Bio
The alternative band, The Ghost Ballerinas, have been called ‘modern day troubadours’. As a follow-up to their freshman album, “Halfway There”, they’ve made an incredibly bold statement with the April, 2012 release of their 11-song sophomore album, “Play Me on the Radio”, produced by veteran sound engineer, vocal coach and producer, Kenny Royster and recorded over an eight-month period at Direct Image Studios in Nashville. Both albums were released by Elympic Entertainment and are currently on iTunes.
The band features Cameron Burnette on guitar & vocals, Justin Berry on bass guitar, A.J. Vanderpool on guitar and Josh “Mooky” Harvey on drums. The Ghost Ballerinas originally formed as a garage band in 2008 and are from Nashville, Tennessee. Well, actually they’re from Smyrna and Shelbyville to be exact and if you know anything about this area, it’s not far from where a man with the initials J. D. started making great moonshine quite a few years back.
Like Tennessee whiskey that gets its world-class taste from being hidden away year after year and blended ever-so-slowly by time and patience, the flavor of The Ghost Ballerinas’ music comes from years they spent scribbling song lyrics into old school notebooks and from the countless nights they made raw noise come from of old cheap amplifiers. Back then they fell in love with Radio Head, Nirvana, The Beatles, Lead Belly, Johnny Cash, The Raconteurs, The Black Keys, White Stripes, Del McCoury, Stone Temple Pilots and Foo Fighters. They were inspired by Primus, Tool, The Avett Brothers, ZZ Top, Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, Kings of Leon and Mumford and Sons.
They’re not as polished as the best Scotch, but who the heck from Tennessee drinks Scotch, anyway?
So for those of you who have all been wondering what time and patience will do to a few teenage musicians with old school notebooks full of bad grades and lyrics, pull up a seat, turn it up and a get a taste of some flavor made right here in Nashville. Some of the songs were written in a day – others they started when they were fifteen years old. They’ve been waiting a long time to share them with you.
Just like a mason jar, they don’t have a fancy label but they got the best fans, friends, and supporters in the world. They especially thank their family who bought their first guitar and drum set. To them, family is more important than fame, money or a label. They believe music’s a lot like Tennessee whiskey – you’re not suppose to keep it all for yourself. So here they are. We hope you enjoy and if you like how they make it down here in Tennessee, spread the word, but don’t tell anybody where you got it from.
Video
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