BYRON ZANOS STILL IN A FIGHT THIS FALL
Award-winning singer/songwriter's sophomore CD to be released November 13, 2007
Award-winning singer/songwriter Byron Zanos’ sophomore release Still in a Fight will be released on Tuesday, November 13, 2007 via Awarestore.com and will be available for purchase at Zanos’ live performances.
Zanos kicks off the release of Still in a Fight with a November 8th taping (appearance tba) on Backstage with Barry Nolan, an entertainment/news program which airs Monday-Friday from 8:00-9:00pm ET on The Comcast Network, CN8. The program reaches 10 million homes between Maine and Virginia including: Philadelphia (4), Boston (7), Washington DC (8), Pittsburgh (22), Baltimore (24), Hartford (28), Richmond, VA and most of New Jersey and Delaware.
The festivities continue with a weekend-long record release party at Barnes and Noble at the Shops at Riverside in Hackensack, NJ on Saturday and Sunday, November 10th and 11th; and a highly-anticipated set at Rockwood Music Hall in New York City on Friday, November 23rd . These shows will cap off what has been a very successful year of performances for Zanos, who opened for Aerosmith, Meat Loaf, and more on the WaMu Live stage at the Jones Beach Theatre in Wantagh, NY this summer.
The follow up to Zanos’ debut album Somewhere in the Middle, which featured American Idol Songwriting Competition Top 20 song finalist “Secrets and Lies,” Still in a Fight shows the singer/songwriter reaching a new level of intimacy and artistic achievement. Zanos’ manager, music industry veteran Jerry Lembo, explains “Still in a Fight takes you on a voyeuristic journey of Byron's personal relationships with its visionary lyrics and masterful melodies. It's a Pop-Opera that must be listened to in its entirety.”
Zanos is aware that, for music fans in this digital age, listening to a whole CD straight through is a rarity, but he isn’t concerned.
"'The Industry' says that 'The Album' is dead. Well, if today's listeners want just another single on their iPod, I've got a few for them,” he says. “But maybe… just maybe, 'The Album' isn't dead - it's just that nobody's making them anymore; at least not good ones. In a world where everyone's releases are starting to sound exactly the same, it's fun to bend the rules," he smiles.
Lembo is confident that Zanos’ strong songs and distinctive vocals will make a lasting impression on music fans. “I believe word of mouth will generate a buzz on this release and quickly make it a music tastemaker favorite," he says.
Zanos appreciates Lembo’s confidence in his talent; including his support as one of the five things he is most thankful for this holiday season. Zanos’ list also includes his family and close friends, his health, his ability to write and perform music, and like many males, Jessica Alba. He is hopeful Still in a Fight will be gobbled up by music lovers this Thanksgiving.