving originals. John’s acoustic guitar work, passionate vocals, and personal lyrics result in a modern singer/songwriter sound rarely heard. Before relocating to Chicago in 2020, John had spent 25 years performing in and around Austin, TX. He played to the rowdy crowds of 6th street, the dinner crowds of the suburbs, and everything in-between. Ten years ago John retired from psychotherapy to focus solely on music, and in that time has released five CD’s of original music, played over 500 gigs, performed in eleven major music festivals, several times appeared and performed on local and national radio, and embarked on successful tours throughout the United States. “Dream’s and Imagination,” “Surrounding Colors,” and”‘Can You See Me Now,” released between 2014 to 2019, all received great reviews and airplay throughout Europe and the United States, with all three releases spending six consecutive months on the Americana Music Association Record Chart.
Washington, DC, November 28, 2025 –(CarryOnHarry.com)– CryptaBox, an independent electronic music project exploring the intersection of digital aesthetics, cyber-culture, and modern sound design, has released a new official music video for the track “A Coded Sunrise” from the latest album Digital Balance.
The new video blends atmospheric cyber-visuals, glitch-art elements, and dynamic motion to reflect the sonic identity of the track – a fusion of ambient textures, industrial pulses, and futuristic electronic rhythm structures. “A Coded Sunrise” represents the project’s signature sound: a balance between algorithmic precision and emotional depth.
Watch the official music video: https://youtu.be/DiqUOV1HPjQ
The release continues CryptaBox’s artistic direction, focusing on digital symbolism, human-machine interaction, and the evolution of consciousness in a technology-driven world. The album Digital Balance consists of multiple tracks inspired by themes of transformation, digital expression, and the search for harmony in an increasingly accelerated reality.
Listen to and download the full album Digital Balance: https://soundcloud.com/cryptabox
CryptaBox emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach to creativity — combining music, visual art, and experimental forms of digital storytelling. Each release aims to expand the conceptual space of electronic music while staying accessible to a wide audience.
Santa Clarita, CA, November 26, 2025 –(CarryOnHarry.com)– On Friday, November 28, Loveforce International will release two new Digital Music Singles. One of the new releases will be a Country Western Christmas song. The other new release will be the Radio edit of a song it released previously.
The new Digital Music Single release by Ami Cannon is entitled “Daddy’s Coming Home For A Country Christmas”. It is a Christmas song with an Indie, Singer-Songwriter, Country & Western feel. Instrumentally it combines a bass, drums, electric guitar and a steel pedal guitar. It combines the instruments with a melody and Inspirational Holiday lyrics that tell a heartfelt story of a mother telling her children that their Daddy is coming home for Christmas.
The new Digital Music Single by Billy Ray Charles is entitled “I Treat My Woman Better Than I Treat My Wife” Radio Edit. It is a happy, energetic Blues song that can be described as is a cross between Louisiana Shuffle Blues and Southern Soul. It has a happy, energetic feel and a lively beat that is meant to get people moving.
Lyrically, it is a serio-comic story about a guy that has both a wife and a girl friend.
“We have two really strong releases this week,” said Loveforce International CEO Mark Thomas. “We have one song that kicks off ‘A Loveforce Christmas’ with three more different kind of Christmas songs following next month, and a radio edit of very catchy song,” he said. “All told, listeners should be happy with this day after Thanksgiving happy pair of releases,” he continued.
The pair of new Digital Music Singles will be released to Spotify, Pandora, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Instagram, Facebook, Claro Musica, iHeart Radio, iTunes, Deezer, KK Box, Boomplay, Media Net, Touchtones, Soundtrack by Twitch, Snapchat, NetEase, Anghami, TikTok, Resso, Flo, Audio Mack, Kuack, Pretzel, Gio Saavan, Yandex and Pretzel.
For further information, contact Evan Lovefire at (661) 523-4954.
